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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.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Looking ahead to the lame-duck session

When the lame-duck Congress returns to Washington after Election Day, it will face a long list of health items needing attention before the end of the year, including setting overall spending for health programs and averting a series of Medicare payment cuts to health care providers.

6 Oct 2022

CDC data highlights the urgent need to address widespread national disparities in obesity

Nineteen states and two territories have at least 35% of residents with adult obesity – more than doubling the number of states with a high obesity prevalence since 2018 – according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

6 Oct 2022

Medical debt sunk her credit. New changes from the credit reporting agencies won’t help.

After a year of chemo and radiation, doctors told Penelope “Penny” Wingard in 2014 that her breast cancer was in remission. She'd been praying for this good news.

6 Oct 2022

The present and future role of nurses in the new digital health era

Researchers reviewed nursing practices and additional skills required to be mastered by nurses in the digital health revolution, with the use of digital technologies exponentially increasing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 Oct 2022

The feasibility of reproducing the previously observed spatial summation of pain effect during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers demonstrated the feasibility of reproducing the previously observed spatial summation of pain effect during the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 Oct 2022

The involvement of minor intron-containing gene-encoded proteins in viral infections

Researchers explored the role of the minor intron-containing gene (MIG)-encoded proteins (MIG-Ps) depending on minor spliceosome-MiG excision to be expressed in infections by pathogenic viruses.

6 Oct 2022

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome

Researchers comparatively assessed mortality rates among CARDS patients on ECMO infected with SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern during the first wave, the second wave, and the third wave of COVID-19.

6 Oct 2022

Comparative study on retracted publications explores whether COVID-19-related research is subject to a higher degree of scrutiny

In a new study, researchers compared the author characteristics and causes for manuscript retractions of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and non-COVID-19 related research.

6 Oct 2022

Did telehealth appointments improve HIV care retention during the COVID-19 pandemic?

In a new study, researchers assessed how measures of retention in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 Oct 2022

Can long-term exposure to air pollution influence COVID-19 severity?

A new study, examined the effects of long-term exposure to air pollutants on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) morbidity and mortality.

6 Oct 2022

Can surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 be conducted through aircraft wastewater analysis?

Research investigates the behavior of air travelers, especially those who had flown during the pandemic.

6 Oct 2022

Global burden of liver cancer could rise by more than 55% by 2040, analysis reveals

A new analysis reveals that primary liver cancer was among the top three causes of cancer death in 46 countries in 2020 and the number of people diagnosed with or dying from primary liver cancer per year could rise by more than 55% by 2040.

5 Oct 2022

Vaccine hesitancy not the main barrier to immunization in low-income countries

Low vaccination rates in poorer countries have little to do with so-called “vaccine hesitancy” according to a study that examined access to COVID-19 tools across 14 low-income countries.

5 Oct 2022

Key biophysical attributes of a self-amplifying viral RNA vaccine developed for SARS-CoV-2

Researchers used various analytical characterization techniques to determine the biophysical attributes of the Imperial College London self-amplifying viral RNA vaccine (IMP-1) developed for SARS-CoV-2.

5 Oct 2022

What are the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and SARS-CoV-2 infection on mental health?

In a new study, researchers reviewed the direct and indirect effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the COVID-19-induced pandemic on mental health.

5 Oct 2022

Impact of COVID-19 on diabetic ketoacidosis prevalence among children with type 1 diabetes

In a new study, researchers evaluated trends in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) prevalence at pediatric type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) diagnosis prior to and post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

5 Oct 2022

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 infects human adipose tissue and undergoes productive infection in fat cells

Researchers demonstrated infection of human adipose tissue by SARS-CoV-2.

5 Oct 2022

Study provides insight into cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in COVID-19 delirium

Researchers from King's College London have shown that when brain cells are directly exposed to blood taken from COVID-19 patients with delirium, there is an increase in cell death and a decrease in the generation of new brain cells.

5 Oct 2022

Omicron reduces host antibody response by lower B-cell antigenicity

A new study explores the functional relevance of some Omicron mutations in terms of their ability to escape neutralizing antibody responses.

4 Oct 2022

Antibody escape mutations of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.75

A new study discusses how immune escape mutations allow a recent SARS-CoV-2 variant to evade neutralizing antibodies and cause breakthrough infections.

4 Oct 2022

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Looking ahead to the lame-duck session

CDC data highlights the urgent need to address widespread national disparities in obesity

Medical debt sunk her credit. New changes from the credit reporting agencies won’t help.

The present and future role of nurses in the new digital health era

The feasibility of reproducing the previously observed spatial summation of pain effect during the COVID-19 pandemic

The involvement of minor intron-containing gene-encoded proteins in viral infections

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome

Comparative study on retracted publications explores whether COVID-19-related research is subject to a higher degree of scrutiny

Did telehealth appointments improve HIV care retention during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Can long-term exposure to air pollution influence COVID-19 severity?

Can surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 be conducted through aircraft wastewater analysis?

Global burden of liver cancer could rise by more than 55% by 2040, analysis reveals

Vaccine hesitancy not the main barrier to immunization in low-income countries

Key biophysical attributes of a self-amplifying viral RNA vaccine developed for SARS-CoV-2

What are the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and SARS-CoV-2 infection on mental health?

Impact of COVID-19 on diabetic ketoacidosis prevalence among children with type 1 diabetes

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 infects human adipose tissue and undergoes productive infection in fat cells

Study provides insight into cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in COVID-19 delirium

Omicron reduces host antibody response by lower B-cell antigenicity

Antibody escape mutations of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.75

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