RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- As North Carolina gets ready to reopen, we asked Dr. Betsey Tilson, the state health director a few questions Wednesday. Tilson talked about UV light as a disinfectant, ...

HealthinationWhen + How to Use Hand Sanitizer Properly for COVID-19 ProtectionJust rubbing it into your palms? That’s a big mistake. Ultraviolet (UV) light has become a focal point of interest when it ...

Maybe you've seen a UV (or ultraviolet) light device at a doctor's office or one of the many wands or containers for sale in stores or online. Can they really kill the COVID-19 virus? Maybe you’ve ...

With man-made hand sanitizer in short supply, many people are turning to what's been called "nature's hand sanitizer," or ultraviolet light. UV light is the latest popular tool in the ongoing race to ...

As disinfecting wipes and sprays fly off store shelves, companies are looking for new ways to keep surfaces coronavirus-free. Some are looking at repurposing UV light technology, a cleaning solution ...

Salons, hotels, and even public transit are investing in devices that emit ultraviolet light to protect against the coronavirus, but some gadgets work better than others, and experts warn UV isn’t the ...

With coronavirus cases around the world now at over 6.2 million, scientists have been working around the clock to find a way to halt the pandemic. Now, scientists at Penn University, the University of ...

The model that the research is based upon finds that the incidence of coronavirus transmission is linked to a seasonal pattern, in terms of transmission occurring faster in the winter than in the ...

To disinfect a surface, you can illuminate it with a blast of ultraviolet (UV) light, which is bluer than the human eye can see. But to specifically inactivate SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes ...