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New poll highlights feelings of loneliness and isolation among older adults during COVID-19

Staying close to home and avoiding crowded places can help older adults reduce their risk of COVID-19. But a new national poll suggests it comes with a cost, especially for those with health challenges.

14 Sep 2020

With no legal guardrails for patients, ambulances drive surprise medical billing

School librarian Amanda Brasfield bent over to grab her lunch from a small refrigerator and felt her heart begin to race. Even after lying on her office floor and closing her eyes, her heart kept pounding and fluttering in her chest.

14 Sep 2020

Health-related inequities among people of color in the U.S. have been exacerbated by COVID-19

In an editorial for the American Journal of Public Health, faculty from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy led by Dean Ayman El-Mohandes highlight the long-standing public health-related inequities among people of color in the United States--which have only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic--and call upon New York City lawmakers to put forth policies to achieve a more equitable distribution of basic necessities such as employment, food, health care, housing, and education.

12 Sep 2020

Making gyms safer: Why the virus is less likely to spread there than in a bar

After shutting down in the spring, America’s empty gyms are beckoning a cautious public back for a workout. To reassure wary customers, owners have put in place — and now advertise — a variety of coronavirus control measures.

11 Sep 2020

Kids are missing critical windows for lead testing due to pandemic

Families skipping or delaying pediatric appointments for their young children because of the pandemic are missing out on more than vaccines. Critical testing for lead poisoning has plummeted in many parts of the country.

11 Sep 2020

ESO and SAFE initiate the implementation of stroke action plan

European Stroke Organisation (ESO) and Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) initiated the implementation phase of the Stroke Action Plan for Europe 2018-2030, with a virtual meeting of over 80 experts from 52 countries, each involved within their national scientific societies or stroke support organisations

11 Sep 2020

New collaboration aims to support health-tech innovations and entrepreneurs

The Health and Technology District in Surrey, B.C. is partnering with Halo Health, Canada's first angel network for healthcare, on a new collaboration to expand and support health-tech innovations and entrepreneurs.

11 Sep 2020

Study sheds light on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Blacks

In a study published in JAMA today, Mount Sinai researchers report findings that shed some light on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Blacks, who have experienced rates of infection and death that are much greater, in some areas twice and three times more, than their proportion of the population.

11 Sep 2020

Systematic efforts and clear structure are crucial for person-centered care

Systematic efforts and a clear structure are decisive factors in the transition to person-centred health care. A University of Gothenburg study, published in the scientific journal BMJ, reflects what is now a decade of experience and research in the field.

11 Sep 2020

Nonharmful stress promotes disease resilience in offspring, shows study

Research led by Jeff Gidday, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, and Physiology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, reports what is believed to be the first study in a mammalian model documenting the reprogramming of heritability to promote disease resilience in the next generation.

10 Sep 2020

People's emotion vocabulary indicates overall well-being

Vocabulary that one uses to describe their emotions is an indicator of mental and physical health and overall well-being, according to an analysis led by a scientist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and published today in Nature Communications.

10 Sep 2020

A historic partnership to develop evidence-based guidelines for clinical care and practice

The Endocrine Society and the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) have reached an historic agreement to jointly develop Clinical Practice Guidelines providing evidence-based recommendations for clinical care and practice.

10 Sep 2020

Pneumococcal vaccine effective at protecting children against most severe type of pneumonia

A pneumococcal vaccine was effective at protecting children in Laos against the most severe type of pneumonia, a new study has found.

10 Sep 2020

FAU receives $2.4 million NSF grant to train graduate students in data science

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science in collaboration with FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, have received a five-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to train graduate students in data science technologies and applications.

10 Sep 2020

Study: Seven in 10 Americans interested in receiving a COVID-19 vaccine

Almost seven in 10 Americans would be interested in receiving a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available, according to a new study. But researchers say there are concerning gaps in interest, particularly among Black Americans, who suffer disproportionately from the virus.

10 Sep 2020

FDA issues warning letters to website operators for illegally selling opioids online

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to 17 website operators for illegally selling unapproved and misbranded opioids online in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

10 Sep 2020

What is the risk of catching the coronavirus on a plane?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tried to alleviate fears of flying during the pandemic at an event with airline and rental car executives.”The airplanes have just not been vectors when you see spread of the coronavirus,” DeSantis said during a discussion at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Aug. 28. “The evidence is the evidence. And I think it's something that is safe for people to do.”

10 Sep 2020

Health Care News and Research

New poll highlights feelings of loneliness and isolation among older adults during COVID-19

With no legal guardrails for patients, ambulances drive surprise medical billing

Health-related inequities among people of color in the U.S. have been exacerbated by COVID-19

Making gyms safer: Why the virus is less likely to spread there than in a bar

Kids are missing critical windows for lead testing due to pandemic

ESO and SAFE initiate the implementation of stroke action plan

New collaboration aims to support health-tech innovations and entrepreneurs

Study sheds light on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Blacks

Systematic efforts and clear structure are crucial for person-centered care

Nonharmful stress promotes disease resilience in offspring, shows study

People's emotion vocabulary indicates overall well-being

A historic partnership to develop evidence-based guidelines for clinical care and practice

Pneumococcal vaccine effective at protecting children against most severe type of pneumonia

FAU receives $2.4 million NSF grant to train graduate students in data science

Study: Seven in 10 Americans interested in receiving a COVID-19 vaccine

FDA issues warning letters to website operators for illegally selling opioids online

What is the risk of catching the coronavirus on a plane?

Hospitals, nursing homes fail to separate COVID patients, putting others at risk

Most adults wary of taking any vaccine approved before the election

Patient Safety Movement Foundation urges the creation of a National Patient Safety Board

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