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Third dose of mRNA vaccine found to be effective in protecting against Omicron-related ED visits

A nationwide study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that mRNA booster shots (either Pfizer or Moderna) are 82 percent effective in protecting against COVID-19 Omicron variant-associated emergency department (ED) visits and 90 percent effective in protecting against COVID-19 Omicron variant-related hospitalizations.

24 Jan 2022

Investigators analyze diverse data to identify patterns of diagnostic pitfalls

When it comes to medical errors, diagnostic errors are the most common type of error reported by patients and the leading cause of malpractice claims. Brigham and Women's Hospital investigators complied and analyzed data from a diverse group of sources looking at data from 2004 to 2016 to identify patterns of diagnostic pitfalls.

24 Jan 2022

Screening of non-smoking women in Taiwan associated with lung cancer overdiagnosis

A new study based on data from a national cancer registry in Taiwan found evidence that lung cancer screening may be leading to overdiagnosis at the population level.

24 Jan 2022

New predictive computer program could help detect individuals at high risk of depression

A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a predictive computer program that could be used to detect individuals who are at increased risk of depression.

23 Jan 2022

Novel SARS-CoV-2 mutations reported in chronic HIV patients

A new study describes the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants in three immunocompromised patients.

23 Jan 2022

Impact of booster vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Researchers explore the dynamics of COVID-19 vaccine-induced protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

23 Jan 2022

American College of Surgeons and JAHF join hands to improve surgical care for older adults

Today the American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Verification Program and The John A. Hartford Foundation announced their work on a new partnership to improve surgical care for older adults while serving diverse populations across the nation.

22 Jan 2022

Africa’s shortfall in neurologists needs to be addressed to help people with brain disorders

A critical shortfall in neurologists in Africa must be addressed in order to meet the health needs of patients with disorders that affect the brain, nerve and spinal cord, a study says.

22 Jan 2022

Neuromuscular training intervention may help reduce injury following post-concussion return-to-play

Children's Hospital Colorado released a study today that examines the efficacy of a neuromuscular training (NMT) intervention that may lead to new treatment approaches and better outcomes for athletes when they return to playing sports after a sports-related concussion.

22 Jan 2022

Study highlights the neurologic manifestations linked with COVID-19 in hospitalized children

Of hospitalized children who tested or were presumed positive for SARS-CoV-2, 44% developed neurological symptoms, and these kids were more likely to require intensive care than their peers who didn't experience such symptoms, according to a new study led by a pediatrician-scientist at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

22 Jan 2022

Novel compound found in mussels helps increase the durability of dental fillings

Leading researchers from the Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Hong Kong, Wuhan University, and the Peking University Shenzhen Hospital have found that a compound found in mussels helps increase the durability of a dental filling.

22 Jan 2022

Antimicrobial resistance causes more deaths than HIV and malaria

Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections resulted in more than 1.2 million deaths worldwide in 2019, exceeding the number caused by HIV/AIDS and malaria, says a study spanning 204 countries and territories.

22 Jan 2022

New technique to help people better understand when to trust an AI 'teammate'

In a busy hospital, a radiologist is using an artificial intelligence system to help her diagnose medical conditions based on patients' X-ray images. Using the AI system can help her make faster diagnoses, but how does she know when to trust the AI's predictions?

21 Jan 2022

New opportunity to induce remission of peanut allergy in young children through oral immunotherapy

A clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health has found that giving peanut oral immunotherapy to highly peanut-allergic children ages 1 to 3 years safely desensitized most of them to peanut and induced remission of peanut allergy in one-fifth. The immunotherapy consisted of a daily oral dose of peanut flour for 2.5 years.

21 Jan 2022

New COVID-19 vaccine promises vaccine equity because it has no patents

Corbevax, a new vaccine against COVID-19, may have better success as a candidate for vaccine equity because it carries no patents, relies on long-established recombinant technology for manufacture and has the support of the US and Indian governments, its makers and health experts say.

21 Jan 2022

Call for pharmaceutical companies to release COVID-19 vaccine data

Scientists are beginning to grow worried about the seeming reluctance of these companies to release the raw data from the clinical trials.

21 Jan 2022

Patient, beware: Some states still pushing ineffective covid antibody treatments

As the omicron variant completes its sweep across the U.S., states with scarce supplies of monoclonal antibody therapies continue to use two treatments that federal health officials warn no longer work against the highly contagious version of the virus that causes covid-19.

21 Jan 2022

State laws aim to regulate ‘troubled teen industry,’ but loopholes remain

Five days after Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a law meant to provide stronger oversight of the more than 100 residential youth treatment programs operating in the state, a 12-year-old boy arrived at one of them, Provo Canyon School. Before long, he was forced into seclusion, denied communication with his family and given antipsychotic medication without parental permission, according to relatives.

21 Jan 2022

Cannabidiol found to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection in human cells and mice

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Chicago has found evidence that cannabidiol (CBD), a product of the cannabis plant, can inhibit infection by SARS-CoV-2 in human cells and in mice.

21 Jan 2022

New MRI technology to expand imaging access for patients with implanted medical devices and obesity

New MRI technology, developed by Siemens in collaboration with researchers at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and College of Engineering, will expand imaging access for patients with implanted medical devices, severe obesity and claustrophobia.

21 Jan 2022

Hospital News and Research

Third dose of mRNA vaccine found to be effective in protecting against Omicron-related ED visits

Investigators analyze diverse data to identify patterns of diagnostic pitfalls

Screening of non-smoking women in Taiwan associated with lung cancer overdiagnosis

New predictive computer program could help detect individuals at high risk of depression

Novel SARS-CoV-2 mutations reported in chronic HIV patients

Impact of booster vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

American College of Surgeons and JAHF join hands to improve surgical care for older adults

Africa’s shortfall in neurologists needs to be addressed to help people with brain disorders

Neuromuscular training intervention may help reduce injury following post-concussion return-to-play

Study highlights the neurologic manifestations linked with COVID-19 in hospitalized children

Novel compound found in mussels helps increase the durability of dental fillings

Antimicrobial resistance causes more deaths than HIV and malaria

New technique to help people better understand when to trust an AI 'teammate'

New opportunity to induce remission of peanut allergy in young children through oral immunotherapy

New COVID-19 vaccine promises vaccine equity because it has no patents

Call for pharmaceutical companies to release COVID-19 vaccine data

Patient, beware: Some states still pushing ineffective covid antibody treatments

State laws aim to regulate ‘troubled teen industry,’ but loopholes remain

Cannabidiol found to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection in human cells and mice

New MRI technology to expand imaging access for patients with implanted medical devices and obesity

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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