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Geography is destiny: Dentists’ access to Covid shots depends on where they live

Dr. Monte Junker, an Oregon dentist, is waiting for his turn to get vaccinated for Covid even though he considers himself a front-line health worker.

15 Jan 2021

5 reasons to wear a mask even after you’re vaccinated

As an emergency physician, Dr. Eugenia South was in the first group of people to receive a covid vaccine. She received her second dose last week — even before President-elect Joe Biden.

15 Jan 2021

Metformin drug decreases mortality rate in COVID-19 patients with type 2 diabetes

Use of the diabetes drug metformin -- before a diagnosis of COVID-19 -- is associated with a threefold decrease in mortality in COVID-19 patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to a racially diverse study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

15 Jan 2021

Study offers a differentiated patient-specific solution in minimal residual disease testing

Exact Sciences Corp. today announced that it has acquired a worldwide exclusive license to the proprietary TARDIS technology from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope.

15 Jan 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: On Capitol Hill, actions have consequences

The reverberations from the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump continue.

14 Jan 2021

Excess COVID-19 deaths in overwhelmed Israeli hospitals

Researchers in Israel have conducted a study showing that increased hospital load due to rising coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases resulted in higher COVID-19-related mortality, despite hospitals not exceeding their defined threshold for meeting patients' treatment needs.

14 Jan 2021

LSU Health receives $2.5 million grant to reduce stroke risk for obese women taking birth control pills

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Rinku Majumder, PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, a $2.5 million grant over four years to help reduce the high stroke risk to women with obesity who take estrogen-containing birth control pills.

14 Jan 2021

Targeted strategy has potential to reduce disparities in breast cancer screening rates

Completing cancer screening tests, such as mammograms, can be challenging for low-income people, who may face such challenges as lack of transportation or inability to take time off work.

13 Jan 2021

Study reveals cardiac protein as a new target for different types of heart disease

Like a failing fuel pump that causes a loss of engine power in a car, a diseased heart can take a serious toll on the body's performance. For some patients, tasks like walking up a flight of stairs or walking across a room eventually turn into exhausting endeavors.

13 Jan 2021

The Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation awards $68,000 grant to COMBINEDBrain

Established in 2019 in Nashville, COMBINEDBrain is a non-profit consortium of patient advocacy groups, researchers and clinicians working together to fast-track cures and therapies for individuals afflicted with rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders.

13 Jan 2021

Hospitals’ rocky rollout of covid vaccine sparks questions of fairness

Last week, after finishing inoculations of some front-line hospital staff, Jupiter Medical Center was left with 40 doses of precious covid vaccine. So, officials offered shots to the South Florida hospital’s board of directors and their spouses over age 65.

13 Jan 2021

Study summarizes effectiveness of cloth masks in protecting clinicians from COVID-19

A rapid, evidence-based review summarizes the effectiveness of cloth masks in protecting health care clinicians from respiratory viral infections, such as COVID-19. Nine studies were included in the review, and all but one were conducted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

13 Jan 2021

Mid-quarantine testing may increase compliance among college athletes without increasing risk

Catherine O'Neal, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine's branch campus in Baton Rouge, is a co-author of a paper reporting that shortening the length of quarantine due to COVID exposure when supported by mid-quarantine testing may increase compliance among college athletes without increasing risk.

13 Jan 2021

Researchers assess medical practice patterns of primary care physicians

Harmful medical practices, like inappropriate prescribing of opioids and racial and income-based discrimination in clinical settings, can vary across medical practices and individuals.

13 Jan 2021

Change in evidence-based guidelines for vasectomy may reduce number of follow-up tests

A change in evidence-based guidelines for vasectomy may have led to a reduction in the number of follow-up tests to confirm the procedure was successful, reports a study in Urology Practice®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

13 Jan 2021

Health Care News and Research

Geography is destiny: Dentists’ access to Covid shots depends on where they live

5 reasons to wear a mask even after you’re vaccinated

Metformin drug decreases mortality rate in COVID-19 patients with type 2 diabetes

Study offers a differentiated patient-specific solution in minimal residual disease testing

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: On Capitol Hill, actions have consequences

Excess COVID-19 deaths in overwhelmed Israeli hospitals

LSU Health receives $2.5 million grant to reduce stroke risk for obese women taking birth control pills

Targeted strategy has potential to reduce disparities in breast cancer screening rates

Study reveals cardiac protein as a new target for different types of heart disease

The Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation awards $68,000 grant to COMBINEDBrain

Hospitals’ rocky rollout of covid vaccine sparks questions of fairness

Study summarizes effectiveness of cloth masks in protecting clinicians from COVID-19

Mid-quarantine testing may increase compliance among college athletes without increasing risk

Researchers assess medical practice patterns of primary care physicians

Change in evidence-based guidelines for vasectomy may reduce number of follow-up tests

Study compares acceptance of HPV vaccine and meningococcal vaccine

Scientists identify bacteria-based approach against cancer

Lactating women should discuss risks and benefits of COVID-19 vaccination, says ABM

New taxonomic classification of non-skeletal rare congenital disorders with impact on bone physiology

Medical institutions should support health care workers with COVID-19 infection, say experts

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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