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Lower incidence of COVID-19 in high-altitude residents is intriguing, but requires more research

Despite recent reports of lower COVID-19 incidence among high-altitude populations, current data is insufficient to conclude that high altitude is protective against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, as reported in the peer-reviewed journal High Altitude Medicine & Biology.

4 Aug 2020

Severe vitamin D deficiency in UK South Asian population can lead to health problems

20 percent of the middle-aged UK South Asian population may have a very severe vitamin D deficiency, a new study in the British Journal of Nutrition reports. Such deficiency can lead to health problems such as osteomalacia (softening of the bones) and other chronic diseases.

4 Aug 2020

When green means stop: How safety messages got so muddled

When Marquita Burnett heard Philadelphia was moving to the "green" phase of reopening, she was confused. She was pretty sure the city had already earned a green designation from Pennsylvania's governor (it had). The next thing she knew, the city was scaling back some of the businesses it had planned to reopen (namely, indoor dining and gyms). But it was still calling this phase "restricted green."

4 Aug 2020

Advantech launches real-time location system (RTLS) solution-ready package (SRP) for healthcare applications

Advantech, a leading provider of industrial computing platform solutions, is pleased to announce its real-time location system solution-ready package designed for real-time locating and monitoring of medical equipment, staff, and patients.

From Advantech 4 Aug 2020

3D whole-body scanner can identify sporting talent, improve performance and health

How hard is it to pick the next Usain Bolt, Ian Thorpe or Anna Meares? Finding a world champion often falls to talent scouts and involves years of hard work, but could it be as simple as a 35-second body scan?

4 Aug 2020

Study shows health anxieties have increased as a result of ongoing pandemic

New research into people's coping strategies faced with COVID-19 highlights the mental health toll for those shielding

4 Aug 2020

Despite COVID-19 pressures, hospitals are maintaining emergency cardiac services in majority of cases

The death rate for patients who experienced what is normally a lower-risk heart attack rose sharply during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in England, according to an analysis of NHS data.

4 Aug 2020

Researchers develop efficient and more sensitive method to test heavy metals in foods and water

Finding out if the food and water we consume are safe from toxic and carcinogenic metals can now be much faster and simpler.

4 Aug 2020

Researchers outline areas of opportunity in COVID-19-related bioethics studies

The diverse situations experienced by health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic often present serious ethical challenges.

4 Aug 2020

Low-income communities lack access to ICU beds

A new Penn Medicine study sheds light on yet another reason why the coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately killing the poor: Residents in low-income neighborhoods lack access to intensive care unit (ICU) beds.

3 Aug 2020

AGA white paper provides a roadmap for colorectal cancer screening

Fewer people would die of colorectal cancer if health care providers adopted a new model of screening that combines better risk assessment, more options for noninvasive testing and more targeted referrals for colonoscopy.

3 Aug 2020

Insights into prevalence, incidence, and impact of COPD in older adults

"Recognizing and Treating COPD in Older Adults," the latest issue of the What's Hot newsletter from The Gerontological Society of America, addresses what is known about the prevalence, incidence, and impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in older adults.

3 Aug 2020

Snapchat found to be an effective tool to teach residents emergency radiology

A pilot study conducted by a team of LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine faculty has found that Snapchat is an effective tool to teach residents emergency radiology.

3 Aug 2020

Racial discrimination associated with higher capability for suicide

In this age of racial reckoning, new research findings indicate that racial discrimination is so painful that it is linked to the ability to die by suicide, a presumed prerequisite for being able to take one's own life.

3 Aug 2020

California GOP consultant rues ‘big mistake’ that led to family’s COVID infections

The tweet Richard Costigan posted July 23 was bluntly honest: "We tried our best to limit exposure to #COVID19 but we slipped up somewhere."

3 Aug 2020

Lifting the standards in disability care

Encouraging paid workers to employ the 'right kind' of respectful personal relationship with young people with disability will lift standards in the sector, experts say.

3 Aug 2020

Study evaluates how travel bans help reduce the spread of COVID-19

With the reopening of flights during the summer holiday season in Europe, many countries have started to see an increase in COVID-19 infections.

3 Aug 2020

Majority of trainee GPs willing to use mindfulness to reduce burnout, study shows

Mindfulness could help trainee GPs to build their resilience and reduce burnout, helping to reduce the number of newly qualified GPs leaving the profession, according to University of Warwick researchers.

3 Aug 2020

New head lice treatment receives FDA approval

The treatment, Xeglyze, was developed by Hatchtech, an Australian pharmaceutical company and will be commercialized by Dr Reddy's Laboratories.

3 Aug 2020

Cloth face masks have potential to reduce the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 viruses

A literature review coordinated by Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and McMaster University in Canada demonstrates that cloth face masks provide clinically useful levels of filtration, which has the potential to reduce the spread of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2.

3 Aug 2020

Healthcare News

Lower incidence of COVID-19 in high-altitude residents is intriguing, but requires more research

Severe vitamin D deficiency in UK South Asian population can lead to health problems

When green means stop: How safety messages got so muddled

Advantech launches real-time location system (RTLS) solution-ready package (SRP) for healthcare applications

3D whole-body scanner can identify sporting talent, improve performance and health

Study shows health anxieties have increased as a result of ongoing pandemic

Despite COVID-19 pressures, hospitals are maintaining emergency cardiac services in majority of cases

Researchers develop efficient and more sensitive method to test heavy metals in foods and water

Researchers outline areas of opportunity in COVID-19-related bioethics studies

Low-income communities lack access to ICU beds

AGA white paper provides a roadmap for colorectal cancer screening

Insights into prevalence, incidence, and impact of COPD in older adults

Snapchat found to be an effective tool to teach residents emergency radiology

Racial discrimination associated with higher capability for suicide

California GOP consultant rues ‘big mistake’ that led to family’s COVID infections

Lifting the standards in disability care

Study evaluates how travel bans help reduce the spread of COVID-19

Majority of trainee GPs willing to use mindfulness to reduce burnout, study shows

New head lice treatment receives FDA approval

Cloth face masks have potential to reduce the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 viruses

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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