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New test allows rapid COVID-19 diagnosis

Researchers have developed a new test that can diagnose COVID-19 in just 20 minutes. The findings, published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology, show the rapid molecular test called N1-STOP-LAMP, is 100% accurate in diagnosing samples containing SARS-CoV-2 at high loads.

13 Aug 2020

Diet, not gastric bypass surgery, accounts for improved health

In many studies, bariatric surgery has been highlighted as an almost magical method for weight loss and reversing type 2 diabetes.

13 Aug 2020

Back to the future: Trump’s history of promising a health plan that never comes

Ever since he was a presidential candidate, President Donald Trump has been promising the American people a "terrific," "phenomenal" and "fantastic" new health care plan to replace the Affordable Care Act.

13 Aug 2020

Parks and public services at greater distances increase physical activity in older people

Physical activity destinations more than 500 meters from home may encourage older people to engage in physical activity. Outdoor mobility facilitating parks, walking trails, and public services at greater distances increased physical activity, according to a study conducted at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences of the University of Jyväskylä.

13 Aug 2020

Turning anger into action: Minority students analyze COVID data on racial disparities

As the coronavirus swept into Detroit this spring, Wayne State University junior Skye Taylor noticed something striking. On social media, many of her fellow Black classmates who live or grew up in the city were "posting about death, like, 'Oh, I lost this family member to COVID-19,'" said Taylor.

13 Aug 2020

Dying young: The health care workers in their 20s killed by COVID-19

Jasmine Obra believed that if it wasn't for her brother Joshua, she wouldn't exist. When 7-year-old Josh realized that his parents weren't going to live forever, he asked for a sibling so he would never be alone.

13 Aug 2020

Developing a blood test for prostate cancer

Professor Pockley among researchers from the John van Geest Cancer Research Centre have recently developed a blood test for the detection of prostate cancer.

13 Aug 2020

Online platform for STI testing receives more than 5000 home kit order requests

As the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in changes to the provision of NHS services, an online platform offering home tests was introduced throughout Wales - enabling service users to access STI testing at home.

13 Aug 2020

NHS 111 online sees record usage due to Covid-19 pandemic

NHS 111 online has seen record usage over the past four months, as more people used digital channels to access medical help or health advice during times of lockdown and social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic.

13 Aug 2020

Diversions in malaria prevention efforts during the pandemic may cost thousands of lives

As COVID-19 threatens to derail more than a decade’s worth of hard-won gains in the fight against malaria, Dr Benjamin Pretorius, managing director at ERADA Technology Alliance, warns that diversions of malaria resources and interruptions to prevention programmes may cost thousands of lives.

13 Aug 2020

Care home residents with Covid-19 are either asymptomatic or have 'atypical' symptoms

Many care home residents who have Covid-19 infection are either asymptomatic or experience ‘atypical’ symptoms – according to a new study from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and North Norfolk Primary Care, supported by UEA Health and Social Care Partners.

13 Aug 2020

Study shows stay-at-home orders can considerably reduce the transmission of COVID-19

Across the globe, COVID-19 has infected more than 18 million people to date and has killed hundreds of thousands -- and the United States has been hit especially hard. Although the U.S. comprises just 4.2% of the global population, it accounted for approximately 33% of all reported infections by the end of April.

13 Aug 2020

Pharmacy teams still not receiving adequate COVID-19 risk assessments, survey finds

A new survey carried out by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the UK Black Pharmacists Association has found that pharmacy teams are still not receiving adequate individual COVID-19 risk assessments.

13 Aug 2020

Study: Lower socioeconomic status is associated with reduced size of anterior hippocampus

A new study by a team of researchers from the University of Toronto (U of T) has identified the region of the brain's hippocampus that links low income with decreased memory and language ability in children.

13 Aug 2020

NHS Tayside and Inhealthcare launch new app to support IBS patients

People suffering from irritable bowel syndrome are set to benefit from a new app launched by NHS Tayside, in partnership with Inhealthcare.

13 Aug 2020

'Quality of life' policing undermines physical safety and mental health of homeless persons

Two weeks ago, Colorado State Patrol troopers began clearing out nearly 200 residents from homeless encampments that surround the Colorado Capitol. The enforcement of city ordinances like camping bans, park curfews and obstructions of public passageways is lawful.

13 Aug 2020

Healthcare News

New test allows rapid COVID-19 diagnosis

Diet, not gastric bypass surgery, accounts for improved health

Back to the future: Trump’s history of promising a health plan that never comes

Parks and public services at greater distances increase physical activity in older people

Turning anger into action: Minority students analyze COVID data on racial disparities

Dying young: The health care workers in their 20s killed by COVID-19

Developing a blood test for prostate cancer

Online platform for STI testing receives more than 5000 home kit order requests

NHS 111 online sees record usage due to Covid-19 pandemic

Diversions in malaria prevention efforts during the pandemic may cost thousands of lives

Care home residents with Covid-19 are either asymptomatic or have 'atypical' symptoms

Study shows stay-at-home orders can considerably reduce the transmission of COVID-19

Pharmacy teams still not receiving adequate COVID-19 risk assessments, survey finds

Study: Lower socioeconomic status is associated with reduced size of anterior hippocampus

NHS Tayside and Inhealthcare launch new app to support IBS patients

'Quality of life' policing undermines physical safety and mental health of homeless persons

Early cases of COVID-19 are far more widespread than initially reported

Boston Medical Center receives $3.7 million grant to expand fellowship programs in addiction

Bayer supports WHO through donated medicines for treatment of T. solium infection

Higher BCG vaccination coverage associated with improved COVID-19 outcomes

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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