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Study: One in five adults experienced a decrease in their sexual behavior early in the pandemic

One in five adults in the United States report they have experienced change - mostly a decrease - in their sexual behavior during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by Indiana University researchers.

16 Jun 2020

A new, daily home-monitoring program for patients presumed COVID-19 positive

How do you monitor patients who have COVID-19 symptoms but are not ill enough to come to the emergency department? And how do you help those patients feel cared about and less frightened while convalescing at home?

16 Jun 2020

Researchers develop a simple tool for making mouse models of COVID-19

Until there are effective treatments or vaccines, the COVID-19 pandemic will remain a significant threat to public health and economies around the world. A major hurdle to developing and testing new anti-viral therapies and vaccines for COVID-19 is the lack of good, widely available animal models of the disease.

16 Jun 2020

Key factors to "flattening the curve": Western Washington state's COVID-19 experience

Despite having the first confirmed case of coronavirus and the first major COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, the state of Washington implemented a response plan that kept its death rate the lowest among all states that have had major outbreaks.

16 Jun 2020

Georgia Tech professor donated 7,000 gallons of redesigned sanitizer to fight COVID-19

So many people Seth Marder spoke to didn't see the hand sanitizer crisis brewing. The country was going to run dangerously short if someone did not act urgently.

16 Jun 2020

All of Us Research Program launches initiatives to seek new insights into COVID-19

The All of Us Research Program, part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced that it is leveraging its significant and diverse participant base to seek new insights into COVID-19--through antibody testing, a survey on the pandemic's impacts and collection of electronic health record information.

16 Jun 2020

Multi-institutional study examines neuroimaging findings in COVID-19 patients

A new multi-institutional study published in the journal Radiology identifies patterns in abnormal brain MRI findings in patients with COVID-19.

16 Jun 2020

Repeated coughing adversely affects filtering efficiency of face masks

Face masks are thought to slow the spread of viruses, including the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but little is known about how well they work.

16 Jun 2020

Children with developmental disabilities at greater risk of developing asthma

Children with developmental disabilities or delay are more at risk of developing asthma, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open led by public health researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston as part of the Center for Pediatric Population Health.

16 Jun 2020

22 nonprofit organizations funded to support the needs of families in response to COVID-19

Voices for Healthy Kids, an initiative of the American Heart Association -- the world's leading voluntary organization dedicated to a world of longer, healthier lives -- announced that 22 nonprofit organizations have been awarded COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants to support the needs of families in response to the pandemic.

16 Jun 2020

Wealthy hospital taps small craft breweries for financial aid to buy masks, gloves

As Inova Health System sought donations in March to buy personal protective equipment for its staff to treat COVID-19, Zach Mote, a police officer turned brewer, came to their aid.

16 Jun 2020

Study: Gender dysphoria can persist for years before patients undergo treatment

Gender dysphoria manifests early in childhood and can persist for years before patients undergo counseling and treatment, a Cedars-Sinai study has found.

16 Jun 2020

Health experts link rise in Arizona COVID cases to end of stay-at-home order

With new daily coronavirus cases rising in at least two dozen states, an explosion of new infections in Arizona is stretching some hospitals and alarming public health experts who link the surge in cases to the state’s lifting of a stay-at-home order a month ago.

16 Jun 2020

Scientists develop self-assessment tool for evaluation and treatment of COVID-19

Of the more than 275,000 people worldwide who accessed a USC web-based COVID-19 patient self-assessment tool, only 20 percent reported severe symptoms requiring immediate medical attention, according to new research published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

16 Jun 2020

Testing reveals 11 percent of people in Geneva infected with SARS-CoV-2

Now, a team of researchers at Geneva University Hospitals has found that less than 11 percent of the population in Geneva has contracted the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Their research is published in the journal The Lancet.

15 Jun 2020

Multilevel interventions improve overall rate of HPV vaccinations

New research from Boston Medical Center shows that providing education and training to pediatric and family medicine providers about the importance of human papillomavirus vaccines, in tandem with healthcare systems changes including starting an HPV vaccination series before the age of 11, improves the overall rate of HPV vaccinations among adolescent patients.

15 Jun 2020

Apotex recalls some Metformin batches due to possible carcinogen

Metformin, a prescription drug for people with type II diabetes, helps maintain blood glucose levels. Apotex Inc., a Canadian pharmaceutical corporation, is voluntarily recalling some batches of its metformin drug, sold under the brand name APO-Metformin ER (extended-release).

15 Jun 2020

Millimeter-thick cell-laden hydrogel fiber helps control blood glucose in diabetic mice

Type 1 diabetes mellitus results from an irreversible autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic β-cells requiring life-long substitution of insulin.

15 Jun 2020

U.S. and European SARS CoV-2 mutation enhances transmission, increases infectivity

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that is causing the COVID-19 pandemic across the world has undergone a genetic mutation in the density of functional spikes on the virus, says a new study. This has led the virus to become highly infectious and easily transmissible between humans.

15 Jun 2020

NIH launches a centralized, secure enclave to store and study COVID-19 patient data

The National Institutes of Health has launched a centralized, secure enclave to store and study vast amounts of medical record data from people diagnosed with coronavirus disease across the country.

15 Jun 2020

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Study: One in five adults experienced a decrease in their sexual behavior early in the pandemic

A new, daily home-monitoring program for patients presumed COVID-19 positive

Researchers develop a simple tool for making mouse models of COVID-19

Key factors to "flattening the curve": Western Washington state's COVID-19 experience

Georgia Tech professor donated 7,000 gallons of redesigned sanitizer to fight COVID-19

All of Us Research Program launches initiatives to seek new insights into COVID-19

Multi-institutional study examines neuroimaging findings in COVID-19 patients

Repeated coughing adversely affects filtering efficiency of face masks

Children with developmental disabilities at greater risk of developing asthma

22 nonprofit organizations funded to support the needs of families in response to COVID-19

Wealthy hospital taps small craft breweries for financial aid to buy masks, gloves

Study: Gender dysphoria can persist for years before patients undergo treatment

Health experts link rise in Arizona COVID cases to end of stay-at-home order

Scientists develop self-assessment tool for evaluation and treatment of COVID-19

Testing reveals 11 percent of people in Geneva infected with SARS-CoV-2

Multilevel interventions improve overall rate of HPV vaccinations

Apotex recalls some Metformin batches due to possible carcinogen

Millimeter-thick cell-laden hydrogel fiber helps control blood glucose in diabetic mice

U.S. and European SARS CoV-2 mutation enhances transmission, increases infectivity

NIH launches a centralized, secure enclave to store and study COVID-19 patient data

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