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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.

Population-level big data reveals COVID-19 phenotypes

A recent study published in The Lancet Digital Health journal assessed the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection trajectories in England utilizing electronic health records (EHRs).

13 Jun 2022

Stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic led to disturbed ovulation, finds study

Life disruptions and the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic led to disturbed ovulation with decreased progesterone durations or levels, according to research being presented Sunday at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

13 Jun 2022

SARS-CoV-2 BA.4/5 variants escape vaccine and BA.1 infection induced antibodies

In a recent work published in the Cell journal, investigators examined the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron BA.5/4 variants escape from neutralizing antibodies induced by SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and natural infection.

13 Jun 2022

Consumption of ultra-processed foods among teens reduced significantly during COVID-19

For the first time in the last 30 years, the consumption of ultra-processed foods among teenagers in the United States declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study presented at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

13 Jun 2022

New machine learning algorithm finds a gene signature characteristic of tumors

How do cancer cells differ from healthy cells? A new machine learning algorithm called "ikarus" knows the answer, reports a team led by MDC bioinformatician Altuna Akalin in the journal Genome Biology. The AI program has found a gene signature characteristic of tumors.

10 Jun 2022

Inhaled vaccines provide better protection and stronger immunity than nasal sprays, study confirms

McMaster University scientists who compared respiratory vaccine-delivery systems have confirmed that inhaled aerosol vaccines provide far better protection and stronger immunity than nasal sprays.

10 Jun 2022

McMaster scientists develop new rapid test to detect infections in farm animals

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new form of rapid test to detect infections in farm animals, responding to the rising threat of dangerous outbreaks.

10 Jun 2022

Long wait for justice: People in jail face delays for mental health care before they can stand trial

Beau Hampton’s long wait for psychiatric treatment began last year, after he was accused of attacking his foster father and charged with a misdemeanor.

10 Jun 2022

Medicaid weighs attaching strings to nursing home payments to improve patient care

The Biden administration is considering a requirement that the nation's 15,500 nursing homes spend most of their payments from Medicaid on direct care for residents and limit the amount that is used for operations, maintenance, and capital improvements or diverted to profits.

10 Jun 2022

Super-immunity in a camelid extensively immunized with the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain

A recent study published in Cell Reports reported the development of pan-sarbecovirus nanobodies (psNbs).

10 Jun 2022

Association of neuronal and non-neuronal GABA with neuropsychiatric illness in COVID-19 patients

A new study published in the journal Reports focused on the hijacking of the pancreatic, endothelial, and gut GABA by SARS-CoV-2 and its associated pathology along with interventions.

10 Jun 2022

First-of-its-kind study uses health data to build the most complete picture of COVID-19 pandemic

Study published in The Lancet Digital Health used health data from 57 million people in England to build the most complete picture of the pandemic in a single country to date.

9 Jun 2022

A comparison of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza cytokine storms

In a recent study published in the Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research, researchers compared the cytokine storms of pandemic influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections.

9 Jun 2022

Study links SARS-CoV-2 specific T cells with inflammation and reduced lung function in long COVID

A new study published in today’s issue of PLoS Pathogens is the first to link SARS-CoV-2 specific T cells to lung function and those who suffer from long-term COVID symptoms (PASC). Long-covid currently affects hundreds of millions of Americans.

9 Jun 2022

Study finds higher incidence of OCD symptoms among college students during the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken millions of lives and infected hundreds of millions of people around the world. The pandemic has also had a profound impact on the mental health of everyone from health workers to students.

9 Jun 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Taking a shot at gun control

The House passed a package of bills to restrict the availability of assault weapons to minors and other measures to curb gun violence, but talks in the Senate have yet to produce breakthroughs on what has been a legislative stalemate for years.

9 Jun 2022

Type of schooling students received pre-pandemic affected parents' perceived resilience

Parents accustomed to home schooling felt more resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic than those whose public-school children were suddenly housebound, according to a Rice University study.

9 Jun 2022

Comparison of the strictness of the Shanghai lockdown policy with that of other countries

Researchers investigated whether strict lockdowns could effectively reduce the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant transmission in Shanghai.

9 Jun 2022

Children’s vision problems often go undetected, despite calls for regular screening

Jessica Oberoi, 13, can't exactly remember when her eyesight started getting blurry. All she knows is that she had to squint to see the whiteboard at school.

9 Jun 2022

Insights on the T cell epitope landscape for the five main SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Researchers generated an AI resource to characterize the T cell epitope landscape for SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

9 Jun 2022

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Population-level big data reveals COVID-19 phenotypes

Stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic led to disturbed ovulation, finds study

SARS-CoV-2 BA.4/5 variants escape vaccine and BA.1 infection induced antibodies

Consumption of ultra-processed foods among teens reduced significantly during COVID-19

New machine learning algorithm finds a gene signature characteristic of tumors

Inhaled vaccines provide better protection and stronger immunity than nasal sprays, study confirms

McMaster scientists develop new rapid test to detect infections in farm animals

Long wait for justice: People in jail face delays for mental health care before they can stand trial

Medicaid weighs attaching strings to nursing home payments to improve patient care

Super-immunity in a camelid extensively immunized with the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain

Association of neuronal and non-neuronal GABA with neuropsychiatric illness in COVID-19 patients

First-of-its-kind study uses health data to build the most complete picture of COVID-19 pandemic

A comparison of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza cytokine storms

Study links SARS-CoV-2 specific T cells with inflammation and reduced lung function in long COVID

Study finds higher incidence of OCD symptoms among college students during the pandemic

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Taking a shot at gun control

Type of schooling students received pre-pandemic affected parents' perceived resilience

Comparison of the strictness of the Shanghai lockdown policy with that of other countries

Children’s vision problems often go undetected, despite calls for regular screening

Insights on the T cell epitope landscape for the five main SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

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