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A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. During a pandemic, transmission can be anticipated in the workplace, not only from patient to workers in health care settings, but also among co-workers in general work settings. A pandemic would cause high levels of illness, death, social disruption, and economic loss. Everyday life would be disrupted because so many people in so many places become seriously ill at the same time. Impacts could range from school and business closings to the interruption of basic services such as public transportation and food delivery.

Therapeutic nanocarriers engineered from adult skin cells show promise for treating lung injury

Therapeutic nanocarriers engineered from adult skin cells can curb inflammation and tissue injury in damaged mouse lungs, new research shows, hinting at the promise of a treatment for lungs severely injured by infection or trauma.

6 Jun 2023

Study examines the impact of life stressors related to COVID-19 on essential workers of color

A new study published in the Journal of the Society for Social Work & Research examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on those responsible for helping the United States continue to function during a national crisis.

6 Jun 2023

Two studies seek to understand the drivers of chronic and progressive phase of COVID-19

Early studies of COVID-19 focused on the acute phase of the disease. However, attention has now turned to the long-term consequences of the disease, which are also significant causes of morbidity and mortality.

6 Jun 2023

Does COVID-19 vaccination affect the menstrual cycle?

The association of COVID-19 vaccination with menstrual cycle abnormalities.

6 Jun 2023

Recovery from addiction is a journey. There’s no one-and-done solution.

The atmosphere inside the Allen House is easygoing as residents circulate freely through the hallways, meet in group sessions, or gather on a large outdoor patio that features a dirt volleyball court with an oversize net.

6 Jun 2023

What role did children play in household viral transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic, when enveloped virus rates were low, and relative proportions of COVID-19 were high?

Researchers performed a cohort study on a voluntary group in the United States.

6 Jun 2023

Study analyzes chatbots through a health equity lens

Chatbots are increasingly becoming a part of health care around the world, but do they encourage bias? That's what University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers are asking as they dig into patients' experiences with the artificial intelligence (AI) programs that simulate conversation.

6 Jun 2023

CDC reports an alarming rise in pediatric intracranial infections in the U.S.

Researchers confirm the occurrence of a cluster of intracranial infections and identify the risk factors responsible for this increase.

5 Jun 2023

COVID-19 variants and severity influence heart issues associated with long COVID

Patients infected with beta and delta COVID-19 variants, and those who required hospital stays for COVID-19 infection, were more likely to experience heart issues associated with long COVID, according to a recent Houston Methodist study published in the European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging.

5 Jun 2023

Kidneys from donors with COVID-19 not associated with organ rejection, complications after transplant

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that donated kidneys from deceased COVID-19 patients are safe to transplant.

5 Jun 2023

New insights into the importance of microglia in controlling anxiety-related behaviors

The pandemic and its aftermath have raised anxiety to new levels. But the roots of anxiety-related conditions, including obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder (OCSD), are still unclear.

5 Jun 2023

A SARS-CoV-2 spike-targeting bispecific T-cell engager strategy for controlling SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers described a novel strategy for controlling severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

5 Jun 2023

Will a ‘national patient safety board,’ modeled after the NTSB, actually fly?

People concerned about the safety of patients often compare health care to aviation. Why, they ask, can't hospitals learn from medical errors the way airlines learn from plane crashes?

5 Jun 2023

A novel assessment of the loss of life expectancy caused by COVID-19 between 2019 and 2020

Researchers compared the expected and actual changes in life expectancy from 2019 to 2020.

5 Jun 2023

Fred Hutch experts highlight research on cancer treatment advances, survivorship and precision oncology at ASCO

At the 2023 American Society for Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting—to be held June 2-6 in Chicago, Illinois—Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center experts will present research spanning survivorship, advances in treatments and clinical trials, how access to cancer care affects outcomes, integrative medicine and more.

5 Jun 2023

New assessment of health captures the multi-dimensional nature of everyday health experience

Researchers reveal how a new assessment of health called ‘human functioning’ could bridge health and well-being, with far reaching benefits to individuals and society as a whole.

5 Jun 2023

US blood donor study finds nearly half of population exhibits hybrid immunity to COVID-19

Hybrid immunity, resulting from both previous infection and vaccination, offers superior protection. Analysis of nationwide blood donor data reveals that by the third quarter of 2022, 96.4% of individuals had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies from previous infection or vaccination, with 47.7% having hybrid immunity.

4 Jun 2023

Reentry services for incarcerated people with substance use disorder may lower post-release risks

Contrary to expectations, the risk for relapses, overdoses and deaths related to substance use disorder didn't increase after a large-scale prison release in New Jersey, according to a Rutgers study.

2 Jun 2023

Study finds surprising similarities in COVID-19 mortality rates between certain U.S. states and Canadian provinces

While the overall mortality rates - the number of deaths per 100,000 people - during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic were higher in the United States compared to Canada, a new study at the University of Missouri finds some surprising similarities in mortality rates between certain U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

2 Jun 2023

EULAR's new strategy for 2024 - 2028 announced

Over the period 2018 - 2023, EULAR, the leading organization in RMDs, has grown substantially and has been professionalized in every aspect.

2 Jun 2023

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Therapeutic nanocarriers engineered from adult skin cells show promise for treating lung injury

Study examines the impact of life stressors related to COVID-19 on essential workers of color

Two studies seek to understand the drivers of chronic and progressive phase of COVID-19

Does COVID-19 vaccination affect the menstrual cycle?

Recovery from addiction is a journey. There’s no one-and-done solution.

What role did children play in household viral transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic, when enveloped virus rates were low, and relative proportions of COVID-19 were high?

Study analyzes chatbots through a health equity lens

CDC reports an alarming rise in pediatric intracranial infections in the U.S.

COVID-19 variants and severity influence heart issues associated with long COVID

Kidneys from donors with COVID-19 not associated with organ rejection, complications after transplant

New insights into the importance of microglia in controlling anxiety-related behaviors

A SARS-CoV-2 spike-targeting bispecific T-cell engager strategy for controlling SARS-CoV-2 infection

Will a ‘national patient safety board,’ modeled after the NTSB, actually fly?

A novel assessment of the loss of life expectancy caused by COVID-19 between 2019 and 2020

Fred Hutch experts highlight research on cancer treatment advances, survivorship and precision oncology at ASCO

New assessment of health captures the multi-dimensional nature of everyday health experience

US blood donor study finds nearly half of population exhibits hybrid immunity to COVID-19

Reentry services for incarcerated people with substance use disorder may lower post-release risks

Study finds surprising similarities in COVID-19 mortality rates between certain U.S. states and Canadian provinces

EULAR's new strategy for 2024 - 2028 announced

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