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Open-label placebo shows promise as therapy for disorders of gut-brain interaction in children

Pain-predominant disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBIs) in children - such as functional abdominal pain (FAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) - can lead to disabling symptoms, poor quality of life and high use of health care resources.

31 Jan 2022

Placental ACE2 shedding may block SARS-CoV-2 transmission to babies during pregnancy

While COVID-19 disease significantly impacts many pregnant women, the rates of transmission from mother to baby in pregnancy are very low.

31 Jan 2022

New approach to make RNA vaccines easier to swallow

Like most vaccines, RNA vaccines have to be injected, which can be an obstacle for people who fear needles. Now, a team of MIT researchers has developed a way to deliver RNA in a capsule that can be swallowed, which they hope could help make people more receptive to them.

31 Jan 2022

Combined strategy suppresses the growth of deadly brain tumor

Short bursts of radiation therapy dramatically enhanced the efficiency of targeting glioblastomas with natural nanoparticle-based immunotherapy, thus suppressing growth of the deadly tumor, inducing anti-tumor immunity and prolonging survival in animal models, a research team at Massachusetts General Hospital has discovered.

31 Jan 2022

New toolkit helps practitioners to deliver effective remote assessments for people with physical impairments

Appointments for people with physical impairments were quickly made remote during the pandemic – with a lack of consistency or guidance around what could take place remotely and what would need to wait for an in-person visit.

31 Jan 2022

Study finds limited evidence for IL-1 blockers in treating COVID-19

Researchers assess the effectiveness and safety outcomes of interleukin-1 blocking agents in the treatment of COVID-19.

31 Jan 2022

Researchers identify genetic cause of rare interstitial lung disease in a young child

New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has solved the medical mystery of why a 2-year-old child — seemingly healthy at birth — succumbed to an undiagnosed, rare illness.

31 Jan 2022

New survey highlights the need for national policy to implement high-quality Fracture Liaison Services

A new Irish survey has highlighted the need for a national policy to implement effective high-quality Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) across Irish hospitals with the aim of reducing the risk of fractures in patients.

31 Jan 2022

Researchers assess outcomes of a self-care program for women with pelvic organ prolapse

University of Stirling researchers will explore the clinical and cost-effectiveness of an innovative self-management program designed to help improve the lives of women with pelvic organ prolapse.

31 Jan 2022

States were sharing covid test kits. Then omicron hit.

In a few short months, states have gone from donating surplus rapid covid-19 tests to states with shortages to hoarding them as demand driven by the spike in cases strains supplies.

31 Jan 2022

It’s Day 6 of covid, and a rapid antigen test comes back positive. stay home, say virologists.

What does it mean if a person's rapid antigen test result comes back positive after five days of isolation due to covid-19? According to the experts, that person is most likely still carrying a viral load high enough to infect others.

31 Jan 2022

In California nursing homes, omicron is bad, but so is the isolation

Dina Halperin had been cooped up alone for three weeks in her nursing home room after her two unvaccinated roommates were moved out at the onset of the omicron surge. "I'm frustrated," she said, "and so many of the nursing staff are burned out or just plain tired."

31 Jan 2022

Study finds adults with disabilities have worse outcomes when hospitalized with COVID-19

Adults with disabilities have worse outcomes when hospitalized with COVID-19 than patients without disabilities, including longer hospital stays and increased risk of readmission, found new research in CMAJ

31 Jan 2022

COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected medical care for individuals who self-harm

In a new study, researchers found that people were less likely to seek medical help for self-harm and suicidal behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic.

31 Jan 2022

Advantech’s Intelligent Ward and Telehealth Solutions Achieve HIPAA and GDPR Certification

Advantech is pleased to announce that its iWard and iTeleMed solutions have achieved Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act certification in the U.S.

From Advantech 31 Jan 2022

Nucleocapsid antigen found to be a sensitive biomarker for acute COVID-19 infection

In a new study, researchers found that nucleocapsid antigen in the blood (antigenemia) is a sensitive and specific biomarker for acute coronavirus disease 2019 infection.

31 Jan 2022

Patients undergoing neurosurgical operations with concomitant COVID-19 infection have higher rates of perioperative complications

This unique paper compares neurosurgical patients with COVID-19 for perioperative complications to those without COVID-19.

31 Jan 2022

Vaccine-induced immunological memory is similar for Omicron and Delta SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study by Norwegian researchers suggests that vaccine-induced immunological memory and the activation of recall responses in the body yields similar coverage for Omicron and Delta variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The paper is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server while it undergoes peer review.

31 Jan 2022

Research evaluates whether HCWs exposed to SARS-CoV-2 at home should work

Researchers assess the risk of healthcare-associated SARS-CoV-2 transmission in a tertiary care mother and child center in Canada.

30 Jan 2022

Adults and children have similar neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers describe the kinetics of SARS-CoV-2-specific serum antibodies in convalescent children over six months following infection.

30 Jan 2022

Hospital News and Research

Open-label placebo shows promise as therapy for disorders of gut-brain interaction in children

Placental ACE2 shedding may block SARS-CoV-2 transmission to babies during pregnancy

New approach to make RNA vaccines easier to swallow

Combined strategy suppresses the growth of deadly brain tumor

New toolkit helps practitioners to deliver effective remote assessments for people with physical impairments

Study finds limited evidence for IL-1 blockers in treating COVID-19

Researchers identify genetic cause of rare interstitial lung disease in a young child

New survey highlights the need for national policy to implement high-quality Fracture Liaison Services

Researchers assess outcomes of a self-care program for women with pelvic organ prolapse

States were sharing covid test kits. Then omicron hit.

It’s Day 6 of covid, and a rapid antigen test comes back positive. stay home, say virologists.

In California nursing homes, omicron is bad, but so is the isolation

Study finds adults with disabilities have worse outcomes when hospitalized with COVID-19

COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected medical care for individuals who self-harm

Advantech’s Intelligent Ward and Telehealth Solutions Achieve HIPAA and GDPR Certification

Nucleocapsid antigen found to be a sensitive biomarker for acute COVID-19 infection

Patients undergoing neurosurgical operations with concomitant COVID-19 infection have higher rates of perioperative complications

Vaccine-induced immunological memory is similar for Omicron and Delta SARS-CoV-2 variants

Research evaluates whether HCWs exposed to SARS-CoV-2 at home should work

Adults and children have similar neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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