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Intervention strategy based on shield immunity could reduce risk of expanding economic activity

While attention remains focused on the number of COVID-19 deaths and new cases, a separate statistic - the number of recovered patients - may be equally important to the goal of minimizing the pandemic's infection rate as shelter-in-place orders are lifted.

8 May 2020

Repurposing existing drugs is a more rapid alternative than developing COVID-19 vaccine

Repurposing existing medicines focused on known drug targets is likely to offer a more rapid hope of tackling COVID-19 than developing and manufacturing a vaccine, argue an international team of scientists in the British Journal of Pharmacology today.

8 May 2020

Patients do not take social media into consideration when looking for dermatologist, shows survey

Patients often do not take social media into consideration when looking for a dermatologist, according to a survey from researchers at the George Washington University. The survey was published recently in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology.

8 May 2020

New guidance released for treating patients with osteoporosis during COVID-19 crisis

The Endocrine Society joined a coalition of leading bone health organizations to release guidance for healthcare professionals treating patients with osteoporosis in the era of COVID-19.

8 May 2020

New model allows clinician to support autistic transgender population

The first ever set of specific recommendations to support transgender autistic young people was co-created by these youth and their families working hand-in-hand with clinical experts.

8 May 2020

Eerie emptiness of ERs worries doctors as heart attack and stroke patients delay care

The patient described it as the worst headache of her life. She didn’t go to the hospital, though. Instead, the Washington state resident waited almost a week.

8 May 2020

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Blowing the whistle on Trump team’s COVID policies

Those working inside the Trump administration are getting so frustrated with the response to the COVID-19 pandemic that they are going public.

8 May 2020

Moderate physical activity reduces frequent hospital admissions in middle and older age

Men and women aged 40-79 are at significantly lower (25-27%) risk of long or frequent hospital admissions if they do some form of physical activity, a new study suggests.

7 May 2020

U.S. needs to boost the number of beds for COVID-19 patients

A new study published in JAMA Network Open sheds light on the increased demand for intensive care and inpatient beds amid the coronavirus outbreak, based on two cities in China to determine the level of hospital capacity needed to respond to outbreaks of severe coronavirus disease 2019 in U.S. cities.

7 May 2020

Day services may help improve cognitive function of Alzheimer's patients

Day services—programs designed to provide stimulation in a safe environment during the day for adults with physical and mental impairments—may help improve the cognitive function of adults with Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published in Psychogeriatrics.

7 May 2020

Certain factors are linked to frequent use of e-cigarettes among adolescents

In a study of adolescents who have used e-cigarettes in the past month, certain factors were associated with frequent use.

7 May 2020

New app to be developed to protect carers, support workers during COVID-19 pandemic

Three University of Stirling projects will play a key role in safeguarding carers and support workers during the COVID-19 pandemic - and assessing the impact the experience has on them.

7 May 2020

Use of antidepressants during pregnancy does not increase child's risk for autism

A mother's use of antidepressants during pregnancy does not appear to increase her child's risk for autism, according to a new meta-analysis by Jeffrey Newport, M.D., published in The American Journal of Psychiatry.

7 May 2020

Older people living in rural areas can experience improved mental well-being

The mental well-being of the elderly refers to how they perceive their everyday existence,if their outlook is positive or negative, which, in turn, makes their life pleasant or unpleasant.

7 May 2020

Lancaster psychologist helps NHS oncology staff to remain healthy during COVID-19 crisis

A Lancaster psychologist is part of a UK team researching staff who work in oncology departments to share their experiences and views about working during the COVID-19 crisis.

7 May 2020

How the pandemic and an anti-vax health official are roiling a Montana community

Even as Montana begins a gradual easing of stay-at-home restrictions intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the political schism it highlighted is creating reverberations in one community in the northwestern corner of the state.

7 May 2020

EFP develops safety protocol for dental practices during Covid-19

Oral healthcare is severely affected all over the world by the Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic because of the risk implied for both dental professionals and patients.

7 May 2020

Economic blow of the coronavirus hits America’s already stressed farmers

Richard Oswald, still mourning the loss of his family's homestead to flooding along the Missouri River, is planting corn and soybeans into ground that last year was feet deep underwater.

7 May 2020

Cholesterol lowering drugs can improve composition of gut bacteria in obese individuals

The human gut microbiota consists of trillions of bacteria, fungi and virus constituting an inner chemical factory producing a multitude of microbial compounds affecting immunity, neurobiology and metabolism of the human host.

7 May 2020

Treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients with anticoagulants may improve their survival chances

Treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients with anticoagulants - blood thinners that slow down clotting - may improve their chances of survival, researchers from the Mount Sinai COVID Informatics Center report.

7 May 2020

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Intervention strategy based on shield immunity could reduce risk of expanding economic activity

Repurposing existing drugs is a more rapid alternative than developing COVID-19 vaccine

Patients do not take social media into consideration when looking for dermatologist, shows survey

New guidance released for treating patients with osteoporosis during COVID-19 crisis

New model allows clinician to support autistic transgender population

Eerie emptiness of ERs worries doctors as heart attack and stroke patients delay care

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Blowing the whistle on Trump team’s COVID policies

Moderate physical activity reduces frequent hospital admissions in middle and older age

U.S. needs to boost the number of beds for COVID-19 patients

Day services may help improve cognitive function of Alzheimer's patients

Certain factors are linked to frequent use of e-cigarettes among adolescents

New app to be developed to protect carers, support workers during COVID-19 pandemic

Use of antidepressants during pregnancy does not increase child's risk for autism

Older people living in rural areas can experience improved mental well-being

Lancaster psychologist helps NHS oncology staff to remain healthy during COVID-19 crisis

How the pandemic and an anti-vax health official are roiling a Montana community

EFP develops safety protocol for dental practices during Covid-19

Economic blow of the coronavirus hits America’s already stressed farmers

Cholesterol lowering drugs can improve composition of gut bacteria in obese individuals

Treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients with anticoagulants may improve their survival chances

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