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A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. During a pandemic, transmission can be anticipated in the workplace, not only from patient to workers in health care settings, but also among co-workers in general work settings. A pandemic would cause high levels of illness, death, social disruption, and economic loss. Everyday life would be disrupted because so many people in so many places become seriously ill at the same time. Impacts could range from school and business closings to the interruption of basic services such as public transportation and food delivery.

Study suggests no lasting setback for urologists in training after COVID-19 pandemic

After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, urology training programs saw a precipitous drop in opportunities for residents to gain hands-on surgical experience, reports a study in Urology Practice, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

24 Aug 2022

Youth-onset type 2 diabetes climbed 77% amid COVID-19, study shows

Data suggests diagnoses of type 2 diabetes in children are increasing 4-5% per year. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the cells in the body do not respond to insulin, which increases the body's need for insulin.

24 Aug 2022

Social media messaging strategies can help educate young adults about HPV vaccine interventions

Public health researchers from the University of California, Irvine identified several social media messaging strategies to educate young adults and their parents about evidence-based interventions around the human papillomaviruses (HPV).

24 Aug 2022

Universal benefits of positive psychological factors may not generalize across races, study suggests

Research has consistently shown that positive psychological factors are linked to better physical health, including increased resistance to infectious illnesses such as the flu and the common cold.

24 Aug 2022

Congressman’s wife died after taking herbal remedy marketed for diabetes and weight loss

The wife of a Northern California congressman died late last year after ingesting a plant that is generally considered safe and is used as an herbal remedy for a variety of ailments, including diabetes, obesity, and high cholesterol, KHN has learned.

24 Aug 2022

Pregnancy outcomes after COVID-19 vaccination and infection

In a new study, researchers assessed early pregnancy outcomes after COVID-19 vaccination and infection.

24 Aug 2022

Recent rise in STIs in the U.S. foreshadows the new monkeypox outbreak

The recent rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States foreshadowed the new monkeypox outbreak.

24 Aug 2022

The role of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells induced by infection, vaccination, or their combination in disease protection

Researchers evaluated how SARS-CoV-2-specific-T lymphocytes induced by infection, vaccination, or both conferred protection against severe COVID-19.

24 Aug 2022

The incidence rates of adverse events of special interest in COVID-19 vaccinated and non-vaccinated persons

Researchers monitored the safety of the four diverse SARS-CoV-2 vaccines approved by the EMA and MHRA in 2020 to 2021.

24 Aug 2022

What is the stability of SARS-CoV-2 strains in human biological fluids?

In a new study, researchers assessed the stability of ancestral severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lineage in human biological fluids.

24 Aug 2022

Timely mental health care is a key factor in strike by Kaiser Permanente workers

A California law that took effect in July requires health plans to offer timely follow-up appointments for mental health and addiction patients.

24 Aug 2022

Non-hospitalized COVID patients show only minor cognitive impairments at long-term follow up

Now, a new study published in the PLOS ONE journal aims to analyze cognitive deficits in non-hospitalized patients 8 to 13 months post-COVID-19.

23 Aug 2022

Updated guidelines on the Valneva SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

The WHO provides interim guidelines for the use of the Valneva vaccine.

23 Aug 2022

New wireless sock monitoring system reduces fall rates among hospitalized patients

Research led by nurses at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that a new wireless sock monitoring system reduced fall rates among "fall-risk" patients hospitalized at Ohio State's Brain and Spine Hospital.

23 Aug 2022

SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern emerging from chronic COVID infections, study shows

The coronavirus variants of concern are emerging from chronic, long-term COVID infections in people who may be immune comprised and unable to clear the virus, a new study strongly suggests.

23 Aug 2022

Wyss Institute's DNA nanotechnology-driven SPEAR protein-detection technology licensed to Spear Bio

Today, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Spear Bio, Inc.announced that the Institute's DNA nanotechnology-driven ultrasensitive SPEAR protein-detection technology has been licensed to the newly formed Boston-based startup.

23 Aug 2022

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Study suggests no lasting setback for urologists in training after COVID-19 pandemic

Youth-onset type 2 diabetes climbed 77% amid COVID-19, study shows

Social media messaging strategies can help educate young adults about HPV vaccine interventions

Universal benefits of positive psychological factors may not generalize across races, study suggests

Congressman’s wife died after taking herbal remedy marketed for diabetes and weight loss

Pregnancy outcomes after COVID-19 vaccination and infection

Recent rise in STIs in the U.S. foreshadows the new monkeypox outbreak

The role of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells induced by infection, vaccination, or their combination in disease protection

The incidence rates of adverse events of special interest in COVID-19 vaccinated and non-vaccinated persons

What is the stability of SARS-CoV-2 strains in human biological fluids?

Timely mental health care is a key factor in strike by Kaiser Permanente workers

Non-hospitalized COVID patients show only minor cognitive impairments at long-term follow up

Updated guidelines on the Valneva SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

New wireless sock monitoring system reduces fall rates among hospitalized patients

SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern emerging from chronic COVID infections, study shows

Wyss Institute's DNA nanotechnology-driven SPEAR protein-detection technology licensed to Spear Bio

Study finds a steep rise in type 2 diabetes among children during the COVID-19 pandemic

Case report describes clinical manifestation of monkeypox, SARS-CoV-2, and HIV coinfection

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