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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.

Pandemic lockdowns have increased women’s water burden

Demand for household water increased by as much as a third during pandemic lockdowns, forcing girls and women to spend more time searching for water for families without access to running water, analysis shows.

10 May 2022

COVID-19 severity has a stronger influence on prevention practices, study shows

It is daunting to think that there could be another pandemic in this lifetime. Understanding and documenting behavioral aspects during the COVID-19 pandemic will help to better prepare society for the next one.

10 May 2022

Culturally and linguistically diverse older adults may struggle to keep up with COVID-19 alerts

Migrants, refugees and Australians born with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds may have difficulty keeping up with constant changes in COVID-19 public health alerts, a new study has found.

10 May 2022

UCLouvain discovery could counter SARS-CoV-2 virus independently of the mutations

Despite the effectiveness of vaccination campaigns worldwide, the threat posed by Covid-19 still exists. First of all, a new SARS-CoV-2 variant could very well emerge that may not respond to current vaccines.

10 May 2022

Hybrid school, working from home associated with worse parental mental health during the pandemic

While having a child attend a private school or school with above-average instructional quality was associated with better mental health of parents during the COVID-19 pandemic, hybrid school was associated with worse parental mental health, as was working from home, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

10 May 2022

"Serenity Lounges" reduce stress, anxiety and burnout among nurses, study shows

A new Cedars-Sinai study shows that "Serenity Lounges"–break rooms equipped with massage chairs and other relaxation tools–reduced feelings of stress, anxiety and burnout among nurses.

10 May 2022

Researchers warn against national strategies for a "new normal" of life with COVID-19

Researchers are warning U.S. leaders and health officials against national strategies for a "new normal" of life with COVID-19.

10 May 2022

Narcissism affects an individual's willingness to comply with COVID-19 mitigations

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have encouraged mitigation strategies like masking and vaccination to help reduce the spread of the virus.

10 May 2022

Lifesaving drug for opioid use disorder underutilized

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Saint Louis University found that less than half of Americans who received treatment for opioid use disorder over a five-year period were offered a potentially lifesaving medication.

10 May 2022

Heightened antibody responses in COVID-19 booster vaccinated individuals following SARS-CoV-2 Omicron

Investigators illustrated that a SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection post-booster vaccination imparts robust, long-lasting immunity against future re-infections.

10 May 2022

Elevated and sustained autoantibodies following COVID-19

A new study demonstrated that autoantibody levels rise following acute SARS-CoV-2 infection and remain to be elevated for about six months.

10 May 2022

Travel nurses see swift change of fortunes as covid money runs dry

Jones, who has been a nurse for 17 years, caught up with a Facebook group for travel nurses and saw she wasn't alone. Nurses had reported abruptly losing jobs and seeing their rates slashed as much as 50% midcontract.

10 May 2022

A hybrid, multiscale, individual-based model to study the within-host spread of SARS-CoV-2 and the subsequent innate immune response

In this study, the authors have specifically studied the interactions of epithelial cells, a subset of cytokines and macrophages.

10 May 2022

Researchers report widespread prevalence of reactive and acute inflammatory CNS microvasculopathy in 36 COVID-19 brain autopsies

A new study has focused on the microcirculatory factors associated with neurological complications of COVID-19.

10 May 2022

Research highlight reports on the observed differences in transmissibility and pathogenicity of Omicron vs. earlier variants of SARS-CoV-2

A new paper published in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy reports the observed differences in transmissibility and pathogenicity of Omicron vs. earlier variants of SARS-CoV-2.

10 May 2022

Systematic review with meta-analysis of the current evidence regarding the incidence of long COVID symptomatology

The researchers searched several databases looking for observational studies on the incidence of long COVID symptoms and signs by organ system, based on the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria.

10 May 2022

The potential for SARS-CoV-2 to be transmitted biologically or mechanically by arthropods

Researchers examined results from field studies, laboratory-based research, and environmental studies to analyze the potential of SARS-CoV-2 transmission either biologically or mechanically among arthropods.

10 May 2022

About 15 million additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 between January 2020 and December 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new figures showing that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused almost 15 million deaths directly or indirectly. These deaths comprise the excess mortality over the two years 2020 and 2021, attributable to infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

9 May 2022

More evidence that pediatric COVID vaccination prevents MIS-C

Researchers designed a nationwide pediatric COVID-19 research project based on real-time data since the early phase of the pandemic.

9 May 2022

Severe symptoms result in high titers of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

Scientists have focused on determining the cause-effect relationship between SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers and COVID-19 disease severity.

9 May 2022

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Pandemic lockdowns have increased women’s water burden

COVID-19 severity has a stronger influence on prevention practices, study shows

Culturally and linguistically diverse older adults may struggle to keep up with COVID-19 alerts

UCLouvain discovery could counter SARS-CoV-2 virus independently of the mutations

Hybrid school, working from home associated with worse parental mental health during the pandemic

"Serenity Lounges" reduce stress, anxiety and burnout among nurses, study shows

Researchers warn against national strategies for a "new normal" of life with COVID-19

Narcissism affects an individual's willingness to comply with COVID-19 mitigations

Lifesaving drug for opioid use disorder underutilized

Heightened antibody responses in COVID-19 booster vaccinated individuals following SARS-CoV-2 Omicron

Elevated and sustained autoantibodies following COVID-19

Travel nurses see swift change of fortunes as covid money runs dry

A hybrid, multiscale, individual-based model to study the within-host spread of SARS-CoV-2 and the subsequent innate immune response

Researchers report widespread prevalence of reactive and acute inflammatory CNS microvasculopathy in 36 COVID-19 brain autopsies

Research highlight reports on the observed differences in transmissibility and pathogenicity of Omicron vs. earlier variants of SARS-CoV-2

Systematic review with meta-analysis of the current evidence regarding the incidence of long COVID symptomatology

The potential for SARS-CoV-2 to be transmitted biologically or mechanically by arthropods

About 15 million additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 between January 2020 and December 2021

More evidence that pediatric COVID vaccination prevents MIS-C

Severe symptoms result in high titers of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

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