Sindh Lab Declares 6 Syringe Brands Substandard

The Sindh Drug Testing Laboratory has declared multiple medical syringe brands substandard, raising concerns about a possible ...
WHYY

As Philly health providers push HIV testing, advocates stress the role of syringe services programs to keep infections down

Prevention Point Philadelphia in Kensington offers HIV testing every day. The organization also has the largest syringe services programs in the city. Kareem Mims, prevention health care coordinator ...
Health Affairs

Colocating Syringe Services, COVID-19 Vaccination, And Infectious Disease Testing: Baltimore’s Experience

People who inject drugs face many challenges that contribute to poor health outcomes, including drug overdose, HIV, and hepatitis C infections. These conditions require high-quality prevention and ...
MedPage Today

Co-Locating COVID Vaccines, Infection Testing With Syringe Services Shows Success

Co-locating COVID-19 vaccination and infectious disease testing with a syringe services program boosted engagement among people who injected drugs, according to an analysis of the Baltimore-based ...
AZOM

Needle Syringe Test on a Universal Testing Machine by ADMET

Many different types of testing profiles can be used to test a syringe. There are ASTM and ISO standards, for example, ISO7864 and ISO9626, as well as individual company specified testing profiles.
NBC Washington

DC Responds to Opioid Crisis by Increasing Antidote Supply and Testing Syringes

WASHINGTON — Last month, more than 20 people in D.C. died from heroin overdoses. That’s something James Washington is used to seeing. Washington, an outreach worker for D.C.’s Family and Medical ...
AZOM

CT6 Cobot Configured for Syringe Testing

Instron’s CT6 can be configured as an automated solution for the required testing of syringes. Break loose and glide force testing constitutes the bulk of syringe testing and is used to determine the ...