Jun 28, 2023 | Infection Control, News
A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine is gaining ground in their search for solutions to the global problem of bacterial antibiotic resistance, which was responsible for nearly 1.3 million deaths in 2019. The team reports in the journal Science Advances...
Jun 28, 2023 | Infection Control, News
The World Health Organization (WHO) today published its first global research agenda for addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in human health. The agenda outlines the 40 research priorities for addressing and mitigating the impact of antimicrobial-resistant...
Jun 28, 2023 | Infection Control, News
Highlighting an “astonishing lack of attention to infection prevention and control in nursing homes,” the nation’s infection preventionists, in advance of expected federal action on nurse staffing requirements in these facilities, are calling on Congress and the Biden...
Jun 28, 2023 | Covid-19, News
Moderna, Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, has completed submission of a regulatory application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its updated COVID-19 vaccine containing spike proteins for the...
Jun 28, 2023 | Author: Garrett Hollembeak, Featured, Sterile Processing
Inside telescopes, cameras, and microscopes is a specialized piece of glass called a convex lens. Its purpose is to invert the position of the object, focus the image, and gather as much light as possible. Without these customized lenses, it would be impossible to get...