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Including patients' preferences in kidney allocation system could improve outcomes

From the moment a kidney becomes available, there are just 24 hours to identify the recipient and carry out the transplant.

17 Jul 2020

Research shows increased psychological well-being after the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic

The corona crisis appears to have had a negative impact on the mental health of the Danish population, but research from Aarhus University shows that the psychological well-being had improved already by the end of April.

17 Jul 2020

Coordinated lockdown strategies key to preventing resurgent COVID-19 outbreaks, study shows

Coordinated lockdown strategies among countries is key to preventing resurgent COVID-19 outbreaks in continental Europe, a new modeling study shows.

17 Jul 2020

Trump administration’s sudden shift on COVID data leaves states in the lurch

Just as the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 approaches new highs in some parts of the country, hospital data in Kansas and Missouri is suddenly incomplete or missing.

17 Jul 2020

Reduction in flights due to COVID‐19 pandemic imperils weather forecast

Weather forecasts have become less accurate during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the reduction in commercial flights, according to new research.

17 Jul 2020

Montana Rodeo goes on, bucking fears on fort peck reservation

Cowboys lined the metal chutes that released bucking horses and their riders into the arena, Miss Rodeo Montana signed autographs for fans, and coronavirus warning signs ended with "Face mask usage is of personal choice."

17 Jul 2020

Advanced trials are needed to assess psychological therapies, say researchers

Various forms of psychotherapies have been shown to be efficacious and cost-effective for a wide spectrum of mental disorders.

17 Jul 2020

Helping older adults to address healthy longevity in the environment, homes, and communities

Have you thought about what you'd like your life to look like when you're 84?

17 Jul 2020

University of California San Diego launches new center to help conduct meaningful research in real-world settings

Throughout the history of medicine and science, researchers have frequently discovered evidence of promising ways to improve health outcomes for patients and communities -- only to have those findings languish in papers published in scientific journals.

17 Jul 2020

Report calls for customized evidence on optimal implementation of COVID-19 measures

Today a report was released that calls for the use of research evidence on the optimal implementation of public health interventions for COVID-19 in varied global settings.

17 Jul 2020

Atlas provides harmonized data on levels of natural radiation across Europe

The European Atlas of Natural Radiation provides harmonised data on levels of natural radiation across the EU and aims to raise awareness among Europeans of living with natural radioactivity.

17 Jul 2020

COVID-19 outcomes better in countries with female leaders

A thought-provoking new study published on the preprint server medRxiv on Thursday suggests that countries headed by female leaders showed better outcomes over a variety of indicators.

17 Jul 2020

Multi-institutional project uses satellite data to determine incidences of cholera

Virginia Tech Professor Kevin Boyle is part of a multi-institutional project led by his former graduate Sonia Aziz that was just awarded one of three grants totaling $300,000 to quantify the benefits of using satellite data in decisions that improve socioeconomic outcomes for people and the environment.

16 Jul 2020

Requirements for people to wear masks in public are similar to smoking bans

Requirements for consumers to wear masks at public places like retail stores and restaurants are very similar to smoking bans, according to three university experts.

16 Jul 2020

Experts highlight the vulnerabilities and interdependencies exposed by COVID-19

Is the global response to the pandemic effective? Is it inclusive? Three professors from the University of Ottawa, along with a leading global health ethicist and former Health Minister Jane Philpott, today published a book of essays analyzing the COVID-19 pandemic from the standpoint of law, ethics, and public policy.

16 Jul 2020

NCI funds research surrounding sustainability of telemedicine for rural cancer patients

Telemedicine has been growing as a key mode of providing care to patients in rural areas. Now, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an exponential increase in need to deliver care to patients with cancer and other chronic conditions remotely.

16 Jul 2020

Many private post-acute care facilities explicitly discriminate patients with substance use disorder

A new study shows that 29 percent of private post-acute care facilities in Massachusetts explicitly discriminated against hospitalized individuals with opioid use disorder, rejecting their referral for admission.

16 Jul 2020

Chest X-rays reveal more severe COVID-19 in racial/ethnic minority patients

Racial/ethnic minority patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 infection are more likely to have more severe disease on chest X-rays than white/non-Hispanic patients, increasing the likelihood of adverse outcomes, such as intubation or death, according to a study published in the journal Radiology.

16 Jul 2020

Certain decontamination methods damage N95 face masks' protective function

Certain methods of decontaminating medical face masks for repeated use during the COVID-19 pandemic appear to damage the masks' integrity and protective function, according to research by a University of Massachusetts Amherst environmental health scientist.

16 Jul 2020

Inflammageing may be related to worse COVID-19 outcomes in older individuals

The increased severity and mortality of SARS-CoV-2 infections in older individuals may be related to inflammageing - an age-associated phenomenon of increased general inflammation.

16 Jul 2020

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Including patients' preferences in kidney allocation system could improve outcomes

Research shows increased psychological well-being after the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic

Coordinated lockdown strategies key to preventing resurgent COVID-19 outbreaks, study shows

Trump administration’s sudden shift on COVID data leaves states in the lurch

Reduction in flights due to COVID‐19 pandemic imperils weather forecast

Montana Rodeo goes on, bucking fears on fort peck reservation

Advanced trials are needed to assess psychological therapies, say researchers

Helping older adults to address healthy longevity in the environment, homes, and communities

University of California San Diego launches new center to help conduct meaningful research in real-world settings

Report calls for customized evidence on optimal implementation of COVID-19 measures

Atlas provides harmonized data on levels of natural radiation across Europe

COVID-19 outcomes better in countries with female leaders

Multi-institutional project uses satellite data to determine incidences of cholera

Requirements for people to wear masks in public are similar to smoking bans

Experts highlight the vulnerabilities and interdependencies exposed by COVID-19

NCI funds research surrounding sustainability of telemedicine for rural cancer patients

Many private post-acute care facilities explicitly discriminate patients with substance use disorder

Chest X-rays reveal more severe COVID-19 in racial/ethnic minority patients

Certain decontamination methods damage N95 face masks' protective function

Inflammageing may be related to worse COVID-19 outcomes in older individuals

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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