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Experts debate the medicinal licensing of e-cigarettes

As the UK announces support for medicinal licensing of electronic cigarettes, experts debate the issue in The BMJ.

13 Jan 2022

People with COVID-19 can end self-isolation after 5 days following 2 consecutive negative LFD tests

From Monday, 17 January, people with COVID-19 in England can end their self-isolation after five full days, as long as they test negative on day 5 and day 6.

13 Jan 2022

Government funding supports national effort to vaccinate vulnerable communities

Community Vaccine Champions from Bradford to Brighton will be tapping into their local networks and encouraging people in their community to come forward and get vaccinated.

13 Jan 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Dealing with drug prices

Medicare officials have preliminarily decided to restrict reimbursement for Aduhelm, the controversial Alzheimer's drug, to only patients participating in approved clinical trials.

13 Jan 2022

Justices block broad worker vaccine requirement, allow health worker mandate to proceed

The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a key Biden administration covid-19 initiative — putting a stop, for now, to a rule requiring businesses with more than 100 workers to either mandate that employees be vaccinated against covid or wear masks and undergo weekly testing.

13 Jan 2022

What patients can learn with confidence from one negative rapid test (hint: very little)

Julie Ann Justo, an infectious disease clinical pharmacist for a South Carolina hospital system, hoped Christmas week would finally be the time her family could safely gather for a reunion.

13 Jan 2022

Study reveals stark disparities in air pollution exposure among racial/ethnic, income groups in the U.S.

Certain groups in the U.S.—Blacks, Asians, Hispanics, Latinos, and low-income populations—are being exposed to higher levels of dangerous fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) than other groups, according to new research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

13 Jan 2022

Medical masks increase facial attractiveness, finds study

Face masks. Two words that have prompted furious debate during the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion just isn't going away – and now Cardiff University experts have discovered a surprising new reason to mask up.

13 Jan 2022

Swapping single food item for a more planet-friendly alternative could reduce diet's carbon footprint

If your New Year's resolution is to eat better for the planet, a new Tulane University study finds it may be easier than you think.

13 Jan 2022

Vaccination offers long-term protection from worst outcomes of COVID-19

Vaccination offers long-lasting protection from the worst outcomes of COVID-19, according to a new study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

13 Jan 2022

Long-excluded uterine cancer patients are step closer to 9/11 benefits

Tammy Kaminski can still recall the taste of benzene, a carcinogenic byproduct of burning jet fuel. For nine months after the 9/11 attacks, she volunteered for eight hours every Saturday at St. Paul's Chapel, just around the corner from ground zero in New York City.

13 Jan 2022

Using lab-grown stomachs to shed light on the symptoms of COVID-19

Could lab-grown 'mini-stomachs' be used to look at COVID-19 symptoms in children? In this interview, we speak to Paolo De Coppi to find out more.

13 Jan 2022

Specification of fictitious added benefit upon market access of orphan drugs not confirmed

In order to promote the development of drugs for rare diseases (orphan drugs) despite market risks, in Germany they are exempt from the regular benefit assessment procedure introduced in 2011 with the Act on the Reform of the Market for Medicinal Products (AMNOG).

13 Jan 2022

Wearable sweat sensors can help assess an individual's health

Sweating it out through exercise may be a New Year's resolution but it could also help to provide new insights into the state of your health, according to new sensing technology being developed at Simon Fraser University.

12 Jan 2022

Male workers more likely to engage in deviant behavior in response to gender threats

When male workers believe their gender status is threatened, they are more likely than their female counterparts to engage in deviant behavior such as lying, cheating or stealing in the workplace, new research suggests.

12 Jan 2022

Survey helps understand the experiences of physicians who provide medical aid in dying

In 2016, Colorado voters approved a new state law that provided medical aid in dying for terminally ill patients. This law authorizes a physician, who is identified as the attending physician, to prescribe a lethal dose of medications that results in death.

12 Jan 2022

New study highlights COVID-19 vaccine inequities in California

As the pandemic stretches into its third year, people around the globe have benefitted from cutting-edge vaccines that have prevented infection with COVID-19 or mitigated its impact. Yet, vaccine access has not been distributed evenly across populations.

12 Jan 2022

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Experts debate the medicinal licensing of e-cigarettes

People with COVID-19 can end self-isolation after 5 days following 2 consecutive negative LFD tests

Government funding supports national effort to vaccinate vulnerable communities

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Dealing with drug prices

Justices block broad worker vaccine requirement, allow health worker mandate to proceed

What patients can learn with confidence from one negative rapid test (hint: very little)

Study reveals stark disparities in air pollution exposure among racial/ethnic, income groups in the U.S.

Medical masks increase facial attractiveness, finds study

Swapping single food item for a more planet-friendly alternative could reduce diet's carbon footprint

Vaccination offers long-term protection from worst outcomes of COVID-19

Long-excluded uterine cancer patients are step closer to 9/11 benefits

Using lab-grown stomachs to shed light on the symptoms of COVID-19

Specification of fictitious added benefit upon market access of orphan drugs not confirmed

Wearable sweat sensors can help assess an individual's health

Male workers more likely to engage in deviant behavior in response to gender threats

Survey helps understand the experiences of physicians who provide medical aid in dying

New study highlights COVID-19 vaccine inequities in California

Vaccine mandate may have little impact on health care staffing levels

Starting hormone treatment in adolescence linked to better mental health in transgender people

Dynamics of hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infection in a geriatric setting

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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