The Boston piano bar where Edward Nardell sings cabaret songs would typically be an ideal setting for airborne diseases to spread. But Nardell and his audience are protected from the COVID-19 pandemic by the far-ultraviolet (UV) lights that he had installed to shine down from the ceiling.
From the University of Maryland School of Public Health A $9.4 million gift to the University of Maryland will help fund a daring research initiative
New technology could add another layer of protection against the next pandemic by simply turning on a light. Researchers are exploring a new way of using ultraviolet light to make indoor air safer.
At every stage of the pandemic, a disproportionate number of coronavirus infections have been traced to a relatively small number of gatherings, also known as superspreader events. The recent Gridiron dinner, after which over 70 people tested positive, including members of the Biden administration, is just the latest example.
A ‘new’ kind of ultraviolet light kills almost all microbes in a room and could help avoid another lethal pandemic, a new study shows. Researchers say ‘far-UVC’ light emitted from ceiling lamps can kill bacteria, fungi and viruses, including coronavirus, without causing damage to the human skin.
As the Omicron variant spreads rapidly across vaccinated and unvaccinated America, and a shocking number of Americans are still dying, many are wondering what the coming months will bring, how will they continue to protect themselves from COVID-19, and when, if ever, life will really return to something resembling the pre-pandemic normal.
Hospitals and laboratories often use ultraviolet (UV) light to kill microbes, but the practice has one major drawback: It can harm humans. So UV lights only do their killing in places such as empty operating rooms and under unoccupied lab hoods.
Researchers spooked by the recent brutal flu season and fearful of a pandemic are looking for something more effective than a seasonal shot to prevent the virus. Ideas include germ-killing lamps and a turbo-charged “universal vaccine”that would be effective for years and would fight all strains of flu, not just a few.
Researchers from Columbia University found that when the flu virus is airborne, an ultraviolet C light is able to kill it, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports.
As the deadly flu season continues, a doctor is working on technology that uses ultraviolet light to kill the flu virus in the air. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook explains why this technique is safer than using regular UV rays.
