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Study reveals higher incidence of immunology diseases in donor sperm-conceived adults

Adults conceived through sperm donation reported higher frequencies of allergies, type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune conditions in a world-first study that examined the long term health outcomes of donor-conceived people.

24 Sep 2020

Study provides the most detailed picture on stimulant use by LGB individuals

Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals report higher rates of medical, non-medical, and illegal stimulant use compared to heterosexuals, mirroring patterns seen in other substance use.

24 Sep 2020

Navy lab develops long range temperature scanning sensor system

A federal research facility in Crane, Indiana, has developed a temperature scanning sensor system and software to help contain the coronavirus.

24 Sep 2020

FDA takes actions to help provide safe, more affordable drugs to Americans

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took actions to help provide safe, effective, and more affordable drugs to American patients as part of the Safe Importation Action Plan, fulfilling the aspect of the July Executive Order on drug pricing to complete the rulemaking to allow states to import certain prescription drugs from Canada.

24 Sep 2020

Federal restrictions on corneal donations prevent vision-restoring surgery

Some forms of blindness and visual impairment can be cured with a corneal transplant surgery using donated eye tissue. However, federal regulations in the United States and Canada severely restrict the ability of sexually active gay and bisexual men from donating their eye tissue.

24 Sep 2020

California expands privacy protection to public health workers amid threats

California will allow public health officials to participate in a program to keep their home addresses confidential, a protection previously reserved for victims of violence, abuse and stalking and reproductive health care workers.

24 Sep 2020

These secret safety panels will pick the COVID vaccine winners

Most Americans have never heard of Dr. Richard Whitley, an expert in pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.

24 Sep 2020

As fires and floods wreak havoc on health, new climate center seeks solutions

For the past month, record-breaking wildfires have torched millions of acres from the Mexican border well into Canada, their smoke producing air so toxic that millions of people remained indoors for days on end while many visited hospitals because of respiratory distress.

24 Sep 2020

Death counts fail to convey the true mortality effects of COVID-19

More than 200,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19. Some argue that statistic is inaccurate due to inconsistencies in how deaths are being reported.

24 Sep 2020

Validating COVD-19 testing systems for cleanroom use

The importance of cleanrooms is currently in the spotlight as the global community awaits a vaccine for Covid-19.

24 Sep 2020

Supporting the fight against COVID-19 with Melt Flow

ZwickRoell is proud to support the production of PPE through easy-to-use and reliable testing instruments.

24 Sep 2020

Supporting the fight against COVID-19 with Melt Flow

ZwickRoell is proud to support the production of PPE through easy-to-use and reliable testing instruments.

24 Sep 2020

Supporting the testing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and primary packaging for COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 has a big impact on our daily lives and has changed the landscape of the medical and pharmaceutical industries.

24 Sep 2020

Advantech partners with Imprivata® to validate medical tablets and PCs for increased data security in healthcare

Advantech, a leading provider of industrial computing solutions, today announced a partnership with Imprivata, a digital identity solutions provider, for establishing interoperability with Imprivata OneSign, the leading healthcare enterprise single sign-on platform.

From Advantech 24 Sep 2020