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COVID-19 provided an opportunity to promote handwashing in South Asia

Nicolas Osbert is convinced that when it comes to promoting the concept of handwashing, two years of the COVID-19 pandemic achieved what UNICEF, WHO and development agencies could not in two decades.

28 Feb 2022

Antibody prevalence found to be highest among secondary school students in England

Over three quarters of secondary school pupils and nearly half of primary schools pupils are estimated to have had antibodies against COVID-19 in December last year, according to new data from the Schools Infection Survey (SIS).

28 Feb 2022

The demise of single-payer in California trips up efforts in other states

Single-payer health care didn't stand a chance in California this year. Even in this deep-blue bastion, Democratic lawmakers shied away from legislation that would have put state government in charge of health care and taxed Californians heavily to do so — a massive transformation that would have forced them to take on the powerful health care industry.

28 Feb 2022

From Alabama to Utah, efforts to vaccinate Medicaid enrollees against covid run into obstacles

Medicaid enrollees continue to get vaccinated against covid at far lower rates than the general population despite vigorous outreach efforts by government officials and private organizations to get low-income people inoculated, according to data from several states.

28 Feb 2022

Lunchtime walks on a hot day impairs cognitive performance, study finds

Studies have shown that being in a hot environment reduces cognitive performance, whereas a brief walk enhances cognition.

27 Feb 2022

Oral health disparities persist and pose a major global public health threat, experts say

Americans' oral health has improved over the last two decades, but disparities in oral health have stubbornly persisted and pose a major global public health threat, write National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Director Rena N. D'Souza, D.D.S., Ph.D., Science Advisor to the President and former National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A., in a new perspective published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

27 Feb 2022

Study finds waning protection of COVID-19 vaccines after six months

A study released in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine by Providence, one of the largest health systems in the United States, confirms the overall effectiveness of vaccines in preventing severe infection resulting in hospitalization from Covid-19, but also shows a substantial decline in protection after six months.

27 Feb 2022

Adherence promotion strategy reduces costs, improves outcomes for adolescent transplant recipients

Analysis of an adherence promotion strategy, the Medication Adherence Promotion System (MAPS), found that healthcare systems will save over $9,000 per adolescent transplant recipient compared to usual care.

27 Feb 2022

New study tests effectiveness of behavioral interventions in a pandemic-like simulation

The world has relied on adherence to non-pharmaceutical interventions, such as ventilation, mask-wearing and physical distancing, to keep us safe throughout the ongoing pandemic.

25 Feb 2022

New analysis highlights the changes in U.S. health care workforce during COVID-19 pandemic

A new analysis from Indiana University, the nonprofit Rand Corp. and the University of Michigan highlights the changes in the U.S. health care workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic and found that the average wages for U.S. health care workers rose less than wages in other industries during 2020 and the first six months of 2021.

25 Feb 2022

UCLA expert urges caution on the adoption of AI technology to analyze breast tumors

Analyzing breast-cancer tumors with artificial intelligence has the potential to improve healthcare efficiency and outcomes. But doctors should proceed cautiously, because similar technological leaps previously led to higher rates of false-positive tests and over-treatment.

25 Feb 2022

ECMO shortage linked to the death of young, healthy COVID-19 patients

Nearly 90 percent of COVID-19 patients who qualified for, but did not receive, ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) due to a shortage of resources during the height of the pandemic died in the hospital, despite being young with few other health issues, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

25 Feb 2022

Remote monitoring of patients during COVID-19 pandemic results in unexpected patient safety benefit

In an opinion article appearing online Feb. 25 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, authors from University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University write about the unexpected patient safety benefit resulting from remote monitoring of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

25 Feb 2022

Healthcare News

COVID-19 provided an opportunity to promote handwashing in South Asia

Antibody prevalence found to be highest among secondary school students in England

The demise of single-payer in California trips up efforts in other states

From Alabama to Utah, efforts to vaccinate Medicaid enrollees against covid run into obstacles

Lunchtime walks on a hot day impairs cognitive performance, study finds

Oral health disparities persist and pose a major global public health threat, experts say

Study finds waning protection of COVID-19 vaccines after six months

Adherence promotion strategy reduces costs, improves outcomes for adolescent transplant recipients

New study tests effectiveness of behavioral interventions in a pandemic-like simulation

New analysis highlights the changes in U.S. health care workforce during COVID-19 pandemic

UCLA expert urges caution on the adoption of AI technology to analyze breast tumors

ECMO shortage linked to the death of young, healthy COVID-19 patients

Remote monitoring of patients during COVID-19 pandemic results in unexpected patient safety benefit

Maladaptive coping strategies may contribute to decreased sleep quality

Dr. Dennis Ownby wins AAAAI's 2022 Distinguished Clinician Recognition Award

ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2022 to focus on management of cardiac emergencies

Declining immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants in dialysis patients post-vaccination

COVID babies score slightly lower on developmental screening test

The stress of restaurant work is reaching a boiling point. Could a staff therapist help?

Health care firms were pushed to confront racism. Now some are investing in Black startups.

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