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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Contagion confusion

The covid-19 pandemic is now entering its third year, and the ever-evolving health advice to combat an ever-evolving virus is leaving Americans more cranky and confused than ever.

6 Jan 2022

More is better than less when it comes to physical activity and cardiovascular disease

In this interview, we speak to Esmée Bakker about her latest research which investigated the impact physical activity has on cardiovascular disease.

6 Jan 2022

Emotional response can fuel the spread of "fake news"

From Facebook feeds to questionable websites, so-called "fake news" is seemingly everywhere. When it comes to the misleading information, our emotional response to seeing it can actually further its spread, according to a Bowling Green State University researcher.

6 Jan 2022

The war on cancer at 50: The origin story begins with a socialite citizen-lobbyist

The roots of the National Cancer Act can be traced to a small home in Watertown, Wisconsin. In the early 1900s, a girl named Mary tagged along when her mother went to visit their laundress, Mrs. Belter, who had breast cancer.

6 Jan 2022

South Dakota voters to decide Medicaid expansion

South Dakota voters will decide in November whether the state should become the 39th to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, a move that would provide coverage to 42,000 low-income residents.

6 Jan 2022

A new paradigm is needed: Top experts question the value of advance care planning

For decades, Americans have been urged to fill out documents specifying their end-of-life wishes before becoming terminally ill — living wills, do-not-resuscitate orders, and other written materials expressing treatment preferences.

6 Jan 2022

Mental health conservatorships led to lengthy inpatient stays among homeless people with mental illness

At a time when public and private agencies and the legal system are grappling with how to best assist people who live at the intersection of homelessness and mental illness during a global pandemic, UCLA researchers have found mental health conservatorships for people with disabling, severe mental illness who are also homeless can result in lengthy psychiatric hospitalizations.

6 Jan 2022

Food pantry clients experienced economic hardship and psychological distress during COVID-19

A novel study by UT Southwestern researchers who conducted interviews as the nation shut down due to COVID-19 tells the stories of those who routinely faced hunger before the pandemic upended their lives. The research, which could be used to improve the response in future emergencies, finds food pantry clients experienced increased economic hardship, food insecurity, and psychological distress.

6 Jan 2022

Addition of wound care nurse to prone-positioning team reduces the odds of pressure injuries in patients

The addition of a certified wound and skin care nurse to a multiprofessional prone-positioning team at Penn Medicine Princeton Health significantly reduced the odds of patients with COVID-19 developing pressure injuries, according to a study published in American Journal of Critical Care.

5 Jan 2022

A new model for predicting COVID-19 severity at diagnosis

Researchers estimate the probabilities of hospitalization and mortality from COVID-19 according to individual risk factors and number of vaccine doses.

5 Jan 2022

Booster dose elicits cross-reactive humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants

Researchers determine the cross-reactivity of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein-induced antibodies before and after a third SARS-CoV-2 vaccine dose.

5 Jan 2022

Distrust in state power closely linked vaccine hesitancy

Distrust of the state in Turkey, religion and abortion resistance in the United States. Politics and culture are just as important in explaining vaccine hesitancy as health.

5 Jan 2022

Monoclonal antibody treatment of COVID-19 reduces viral shedding

Researchers aim to understand the potential benefits of mAbs in preventing and treating SARS-CoV-2 infection.

5 Jan 2022

FAU researchers urge to prescribe aspirin based on benefit-to-risk not age

Recent guidelines have restricted aspirin use in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease to patients under 70, and more recent guidance to patients under 60. Yet, the risks of heart attacks and strokes increase markedly with age.

5 Jan 2022

AIBS scientists shed light on discrepancies in grant review participation

While numerous studies have described the funding discrepancies faced by scientists at minority-serving institutions (MSIs), there is a relative paucity of information available about MSI-based scientists' participation in grant review, the process used by research funders to allocate their budgets.

5 Jan 2022

Study leads to reduction in the number of medicines prescribed for older people

A study by researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences of GP-delivered medication for older people led to an overall reduction in the number of medicines prescribed.

5 Jan 2022

Quicker checkout process at stores could reduce exposure and limit virus spread

A new Cornell University study uses queuing theory to examine how often pairs of shoppers might overlap in a supermarket – an approach that could be used to predict the transmission of COVID-19, and guide strategies to reduce its spread.

5 Jan 2022

Pre-departure test not needed for eligible fully vaccinated travelers

From 4am on Sunday 9 January, eligible fully vaccinated travellers and over 5s will be able to take a lateral flow test instead of a PCR on or before day 2 of their arrival in England. Lateral flow tests for travel can be booked from Friday 7 January and taken upon arrival, by the end of day 2.

5 Jan 2022

Revision of pain management guidelines to ensure balance in national policies on controlled substances

In June 2019, WHO announced the revision of two pain management guidelines. A full web statement on this revision can be found here.

5 Jan 2022

Study: Many people prefer to speak about negative experiences with a virtual reality avatar

If you find opening up to a therapist too daunting, new research shows you're not alone – and you might soon have a new option.

5 Jan 2022

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Contagion confusion

More is better than less when it comes to physical activity and cardiovascular disease

Emotional response can fuel the spread of "fake news"

The war on cancer at 50: The origin story begins with a socialite citizen-lobbyist

South Dakota voters to decide Medicaid expansion

A new paradigm is needed: Top experts question the value of advance care planning

Mental health conservatorships led to lengthy inpatient stays among homeless people with mental illness

Food pantry clients experienced economic hardship and psychological distress during COVID-19

Addition of wound care nurse to prone-positioning team reduces the odds of pressure injuries in patients

A new model for predicting COVID-19 severity at diagnosis

Booster dose elicits cross-reactive humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants

Distrust in state power closely linked vaccine hesitancy

Monoclonal antibody treatment of COVID-19 reduces viral shedding

FAU researchers urge to prescribe aspirin based on benefit-to-risk not age

AIBS scientists shed light on discrepancies in grant review participation

Study leads to reduction in the number of medicines prescribed for older people

Quicker checkout process at stores could reduce exposure and limit virus spread

Pre-departure test not needed for eligible fully vaccinated travelers

Revision of pain management guidelines to ensure balance in national policies on controlled substances

Study: Many people prefer to speak about negative experiences with a virtual reality avatar

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