Inhaled metal Tube dust can enter bloodstream, study finds
High levels of maghemite were found in some air samples but it is not known if they are harmful. Source link
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NHS blood test tube shortage: Doctors ‘facing difficult choices’
“No doctor knowingly undertakes unnecessary blood tests and to now have to ration all those we are doing, as well as cancel hundreds more, goes against everything we stand for as clinicians,” said Dr David Wrigley from the British Medical Association, which represents doctors. Source link
NHS blood test tube shortage set to worsen
NHS England admits supplies of the tubes will become “even more constrained over the coming weeks”. Source link
Covid-19 game-changer tech: Blow into tube and get test result in a minute
The technology requires an individual to blow into a tube that will have chemicals to detect SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19. The result of the Covid-19 using this technology would be known in 30 to 50 seconds – that is, in less than a minute. File image for representation: Reuters A new technology is on … Read more