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Perio & Cardio educational campaign outlines the link between periodontal and heart health

Patients with gum disease should be told that they have a higher risk of suffering cardiovascular diseases - including myocardial infarction and stroke - and that they should actively manage risk factors such as smoking, lack of exercise, excess weight, blood pressure, and a diet high in saturated fats and refined sugars.

15 Sep 2020

CERN and CHUV team up to develop conceptual design of innovative radiotherapy facility

Geneva and Lausanne. CERN and the Lausanne University Hospital, in Switzerland, are collaborating to develop the conceptual design of an innovative radiotherapy facility, used for cancer treatment.

15 Sep 2020

Medical experts emphasize new framework for future efforts to offer specific guidance on right-sizing care

Medical experts have worked for decades to improve the chances that patients will get the scans, routine tests and medicines that can do them the most good - and avoid the ones that won't help them at all.

15 Sep 2020

Computational model can help identify best allocation plans for distributing test kits

Getting accurate, timely information on COVID-19 cases is one of the major challenges facing policymakers as they make decisions about public health and the economy.

15 Sep 2020

Scientists reveal relationship between region of residence and level of toxic metal in organism

A group of medical and environmental researchers from RUDN University evaluated the level of heavy metals in the organism of first-year university students from different countries of the world.

15 Sep 2020

Higher doses of Botox may lead to bone loss, shows study

Botox injections to manage jaw and facial pain do not result in clinically significant changes in jaw bone when used short term and in low doses, according to researchers at NYU College of Dentistry.

15 Sep 2020

People with substance use disorders are more susceptible to COVID-19 infection

A National Institutes of Health-funded study found that people with substance use disorders (SUDs) are more susceptible to COVID-19 and its complications.

15 Sep 2020

Second peak of Covid-19 is very likely in England during winter, doctors say

Thousands of doctors say a second Covid peak is very likely and is their greatest fear this winter

15 Sep 2020

Bath scientists receive funding to monitor wastewater in cities in the UK and Africa

Chemists, biologists and mathematicians from the University of Bath have received funding to monitor wastewater in cities in the UK and Africa, to provide an early warning of the potential spread of COVID-19.

15 Sep 2020

A comprehensive response to COVID-19 must recognize the value of care work

Three American researchers have looked at the role of women in caring for COVID-19 affected individuals. The pandemic that has gripped the world for over six months now has skewed gender roles, they noted.

15 Sep 2020

New project outlines the epidemiological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2

Independent group leaders Eleanor Scerri and Denise Kuehnert of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (MPI-SHH) have teamed up with other colleagues from the institute and beyond to comment in Nature Ecology & Evolution on the future of field-based sciences in a COVID-19 world.

15 Sep 2020

New document discusses how to prevent staphylococcus aureus infections in critically ill infants

Neonatal intensive care units (NICU) should balance prevention of Staphylococcus aureus infections in critically ill infants with the need for skin-to-skin contact with parents and siblings, according to a Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) white paper published in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

15 Sep 2020

Incentive scheme for GPs provides information about long-acting reversible contraceptives

This is the finding of researchers from Imperial College London, who conducted the first large-scale analysis of an incentive scheme for GPs to provide women with information about long-acting reversible contraceptives, termed LARCs.

15 Sep 2020

NIH and FDA examine serious side effect that surfaced in COVID vaccine trial

The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to follow British regulators in resuming a coronavirus vaccine trial that was halted when a participant suffered spinal cord damage, even as the National Institutes of Health has launched an investigation of the case.

14 Sep 2020

Rheumatology providers and patient advocates urge lawmakers to address healthcare challenges

The American College of Rheumatology will hold its first virtual Advocates for Arthritis event on Tuesday, Sept. 15, where more than 120 rheumatologists, rheumatology health professionals, and patient advocates will meet with lawmakers via video to discuss the healthcare challenges they are facing in the midst of COVID-19.

14 Sep 2020

Virtual reality found to be effective in opioid overdose reversal training

The United States has seen a 200% increase in the rate of deaths by opioid overdose in the last 20 years. But many of these deaths were preventable.

14 Sep 2020

NIH awards $26.56 million grant to create new Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program

Since 1976, the Framingham Heart Study (FHS)--the longest running multi-generational epidemiological study in the world--has followed participants for incident dementia.

14 Sep 2020

Georgetown experts release report on pandemic preparedness and COVID-19 lessons

In a new report commissioned by the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), Georgetown global health experts say the success of any effort to redress pandemic preparedness failures demonstrated by COVID-19 requires a re-centering of governance that would include greater accountability, transparency, equity, participation and the rule of law.

14 Sep 2020

Researchers find coping techniques linked with positive mental health during COVID-19

The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to negative mental health effects for many in the U.S., according to new Penn State research. But the researchers also found that some coping techniques -- like wearing masks and focusing on self-care -- were linked with positive mental health.

14 Sep 2020

‘It seems systematic’: Doctors cite 115 cases of head injuries from crowd control devices

At least 115 people were injured this summer when police shot them in the head or neck with so-called “less-lethal” projectiles at protests over racial injustice and police brutality, according to a report published Monday.

14 Sep 2020

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Perio & Cardio educational campaign outlines the link between periodontal and heart health

CERN and CHUV team up to develop conceptual design of innovative radiotherapy facility

Medical experts emphasize new framework for future efforts to offer specific guidance on right-sizing care

Computational model can help identify best allocation plans for distributing test kits

Scientists reveal relationship between region of residence and level of toxic metal in organism

Higher doses of Botox may lead to bone loss, shows study

People with substance use disorders are more susceptible to COVID-19 infection

Second peak of Covid-19 is very likely in England during winter, doctors say

Bath scientists receive funding to monitor wastewater in cities in the UK and Africa

A comprehensive response to COVID-19 must recognize the value of care work

New project outlines the epidemiological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2

New document discusses how to prevent staphylococcus aureus infections in critically ill infants

Incentive scheme for GPs provides information about long-acting reversible contraceptives

NIH and FDA examine serious side effect that surfaced in COVID vaccine trial

Rheumatology providers and patient advocates urge lawmakers to address healthcare challenges

Virtual reality found to be effective in opioid overdose reversal training

NIH awards $26.56 million grant to create new Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program

Georgetown experts release report on pandemic preparedness and COVID-19 lessons

Researchers find coping techniques linked with positive mental health during COVID-19

‘It seems systematic’: Doctors cite 115 cases of head injuries from crowd control devices

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