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Nottingham and Canadian researchers lead new $100,000 study into teenage vaping

Researchers from Western University, Canada and the University of Nottingham, UK, are leading a new $100,000 study into teenage vaping in Canada, where high schoolers will be appointed as co-researchers to the project.

5 Aug 2020

Launching a rapid test for COVID-19

Professor Zhanfeng Cui from the University of Oxford speaks to News-Medical about his research into COVID-19, and how he developed a rapid COVID-19 test.

5 Aug 2020

$Lung-related factors may help predict smoker's fracture risk$

Lung-related factors may help predict smoker's fracture risk

Smoking has been linked to a higher risk of bone fractures. Researchers have now identified certain lung-related factors that may help to predict an individual smoker's fracture risk.

5 Aug 2020

Could labs that test livestock ease covid testing backlog for people? Well … maybe.

In a heated exchange late last month on CNN's State of the Union, host Jake Tapper pressed Adm. Brett Giroir, the Health and Human Services assistant secretary who oversees COVID testing efforts for the Trump administration, on why the government isn't requiring commercial labs to increase testing capacity in order to speed turnaround time.

5 Aug 2020

Pandemic’s bumps and backlash shape Montana race poised to steer US Senate

Bradshaw Sumners watched throughout February as COVID-19 hot spots developed in major American cities, waiting to see when the coronavirus pandemic would manifest in Montana.

5 Aug 2020

3t Energy Group brings world’s most advanced workforce training platform to healthcare industry

Today, Transform, the world’s most technologically advanced, cloud-based workforce management and training platform is being launched to the healthcare industry by 3t Energy Group.

5 Aug 2020

Study emphasizes the importance of whole body skin evaluations in older patients

In a study of 552 adults aged 70 to 93 years old, 80% of participants had at least one skin disease that required treatment, and the most common conditions were fungal skin infections, rosacea, actinic keratosis, and eczema. ?

5 Aug 2020

NICE guideline advises GPs to stop prescribing opioids for chronic pain

Published today, the first ever NICE guideline on the treatment of chronic pain has said that GPs should not prescribe opioids and other medicines like paracetamol to patients because they could be ‘harmful’ and cause addiction.

5 Aug 2020

UK’s leading online mental health service provider rebrands as Togetherall

The UK’s only Care Quality Commission accredited online mental health support service, Big White Wall, has today [Wednesday 5 August] revealed that it will be providing its signature 24/7 clinically managed platform under the new name of Togetherall.

5 Aug 2020

Study: Many states lack flexible election policies to support safety measures during pandemic

Many states continue to lack the policies and preparations needed to address safety concerns of holding elections in November, despite the lessons learned in recent 2020 primary elections that were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research from the RAND Corporation.

5 Aug 2020

New project to help church communities become more dementia friendly had significant impact

A project to help church communities become more 'dementia friendly' has had a significant impact across the country.

5 Aug 2020

$2.25bn worth medical devices industry M&A deals announced globally in Q2 2020

Total medical devices industry M&A deals in Q2 2020 worth $2.25bn were announced globally, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

5 Aug 2020

New rapid coronavirus test to be rolled out across care homes

A new rapid Coronavirus diagnosis tool is to be rolled out across care homes and laboratories from next week.

5 Aug 2020

NHSA strengthens its team with six new appointments

The Northern Health Science Alliance has almost doubled its team with six new appointments over the last few months.

5 Aug 2020

Scientists detect emergence and spread of artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites in Rwanda

Resistance to artemisinin, the main component of the current antimalarial treatments recommended by WHO, is already widespread in South-East Asia, but it had not previously been described in Africa.

5 Aug 2020

Pharmacists look at deprescribing to reduce the risk of medicine-related harm

In an article published today in Australian Prescriber, pharmacist Michelle Liacos from Alfred Health in Melbourne, and her co-authors, look at stopping medicines when they are no longer needed to reduce the risk of medicine-related harm.

5 Aug 2020

Study shows link between selenium-deficient diet and paracetamol toxicity

A lack of the mineral selenium in the diet puts people at risk of paracetamol overdose, even when the painkiller is taken at levels claimed to be safe on the packaging, according to collaborative research emerging from the University of Bath and Southwest University in China.

5 Aug 2020

SNIS 17th Annual Meeting highlights COVID-19 and racial disparities in stroke treatment

The next frontier in neurointerventional surgery, including advances in stroke triage and management, innovations in artificial intelligence and robotics in endovascular surgery, new findings on racial disparities in stroke treatment and the neurologic impact of COVID-19 are a few of the topics that will be covered at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 17th Annual Meeting taking place virtually August 4-7, 2020.

5 Aug 2020

Americans who live in blue states tend to live longer than those in red states

Could where you live dictate how long you live? New research at Syracuse University's Maxwell School, published today in the Milbank Quarterly, shows Americans who live in so called blue states tend to live longer than those in red states, primarily due to state policies.

5 Aug 2020

Four-compartment model for COVID-19 can help determine optimal disease suppression strategy

Researchers in China identified four key population categories useful in guiding COVID-19 public health policies aimed at minimizing the spread of the disease and reducing fatalities.

4 Aug 2020

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Nottingham and Canadian researchers lead new $100,000 study into teenage vaping

Launching a rapid test for COVID-19

Lung-related factors may help predict smoker's fracture risk

Could labs that test livestock ease covid testing backlog for people? Well … maybe.

Pandemic’s bumps and backlash shape Montana race poised to steer US Senate

3t Energy Group brings world’s most advanced workforce training platform to healthcare industry

Study emphasizes the importance of whole body skin evaluations in older patients

NICE guideline advises GPs to stop prescribing opioids for chronic pain

UK’s leading online mental health service provider rebrands as Togetherall

Study: Many states lack flexible election policies to support safety measures during pandemic

New project to help church communities become more dementia friendly had significant impact

$2.25bn worth medical devices industry M&A deals announced globally in Q2 2020

New rapid coronavirus test to be rolled out across care homes

NHSA strengthens its team with six new appointments

Scientists detect emergence and spread of artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites in Rwanda

Pharmacists look at deprescribing to reduce the risk of medicine-related harm

Study shows link between selenium-deficient diet and paracetamol toxicity

SNIS 17th Annual Meeting highlights COVID-19 and racial disparities in stroke treatment

Americans who live in blue states tend to live longer than those in red states

Four-compartment model for COVID-19 can help determine optimal disease suppression strategy

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