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Study addresses gaps in healthcare accessibility in sub-Saharan Africa

Achieving universal access to healthcare is a key development priority and a major target of the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 3. The COVID-19 pandemic has only reinforced this urge. Rapid development and expansion of public, affordable healthcare infrastructure are particularly crucial in sub-Saharan Africa.

1 Dec 2020

Cost of prostate cancer treatment can be a major source of stress for men, their families

For men with early-stage prostate cancer, choices about initial treatment carry varying risks of "financial toxicity," reports a study in The Journal of Urology®, Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

1 Dec 2020

Politicians and public officials fail to harness young people’s perspectives on COVID-19 recovery

Decision-makers are failing to harness young people's potential to help shape pandemic responses, according to a major study that features the views of young people from around the world.

30 Nov 2020

Low-income black households disproportionately affected by Covid-19 shutdowns

The alarming rate at which Covid-19 has killed Black Americans has highlighted the deeply embedded racial disparities in the U.S. health care system.

30 Nov 2020

Financial symptoms could be used as early predictors of dementia

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors found that Medicare beneficiaries who go on to be diagnosed with dementia are more likely to miss payments on bills as early as six years before a clinical diagnosis.

30 Nov 2020

New effort to increase COVID-19 testing in Louisiana's Black communities

Pennington Biomedical Research Center is leading a federally funded effort to increase COVID-19 testing in Louisiana's Black communities, which have been hit hard by the virus.

30 Nov 2020

HIV and TB laboratory systems used to scale up COVID-19 testing in Africa

Many countries in resource-limited settings have high HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and/or sexually transmitted infection (STI) burdens.

30 Nov 2020

Review highlights huge inconsistencies in palliative care provision across the globe

A major review of palliative care services around the world has highlighted huge inconsistencies in provision, with patients in some countries receiving a fraction of the support provided elsewhere.

30 Nov 2020

Study investigates whether telemedicine could enhance ER care delivery

Overcrowding in emergency rooms is a costly and concerning global problem, compromising patient care quality and experience. In a new study, a researcher from The University of Texas at Dallas investigated whether telemedicine could enhance ER care delivery.

30 Nov 2020

New global guidelines issued for pressure ulcer prevention in hospitalized patients

The treatment of COVID-19 patients in intensive care places great demands on healthcare professionals and on the care given.

30 Nov 2020

HIV-related health services in Thailand during COVID-19 pandemic

Thailand's key population-led health services (KPLHS) are a hallmark of the success of the country's HIV response.

30 Nov 2020

Mollusc-derived compounds potential medicines for COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases

A research team has reviewed the existing literature on compounds derived from molluscs used for treating respiratory diseases.

30 Nov 2020

Mexican case study finds similar mortality rates in diabetic patients with and without COVID-19

In a large case study based in Mexico, researchers recently examined the mortality risk associated with diabetes in symptomatic COVID-19 patients.

30 Nov 2020

What are the risks associated with human challenge trials for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates?

Researchers from the University of Haifa, Israel, and WAW Statistical Consulting Ltd, UK, designed a model that helps determine the risks faced by participants in a hypothetical COVID-19 dosing study.

30 Nov 2020

COVID-19 Peer Hub program works to tackle vaccine hesitancy amid pandemic

UniSA researchers are evaluating a new vaccination education initiative - the COVID-19 Peer Hub - to help immunization and public health professionals to tackle the emerging dangers of vaccine hesitancy amid the pandemic.

30 Nov 2020

IPM announces WHO's prequalification of dapivirine ring to reduce women’s HIV risk

The nonprofit International Partnership for Microbicides is pleased to announce the World Health Organization's prequalification of the dapivirine ring, a monthly vaginal ring to reduce women's HIV risk.

30 Nov 2020

Researchers find substantial regional variation in use of genomic testing for prostate cancer

Gene-expression testing provides better estimates of cancer aggressiveness and assist in treatment decision making for men with prostate cancer.

30 Nov 2020

UK’s post-lockdown COVID-19 restrictions allows families to celebrate Christmas 2020 together

The UK's three-tier system of COVID-19 restrictions could be tweaked to allow a more effective control of viral spread, while still ensuring that families can choose their own course of action over the Christmas holidays, says a new preprint published on the medRxiv* server in late November 2020.

30 Nov 2020

TDR and WHO develop interactive web-based research toolkit for TB care

TDR, in partnership with the WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme, has developed an interactive web-based toolkit that supports national TB programmes and other partners to conduct implementation research designed to evaluate digital technologies for TB care.

30 Nov 2020

Overcoming pediatric drug-resistant TB crisis

World Children's Day marks the day, over three decades ago, on which world leaders adopted the historic Convention of the Rights of the Child, promising to every child to promote and protect their rights, including the right to life and the right to health.

30 Nov 2020

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Study addresses gaps in healthcare accessibility in sub-Saharan Africa

Cost of prostate cancer treatment can be a major source of stress for men, their families

Politicians and public officials fail to harness young people’s perspectives on COVID-19 recovery

Low-income black households disproportionately affected by Covid-19 shutdowns

Financial symptoms could be used as early predictors of dementia

New effort to increase COVID-19 testing in Louisiana's Black communities

HIV and TB laboratory systems used to scale up COVID-19 testing in Africa

Review highlights huge inconsistencies in palliative care provision across the globe

Study investigates whether telemedicine could enhance ER care delivery

New global guidelines issued for pressure ulcer prevention in hospitalized patients

HIV-related health services in Thailand during COVID-19 pandemic

Mollusc-derived compounds potential medicines for COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases

Mexican case study finds similar mortality rates in diabetic patients with and without COVID-19

What are the risks associated with human challenge trials for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates?

COVID-19 Peer Hub program works to tackle vaccine hesitancy amid pandemic

IPM announces WHO's prequalification of dapivirine ring to reduce women’s HIV risk

Researchers find substantial regional variation in use of genomic testing for prostate cancer

UK’s post-lockdown COVID-19 restrictions allows families to celebrate Christmas 2020 together

TDR and WHO develop interactive web-based research toolkit for TB care

Overcoming pediatric drug-resistant TB crisis

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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