The 2014 West African Ebola epidemic served as a jarring wake-up call for the global healthcare infrastructure, exposing significant vulnerabilities…
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Part 2: Is Your Laboratory Really Ready?
Preparing for the arrival of a highly infectious disease (HID) within a clinical laboratory setting requires a transition from reactive…
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New Year, New Goggles: Resetting Your Lab Safety Game
The Evolution of Laboratory Safety Standards Laboratory safety has evolved significantly over the past two decades. Historically, compliance was viewed…
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Negative Pressure, Positive Lab Safety
The fundamental architecture of laboratory safety is often defined by what researchers can physically handle—gloves, face shields, and containment cabinets.…
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Experienced and Exposed: Why PPE Compliance Slips
The Psychology of Routine and Risk Perception In a laboratory setting, the human brain is conditioned to categorize repetitive tasks…
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Beyond the Statistics: Reevaluating Safety Metrics in the Modern Clinical Laboratory
Every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its comprehensive summary of workplace injuries and illnesses, and every year, the…
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Convenience vs. Consequence: The Risk Riding the Rails
The modern hospital is a marvel of logistical engineering, designed to move patients, data, and biological materials across sprawling campuses…
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Ebola in the Headlines, Lab Safety on the Line
When news reports circulate regarding Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreaks in remote regions of Africa, a pervasive sense of complacency…
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US FDA Commissioner Nominee Dr Heidi Overton Defends MMR Vaccine Safety During Contentious Senate Confirmation Hearing
During a high-stakes and politically charged Senate confirmation hearing, Dr Heidi Overton, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the US…
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Changing the Safety Culture from the Inside
The modern clinical and research laboratory serves as the backbone of healthcare and scientific discovery, yet these environments harbor inherent…
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