Part One: What’s Going into That Red Biohazard Bag?

Decades after the Medical Waste Tracking Act prompted the passing of state medical waste regulations, red biohazard bags are still being filled with trash.

Better World Biohazard Programs Are a Must

National biosafety and security regulatory programs are inexpensive, especially when compared with the prevention benefit. National biosafety and security auditing programs don’t prevent laboratory releases. We know that from the U.S. experience. But they do lower the risk and do prevent a laboratory release from becoming an outbreak that can lead to a pandemic.

Common Types of Healthcare Biohazards

According to the World Health Organization, 15 percent of waste produced in the healthcare industry is hazardous. As a result, it is exceptionally important in this industry to be prepared to contain biohazard contaminants, limit exposure, and clean or dispose of them properly, quickly, and safely.

Coping With Common Biohazards

Biohazards are any biological matter that represents a health risk, and they could be in your home. Some biohazards at home are relatively easy to deal with if you handle them properly. For instance, needles from injectable medications are biohazards, but they can be disposed of safely in a medically approved container. The real risks of biohazards in the home occur after a trauma, such as a crime or death, or in the case of hoarding.

Discarded drugs: a wasteful and costly problem that requires whole-of-government approaches

Controlling the rising costs of pharmaceuticals, particularly those administered by physicians, has been a top health care priority for policymakers, with recent actions in both Congress and the executive branch. Reducing the waste from discarded drugs is a piece of the broader approach to drug affordability.

Discarded drugs: a wasteful and costly problem that requires whole-of-government approaches

Controlling the rising costs of pharmaceuticals, particularly those administered by physicians, has been a top health care priority for policymakers, with recent actions in both Congress and the executive branch. Reducing the waste from discarded drugs is a piece of the broader approach to drug affordability.

Fifty-nine labs around world handle the deadliest pathogens – only a quarter score high on safety

The vast majority of countries with maximum containment labs do not regulate dual-use research, which refers to experiments that are conducted for peaceful purposes but can be adapted to cause harm; or gain-of-function research, which is focused on increasing the ability of a pathogen to cause disease.

From Biohazard Hysteria To Biohazard Recycling

The good news is that there have been some exciting, rationally designed responses to biohazard disposal since the days of the “syringe tide”. On the front end, plastic manufacturers have set goals to reduce the amount of plastic in disposable medical items.

Understanding Biohazards – A Comprehensive Explanation

Biohazards are any biological and or chemical substance that is a harmful to humans, animals and/or the environment.

What Do Hospitals Do with Their Biohazardous Waste?

There are four categories of waste. Each form is separated, identified, sterilized and recycled appropriately to minimize exposure and risk to the environment and general population: Solid waste, Liquid Waste, Sharps Waste, and Pathological waste.

When the Office Is Like a Biohazard Lab

“If people have to stay six feet apart and have to wear masks, why are we bringing them back?”