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Study highlights the impact of gambling on partners and families

With the lure of online gambling high during COVID-19 lockdowns - and some gambling venues now reopening - partners and families of problem gamblers may be the first to see a problem emerging.

22 Jul 2020

Many U.S. homes lack sufficient space and plumbing facilities to limit the spread of COVID-19

More than 1 in 5 U.S. homes lack sufficient space and plumbing facilities to comply with recommendations to limit the household spread of COVID-19

22 Jul 2020

Self-imposed prevention strategies can help mitigate COVID-19 epidemic

Both self-imposed prevention measures such as hand-washing, mask-wearing and social distancing, as well as government-imposed social distancing can help mitigate and delay a COVID-19 epidemic, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Alexandra Teslya of University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands and colleagues.

22 Jul 2020

More than 1 in 5 homes lack sufficient space to comply with COVID-19 guidelines

An article published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine reports that 25 million dwellings that house 81 million Americans lack adequate space or plumbing to allow compliance with recommendations that a person who may have COVID-19 maintain physical separation from others in their household.

22 Jul 2020

ESC Congress 2020 to host the biggest online gathering of cardiovascular professionals

The world's largest cardiovascular meeting - ESC Congress 2020 - is set to host the biggest online gathering of cardiovascular professionals the world has ever seen.

22 Jul 2020

Racially motivated hate crimes increase in the U.S.

Under the Hate Crime Statistic Act, hate crimes are defined as "crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, gender and gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity."

22 Jul 2020

Cancer diagnostic capacity should be ramped up to avoid unnecessary deaths, say researchers

Delays to cancer referral through reduced use of the urgent GP referral pathway during the coronavirus pandemic could result in more than a thousand additional deaths in England, a new study reports.

22 Jul 2020

Study shows the big picture of combat casualty outcomes since World War II

New analysis shows that while the survivability of wounds on the battlefield has steadily improved for United States service members since World War II, there were several increases that bucked that trend during subsequent conflicts.

22 Jul 2020

Survey: Precarious situation of old age care at home is aggravating during COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic places a particular focus on older persons. Therefore, it comes as a surprise that the high-risk group of around 2.6 million care-dependent older persons in Germany who receive care at home, predominantly from their relatives, has been largely ignored by scientists, politicians, and society in general during this crisis.

21 Jul 2020

National Cancer Institute renews designation of HCI as Comprehensive Cancer Center

The National Cancer Institute has renewed the designation of Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah as a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest federal rank possible for a cancer research organization.

21 Jul 2020

New study explores patients' views of hospital fundraising

As many hospitals and health centers face dramatic drops in revenue from ramping down services during the coronavirus pandemic, donations from grateful patients and philanthropists become more important than ever.

21 Jul 2020

Positive emotion skills intervention to reduce burnout in nurses

Making a concerted effort to increase positive emotion shows promise as a way to improve wellness and address burnout in nurses, according to an article in AACN Advanced Critical Care.

21 Jul 2020

UVA earns international group's highest honor for quality heart and lung care

For its lifesaving care of patients with severely injured hearts and lungs, University of Virginia Medical Center has earned the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization's Platinum Level Center of Excellence Award, the international group's highest honor.

21 Jul 2020

Mindfulness training helps reduce intimate partner violent behavior in men

The last few months have been particularly difficult for people living in a violent relationship.

21 Jul 2020

Study assesses the stress levels of U.S. physicians during COVID-19 pandemic

Amid the COVID-19 chaos in many hospitals, emergency medicine physicians in seven cities around the country experienced rising levels of anxiety and emotional exhaustion, regardless of the intensity of the local surge, according to a new analysis led by UC San Francisco.

21 Jul 2020