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Understanding the long-term impact of pandemic on Alzheimer’s research trials and people with dementia

COVID-19 and the global pandemic have caused significant disruption to all aspects of life including Alzheimer’s clinical research worldwide.

5 May 2022

Racial and ethnic discrimination in a medical setting linked with COVID-19 vaccine refusal

A new study examining the associations between racial and ethnic discrimination and COVID-19 vaccine refusal has found that one in ten people from ethnic minority groups who refused a vaccine experienced racial discrimination in a medical setting since the start of the pandemic.

5 May 2022

Fires spiked dramatically in protected conservation areas during COVID lockdowns

Scientists suggest that some staffing of protected areas should be considered "essential services" in future crises.

5 May 2022

World's first malaria vaccine may be available soon across Sub-Saharan Africa

The world's first malaria vaccine will soon be available across Sub-Saharan Africa, according to PATH, partners of the vaccine developers, as positive results from the pioneering jab pile up.

5 May 2022

Health Secretary takes action to ensure more women can access HRT products

Urgent action continues to be taken to ensure women across the UK will be able to more reliably access HRT products.

5 May 2022

Hearing and vision impairment found to be independently associated with cognitive decline

A new nationally representative study published online in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports found hearing impairment and vision impairment to be independently associated with cognitive impairment.

5 May 2022

Women, black Africans and low earners most susceptible to disaster-induced depression

Vulnerable groups in South Africa have a higher risk of disaster-induced depression, analysis suggests.

5 May 2022

Acute hepatitis and adenovirus infection among pediatric patients in Alabama

A new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today, "Acute Hepatitis and Adenovirus Infection Among Children - Alabama, October 2021–February 2022" provides additional clinical and epidemiologic information from an ongoing investigation involving children in Alabama with hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) of unknown cause.

5 May 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Leaked abortion opinion rocks Washington’s world

People who pay attention to the Supreme Court have been expecting the justices to scale back the right to abortion when they issue their ruling on a Mississippi abortion law by the end of the current session.

5 May 2022

£1.5 million funding to support new project using an at-home test to detect HPV

A new project using an at-home test to detect Human papillomavirus (HPV) is being trialed in Hull and Manchester, thanks to £1.5 million funding from the charity Yorkshire Cancer Research.

5 May 2022

Evaluation of the potential of new and repurposed TB vaccines

A new study evaluated effective vaccination strategies for two TB vaccines, M72/AS01E and BCG.

5 May 2022

New collaborative venture focuses on improving the health of aging Australians

Improving the health of ageing Australians, coordinating care to prevent poor outcomes and incorporating personal experiences into decision making is the focus of a new collaborative venture driven by Flinders University and Adelaide Primary Health Network (PHN).

5 May 2022

Women and people of color waited longer in the ER to receive care for chest pain

Women (ages 18 to 55) waited longer to be evaluated for chest pain in the emergency room (ER) and received a less thorough evaluation for a possible heart attack than men in the same age range.

4 May 2022

Researchers identify factors that influence people's vaccine preferences

A study involving hypothetical COVID-19 vaccines suggests that vaccine effectiveness and risk of side effects significantly influence people's preferences for one vaccine over another, and that differences between vaccines may matter less to those who are vaccine hesitant.

4 May 2022

Review explores links between paranormal beliefs and cognitive function

In a review of 71 studies that explored links between belief in paranormal phenomena and cognitive function, most of the findings align with the hypothesis that such beliefs are associated with cognitive differences or deficits.

4 May 2022

Oxford University launches new access program to help disadvantaged students raise their academic standards

The University of Oxford today launches an innovative new access programme, the 'Astrophoria Foundation Year', to help able students from disadvantaged backgrounds raise their academic standards and apply successfully to Oxford.

4 May 2022

New research examines racism in health care and how to address structural injustice

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named racism as a serious public health threat, and University of Oregon philosopher Camisha Russell's latest research examines racism in health care and offers some ideas about how to address such structural injustice.

4 May 2022

Web-based tool for monitoring indoor airborne COVID-19 transmission risks expands across North America

It is becoming increasingly likely that humanity will have to learn to live with COVID-19. But that does not mean we should be letting our guards down or ignoring the way it spreads throughout the population.

4 May 2022

Researchers investigate the population-level consequences of wearing masks

McMaster University researchers who study the dynamics of infectious disease transmission have investigated the population-level consequences of a potentially significant––and unobvious––benefit of wearing masks.

4 May 2022

Hydrogen sulfide production in the gut is based on animal- or plant-based diet, study finds

Published in Clinical Nutrition, researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School looked at colonic hydrogen sulfide - a toxic gas in the body that smells like rotten eggs - production in people in response to animal- and plant-based diet interventions.

4 May 2022

Healthcare News

Understanding the long-term impact of pandemic on Alzheimer’s research trials and people with dementia

Racial and ethnic discrimination in a medical setting linked with COVID-19 vaccine refusal

Fires spiked dramatically in protected conservation areas during COVID lockdowns

World's first malaria vaccine may be available soon across Sub-Saharan Africa

Health Secretary takes action to ensure more women can access HRT products

Hearing and vision impairment found to be independently associated with cognitive decline

Women, black Africans and low earners most susceptible to disaster-induced depression

Acute hepatitis and adenovirus infection among pediatric patients in Alabama

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Leaked abortion opinion rocks Washington’s world

£1.5 million funding to support new project using an at-home test to detect HPV

Evaluation of the potential of new and repurposed TB vaccines

New collaborative venture focuses on improving the health of aging Australians

Women and people of color waited longer in the ER to receive care for chest pain

Researchers identify factors that influence people's vaccine preferences

Review explores links between paranormal beliefs and cognitive function

Oxford University launches new access program to help disadvantaged students raise their academic standards

New research examines racism in health care and how to address structural injustice

Web-based tool for monitoring indoor airborne COVID-19 transmission risks expands across North America

Researchers investigate the population-level consequences of wearing masks

Hydrogen sulfide production in the gut is based on animal- or plant-based diet, study finds

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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