On September 1, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new medical…
Kim ManganelloSeptember 27, 2023
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When Xenex launched the first version of the LightStrike pulsed xenon UV robot, it was…
Kim ManganelloApril 12, 2023
Let’s all breathe a sigh of relief that operating rooms are nothing like they were…
Kim ManganelloMarch 6, 2023
Healthcare facilities have been dealt several blows – kicking off with the pandemic – leading…
Kim ManganelloFebruary 6, 2023
Back in the mid-1300s, there wasn’t much understanding of how germs/bacteria spread. The concept of…
Kim ManganelloJanuary 5, 2023
We’ve all heard surfaces are a vehicle for the transmission of germs that can make…
Kim ManganelloNovember 14, 2022
On any given day, we can turn on the TV, radio, or peruse social media…
Kim ManganelloNovember 3, 2022
In a recent web event with Healthcare Purchasing News, Steve Egbert, an Environmental Services (EVS)…
Kim ManganelloSeptember 15, 2022
Our clinical team is regularly asked about UV disinfection and the claims people evaluating them…
Kim ManganelloAugust 4, 2022
Dr. Chetan Jinadatha, chief of infectious diseases at the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System-Temple,…
Kim ManganelloMay 11, 2022
Everyone is looking at how they can accomplish things faster, easier and have the assurance…
Kim ManganelloApril 6, 2022
The latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calls on us…
Kim ManganelloMarch 15, 2022
When we see dirt or debris on surfaces we consider that dirty. However, a surface…
Kim ManganelloJanuary 4, 2022
A recent study adds to the volume of published evidence, further proving that not all…
Kim ManganelloDecember 6, 2021
Infection Preventionists (IPs) are guardians against germ transmission. They lead the fight against an invisible…
Kim ManganelloOctober 15, 2021
Understanding how ultraviolet light works is easily understood when you dissect the science behind it.…
Kim ManganelloSeptember 23, 2021
It’s National Healthcare Environmental Services Week and we’re proud to honor the EVS teams worldwide…
Kim ManganelloSeptember 9, 2021
The disaster hurricanes leave behind can be devastating, and it’s not always the hurricane itself…
Kim ManganelloSeptember 9, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging to the nation’s K-12 education system. In 2020, many…
Kim ManganelloAugust 20, 2021
Candida auris (C. auris) is a multi-drug resistant yeast that can cause deadly bloodstream infections…
Kim ManganelloJune 23, 2021
