University of Manitoba clinician-scientists and their research partners at Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) have identified effective standard hospital sterilization techniques that may enable in-demand N95 masks to be sterilized up to 10 times for reuse in clinical settings.

A new analysis by Rady Faculty researchers and Indigenous elders says evidence is emerging to suggest that Indigenous-led health care partnerships are improving health outcomes in Indigenous peoples.

UM's Anand Kumar, professor of medicine, said preliminary results suggest some masks could be decontaminated and reused up to 10 times