New Technology Targets Germs on Surfaces
Two germ-fighting inventions that were years in the making are now in demand since the COVID pandemic began. Matt Dibble has a look. This...
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Oct 1, 20201 min
Canton Ophthalmologist Creates Pen-Cleaning Device Using UV Light
How Steri-Write uses cutting-edge sanitation tech to clean pens used in healthcare settings When you sign in at the doctor’s office, have...
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By Amanda Garrett Beacon Journal
Mar 4, 20201 min
Invention to help stop spread of germs stalled by coronavirus
Dr. Brian Wind, an ophthalmologist with offices in North Canton and Massillon, seemed to have perfect timing. A device he began working...
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Brian Wind
Jul 25, 20196 min
Do the pens used by nursing students in clinics cause bacterial contamination?
Health professionals and their medical equipment have long been known to act as vectors of infectious diseases.
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Brian Wind
Jun 12, 20191 min
Community Pen as a Potential Health Hazard
Jerome Berkman wrote about the ‘community pen’ as a potential health hazard in relation to outbreaks of communicable diseases. “The...
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Gary French, Diana Rayner, Marie Branson
May 3, 20191 min
Contamination of doctors’ and nurses’ pens with nosocomial pathogens
In this study, “36 pens were tested from six wards affected with MRSA, and 9 of them (25%) were contaminated by the pathogen. The...
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Brian Wind
May 1, 20191 min
What Does a Pen Carry? Are You Aware?
“100 writing pens used by health care workers were screened for the presence of bacteria. Result: Bacteria were isolated from 53 pens of...
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TJ Bramley - tbramley@navigantconsulting.com
Apr 2, 20191 min
Productivity Losses Related to the Common Cold
Productivity Losses Related to the Common Cold, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, September 2002; 44(9):822-9...
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