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Federal vaccine program hasn’t helped those whose lives were altered by covid shot

Angela Marie Wulbrecht jumped at the first chance to get a covid-19 vaccine, driving three hours from her Santa Rosa, California, home to a mass-vaccination site on Jan. 19.

18 Aug 2021

Study investigates airborne and fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Syrian hamsters

National Institutes of Health scientists studying SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have defined in Syrian hamsters how different routes of virus exposure are linked to disease severity.

17 Aug 2021

Single two-hour session of pain management skills could offer as much benefit as longer-course of CBT

A single two-hour session of a pain management skills class could offer as much benefit as eight sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for patients experiencing chronic low-back pain (CLBP), suggests a study published in JAMA Network Open.

16 Aug 2021

NIH scientists develop new sample preparation method to detect SARS-CoV-2

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a new sample preparation method to detect SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

16 Aug 2021

The newest disease detection tool for covid and beyond: Poop

Since reopening campus at the University of California-San Diego last summer, university officials have relied on the tried-and-true public health strategies of testing and contact tracing. But they have also added a new tool to their arsenal: excrement.

16 Aug 2021

UH receives $1.9 million grant to strengthen behavioral health workforce

The University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work has received a $1.9 million grant to train more social work and counseling psychology clinicians to deliver culturally competent behavioral health services in medical settings, addressing a critical statewide shortage of mental health professionals.

12 Aug 2021

Racial and ethnic disparities in maternal deaths in the U.S. may be larger than previously reported

Racial and ethnic disparities in maternal mortality — deaths related to pregnancy or childbirth — in the United States may be larger than previously reported, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

12 Aug 2021

Small NIH clinical trial shows that new monoclonal antibody can prevent malaria

One dose of a new monoclonal antibody discovered and developed at the National Institutes of Health safely prevented malaria for up to nine months in people who were exposed to the malaria parasite.

11 Aug 2021

Pilot study assesses antibody response to third COVID-19 vaccine dose in kidney transplant recipients

A pilot study has begun to assess the antibody response to a third dose of an authorized COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in kidney transplant recipients who did not respond to two doses of the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

10 Aug 2021

Surgeons cash in on stakes in private medical device companies

Several orthopedic surgeons who invested in Renovis Surgical Technologies made big money when a Japanese technology giant snatched up the small California medical device company.

10 Aug 2021

Expert panel recommends standardized criteria to define placental SARS-CoV-2 infection

A panel of experts convened by the National Institutes of Health has recommended standardized criteria to define infection of the placenta with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

9 Aug 2021

Déjà vu? Consumers scramble for covid tests in hard-hit areas

Andrea Mosterman, an associate professor of history at the University of New Orleans, was already dismayed that she had to wait three days to secure a covid-19 test at a Walgreens near her home after being in contact with someone who had tested positive.

6 Aug 2021

Hard lessons from a city that tried to privatize public health

If you were growing up in Detroit in the 1970s or '80s, chances are you knew the city's Herman Kiefer public health complex by both sight and reputation.

6 Aug 2021

Clarity on covid count: Pandemic’s toll on seniors extended well beyond nursing homes

As covid-19 resurges across the country, driven by the highly infectious delta variant, experts are extending our understanding of the pandemic's toll on older adults — the age group hit hardest by the pandemic.

6 Aug 2021

Mutation in a single gene may be responsible for non-obstructive azoospermia in men

Mutation in a single gene appears to account for a form of male infertility in which men fail to produce sperm, according to an international study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health.

5 Aug 2021

2+2=? Senate uses murky math as it shelves drug pricing rule to fund infrastructure

The Senate’s release of its bipartisan infrastructure plan signals that lawmakers are poised to throw former President Donald Trump’s belated bid to lower Medicare drug prices under the bus — not to mention trains, bridges, tunnels and broadband connections.

5 Aug 2021

Feds to nix work requirements in Montana Medicaid expansion program

Federal health officials will likely reject Montana's request to include work requirements for beneficiaries of its Medicaid expansion program, which insures 100,000 low-income Montana adults, state officials said.

5 Aug 2021

Initiating therapeutic anticoagulation benefits moderately ill COVID-19 patients, but not critically ill patients

A large clinical trial conducted worldwide shows that treating moderately ill hospitalized COVID-19 patients with a full-dose blood thinner reduced their need for organ support, such as mechanical ventilation, and improved their chances of leaving the hospital.

4 Aug 2021

Researchers discover DNA signatures associated with heart disease risk

A new study identifies DNA signatures associated with risk for cardiovascular disease, a discovery that could lead to opportunities for clinical intervention years before symptoms manifest.

4 Aug 2021

NIH-funded study examines most effective treatment option for pregnancy of unknown location

Preemptive treatment for a nonviable pregnancy of unknown location—a situation in which there is a positive pregnancy test result but the location of the pregnancy cannot be confirmed within or outside the uterus with other diagnostic tests—resolves the condition more rapidly than treating symptoms as they arise, suggests a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

3 Aug 2021

Health and Human Services News and Research

Federal vaccine program hasn’t helped those whose lives were altered by covid shot

Study investigates airborne and fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Syrian hamsters

Single two-hour session of pain management skills could offer as much benefit as longer-course of CBT

NIH scientists develop new sample preparation method to detect SARS-CoV-2

The newest disease detection tool for covid and beyond: Poop

UH receives $1.9 million grant to strengthen behavioral health workforce

Racial and ethnic disparities in maternal deaths in the U.S. may be larger than previously reported

Small NIH clinical trial shows that new monoclonal antibody can prevent malaria

Pilot study assesses antibody response to third COVID-19 vaccine dose in kidney transplant recipients

Surgeons cash in on stakes in private medical device companies

Expert panel recommends standardized criteria to define placental SARS-CoV-2 infection

Déjà vu? Consumers scramble for covid tests in hard-hit areas

Hard lessons from a city that tried to privatize public health

Clarity on covid count: Pandemic’s toll on seniors extended well beyond nursing homes

Mutation in a single gene may be responsible for non-obstructive azoospermia in men

2+2=? Senate uses murky math as it shelves drug pricing rule to fund infrastructure

Feds to nix work requirements in Montana Medicaid expansion program

Initiating therapeutic anticoagulation benefits moderately ill COVID-19 patients, but not critically ill patients

Researchers discover DNA signatures associated with heart disease risk

NIH-funded study examines most effective treatment option for pregnancy of unknown location

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