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Dynamic causal modeling for future projection of the COVID-19 pandemic

A new study utilizes dynamic causal modeling to predict the effects of letting SARS-CoV-2 sweep through a largely vaccinated population.

10 Oct 2021

Low risk of severe COVID-19 after first dose of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines in Scotland

Hospital admissions and deaths due to COVID-19 were drastically reduced at two weeks or more from the first dose of either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine.

10 Oct 2021

Study reveals rising rates of depressive and anxiety disorders due to COVID-19 pandemic

Cases of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders have increased by more than 25 per cent worldwide, according to a world-first study of the impact of COVID-19 on mental health.

8 Oct 2021

New digital program to improve physical and mental wellbeing of young cancer survivors

A digital program enhancing physical and mental wellbeing for young people adjusting to life after cancer, will be developed by The University of Queensland in partnership with cancer support organisation Canteen.

8 Oct 2021

WHO recommends widespread use of malaria vaccine for children living in regions at risk

The World Health Organization is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission.

8 Oct 2021

Vaccine clinical trial participants to be offered additional jabs

Vaccine clinical trial participants are to be offered the option to get additional vaccine doses from next week, to ensure they can travel abroad to countries which currently only accept vaccination records with approved for deployment COVID-19 vaccinations.

8 Oct 2021

Majority of family violence-related injuries in youth happen at home

Researchers with Johns Hopkins Children's Center found that more than half of all violence-related injuries in youth treated in the emergency department were due to family violence, including child maltreatment and physical fighting. Most events involved parents or guardians.

8 Oct 2021

Researchers use control systems engineering tools to personalize fitness tracker messages

As the popularity of fitness trackers has increased, so have the opportunities to use such devices to not only track fitness goals but also increase the motivation to meet those goals.

8 Oct 2021

Bariatric surgery rates increased after Medicaid expansion, study shows

Following the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion, access to bariatric surgery as a treatment for obesity increased by 31% annually for lower-income Medicaid-covered and uninsured white adults age 26 to 64 but not for Hispanic and Black adults, according to research conducted by scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine.

8 Oct 2021

Severe influenza outbreak expected in the United States after relaxation of COVID control measures

New research warns that the United States could experience a severe influenza outbreak after public health measures like face masks and social distancing are lifted.

8 Oct 2021

Mental health disorders in adolescents linked to long-term exclusion from education, labor market

Adolescents who had received a mental health disorder diagnosis were often excluded from the labor market and education as young adults.

8 Oct 2021

New Maternal and Child Health Research Institute launched to improve national health in Singapore

The SingHealth Duke-NUS Maternal and Child Health Research Institute was launched at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) today by Masagos Zulkifli, Singapore's Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Health.

8 Oct 2021

Organ centers to transplant patients: Get a covid shot or move down on waitlist

A Colorado kidney transplant candidate who was bumped to inactive status for failing to get a covid-19 vaccine has become the most public example of an argument roiling the nation's more than 250 organ transplant centers.

8 Oct 2021

NY reaches agreement with DOJ over vaccine access for blind people

Five New York state and local government agencies agreed to fix covid-19 vaccine websites to make them accessible for blind users following a Department of Justice investigation spurred by a KHN story.

8 Oct 2021

Covid immunity through infection or vaccination: Are they equal?

Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, a University of California-Irvine psychiatry professor, felt he didn't need to be vaccinated against covid because he'd fallen ill with the disease in July 2020.

8 Oct 2021

Experts address questions on psoriasis patients’ true needs and wellbeing

Almirall S.A., a global biopharmaceutical company focused on skin health, has hosted a scientific session during the 30th EADV Congress which addressed the need and importance to focus on patient wellbeing in real-life clinical practice.

8 Oct 2021

Keeping up Covid-levels of hygiene could help combat deadly antimicrobial resistance

Keeping up Covid-levels of hygiene awareness long-term could help tackle the spread of deadly antimicrobial resistance, according to new research from the University of West London (UWL) and Royal Holloway University of London.

8 Oct 2021

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy successfully completes the Newborn Screening Pilot project

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit organization leading the fight to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), announced that the organization's Newborn Screening Pilot has successfully reached its completion, screening more than 36,000 babies born in New York State over the last two years.

8 Oct 2021

Research examines the impact of managers' active listening on employees' sense of job insecurity

Between the financial disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the pervasive lack of stability throughout a rapidly shifting global economy, many workers will face job insecurity at some point in their careers.

8 Oct 2021

Study reveals the trends in recreational ketamine use and availability in the U.S.

Recreational ketamine use and availability of the drug have increased in recent years, but it remains an uncommon drug used by less than 1 percent of people in the U.S., according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health.

7 Oct 2021

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Dynamic causal modeling for future projection of the COVID-19 pandemic

Low risk of severe COVID-19 after first dose of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines in Scotland

Study reveals rising rates of depressive and anxiety disorders due to COVID-19 pandemic

New digital program to improve physical and mental wellbeing of young cancer survivors

WHO recommends widespread use of malaria vaccine for children living in regions at risk

Vaccine clinical trial participants to be offered additional jabs

Majority of family violence-related injuries in youth happen at home

Researchers use control systems engineering tools to personalize fitness tracker messages

Bariatric surgery rates increased after Medicaid expansion, study shows

Severe influenza outbreak expected in the United States after relaxation of COVID control measures

Mental health disorders in adolescents linked to long-term exclusion from education, labor market

New Maternal and Child Health Research Institute launched to improve national health in Singapore

Organ centers to transplant patients: Get a covid shot or move down on waitlist

NY reaches agreement with DOJ over vaccine access for blind people

Covid immunity through infection or vaccination: Are they equal?

Experts address questions on psoriasis patients’ true needs and wellbeing

Keeping up Covid-levels of hygiene could help combat deadly antimicrobial resistance

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy successfully completes the Newborn Screening Pilot project

Research examines the impact of managers' active listening on employees' sense of job insecurity

Study reveals the trends in recreational ketamine use and availability in the U.S.

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