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Accelerating the COVID-19 booster vaccination rate to prevent Omicron variant hospitalizations and deaths

A new study investigates the impact of accelerating the pace of COVID-19 booster vaccination rates in the US in reducing COVID-19-related hospitalizations and mortalities.

25 Jan 2022

Genetic diagnosis in cerebral palsy patients could change the approach to care

Cerebral palsy, a non-progressing motor impairment that begins in early childhood, has widely been viewed as the result of oxygen deprivation during birth or other birth-related factors such as prematurity.

25 Jan 2022

Differences found in health-related quality of life among men and women with advanced kidney disease

In a CJASN study of older men and women with advanced kidney disease, women had lower health-related quality of life at the start, but men experienced a more rapid decline over time.

25 Jan 2022

New payment system may drive changes in practice patterns across the specialty of urology

Medicare's new merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) may drive new changes in practice patterns across the specialty of urology, suggests a study in Urology Practice®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA).

25 Jan 2022

Danish study shows lower risk of hospitalization in Omicron cases compared to Delta

In a recent study posted to the Preprints with The Lancet* server, a large team of researchers estimated the comparative risk of hospitalization after infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron and Delta variants of concern (VOCs) in Denmark.

24 Jan 2022

Study finds a sharp dip in access to care for poorer Americans during the pandemic

Americans' use of common outpatient health services dipped sharply at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, then rebounded to near-normal levels by the end of 2020, only to decline again during the second surge in January–February 2021, according to a new UCLA-led study.

24 Jan 2022

Johns Hopkins experts offer suggestions to address challenges of online learning for children with cancer

Thousands of schools transitioned to online learning in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, during which time many children with cancer and other chronic health needs, as well as those with special education needs, faced significant challenges to learning online.

24 Jan 2022

Experts issue new CPR guidance addressing highly contagious variants of SARS-CoV-2

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Heart Association and collaborating organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Association for Respiratory Care, the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists and the American Society of Anesthesiologists, continue to provide interim guidance to address the latest scientific research related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, particularly the Delta and Omicron variants.

24 Jan 2022

LSU Health New Orleans scientists to create more personalized nutrition recommendations

LSU Health New Orleans scientists will participate in a $170 million National Institutes of Health study that will develop algorithms to predict individual responses to food and dietary routines.

24 Jan 2022

Why Medicare doesn’t pay for rapid at-home covid tests

What group is especially vulnerable to the ravages of covid-19 even if fully vaccinated and boosted? Seniors. And who will have an especially tough time getting free at-home covid tests under the Biden administration's plan? Yes, seniors.

24 Jan 2022

Research shows the impact on COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric oncology providers

New research indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on pediatric oncology health care professionals worldwide, requiring significant staffing changes and causing physical, psychological, and financial distress.

24 Jan 2022

Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in orchestra and choir musicians

A new study aimed to study the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in orchestra and choir musicians compared to controls.

24 Jan 2022

Vaccine wars ignite in California as lawmakers seek stronger laws

California is poised to become the front line of America's vaccination wars. State lawmakers are drafting the toughest covid-19 vaccine legislation in the country, backed by a new pro-vaccine lobbying force promising to counter anti-vaccine activists who have threatened government officials and shut down public meetings across the state.

24 Jan 2022

The doctor didn’t show up, but the hospital ER still charged $1,012

Dhaval Bhatt had been warned about hospital emergency rooms. "People always told me to avoid the ER in America unless you are really dying," said Bhatt, an immigrant from India who got a Ph.D. in pharmacology in the U.S. and is now a research scientist at Washington University in St. Louis.

24 Jan 2022

Patients and providers have different expectations about access to medical records, study finds

While both patients and clinicians prioritize information transparency, a 21st Century Cures Act requirement for the immediate release of test and lab results is proving more controversial, according to recently published survey results of clinicians and patients.

24 Jan 2022

Study examines how elimination of race-based adjustments in kidney function estimates impacts clinical trials

Considerable controversy surrounds race-based algorithms in medicine - such as an adjustment for Black race in equations that estimate individuals' kidney function. A new study in CJASN has examined the impact of changes to these equations on the inclusion of Black participants in kidney disease–related clinical trials, and on the results of such trials.

24 Jan 2022

Health Care News and Research

Accelerating the COVID-19 booster vaccination rate to prevent Omicron variant hospitalizations and deaths

Genetic diagnosis in cerebral palsy patients could change the approach to care

Differences found in health-related quality of life among men and women with advanced kidney disease

New payment system may drive changes in practice patterns across the specialty of urology

Danish study shows lower risk of hospitalization in Omicron cases compared to Delta

Study finds a sharp dip in access to care for poorer Americans during the pandemic

Johns Hopkins experts offer suggestions to address challenges of online learning for children with cancer

Experts issue new CPR guidance addressing highly contagious variants of SARS-CoV-2

LSU Health New Orleans scientists to create more personalized nutrition recommendations

Why Medicare doesn’t pay for rapid at-home covid tests

Research shows the impact on COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric oncology providers

Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in orchestra and choir musicians

Vaccine wars ignite in California as lawmakers seek stronger laws

The doctor didn’t show up, but the hospital ER still charged $1,012

Patients and providers have different expectations about access to medical records, study finds

Study examines how elimination of race-based adjustments in kidney function estimates impacts clinical trials

Screening of non-smoking women in Taiwan associated with lung cancer overdiagnosis

Study offers a cost-benefit analysis of lockdowns implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers call for tailored public health messaging about COVID-19 vaccination for HIV patients

American College of Surgeons and JAHF join hands to improve surgical care for older adults

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