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Women 10% more likely than men to feel unsafe on metro trains and buses

The study, conducted by Imperial College London on data from 2009 to 2018, looked at a third of a million passenger responses to Customer Satisfaction Surveys from 28 cities across four continents.

25 Mar 2020

Some states are reporting incomplete COVID-19 results, blurring the full picture

Several states are reporting only positive COVID-19 test results from private labs, a practice that paints a misleading picture of how fast the disease is spreading.

25 Mar 2020

Video consultations with GPs could help maintain continuity of care during social distancing

Patients and general practice staff are receptive to greater use of video consultations in general practice, however concerns about accessibility and technical challenges have been an obstacle to the technology being widely adopted, a University of Warwick study has found.

25 Mar 2020

Why hoarding of hydroxychloroquine needs to stop

A family of old antimalarial drugs — including one that some patients rely on to treat their lupus or rheumatoid arthritis — is becoming harder to get in the United States, pharmacists say, partly because of remarks President Donald Trump has made, highlighting the drugs as a potential treatment for COVID-19.

25 Mar 2020

Are vital home health workers now a safety threat?

As a hospice nurse in Seattle, Diane Speer said giving out hugs to patients and family members was a routine part of home visits.

25 Mar 2020

COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance launches registry to get data on rheumatic disease patients

Today, the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance launched an international registry to help collect data that will be used to guide rheumatology clinicians and health professionals as they assess and treat rheumatic disease patients who are, or may become, infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

25 Mar 2020

New recommendations to tackle tuberculosis amid coronavirus crisis

The World Health Organization has today issued new recommendations to tackle tuberculosis, a respiratory disease, in the wake of coronavirus spreading across continents.

25 Mar 2020

Cognitive abilities mainly influence physical activity and not vice versa, study shows

Someone dies somewhere in the world every 10 seconds owing to physical inactivity - 3.2 million people a year according to the World Health Organization.

25 Mar 2020

New modeling study estimates impact of physical distancing in reducing SARS-CoV-2 spread

A new modeling study conducted in a simulated Singapore setting has estimated that a combined approach of physical distancing interventions, comprising quarantine (for infected individuals and their families), school closure, and workplace distancing, is most effective at reducing the number of SARS-CoV-2 cases compared with other intervention scenarios included in the study.

25 Mar 2020

AGS reinforces the need for medical supplies, telehealth in COVID-19 response to Congress

In letters sent yesterday to Congressional leaders, Vice President Pence, and White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Deborah Birx, MD, experts at the American Geriatrics Society reinforced the need for medical supplies, telehealth, expertise in older adult care, and a range of other priorities in response to COVID-19.

24 Mar 2020

More men may not necessarily mean more problems, FSU study finds

Men are more prone to competitive risk taking and violent behavior, so what happens when the number of men is greater than the number of women in a population?

24 Mar 2020

Co-occurring contaminants in groundwater may heighten health risks for North Carolinians

Contaminants that occur together naturally in groundwater under certain geological conditions may heighten health risks for millions of North Carolinians whose drinking water comes from private wells, and current safety regulations don't address the problem, a new Duke University study finds.

24 Mar 2020

Older adults are more emotionally stable and better at resisting temptations

The stereotype of grumpy old people apparently doesn't hold up under closer inspection. A new study from Duke and Vanderbilt University psychologists finds that older people are generally more emotionally stable and better able to resist temptations in their daily lives.

24 Mar 2020

Northwestern researcher receives NSF RAPID grant to develop self-sanitizing face mask

A Northwestern University researcher has received funding to develop a new self-sanitizing medical face mask that deactivates viruses on contact.

24 Mar 2020

Red Cross makes plea for blood donations amid coronavirus health crisis

The United States Red Cross fears that the world’s blood bank supply is at risk amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, which has so far infected more than 417,500 people and killed more than 18,500 people.

24 Mar 2020

Research shows striking increase in help line requests for food pantries as pandemic spreads

In the first week since COVID-19 was designated a pandemic, requests for food pantries skyrocketed across the United States. Requests for home-delivered meals more than tripled in the same time period, said a Brown School researcher who tracks calls to 2-1-1 help lines across the U.S.

24 Mar 2020

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Women 10% more likely than men to feel unsafe on metro trains and buses

Some states are reporting incomplete COVID-19 results, blurring the full picture

Video consultations with GPs could help maintain continuity of care during social distancing

Why hoarding of hydroxychloroquine needs to stop

Are vital home health workers now a safety threat?

COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance launches registry to get data on rheumatic disease patients

New recommendations to tackle tuberculosis amid coronavirus crisis

Cognitive abilities mainly influence physical activity and not vice versa, study shows

New modeling study estimates impact of physical distancing in reducing SARS-CoV-2 spread

AGS reinforces the need for medical supplies, telehealth in COVID-19 response to Congress

More men may not necessarily mean more problems, FSU study finds

Co-occurring contaminants in groundwater may heighten health risks for North Carolinians

Older adults are more emotionally stable and better at resisting temptations

Northwestern researcher receives NSF RAPID grant to develop self-sanitizing face mask

Red Cross makes plea for blood donations amid coronavirus health crisis

Research shows striking increase in help line requests for food pantries as pandemic spreads

Taylor & Francis publishes new microsite to provide full access to COVID-19 research

OHDSI hosts COVID-19 virtual study-a-thon to generate real-world evidence

European Respiratory Society urges governments to ensure free movement of medical supplies

Nearly all older Americans support including dental coverage in Medicare

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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