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USDA, FDA highlight no credible evidence of COVID-19 transmission through food or food packaging

After more than a year since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was declared a global health emergency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to underscore that there is no credible evidence of food or food packaging associated with or as a likely source of viral transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus causing COVID-19.

18 Feb 2021

Study examines to what extent surgical site infection rates correlate with surveillance quality audits

The incidence of surgical site infections after an operation is an important quality indicator for hospitals.

18 Feb 2021

Researchers develop new method using smartphones to track food consumption

A team of researchers has devised a method using smartphones in order to measure food consumption--an approach that also offers new ways to predict physical well-being.

18 Feb 2021

Study: COVID-19 rates fall faster in richer countries

Richer countries were more likely to see rates of COVID-19 fall faster during the first wave of the pandemic, according to new research published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health.

18 Feb 2021

Could measles virus vectors be used for a new COVID-19 vaccine?

A research team at the Institut Pasteur in France describes the successful development of such a vaccine utilizing a measles virus vector.

18 Feb 2021

Restricting testing to 'classic triad' of symptoms may have missed some COVID-19 cases

Extending the symptoms that trigger a PCR test for COVID-19 could help detect around a third more cases of the disease.

18 Feb 2021

Study reveals extremely low detection of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in oncology facilities

Researchers from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, evaluated the frequency of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, on various environmental surfaces in outpatient and inpatient hematology/oncology settings located within Rutgers Cancer Institute and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, an RWJBarnabas Health facility.

18 Feb 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Open enrollment, one more time

An estimated 9 million Americans eligible for free or reduced premium health insurance under the Affordable Care Act have a second chance to sign up for 2021 coverage, since the Biden administration reopened enrollment on healthcare.gov and states that run their own marketplaces followed suit.

18 Feb 2021

How has 3D printing come to the aid of healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic?

In the study, published in the journal Emergent Materials, the researchers identified the role of 3D printing in COVID-19. During the pandemic, over 100 various 3D printable PPE designs have been used.

18 Feb 2021

A glycan controls how SARS-CoV-2’s spike protein opens, study finds

Using simulations, a team of researchers in the U.S. found that the glycan at position N343 of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein’s receptor-binding domain (RBD) helps in its opening. A mechanism that aids its binding to the host cell receptor.

18 Feb 2021

Endothelial SARS-CoV-2 infection induces proinflammatory responses without supporting viral amplification, finds study

A team of scientists from Australia and Brazil recently investigated the involvement of endothelial cells in the pathogenesis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

18 Feb 2021

Major project reduces inpatient falls, saves £13 million for UK’s National Health Service

A 10-year project to reduce the number of inpatient falls has saved the United Kingdom's National Health Service more than £13 million, thanks to a team of researchers including an academic from Kingston University, London and St George's, University of London.

18 Feb 2021

Researchers evaluate frequency of SARS-CoV-2 in hematology/oncology settings

18 Feb 2021

‘I wanted to go in there and help’: Nursing schools see enrollment bump amid pandemic

Last December, Mirande Gross graduated from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, with a bachelor's degree in communications.

18 Feb 2021

Montana’s health policy MVP takes her playbook on the road

Marilyn Bartlett might be the closest thing health policy has to a folk hero. A certified public accountant who barely tops 5 feet, Bartlett bears zero resemblance to Paul Bunyan.

18 Feb 2021

SARS-CoV-2 D614G mutation associated with lower antibody binding

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about an international effort to uncover the biology of its causative agent, SARS-CoV-2, and to develop effective and safe antivirals to contain and treat the infection. A new study by a team of researchers in France and Sweden discusses one such study, exploring the relative immunogenicity of the three main structural proteins of the virus.

18 Feb 2021

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USDA, FDA highlight no credible evidence of COVID-19 transmission through food or food packaging

Study examines to what extent surgical site infection rates correlate with surveillance quality audits

Researchers develop new method using smartphones to track food consumption

Study: COVID-19 rates fall faster in richer countries

Could measles virus vectors be used for a new COVID-19 vaccine?

Restricting testing to 'classic triad' of symptoms may have missed some COVID-19 cases

Study reveals extremely low detection of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in oncology facilities

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Open enrollment, one more time

How has 3D printing come to the aid of healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic?

A glycan controls how SARS-CoV-2’s spike protein opens, study finds

Endothelial SARS-CoV-2 infection induces proinflammatory responses without supporting viral amplification, finds study

Major project reduces inpatient falls, saves £13 million for UK’s National Health Service

Researchers evaluate frequency of SARS-CoV-2 in hematology/oncology settings

‘I wanted to go in there and help’: Nursing schools see enrollment bump amid pandemic

Montana’s health policy MVP takes her playbook on the road

SARS-CoV-2 D614G mutation associated with lower antibody binding

Study forecasts post-COVID-19 hospital activity among children and young people in England

How have COVID-19 pandemic school closures impacted the health of children globally?

Are antibody cocktails the key to COVID-19 treatment?

Study estimates the impact of first COVID-19 lockdown on UK food retailers and restaurant sector

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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