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AI model detects COVID-19 infection in people’s voices

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to detect COVID-19 infection in people's voices by means of a mobile phone app, according to research to be presented on Monday at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

5 Sep 2022

$Multidisciplinary effort enhances care for older patients with hip fracture$

Multidisciplinary effort enhances care for older patients with hip fracture

A multidisciplinary effort to improve care for older patients who arrive at the emergency room with a hip fracture has decreased the time before they have surgery, shortened hospital stays, and resulted in better follow-up care, UT Southwestern physicians reported in Geriatric Nursing.

5 Sep 2022

MHRA approves bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine made by Pfizer/BioNTech

A second, "bivalent" vaccine has today been approved as a booster by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) after it was found to meet the UK regulator's standards of safety, quality and effectiveness.

3 Sep 2022

Employment indicators remain unchanged for people with disabilities despite inflation, say NTIDE experts

Despite concerns about the impact of inflation, employment indicators remained virtually unchanged, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment – Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD).

2 Sep 2022

Covid-19 study highlights a continued drop in U.S. life expectancy

An updated analysis of American COVID-19 deaths throughout 2021 highlights a continued drop in overall life expectancy as well as persistent disparities by race and ethnicity.

2 Sep 2022

COVID has changed people's perception of natural spaces

The pandemic has impacted our lives in a multitude of ways, many of which will no doubt be felt for years to come.

2 Sep 2022

Cannabis legalization likely to reduce conventional pharmaceutical sales by billions of dollars

Researchers from California Polytechnic State University and The University of New Mexico find that stock market investors predict cannabis legalization will reduce conventional pharmaceutical sales by billions of dollars.

2 Sep 2022

Private equity ownership of physician practices may impose measures to squeeze out more profits, research says

New research reveals private equity firms that acquire physician-owned medical practices appear to be imposing measures to squeeze out more profits.

2 Sep 2022

Ultra-processed food may increase colorectal cancer risk in men

A new study reveals that high consumption of ultra-processed foods might increase the risk of colorectal cancer in men.

2 Sep 2022

Researchers study the long-term consequences of Finland’s first vaccine mandate against smallpox

Researchers from University of Turku investigated how the vaccine mandate against the deadly childhood infection smallpox was successful at increasing vaccination coverage in 19th century Finland.

2 Sep 2022

Respiratory diseases affect females and males differently, study says

The impact of breathing diesel exhaust fumes may be more severe for females than males, according to new research that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

2 Sep 2022

CDC recommends Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine to be used as primary series option for adolescents

Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., signed a decision memo that Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine be used as another primary series option for adolescents ages 12 through 17.

1 Sep 2022

Sonographers can help enhance parents' emotional connection to the unborn baby during pregnancy

A systematic review of twenty-three studies suggests that, during pregnancy, expectant parents' feelings towards their unborn baby (fetus) can be positively enhanced by sonographers (specialist healthcare professionals who are trained to perform pregnancy ultrasound scans) making imaging examinations a truly parent-centred experience.

1 Sep 2022

Family behaviors and attitudes are key elements to providing end-of-life care at rural hospitals

Nurses who care for critically ill and dying patients in rural hospitals rate family behaviors and attitudes as key elements to providing end-of-life care, according to new research published in American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC).

1 Sep 2022

The war in Ukraine and resulting massive population displacement has enhanced epidemic typhus risk

The ongoing war in Ukraine has caused massive destruction in the region, enhancing the risk of epidemic typhus.

31 Aug 2022

Exploring the muscle symptoms associated with statin therapy

In a new study, investigators explored the influences of statin treatment on muscle symptoms.

31 Aug 2022

Research shows how sensor-based health monitoring could help tackle age-related health problems

Specific changes in our movement patterns can be indicators of several health problems: For instance, decrease in strength often correlates with risk of falls, mild cognitive impairment, depression, sleep problems, respiratory problems, cardiac arrhythmias and increasing myocardial weakness or worsening of a COVID-19 infection.

30 Aug 2022

Study shows how COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of progress in women and children's health

Declines in essential health care utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic in low- and lower-middle-income countries devastatingly impact women and children's health, according to a new study publishing August 30th in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Tashrik Ahmed of the World Bank, US, and colleagues.

30 Aug 2022

$Initial period of strict bed rest can be beneficial for older with osteoporotic vertebral fractures$

Initial period of strict bed rest can be beneficial for older with osteoporotic vertebral fractures

Aging is universal. Both osteoporosis and the bone fractures that occur as a result of osteoporosis become more likely with age.

30 Aug 2022

Research reveals administration of ineffective COVID-19 treatments after FDA deauthorization

Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-designed treatments tailor-made to fight specific infections. In early 2021, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization for two monoclonal antibodies (bamlanivimab/etesevimab and casirivimab/imdevimab) for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in high-risk, non-hospitalized patients.

30 Aug 2022

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AI model detects COVID-19 infection in people’s voices

Multidisciplinary effort enhances care for older patients with hip fracture

MHRA approves bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine made by Pfizer/BioNTech

Employment indicators remain unchanged for people with disabilities despite inflation, say NTIDE experts

Covid-19 study highlights a continued drop in U.S. life expectancy

COVID has changed people's perception of natural spaces

Cannabis legalization likely to reduce conventional pharmaceutical sales by billions of dollars

Private equity ownership of physician practices may impose measures to squeeze out more profits, research says

Ultra-processed food may increase colorectal cancer risk in men

Researchers study the long-term consequences of Finland’s first vaccine mandate against smallpox

Respiratory diseases affect females and males differently, study says

CDC recommends Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine to be used as primary series option for adolescents

Sonographers can help enhance parents' emotional connection to the unborn baby during pregnancy

Family behaviors and attitudes are key elements to providing end-of-life care at rural hospitals

The war in Ukraine and resulting massive population displacement has enhanced epidemic typhus risk

Exploring the muscle symptoms associated with statin therapy

Research shows how sensor-based health monitoring could help tackle age-related health problems

Study shows how COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of progress in women and children's health

Initial period of strict bed rest can be beneficial for older with osteoporotic vertebral fractures

Research reveals administration of ineffective COVID-19 treatments after FDA deauthorization

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