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Evidence shows Obama team left a pandemic ‘game plan’ for Trump administration

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell alleged that the Obama administration did not provide the Trump administration with any information about the threat of a possible pandemic during a May 11 Team Trump Facebook Live discussion with Lara Trump.

15 May 2020

Study: Most uncommon infections and major vascular events are likely to be misdiagnosed

New research provides estimates of diagnostic error and serious misdiagnosis-related harm rates for each of the five most frequently misdiagnosed major vascular events, infections, and cancers in the U.S.

15 May 2020

Remote consulting practices should be adopted during COVID-19 pandemic, say researchers

Remote consulting practices should be adopted widely during the COVID-19 pandemic to help low and middle income countries to help combat the virus and to provide quality healthcare to patients in the long-term, argue a team of researchers at the University of Warwick.

15 May 2020

As Congress weighs COVID liability protections, states shield health providers

Coronavirus patients and their families who believe a doctor, nurse, hospital or other provider made serious mistakes during their care may face a new hurdle if they try to file medical malpractice lawsuits.

15 May 2020

Chasing the elusive dream of a COVID cure

Although scientists and stock markets have celebrated the approval for emergency use of remdesivir to treat COVID-19, a cure for the disease that has killed nearly 260,000 people remains a long way off — and might never arrive.

15 May 2020

Precision medicine can determine the best drug treatment for severe heart disease

Is personalized medicine cost-effective? University of Alabama at Birmingham researcher Nita Limdi, Pharm.D., Ph.D., and colleagues across the United States have answered that question for one medical treatment.

15 May 2020

Online exercise messages do not match up with national physical activity guidelines

Whether for convenience, cost or comfort, many people look to online resources for fitness and exercise information -- especially when faced with fitness center and gym closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.

15 May 2020

COVID-19 and food insecurity in the U.S.

A new paper published on the preprint server medRxiv* in May 2020 reports that the measures taken to block the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) such as social distancing and lockdown are associated with widespread effects on food security in the US state of Vermont.

14 May 2020

Continuously active antiviral coating may reduce the spread of COVID-19

Surfaces coated with a quaternary ammonium polymer have remarkable antiviral properties. They may even be capable of reducing the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in areas with high risk for contamination, such as indoor environments or public places. University of Arizona researchers explain the antiviral potential of these in a new study published on the preprint server medRxiv.

14 May 2020

MU Health Care neurologist publishes recommendations for stroke treatment in COVID-19 patients

A University of Missouri Health Care neurologist has published more than 40 new recommendations for evaluating and treating stroke patients based on international research examining the link between stroke and novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

14 May 2020

Two new devices could offer additional safety for health care workers during COVID-19

Treating patients with COVID-19 means health care workers are putting their own health and safety on the line each day.

14 May 2020

Novel study tracks symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 spread in pediatric dialysis unit

As COVID-19 continues its sweep around the globe, dialysis units have continued to be hotspots for the virus' spread. Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine hope to combat that threat, through a novel study published May 14, 2020 in JAMA.

14 May 2020

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: What’s in the next round of COVID-19 relief?

House Democrats are moving ahead with another round of COVID-19 relief, including additional funding for state Medicaid programs, an open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act's marketplace plans, and money to pay premiums for newly unemployed Americans to continue on their employer health coverage.

14 May 2020

In reversal, Kansas will count all positive COVID cases, even asymptomatic ones

Kansas leaders will include asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in their assessments of virus trends as they evaluate when to take further steps to ease stay-at-home orders and other social distancing measures.

14 May 2020

Trump’s comparison of COVID-19 death rates in Germany, US is wrong

Following weeks of criticism over his administration's COVID-19 response, President Donald Trump pulled out new statistics to claim the nation is actually among the best in the world in fighting the lethal coronavirus.

14 May 2020

Reversing history, Indian Health Service seeks traditional healers

Cheryl Morales started the medicinal garden at the Aaniiih Nakoda College demonstration farm with only four plants: yarrow, echinacea, plantain and licorice root.

14 May 2020

Masks made from simple fabric offer limited protection, say experts

Ensuring the protection of people's health and lives, especially in respirators and personal protective equipment (PPE) for use by health care personnel, has been one of the essential premises since the Artefactos community began to design and manufacture adaptations with which to face Covid-19.

14 May 2020

Health Care News and Research

Evidence shows Obama team left a pandemic ‘game plan’ for Trump administration

Study: Most uncommon infections and major vascular events are likely to be misdiagnosed

Remote consulting practices should be adopted during COVID-19 pandemic, say researchers

As Congress weighs COVID liability protections, states shield health providers

Chasing the elusive dream of a COVID cure

Precision medicine can determine the best drug treatment for severe heart disease

Online exercise messages do not match up with national physical activity guidelines

COVID-19 and food insecurity in the U.S.

Continuously active antiviral coating may reduce the spread of COVID-19

MU Health Care neurologist publishes recommendations for stroke treatment in COVID-19 patients

Two new devices could offer additional safety for health care workers during COVID-19

Novel study tracks symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 spread in pediatric dialysis unit

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: What’s in the next round of COVID-19 relief?

In reversal, Kansas will count all positive COVID cases, even asymptomatic ones

Trump’s comparison of COVID-19 death rates in Germany, US is wrong

Reversing history, Indian Health Service seeks traditional healers

Masks made from simple fabric offer limited protection, say experts

Under COVID cloud, prisons in rural America threaten to choke rural hospitals

Improved access to psychotherapy alleviates the burden of anxiety and depression

Despite pandemic, trauma centers see no end to ‘the visible virus of violence’

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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