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Researchers identify TLR7 gene that predisposes elderly patients to severe COVID-19

Current observations suggest that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causes severe symptoms mainly in elderly patients with chronic disease.

25 Jul 2020

First-ever multicenter network to study diabetic foot ulcers

Funded by the National Institutes of Health, six U.S. research institutions are launching the first-ever multicenter network to study diabetic foot ulcers, a common and burdensome complication of diabetes and the leading cause of lower limb amputations in the United States.

25 Jul 2020

Non-invasive urine test being offered free to the NHS to help clear bladder cancer diagnoses backlog

A HIGHLY accurate urine test which can rule out bladder cancer with a negative-predictive value of 99% using a hospital laboratory’s standard ELISA testing equipment is today being offered free to the NHS to help urologists clear the backlog of people waiting for a diagnosis and monitoring as a result of COVID-19 hospital closures.

25 Jul 2020

Clinical, legal, and ethical aspects of using AI-powered chatbots in healthcare

While the technology for developing artificial intelligence-powered chatbots has existed for some time, a new viewpoint piece in JAMA lays out the clinical, ethical, and legal aspects that must be considered before applying them in healthcare.

24 Jul 2020

Monthly vaginal ring for HIV prevention receives positive opinion from EMA

The International Partnership for Microbicides today welcomed a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency on the dapivirine vaginal ring for use by cisgender women ages 18 and older in developing countries to reduce their risk of HIV-1 infection.

24 Jul 2020

Patients with frailty, older age and UTIs have higher risk of developing sepsis

Patients with frailty, older age and urinary tract infections are at greatest risk of developing sepsis following infection consultations in primary care, research has found.

24 Jul 2020

Study finds increasing rates of preventable hospitalizations among dementia patients

Older adults with dementia tend to be hospitalized more often than those without cognitive impairment.

24 Jul 2020

COVID-19: Models highlight the dangers of relaxing public health measures

If physical distancing measures in the United States are relaxed while there is still no COVID-19 vaccine or treatment and while personal protective equipment remains in short supply, the number of resulting infections could be about the same as if distancing had never been implemented to begin with, according to a UCLA-led team of mathematicians and scientists.

24 Jul 2020

Study identifies large number of undiagnosed patients likely infected with hepatitis C in Sweden

Using a large transfusion database, with data going back to the 1960s, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been able to identify 44 donors and 1,180 transfused patients likely to be infected with hepatitis C, who are still alive and who remain undiagnosed.

24 Jul 2020

Pandemic to accelerate the adoption of technology-enabled care for epilepsy

The COVID-19 pandemic is a catalyst to accelerate the adoption of technology-enabled patient care for epilepsy, according to a new study published in Epilepsia.

24 Jul 2020

Study finds highest abortion rates in countries with legal restrictions

Abortion rates are highest in countries that legally restrict access to terminations, but lowest in high-income countries where abortion and contraception are accessible, a new study has found.

24 Jul 2020

With DACA ruling, did Supreme Court grant Trump new powers to reshape health care?

President Donald Trump came into office vowing to repeal and replace Obamacare. While he successfully neutralized the health care law's requirement that everyone carry insurance, the law remains in effect.

24 Jul 2020

Pizza study finds the body's metabolism to be good at coping with over-indulgence

A new study, which involved participants eating pizza well after feeling 'full' in order to test what immediate effects this had on the body, finds that our metabolism is surprisingly good at coping with over-indulgence.

24 Jul 2020

Less-lethal weapons blind, maim and kill. Victims say enough is enough.

There's a gap in Scott Olsen's memory for the night of Oct. 25, 2011. The Iraq War vet remembers leaving his tech job in the San Francisco Bay Area and taking a BART train to join an Occupy Oakland protest against economic and social inequality.

24 Jul 2020

COVID-19 has substantial negative impact on physical and mental well-being of families

The ongoing disruptive changes from efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are having a substantial negative impact on the physical and mental well-being of parents and their children across the country, according to a new national survey published today in Pediatrics.

24 Jul 2020

Technology divide between senior ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ roils pandemic response

Family gatherings on Zoom and FaceTime. Online orders from grocery stores and pharmacies. Telehealth appointments with physicians.

24 Jul 2020

Survey: One-third of workers are 'reluctant to return' to offices as lockdown eases in the UK

Employee research from e-days, the absence management company used by companies like ASOS and Monster Energy, has revealed that one third of employees are ‘reluctant to return’ to offices as lockdown eases in the UK.

24 Jul 2020

Your.MD partners with Imperial College London to map the spread of COVID-19

Researchers from Imperial College London have joined forces with global self-care app and website Your.MD to map the spread of coronavirus with the launch of the Your.MD COVID-19 Symptom Mapper which compares, analyses and maps reported symptoms worldwide to help produce a set of global norms.

24 Jul 2020

Resusable duodenoscopes can spread potentially deadly infections, says GlobalData

Due to the high infection rate associated with reusable duodenoscopes, the US Food and Drug Administration has been putting pressure on duodenoscope manufacturers to change their designs, and the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been working to speed up Medicare beneficiaries’ access to single-use devices.

24 Jul 2020

Research reveals an increase in medications prescribed by dentists

Research from The University of Western Australia has revealed an upward trend in the number of medications prescribed by dentists, particularly an increase in antibiotics, opiates and benzodiazepines.

24 Jul 2020

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Researchers identify TLR7 gene that predisposes elderly patients to severe COVID-19

First-ever multicenter network to study diabetic foot ulcers

Non-invasive urine test being offered free to the NHS to help clear bladder cancer diagnoses backlog

Clinical, legal, and ethical aspects of using AI-powered chatbots in healthcare

Monthly vaginal ring for HIV prevention receives positive opinion from EMA

Patients with frailty, older age and UTIs have higher risk of developing sepsis

Study finds increasing rates of preventable hospitalizations among dementia patients

COVID-19: Models highlight the dangers of relaxing public health measures

Study identifies large number of undiagnosed patients likely infected with hepatitis C in Sweden

Pandemic to accelerate the adoption of technology-enabled care for epilepsy

Study finds highest abortion rates in countries with legal restrictions

With DACA ruling, did Supreme Court grant Trump new powers to reshape health care?

Pizza study finds the body's metabolism to be good at coping with over-indulgence

Less-lethal weapons blind, maim and kill. Victims say enough is enough.

COVID-19 has substantial negative impact on physical and mental well-being of families

Technology divide between senior ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ roils pandemic response

Survey: One-third of workers are 'reluctant to return' to offices as lockdown eases in the UK

Your.MD partners with Imperial College London to map the spread of COVID-19

Resusable duodenoscopes can spread potentially deadly infections, says GlobalData

Research reveals an increase in medications prescribed by dentists

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