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Information sources shape infection-preventive behavior during pandemic and beyond

When making important decisions about disease prevention, who do you listen to? Medical institutions? Or perhaps the people around you? Your answer might reveal more about your personal circumstances than you would expect.

20 Nov 2023

Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the status of neglected tropical diseases

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. The COVID-19 pandemic threatens public health systems worldwide, both in developed and developing countries.

20 Nov 2023

Academic medical centers may help mitigate structural racism in cardiovascular care for Black women

Investigators from the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai have found that among a cohort of women with obstructive coronary artery disease treated at academic medical centers, racial and ethnic disparities did not impact their long-term outcomes.

20 Nov 2023

Uniting Against Antimicrobial Resistance: An Interview with the World Health Organization

An interview with Kitty van Weezenbeek, Director of Surveillance, Prevention and Control of AMR for the World Health Organistion (WHO) AMR division.

20 Nov 2023

Switching from animal-based to plant-based foods reduces risk of heart disease, diabetes, and mortality

The effects of replacing animal-based foods with plant-based alternatives on cardiometabolic health and all-cause mortality.

20 Nov 2023

What to know about assisted living

Are you confused about what an assisted living facility is, and how it differs from a nursing home? And what you can expect to pay? Here's a guide to this type of housing for older people.

20 Nov 2023

US military says national security depends on ‘forever chemicals’

The Department of Defense relies on hundreds, if not thousands, of weapons and products such as uniforms, batteries, and microelectronics that contain PFAS, a family of chemicals linked to serious health conditions.

20 Nov 2023

Extra fees drive assisted living profits

Assisted living centers have become an appealing retirement option for hundreds of thousands of boomers who can no longer live independently, promising a cheerful alternative to the institutional feel of a nursing home.

20 Nov 2023

New study links alcohol and white bread to increased colorectal cancer risk

The relationship between 139 dietary factors and the risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC).

20 Nov 2023

Academics' mental health articles gain cross-party praise

A bumper collection of articles from academics at The University of Manchester examining the intricacies of poor mental health and offering policy suggestions to ease the plight of sufferers has received cross-party praise from politicians in both Houses of Parliament.

20 Nov 2023

Head injuries lead to 1 hospitalization every 4 minutes in Australia

Head injuries resulted in 142,000 admitted hospital cases in 2020-21 - the equivalent of 1 hospitalization every 4 minutes, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

20 Nov 2023

Analysis finds 3.7 million working-age people with work-limiting health conditions

New analysis by the Health Foundation reveals that 3.7 million people (12% of the working age population) are currently in work and reporting a ‘work-limiting’ health condition that restricts the type or amount of work they can do. This has risen by 1.4 million over the past decade and almost matches the number of people with work-limiting conditions who are not in work.

20 Nov 2023

Loughborough University to deliver patient safety course to hundreds of NHS professionals

Loughborough University is collaborating with NHS England to deliver learning to hundreds of healthcare professionals in a bid to improve patient safety.

20 Nov 2023

Breakthrough wireless sensor offers continuous health monitoring, revolutionizing patient care

The study introduces a wireless broadband acousto-mechanical sensing (BAMS) system for continuous physiological monitoring, capturing a wide range of body signals and offering significant potential for both home and hospital settings.

19 Nov 2023

UK's national health service diabetes program proves effective in managing prediabetes, major study finds

Researchers examined the original framework of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (DPP) implemented in the UK.

19 Nov 2023

Antibiotic consumption in Europe rebounds to pre-pandemic levels

This year's European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) focuses on the targets outlined in the 2023 Council Recommendation to step up efforts in the European Union (EU) against antimicrobial resistance in a One Health approach.

17 Nov 2023

Benzodiazepine prescribing practices for homeless veterans with mental illness

Despite elevated risk for substance use disorder and overdose death in the homeless population, benzodiazepine prescribing for this population has not been examined.

17 Nov 2023

New Social Security report shows growing overpayment problem tops $23B

A new financial report released by the Social Security Administration this week shows that the scope of the agency's overpayment problem has continued to grow.

17 Nov 2023

Experts provide ten-point plan to improve UK cancer care

The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is currently facing major workforce deficits and cancer services are struggling to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report published in The Lancet Oncology.

17 Nov 2023

'AI virtual patients' diagnostic application revolutionizes medical education in Hong Kong

With the rapid development and extensive applications of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology across various sectors, Dr Michael Co Tiong-hong from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), and Dr John Yuen Tsz-hon from the Department of Computer Science, HKU, have jointly developed Hong Kong's first 'AI virtual patients' diagnostic application for training medical students.

17 Nov 2023

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Information sources shape infection-preventive behavior during pandemic and beyond

Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the status of neglected tropical diseases

Academic medical centers may help mitigate structural racism in cardiovascular care for Black women

Uniting Against Antimicrobial Resistance: An Interview with the World Health Organization

Switching from animal-based to plant-based foods reduces risk of heart disease, diabetes, and mortality

What to know about assisted living

US military says national security depends on ‘forever chemicals’

Extra fees drive assisted living profits

New study links alcohol and white bread to increased colorectal cancer risk

Academics' mental health articles gain cross-party praise

Head injuries lead to 1 hospitalization every 4 minutes in Australia

Analysis finds 3.7 million working-age people with work-limiting health conditions

Loughborough University to deliver patient safety course to hundreds of NHS professionals

Breakthrough wireless sensor offers continuous health monitoring, revolutionizing patient care

UK's national health service diabetes program proves effective in managing prediabetes, major study finds

Antibiotic consumption in Europe rebounds to pre-pandemic levels

Benzodiazepine prescribing practices for homeless veterans with mental illness

New Social Security report shows growing overpayment problem tops $23B

Experts provide ten-point plan to improve UK cancer care

'AI virtual patients' diagnostic application revolutionizes medical education in Hong Kong

Modular, Scalable, Intelligent: How n6 Is Rethinking NGS Library Prep

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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