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A comprehensive review of COVID-19's effect on organ systems outside the lungs

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease was characterized by many as a flu-like respiratory infection mainly affecting the lungs.

20 Jul 2020

Prostate tumors reactivate dormant molecular program during metastatic progression

When prostate cancer progresses to a more-dangerous metastatic state, it does so by resurrecting dormant molecular mechanisms that had guided the fetal development of the prostate gland but had been subsequently switched off, say scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

20 Jul 2020

Study shows feasibility of using cardiovascular risk screening tool in outpatient gynecology setting

A new study has shown that although 86% of women seen at an outpatient gynecology clinic had a cardiovascular risk factor and 40.1% had at least one cardiovascular symptom, the awareness of cardiovascular risk factors and symptoms was low.

20 Jul 2020

$Genetic markers can improve screening for osteoporotic fracture risk$

Genetic markers can improve screening for osteoporotic fracture risk

A new study shows that genetic pre-screening could reduce the number of screening tests needed to identify individuals at risk for osteoporotic fractures. Douglas P. Kiel, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Musculoskeletal Research Center in the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, is an author on the report published this month in PLOS (Public Library of Science) Medicine.

20 Jul 2020

Behavior therapy that exposes people to traumatic memories does not trigger drug relapse

About a quarter of people with drug or alcohol use disorders also suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is typically caused by a traumatic or stressful life event such as rape or combat, and which leaves the person with intense anxiety.

20 Jul 2020

Administration eases rules to give laid-off workers more time to sign up for COBRA

People who've been laid off or furloughed from their jobs now have significantly more time to decide whether to hang on to their employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a recent federal rule.

20 Jul 2020

An ickier outbreak: Trench fever spread by lice is found in Denver

Dr. Michelle Barron, medical director of infection prevention and control at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, received an unusual call last month from the microbiology lab: confirmation of the third case this year of trench fever, a rare condition transmitted by body lice that plagued soldiers during World War I.

20 Jul 2020

For COVID tests, the question of who pays comes down to interpretation

In advance of an upcoming road trip with her elderly parents, Wendy Epstein's physician agreed it would be "prudent" for her and her kids to get tested for COVID-19.

20 Jul 2020

As coronavirus patients skew younger, tracing task seems all but impossible

Younger people are less likely to be hospitalized or die of COVID-19 than their elders, but they circulate more freely while carrying the disease, and their cases are harder to trace. Together, these facts terrify California hospital officials.

20 Jul 2020

Private radiology practices have been greatly affected by COVID-19 pandemic

Private radiology practices have been especially hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the steps they take to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on their practice will shape the future of radiology, according to a special report from the Radiological Society of North America COVID-19 Task Force, published today in the journal Radiology.

17 Jul 2020

Researchers detect positive COVID-19 cases in 20 minutes using blood samples

World-first research by Monash University in Australia has been able to detect positive COVID-19 cases using blood samples in about 20 minutes, and identify whether someone has contracted the virus.

17 Jul 2020

Trump administration’s sudden shift on COVID data leaves states in the lurch

Just as the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 approaches new highs in some parts of the country, hospital data in Kansas and Missouri is suddenly incomplete or missing.

17 Jul 2020

Montana Rodeo goes on, bucking fears on fort peck reservation

Cowboys lined the metal chutes that released bucking horses and their riders into the arena, Miss Rodeo Montana signed autographs for fans, and coronavirus warning signs ended with "Face mask usage is of personal choice."

17 Jul 2020

Helping older adults to address healthy longevity in the environment, homes, and communities

Have you thought about what you'd like your life to look like when you're 84?

17 Jul 2020

University of California San Diego launches new center to help conduct meaningful research in real-world settings

Throughout the history of medicine and science, researchers have frequently discovered evidence of promising ways to improve health outcomes for patients and communities -- only to have those findings languish in papers published in scientific journals.

17 Jul 2020

Study shows immediate dialysis is no better than the conservative approach

In the largest international study of its kind, researchers at the University of Alberta and Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital found that an accelerated renal-replacement therapy strategy did not reduce mortality after three months, compared to a standard strategy for critically ill patients with acute kidney injury.

17 Jul 2020

Report calls for customized evidence on optimal implementation of COVID-19 measures

Today a report was released that calls for the use of research evidence on the optimal implementation of public health interventions for COVID-19 in varied global settings.

17 Jul 2020

Rapid genomic surveillance of healthcare-associated SARS-CoV-2

The researchers from the University of Cambridge, Cambridge United Kingdom have published their findings in a study titled, “Rapid implementation of SARS-CoV-2 sequencing to investigate cases of healthcare-associated COVID-19: a prospective genomic surveillance study,” in the latest issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

16 Jul 2020

Emerging hydrogel material could improve oral drug delivery

An emerging hydrogel material with the capacity to degrade and spontaneously reform in the gastrointestinal tract could help researchers develop more effective methods for oral drug delivery.

16 Jul 2020

Research will help improve diagnosis of disease in newborn babies from urine samples

New research will help health-care practitioners to more accurately diagnose disease and illness in newborn babies from urine samples, according to a study by researchers at the University of Alberta and the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas.

16 Jul 2020

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A comprehensive review of COVID-19's effect on organ systems outside the lungs

Prostate tumors reactivate dormant molecular program during metastatic progression

Study shows feasibility of using cardiovascular risk screening tool in outpatient gynecology setting

Genetic markers can improve screening for osteoporotic fracture risk

Behavior therapy that exposes people to traumatic memories does not trigger drug relapse

Administration eases rules to give laid-off workers more time to sign up for COBRA

An ickier outbreak: Trench fever spread by lice is found in Denver

For COVID tests, the question of who pays comes down to interpretation

As coronavirus patients skew younger, tracing task seems all but impossible

Private radiology practices have been greatly affected by COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers detect positive COVID-19 cases in 20 minutes using blood samples

Trump administration’s sudden shift on COVID data leaves states in the lurch

Montana Rodeo goes on, bucking fears on fort peck reservation

Helping older adults to address healthy longevity in the environment, homes, and communities

University of California San Diego launches new center to help conduct meaningful research in real-world settings

Study shows immediate dialysis is no better than the conservative approach

Report calls for customized evidence on optimal implementation of COVID-19 measures

Rapid genomic surveillance of healthcare-associated SARS-CoV-2

Emerging hydrogel material could improve oral drug delivery

Research will help improve diagnosis of disease in newborn babies from urine samples

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