Health
No, you shouldn't wash raw chicken before cooking it. So why do people still do it?
Food safety authorities and regulators around the world recommend you don't wash raw poultry before cooking.
Jan 6, 2023
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News tagged with water droplets
Health
Etching grooves onto facemasks to make them repel droplets better
A team of researchers at Korea Institute of Science and Technology, working with a colleague from Korea University, has found that etching grooves onto the surface of face masks makes them better at repelling water droplets ...
Medical research
Manual cleaning of medical instruments exposes staff and surrounding environment to potentially contaminated fluids
A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) shows that manual cleaning of reusable medical instruments generates substantial splash more than seven feet from the source. The findings reinforce ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Speech droplets drive transmission of SARS-CoV-2
A new review published in the Journal of Internal Medicine indicates that unmasked speech in confined spaces poses the greatest risk of spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to others.
Jun 9, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dentistry during COVID-19: Engineering analysis offers guidelines to reduce exposure
The close proximities and confined spaces of the dental office environment in a pandemic pose a host of potential health risks, and it may be even more problematic in dental schools and other large dental offices with similar ...
Dec 8, 2020
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Biomedical technology
Droplet biosensing method opens the door for faster identification of COVID-19
Mechanical engineering associate professor Jiangtao Cheng and electrical and computer engineering assistant professor Wei Zhou have developed an ultrasensitive biosensing method that could dramatically shorten the amount ...
Jul 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
After coronavirus, another hidden respiratory disease lurks in the buildings we left behind
Global outbreaks of coronavirus have forced the closing of schools, gyms, offices and other buildings at a scale never seen before. Now, as countries start reopening after lockdown, those previously abandoned buildings could ...
Jun 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Face masks may not protect against coronavirus
University of Cincinnati scientist Sergey Grinshpun has tested the performance of respiratory protective devices against biological agents for nearly three decades.
Mar 2, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Record number of Legionnaires' cases in 2018 risk lives, cause cleanup headaches
Cases of Legionnaires' disease reached a record high in 2018—a more than eight-fold increase since the numbers began to climb nearly two decades ago.
Nov 6, 2019
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Medical research
Shock wave device revamps treatment for painful kidney deposits
Surrounded by high-voltage electrical boxes, foot pedal controls and sleek computers, UCI Health's new kidney stone pulverizer is both a step into the future and a blast from the past.
Mar 5, 2019
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