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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

Vaccine mandate may have little impact on health care staffing levels

The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing challenges to a Biden administration vaccine mandate that requires eligible employees in Medicare or Medicaid-funded facilities to get vaccinated or receive an exemption.

12 Jan 2022

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

For transgender people, starting gender-affirming hormone treatment in adolescence is linked to better mental health than waiting until adulthood, according to new research led by the Stanford University School of Medicine.

12 Jan 2022

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

Researchers investigated the extent of nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infection among elderly patients and healthcare workers in a geriatric hospital.

12 Jan 2022

New project to drive policy changes and advocacy for Medical Licentiate practitioners in Zambia

A new international research project to drive evidence-based policy and advocacy for Medical Licentiate practitioners in Zambia has been announced by the RCSI Institute of Global Surgery, Heidelberg Institute for Global Health, SolidarMed, and the Surgical Society of Zambia.

12 Jan 2022

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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

New project to drive policy changes and advocacy for Medical Licentiate practitioners in Zambia

Study: Face masks reduce the distance airborne pathogens could travel by more than half

Health burden from fish smoking possibly impacts millions of workers in coastal Africa

Ask KHN-Politifact: Is my cloth mask good enough? The 2022 edition

Left behind: Medicaid patients say rides to doctors don’t always come

Common framework evaluates the global health impact of drugs and aids in identifying shortcomings

Study finds an exponential increase in older adult opioid overdose death rates

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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