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A simple modeling tool for business executives to reopen their workplace after lockdown

In the USA, where the curve of infections has not yet flattened since the beginning of the pandemic, 158,000 people have died from Covid-19 already.

11 Aug 2020

Exclusive: Over 900 health workers have died of COVID-19. And the toll is rising

More than 900 front-line health care workers have died of COVID-19, according to an interactive database unveiled Wednesday by The Guardian and KHN. Lost on the Frontline is a partnership between the two newsrooms that aims to count, verify and memorialize every U.S. health care worker who dies during the pandemic.

11 Aug 2020

Opioid risk is higher for patients transitioning to skilled nursing facilities

Hospital patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities often bring a high-dose painkiller prescription with them, suggesting more attention should be paid to opioid safety for those patients, research from the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy shows.

11 Aug 2020

Study highlights the importance of skilled professionals in medical imaging and radiation therapy

I went into the MRI bracing for the wave of panic I knew would come as soon as I was strapped down and inside the machine.

11 Aug 2020

Finland joins international organization dedicated to COVID-19 vaccines

The flag of Finland was raised at the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Headquarters today during a ceremony welcoming the country's accession to IVI.

11 Aug 2020

First-time opioid prescriptions may lead to substance-related problems later in life

Young adults and adolescents who are prescribed opioids for the first time may be at a slightly greater risk of developing a substance-related problem later in life, according to a new study co-authored by Indiana University researchers.

11 Aug 2020

Researchers review South Korean health policy towards COVID-19

As the world continues to closely monitor the newest coronavirus outbreak, the government of South Korea has been able to keep the disease under control without paralyzing the national health and economic systems.

11 Aug 2020

Study: Personal connections can help communities adapt to climate change

Connections with friends and family are key to helping communities adapt to the devastating impact of climate change on their homes and livelihoods, a new study shows.

11 Aug 2020

Opioid initiation risk in young adults, adolescents may not be as high as previously thought

10 Aug 2020

Standard risk-adjustment methodologies have been unfairly penalizing CAHs, study suggests

Critical access hospitals provide care to Americans living in remote rural areas. As important health care access points, these hospitals serve a population that is disproportionately older, impoverished and burdened by chronic disease.

10 Aug 2020

Whole grain labels on food packaging are confusing to consumers, could lead to fewer healthy choices

Whole grain labels on cereal, bread, and crackers are confusing to consumers and could cause them to make fewer healthy choices, according to the results of a study that tested whether people are able pick out the healthier, whole grain option based on food package labels.

10 Aug 2020

Researchers document increasing frequency, cost, and severity of gunshot wounds

The rise in firearm violence has coincided with an increase in the severity of injuries firearms inflict as well as the cost of operations to treat those injuries; policy makers must be more aggressive in addressing violence to curb these trends, researchers report in a large national study of gunshot wounds that appears as an "article in press" on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons website ahead of print.

10 Aug 2020

Healthcare News

A simple modeling tool for business executives to reopen their workplace after lockdown

Exclusive: Over 900 health workers have died of COVID-19. And the toll is rising

Opioid risk is higher for patients transitioning to skilled nursing facilities

Study highlights the importance of skilled professionals in medical imaging and radiation therapy

Finland joins international organization dedicated to COVID-19 vaccines

First-time opioid prescriptions may lead to substance-related problems later in life

Researchers review South Korean health policy towards COVID-19

Study: Personal connections can help communities adapt to climate change

Opioid initiation risk in young adults, adolescents may not be as high as previously thought

Standard risk-adjustment methodologies have been unfairly penalizing CAHs, study suggests

Whole grain labels on food packaging are confusing to consumers, could lead to fewer healthy choices

Researchers document increasing frequency, cost, and severity of gunshot wounds

Real-life discussions may help counter anti-vaccination influences from social media

‘An Arm and a Leg’: Financial self-defense school is now in session

Formal education is critical for cognitive functioning across the life span

New articles focus on recent developments in the field of health preference research

Researchers develop fitness app to reduce hospital visits

Pandemic hampers reopening of joint replacement gold mine

As crisis grows, farms try to balance health of field workers and food supply

Standardized, expert care can overcome factors associated with worse clinical outcomes in testicular cancer

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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