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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.

Role of natural immunity to SARS-CoV-2 on post-vaccination antibody responses in staff and residents of long-term care facilities

A new study collected and analyzed sera from the staff at a local long-term care facility from August to December 2020, where an outbreak occurred in September 2020.

8 Apr 2022

Collaborative modeling attempts could improve response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers retrospectively analyzed a collaborative modeling attempt for guiding public health decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

8 Apr 2022

Study on the viral dynamics of Omicron and Delta infected individuals

Researchers examine the infectious periods in vaccinated individuals infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants.

7 Apr 2022

'Friend-shield effect' could increase a false sense of safety and contribute to COVID-19 infections

People may feel less vulnerable and take fewer safety precautions about COVID-19 when they are with, or even just think about, their friends instead of acquaintances or strangers, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

7 Apr 2022

Researchers develop universal AI algorithm to "clean" noisy single-cell RNA sequencing data

Just as asking a single person about their health will provide tailored, personalized information impossible to glean from a large poll, an individual cell's genome or transcriptome can provide much more information about their place in living systems than sequencing a whole batch of cells.

7 Apr 2022

Study finds a steady decline in mammography use by breast cancer survivors

The rate of mammography use by breast cancer survivors has steadily declined since 2009, particularly among younger survivors, according findings published today in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

7 Apr 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Finally, a fix for the ‘family glitch’

The Biden administration this week moved to fix the so-called family glitch in the Affordable Care Act, which has prevented dependents from getting federal subsidies to buy health insurance even if the insurance offered by the employer is unaffordable.

7 Apr 2022

Researchers reveal why people with allergic asthma are protected from severe COVID

The vast majority of people infected with the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 experience mild cold-like symptoms, moderate flu-like symptoms, or no symptoms at all, but the virus is so transmissible that it still spread deep into lung tissue to cause severe disease and death in thousands of people in the United States in 2022 alone.

7 Apr 2022

Evaluating the trustworthiness and characteristics of COVID-19-related trial preprints

Researchers investigated the impact and trustworthiness of trial preprints on COVID-19-related decision-making.

7 Apr 2022

Study suggests blunted serological responses not responsible for COVID-19 mortality

A new study investigated serological profiling to determine the antibody responses in critically ill COVID-19 positive and negative patients.

7 Apr 2022

The dynamics of the Omicron wave in England

Researchers investigated the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 VOC Omicron in England using PCR testing and genomic sequencing data from the REACT-1 study.

7 Apr 2022

Study investigates changing patterns of SARS-CoV-2 infection through Delta and Omicron waves

A new study examined whether SARS-CoV-2 infections in England varied by vaccination status, in cases with a previous COVID-19 positive test report individual, and by neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation, across the Delta and Omicron waves.

7 Apr 2022

Sotrovimab found to prevent hospitalization and mortality in COVID-19 outpatients

Researchers tested the efficacy of sotrovimab in non-hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

7 Apr 2022

Insights into the pathogenesis of the previous and circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants in mice

A recent article presented the diverse pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in a humanized mouse model.

7 Apr 2022

The pandemic exacerbates the ‘paramedic paradox’ in rural America

Even after she's clocked out, Sarah Lewin keeps a Ford Explorer outfitted with medical gear parked outside her house.

7 Apr 2022

Never-ending costs: When resolved medical bills keep popping up

Every now and then, Suzanne Rybak and her husband, Jim, receive pieces of mail addressed to their deceased son, Jameson. Typically, it's junk mail that requires little thought, Suzanne said.

7 Apr 2022

A shortfall of ECMO treatment cost lives during the delta surge

Speaking from his hospital bed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, James Perkinson’s voice was raspy. In February, he’d just been taken off ECMO, the last-ditch life support treatment in which a machine outside the body does the work of the heart and lungs.

7 Apr 2022

Study finds vaccines effectively reduce deaths from COVID-19 but not the prevalence of infections

Researchers in Australia have investigated COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness on the prevalence and mortality of the Delta variant.

7 Apr 2022

International Health Partners; Bringing Hope to Vulnerable Communities

In this interview, we speak to Adele Paterson, CEO of International Health Partners, about how they are bringing hope to vulnerable communities worldwide.

7 Apr 2022

SARS-CoV-2 spike S375F mutation triggered the explosive spread of Omicron

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers investigated the mutation in the viral spike (S) protein of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron BA.1 variant (referred to as Omicron in the present study) that is responsible for the variant’s virological features.

7 Apr 2022

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Role of natural immunity to SARS-CoV-2 on post-vaccination antibody responses in staff and residents of long-term care facilities

Collaborative modeling attempts could improve response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Study on the viral dynamics of Omicron and Delta infected individuals

'Friend-shield effect' could increase a false sense of safety and contribute to COVID-19 infections

Researchers develop universal AI algorithm to "clean" noisy single-cell RNA sequencing data

Study finds a steady decline in mammography use by breast cancer survivors

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Finally, a fix for the ‘family glitch’

Researchers reveal why people with allergic asthma are protected from severe COVID

Evaluating the trustworthiness and characteristics of COVID-19-related trial preprints

Study suggests blunted serological responses not responsible for COVID-19 mortality

The dynamics of the Omicron wave in England

Study investigates changing patterns of SARS-CoV-2 infection through Delta and Omicron waves

Sotrovimab found to prevent hospitalization and mortality in COVID-19 outpatients

Insights into the pathogenesis of the previous and circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants in mice

The pandemic exacerbates the ‘paramedic paradox’ in rural America

Never-ending costs: When resolved medical bills keep popping up

A shortfall of ECMO treatment cost lives during the delta surge

Study finds vaccines effectively reduce deaths from COVID-19 but not the prevalence of infections

International Health Partners; Bringing Hope to Vulnerable Communities

SARS-CoV-2 spike S375F mutation triggered the explosive spread of Omicron

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Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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