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Paternal preconception mental health associated with premature births

Both a mother's and father's mental health are associated with increased risk that their baby will be born premature, a new study has found.

13 Oct 2020

New moms behind bars get help from someone who’s been there

Nine years ago, Nina Porter gave birth in a hospital bed with one of her ankles chained to the frame.

13 Oct 2020

Black doctors work to make coronavirus testing more equitable

When the coronavirus arrived in Philadelphia in March, Dr. Ala Stanford hunkered down at home with her husband and kids.

13 Oct 2020

Study offers a better understanding of protective antibodies induced by coronavirus

As vaccine trials progress and public health officials brace for a rise in COVID-19 cases, understanding how the body defends itself from SARS-CoV-2 infection is essential.

13 Oct 2020

Using expressive writing techniques to help Covid-19 healthcare workers overcome trauma

A project developed by a Kingston School of Art London researcher that aims to help people overcome trauma through expressive writing techniques is to be offered to healthcare professionals around the world who are on the front line of the Covid-19 crisis.

12 Oct 2020

Report: Nearly two million babies are stillborn annually

Nearly two million babies are stillborn every year, with 84 per cent of cases occurring in low- and lower middle-income countries, says an 8 October report by WHO, UNICEF and partners.

12 Oct 2020

With Senate control at stake, Trump and COVID haunt Ernst’s fight to keep her seat

The week that Iowa reported its 90,000th confirmed case of COVID-19, Sen. Joni Ernst sat behind a plexiglass partition and told a debate audience watching from home what she thinks about masks.

12 Oct 2020

COVID takes challenge of tracking infectious college students to new level

As the return of college students to campuses has fueled as many as 3,000 COVID-19 cases a day, keeping track of them is a logistical nightmare for local health departments and colleges.

12 Oct 2020

COVID stalks Montana town already saddled with asbestos disease

Like thousands of people from Libby and Lincoln County in the far northwestern corner of Montana, the 61-year-old Fahland has scarred lungs after years of breathing in asbestos fibers from dust and soil contaminated by the town's now-defunct plant that produced vermiculite, a mineral used in insulation and gardening.

12 Oct 2020

Support and intervention needed to protect wellbeing of health care workers after Ebola outbreak

As we approach a second wave of COVID-19 researchers are looking at what can be learnt from countries affected by the Ebola outbreak in order to better safeguard the mental health of health care workers in the UK and across the globe.

12 Oct 2020

Study shows evidence-based patient education is important in tinnitus

About 50 million people in the United States suffer with tinnitus, a condition in which people perceive sounds such as ringing or buzzing in their ears or head. It is the number one service-related disability among U.S. veterans.

12 Oct 2020

Cloth masks should be machine washed daily during COVID-19, study says

A team of researchers reports that cloth masks effectively protect against infection if they are washed every day. The researchers recommend daily washing of cloth masks at high temperatures to reduce the likelihood of contamination and transmission of viruses such as the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

11 Oct 2020

CWRU and UH secure $4 million to establish research center focused on lung cancer in East Africa

Researchers with the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center have secured $4 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Cancer Institute to establish an HIV-associated Malignancy Research Center (HAMRC) focused on lung cancer in East Africa.

9 Oct 2020

Investment in PPE for health care workers saves lives, provides substantial economic return

Providing adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for all health care workers around the world requires an initial investment of billions of dollars, but the returns on that investment could be close to 8000% in productivity gains, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Nicholas Risko of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and colleagues.

9 Oct 2020

Female surgeons perform less complex procedures than their male counterparts, study shows

Female surgeons at a large academic medical center perform less complex surgical procedures than their male counterparts, according to a new study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.

9 Oct 2020

Key insights into harnessing the tools of population health to combat COVID-19

Battling the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing for the inevitable next surge requires a data-driven population health approach.

9 Oct 2020

Research shows choroid plexus can act as a conduit for prenatal inflammation

Floating in fluid deep in the brain are small, little understood fronds of tissue. Two new studies reveal that these miniature organs are a hotbed of immune system activity.

9 Oct 2020

Stigma against D.O.s had been dissipating until Trump’s doctor took the spotlight

Dr. Katherine Pannel was initially thrilled to see President Donald Trump's physician is a doctor of osteopathic medicine.

9 Oct 2020

As Trump touts his ‘great’ COVID drugs, the pharma cash flows to Biden, not him

Pharmaceutical giants Regeneron and Gilead Sciences got the kind of publicity money can't buy this week after President Donald Trump took their experimental drugs for his coronavirus infection, left the hospital and pronounced himself fully recovered.

9 Oct 2020

New study examines relationship between ethnic background and SARS-CoV-2 virus

Patients of Black ethnicity have an increased risk of requiring hospital admission for COVID-19, while patients of Asian ethnicity have an increased risk of dying in hospital from COVID-19, compared to White patients, a study has found.

9 Oct 2020

Health Care News and Research

Paternal preconception mental health associated with premature births

New moms behind bars get help from someone who’s been there

Black doctors work to make coronavirus testing more equitable

Study offers a better understanding of protective antibodies induced by coronavirus

Using expressive writing techniques to help Covid-19 healthcare workers overcome trauma

Report: Nearly two million babies are stillborn annually

With Senate control at stake, Trump and COVID haunt Ernst’s fight to keep her seat

COVID takes challenge of tracking infectious college students to new level

COVID stalks Montana town already saddled with asbestos disease

Support and intervention needed to protect wellbeing of health care workers after Ebola outbreak

Study shows evidence-based patient education is important in tinnitus

Cloth masks should be machine washed daily during COVID-19, study says

CWRU and UH secure $4 million to establish research center focused on lung cancer in East Africa

Investment in PPE for health care workers saves lives, provides substantial economic return

Female surgeons perform less complex procedures than their male counterparts, study shows

Key insights into harnessing the tools of population health to combat COVID-19

Research shows choroid plexus can act as a conduit for prenatal inflammation

Stigma against D.O.s had been dissipating until Trump’s doctor took the spotlight

As Trump touts his ‘great’ COVID drugs, the pharma cash flows to Biden, not him

New study examines relationship between ethnic background and SARS-CoV-2 virus

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