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Study highlights the impact of work conditions on mental health

As millions continue working from home during the pandemic or are required to report to jobs as essential employees, many have raised questions about how these work conditions impact our health -- and not just as they relate to COVID-19.

20 May 2020

Researchers measure the health effects of indoor ultrafine particulates

Leipzig/Berlin. Residents of large German cities have it above all in their own hands how high the concentrations of ultrafine dust are in their homes.

20 May 2020

Current antibody tests are good enough to inform decisions about public health, say experts

While it's too soon to use COVID-19 antibody testing to issue "immunity passports", antibody tests that are available today are good enough to inform decisions about public health and relaxing social distancing interventions, says an international group of infectious disease and public health experts in Science Immunology today.

20 May 2020

New article gives policy recommendations to optimize health outcomes and disability rights

Disability rights advocates are concerned that crisis triage protocols aimed at allocating scarce health care resources to save the most lives could be biased against people with disabilities.

20 May 2020

New insight could help drive cooperative behavior in communities navigating through health crisis

Seeing someone do something good for someone else motivates witnesses to perform their own helpful acts, an insight that could help drive cooperative behavior in communities navigating through the health crisis.

20 May 2020

Researchers are working to develop smart ventilation control system for buildings

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there is a need to look ahead for innovative new ways to make public buildings safer for both visitors and employees.

20 May 2020

Social isolation raises the risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality

Those who are socially isolated are over 40% more likely to have a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or stroke, than those who were socially integrated, new research has shown.

20 May 2020

Researchers describe new methods to speed up drug approvals during pandemics

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have published a pair of studies in a COVID-19 special issue of the Harvard Data Science Review, freely available via open access, describing new methods for accelerating drug approvals during pandemics and for providing more accurate measures of the probabilities of success for clinical trials of vaccines and other anti-infective therapies.

20 May 2020

Dutch research institutions and Elsevier form novel Open Science partnership

The Association of Universities in the Netherlands, The Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centres, The Dutch Research Council and Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, have formed a novel partnership that includes publishing and reading services as well as the joint development of new open science services for disseminating and evaluating knowledge.

From Elsevier 20 May 2020

Taking blood pressure medicines as usual is important during COVID-19 pandemic

Keeping your blood pressure under control is especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic – so keep taking your blood pressure medicines!

20 May 2020

V-Sensor and e-Checkup-enabled smartphones help monitor vital signs with medical accuracy

The rapid development and deployment of mobile phone apps during the Coronavirus pandemic by governments desperate to find a way to contain the virus by using mobile device technology for tracking and tracing is a clear indicator that mass adoption of smartphones to improve health outcomes in populations is set to become mainstream.

20 May 2020

Retrofitted VW diesel engines emit less harmful nitrogen oxides

The VW diesel scandal began with a bang on September 18, 2015. On exactly the opening day of the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its "Notice of Violation": VW diesel engines with 1.6 and 2.0 liters displacement (type code EA 189) contained illegal software designed to manipulate emissions.

20 May 2020

COVID-19 restrictions may have unintended consequences for young eyes

Young Australians studying from home during the COVID-19 pandemic still need to spend time outside to prevent near-sightedness, according to a researcher from The University of Western Australia.

20 May 2020

Olympus Professional Dictation offers antimicrobial, alcohol-wipe resistant dictation solutions

Olympus Professional Dictation, which provides comprehensive and efficient solutions for streamlining dictation workflows through speech-to-text hardware and software, offers antimicrobial and alcohol-wipe resistant dictation devices that can reduce exposure to viruses and other microbes for those on the frontline of duty.

20 May 2020

Single Use Surgical donates 5p from every product sold in the UK to Cavell Nurses’ Trust

Single Use Surgical will donate 5p from the sale of every disposable surgical instrument sold in the UK to Cavell Nurses’ Trust to help support the nursing family in their time of need.

20 May 2020

Physically active people with atrial fibrillation live longer

Garnvik and his colleagues in the Cardiac Exercise Research Group have investigated how physical activity and good fitness levels are linked to future health risks for men and women who have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.

19 May 2020

Mosquito-borne viral outbreaks pose serious issues in West Africa

In a new study, researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus call attention to the emergence of mosquito-borne viral outbreaks in West Africa, such as dengue (DENV), chikungunya (CHIKV) and Zika (ZIKV) viruses.

19 May 2020

To stem COVID, this small Indiana city decided to test all public-facing employees

Behind a nondescript strip mall in Carmel, Indiana, a short line of cars gathers mid-afternoon next to a large tent. Medical professionals stand out front, dressed head to toe in blue medical coveralls. People in the cars — many of them first responders — drive up to be tested for COVID-19.

19 May 2020

NEJM Group releases a series of five Covid-19 interactive cases

NEJM Group today released Covid-19 Rx: Treatment Simulations, a series of five Covid-19 interactive cases that range from a mild self-limited flu-like illness to life-threatening multi-organ failure.

19 May 2020

‘Last responders’ seek to expand postmortem COVID testing in unexplained deaths

Examining dead bodies and probing for a cause of death is rarely seen as a heroic or glamorous job. Rather, as the coronavirus pandemic has unfolded, all eyes have been on the medical workers and public health disease detectives fighting on the front lines - and sometimes giving their lives — to bring the novel coronavirus under control.

19 May 2020

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Study highlights the impact of work conditions on mental health

Researchers measure the health effects of indoor ultrafine particulates

Current antibody tests are good enough to inform decisions about public health, say experts

New article gives policy recommendations to optimize health outcomes and disability rights

New insight could help drive cooperative behavior in communities navigating through health crisis

Researchers are working to develop smart ventilation control system for buildings

Social isolation raises the risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality

Researchers describe new methods to speed up drug approvals during pandemics

Dutch research institutions and Elsevier form novel Open Science partnership

Taking blood pressure medicines as usual is important during COVID-19 pandemic

V-Sensor and e-Checkup-enabled smartphones help monitor vital signs with medical accuracy

Retrofitted VW diesel engines emit less harmful nitrogen oxides

COVID-19 restrictions may have unintended consequences for young eyes

Olympus Professional Dictation offers antimicrobial, alcohol-wipe resistant dictation solutions

Single Use Surgical donates 5p from every product sold in the UK to Cavell Nurses’ Trust

Physically active people with atrial fibrillation live longer

Mosquito-borne viral outbreaks pose serious issues in West Africa

To stem COVID, this small Indiana city decided to test all public-facing employees

NEJM Group releases a series of five Covid-19 interactive cases

‘Last responders’ seek to expand postmortem COVID testing in unexplained deaths

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