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New NHS guidelines provide instructions on administration of medicines for nurses

The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is changing the way it writes its guidelines for giving injections in hospitals, following groundbreaking research from the University of Bath.

6 Jul 2020

New guidelines on assessment and management of type 2 diabetes in children, adolescents

A team of paediatric specialists, including an expert from the University of Adelaide, has produced new guidelines regarding assessment and management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Australian and New Zealand children and adolescents.

6 Jul 2020

Study: Teenagers who stay up late are more likely to suffer from asthma, allergies

Teenagers who prefer to stay up late and wake later in the morning are more likely to suffer from asthma and allergies compared to those who sleep and wake earlier, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research.

6 Jul 2020

High population density in India associated with spread of COVID-19

Indian health experts say the findings of a US study — which suggest that population density is unrelated to COVID-19 infection rates — to be completely contradictory to their experience of dealing with the pandemic in India, a country with 1.3 billion people.

3 Jul 2020

Morning walks can improve the sleeping habits of bypass surgery patients

Trouble sleeping after heart bypass surgery? Morning walks are the solution, according to research presented today on ACNAP Essentials 4 You, a scientific platform of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

3 Jul 2020

Food sellers across Sub-Saharan Africa are using toxic chemicals to improve the look of meat, fish

Toxic chemicals are being used by food sellers across Sub-Saharan Africa to improve the look of meat and fish, scientists and food inspectors say, putting the health of millions at risk.

3 Jul 2020

Survey: 6 out of 10 Swedes feel media provides the information they need on coronavirus pandemic

A decreasing proportion of Swedes think that the media's reporting on the coronavirus provides them with the information they need. Politicians who comment on the virus are perceived to be less in agreement than previously.

3 Jul 2020

WHO endorses Truenat molecular diagnostic tests for TB

The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Molbio Diagnostics and the Indian Council of Medical Research announced today that the World Health Organization has now endorsed three of their rapid molecular Truenat assays for initial diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and subsequent detection of rifampicin resistance in adults and children with signs and symptoms of pulmonary TB.

3 Jul 2020

PPE shortages linked to spread of Covid-19 inside care homes

The spread of Covid-19 inside care homes has been fueled by a lack of personal protection equipment – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

3 Jul 2020

Cannabis offences in schools across England rise, data reveals

The number of offences for the possession of Cannabis, the possession of hard controlled drugs like Heroin, Cocaine and Ecstasy and drug trafficking in schools, colleges and Universities across England have all risen in the last few years, according to new insight by leading drug addiction experts UKAT.

3 Jul 2020

Excel Dryer offers hygienic touchless solution to achieve completely dry hands

The topic of hygiene has come to the forefront in mainstream media as reopening plans are introduced around the globe.

3 Jul 2020

Exploring the usefulness of social media in Radiology

Bradley Spieler, MD, Vice Chairman of Radiology Research at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, is the lead author of a Radiology Research Alliance paper examining the usefulness of social media in Radiology.

2 Jul 2020

New COVID-19 Kidney / Transplant Listening & Resource Center launched

The Transplant Research and Education Center, housed at the Terasaki Research Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), launched the COVID-19 Kidney / Transplant Listening & Resource Center on June 17, 2020.

2 Jul 2020

Study shows connection between timing of SNAP benefits and childhood injuries

A new study published recently in "BMC Pediatrics" shows a connection between the time of the month when low-income families receive their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and the number of emergency room visits due to injuries to children from those families.

2 Jul 2020

Innovative health care service delivery model addresses challenges faced by Latino farmworkers

A University of California, Riverside, study that sought to determine barriers to health care among Spanish-speaking Latino farmworkers in rural communities has devised an innovative health care service delivery model that addresses many challenges these communities face.

2 Jul 2020

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New NHS guidelines provide instructions on administration of medicines for nurses

New guidelines on assessment and management of type 2 diabetes in children, adolescents

Study: Teenagers who stay up late are more likely to suffer from asthma, allergies

High population density in India associated with spread of COVID-19

Morning walks can improve the sleeping habits of bypass surgery patients

Food sellers across Sub-Saharan Africa are using toxic chemicals to improve the look of meat, fish

Survey: 6 out of 10 Swedes feel media provides the information they need on coronavirus pandemic

WHO endorses Truenat molecular diagnostic tests for TB

PPE shortages linked to spread of Covid-19 inside care homes

Cannabis offences in schools across England rise, data reveals

Excel Dryer offers hygienic touchless solution to achieve completely dry hands

Exploring the usefulness of social media in Radiology

New COVID-19 Kidney / Transplant Listening & Resource Center launched

Study shows connection between timing of SNAP benefits and childhood injuries

Innovative health care service delivery model addresses challenges faced by Latino farmworkers

Tele-med.ai: New information resource launched by Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine

Crowdsourced data could help provide real-time representation of food deserts

Incarceration and police discrimination may worsen health of Black sexual minority men

Study examines links between religion and alloparental support

Cleveland's anchor institutions receive NIH funding to recruit minority Ph.D. students

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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