The new pricing structure, which impacts a variety of preventive vaccines, is set to take effect this month.

The incident illustrates a number of logistic issues that can occur when dealing with a community needle-stick incident involving ... to assess the risk of exposure to BBVs in the incident.

Chronic health disorders associated with exposure to radioactive materials can affect the heart, lungs, thyroid, brain, and immune system, and can also include blood disorders, cataracts, malignant ...

Sometimes all at once. If you've seen artistic photos of waterfalls or rivers, then you'll no doubt have seen long-exposure shots where the water is intentionally blurred to look silky-smooth ...

Microplastics are everywhere and research has shown that we are becoming more and more exposed to it. So how does it affect our health and what can we do about it? Prof Tracey Woodruff talks about ...

Many of the fears have been fueled by media reports which either overstate the risk of acquiring HIV through needlestick injuries or spotlight cases in which victims are reported to be "living in fear ...

a 28-day course of medications called pre-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) can be prescribed to help avert the infection. HIV is primarily transmitted through anal sex, vaginal sex, and shared needles or ...

We conducted a survey of the 2003 graduating medical class at the University of Toronto. More than one third of the graduating class in our survey had suffered a needlestick injury. In more than ...

I’ll take precautions (like staying inside) where I can.” State health officials stressed that it’s important to limit exposure to the chemicals and get medical attention if symptoms worsen ...

A man has died after being exposed to a chemical substance in Merseyside, police have said. Police and paramedics were called to a semi-detached home in the village of Billinge at around 10.20am ...