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Parallel approach to vaccine trials can lead to faster and more accurate assessment

Some of Rutgers' top health researchers are calling for a change in our approach to developing COVID-19 vaccines, and vaccines to fight future pandemics, to incorporate both conventional and challenge trails.

12 Apr 2022

Many parents report negative childbirth experiences in England during COVID-19 pandemic

47% of parents in a national survey reported negative experiences of giving birth during the pandemic in 2020, with uncertainties about rapidly changing restrictions and poor communication from healthcare providers causing them increased anxiety and distress.

12 Apr 2022

$2 million funding to support Friendship Bench program for helping people with mental health issues

Many more people with depression and other mental health issues will be able to get help from the Friendship Bench programme thanks to a $2 million unrestricted funding from the philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.

12 Apr 2022

12-week call for evidence seeks views to inform a new 10-year mental health plan

The general public, people of all ages with lived experience of mental health conditions and those who support people with mental ill-health are urged to respond to a 12-week call for evidence to inform a new 10-year mental health plan and a refreshed National Suicide Prevention Plan seeking views on what can be improved within the current service, particularly in light of the pandemic which has led to record levels of people seeking treatment.

12 Apr 2022

Babies die as congenital syphilis continues a decade-long surge across the US

For a decade, the number of babies born with syphilis in the U.S. has surged, undeterred. Data released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows just how dire the outbreak has become.

12 Apr 2022

UWS study to focus on developing sensors that could save patients' lives

The development of next-generation sensors used to save patients' lives - and transform a range of industrial processes - will be the focus of a University of the West Scotland (UWS) study.

12 Apr 2022

Thousands more vulnerable patients are eligible to receive the UK’s second antiviral for COVID-19

Thousands more vulnerable people in England are now eligible to receive the UK's second oral antiviral treatment for Covid.

12 Apr 2022

Insight into the Breast Cancer Landscape with Breast Cancer Now

In this interview, we speak with Dr. Simon Vincent, Director of Research, Support, and Influencing at Breast Cancer Now, about the current landscape of breast cancer.

12 Apr 2022

Colorado moves toward statewide coverage of wastewater surveillance

On a Sunday morning in March 2020, right at the start of the pandemic, an article in Popular Mechanics caught engineer Pieter Van Ry's eye. It had a catchy title: "How Poop Offers Hints About the Spread of Coronavirus."

12 Apr 2022

California sees dramatic decline in child homicide victims. What’s changed?

The stunning climb in homicide rates in recent years in California and big cities across the nation obscures a remarkably good-news trend involving young children: The number of child homicide victims fell dramatically in California over the past decade, the latest death certificate data shows, a pattern mirrored to a lesser extent nationwide.

12 Apr 2022

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy not associated with any observable birth defects on ultrasound

In our latest interview, News Medical speaks to Dr. Rachel Ruderman about her current research, which reveals no detectable link on ultrasound scans between COVID-19 vaccination and birth defects.

12 Apr 2022

UMass Amherst-based COVID-19 Forecast Hub generates accurate predictions of pandemic deaths

The University of Massachusetts Amherst-based U.S. COVID-19 Forecast Hub, a collaborative research consortium, has generated the most consistently accurate predictions of pandemic deaths at the state and national level, according to a paper published April 8 in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences.

11 Apr 2022

The Mount Sinai Hospital completes full renovation of its children's ED

The Mount Sinai Hospital has announced the completion of a full renovation of its children's Emergency Department (ED), and a newly redesigned area for walk-in, low acuity adult patients.

11 Apr 2022

Tobacco use increased in smokers trying to quit during COVID-19, study finds

While smoking rates have declined dramatically in the United States, there are still 35 million smokers. There are few data about whether, and if so, how current cigarette smoking habits among those trying to quit are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

11 Apr 2022

Millions of people face a postcode lottery to access fertility freezing treatments

Depending on where some people live in the UK could mean they are denied an NHS treatment which helps patients with medical needs, such as cancer and transgender issues, become parents in the future.

11 Apr 2022

Report: Depression and loneliness have increased among older adults during COVID-19 pandemic

Rates of depression and loneliness have increased among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting a need for more coordinated efforts to address the issue going forward, according to a new report on social isolation among older Canadians.

11 Apr 2022

MU researchers receive grant to increase confidence about COVID-19 vaccine among nurses

As an assistant teaching professor in the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, Stefanie Birk knows there are nursing students unsure of how to talk with people hesitant about getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

11 Apr 2022

VHA telestroke program minimizes hospital transfers, optimizes care for stroke patients

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VHA) National Telestroke Program has made expert stroke care quickly available to patients, even at rural facilities with limited staffing.

11 Apr 2022

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may help people in opioid addiction treatment

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may help people being treated for opioid addiction reduce their methadone dose and better manage pain and withdrawal symptoms, according to a pair of studies led by Washington State University scientists.

11 Apr 2022

Certain personality traits may play a role in cognitive functioning later in life

People who are organized, with high levels of self-discipline, may be less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment as they age, while people who are moody or emotionally unstable are more likely to experience cognitive decline late in life, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

11 Apr 2022

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Parallel approach to vaccine trials can lead to faster and more accurate assessment

Many parents report negative childbirth experiences in England during COVID-19 pandemic

$2 million funding to support Friendship Bench program for helping people with mental health issues

12-week call for evidence seeks views to inform a new 10-year mental health plan

Babies die as congenital syphilis continues a decade-long surge across the US

UWS study to focus on developing sensors that could save patients' lives

Thousands more vulnerable patients are eligible to receive the UK’s second antiviral for COVID-19

Insight into the Breast Cancer Landscape with Breast Cancer Now

Colorado moves toward statewide coverage of wastewater surveillance

California sees dramatic decline in child homicide victims. What’s changed?

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy not associated with any observable birth defects on ultrasound

UMass Amherst-based COVID-19 Forecast Hub generates accurate predictions of pandemic deaths

The Mount Sinai Hospital completes full renovation of its children's ED

Tobacco use increased in smokers trying to quit during COVID-19, study finds

Millions of people face a postcode lottery to access fertility freezing treatments

Report: Depression and loneliness have increased among older adults during COVID-19 pandemic

MU researchers receive grant to increase confidence about COVID-19 vaccine among nurses

VHA telestroke program minimizes hospital transfers, optimizes care for stroke patients

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may help people in opioid addiction treatment

Certain personality traits may play a role in cognitive functioning later in life

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