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Biosimilars could drive down drug prices and lead to $38.4 billion savings

Biosimilar drugs could drive down prices for expensive medicines used to treat illnesses such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis, with savings estimated to be $38.4 billion or 5.9% of projected total U.S. spending on biologics from 2021 to 2025, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

10 Jan 2022

Surveying communities may be a useful tool for predicting COVID-19 case trajectories

The public's willingness to comply with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations correlates with COVID-19 case projections in zip codes where those surveyed about their intended behaviors live, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

10 Jan 2022

Poor cognition may be part of normality in older age, research says

At the first sign of cognitive trouble, people often worry Alzheimer's disease is forthcoming. But poor cognition can be part of the spectrum of normality in older age, according to new research published in JNeurosci.

10 Jan 2022

Military medical treatment facilities could improve access to emergency obstetric care in underserved areas

In the United States, maternal mortality rates remain higher than in comparable countries and racial disparities persist.

10 Jan 2022

CDC shortens the interval for Moderna booster to 5 months

CDC is adjusting our recommendation for when people can receive a booster shot, shortening the interval from 6 months to 5 months.

10 Jan 2022

FQHCs have played a key role in enabling COVID-19 vaccine equity among people of color

Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have persisted throughout the pandemic, and improving vaccine access and uptake among the populations that are disproportionately impacted remains one of the most critical ways to stop the spread of the virus.

10 Jan 2022

UIC experts awarded $7 million grant to improve the health of low-wage workers

Public health experts at the University of Illinois Chicago will continue efforts to improve the health of low-wage workers, thanks to a five-year, $7 million grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

10 Jan 2022

Dental fear treatment in childhood has a positive impact on later dental care

Treating the fear of dental care in childhood is effective and predicts more regular dental examinations later in life, according to a study by the University of Oulu, Finland.

10 Jan 2022

Social distancing surveillance: how robots will keep you in line

Could a COVID-19 robot help in social distancing surveillance? We spoke to Professor Dinesh Manocha and Adarsh Jagan Sathyamoorthy about how their new robot may be able to do just that.

10 Jan 2022

Black-owned hospice seeks to bring greater ease in dying to Black families

This time, it didn’t take much persuading for Mary Murphy to embrace home hospice. When her mother was dying from Alzheimer’s disease in 2020, she had been reluctant until she saw what a help it was. So when her husband, Willie, neared the end of his life, she embraced hospice again.

10 Jan 2022

Analysis reveals the economic benefit of providing all Australians with free rapid antigen tests

The economic benefit of the federal government providing all Australians with free rapid antigen tests (RATs) – by identifying asymptomatic positive cases to lower the spread of COVID-19 – is highly likely to outweigh the cost saving of not providing the tests, new analysis by Flinders University researchers has revealed.

9 Jan 2022

Government launches new advertising campaign urging pregnant women to 'Get Boosted Now'

Pregnant women who have not yet had their first, second, third or booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine are being urged to get their jab as soon as possible, as the government launches a new advertising campaign for the New Year.

9 Jan 2022

New Better Health campaign launched to encourage families to eat better

Families will be given support to help to improve the diets of their children through a new campaign as the new statistics reveal the number of parents giving unhealthy snacks to their children has increased during the pandemic.

9 Jan 2022

Researchers analyze the role of self-deception in everyday life

A philosophy team from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and the University of Antwerp analyzed the role self-deception plays in everyday life and the strategies people use to deceive themselves.

7 Jan 2022

Physical activity may help boost synaptic functioning in older adults

When elderly people stay active, their brains have more of a class of proteins that enhances the connections between neurons to maintain healthy cognition, a UC San Francisco study has found.

7 Jan 2022

Supreme Court weighs Biden’s workplace vaccine requirements

The Supreme Court on Friday took up one of the most contentious issues of the covid-19 pandemic, hearing a series of cases challenging the Biden administration's authority to require workers to get a covid vaccine or be tested for the virus regularly.

7 Jan 2022

N95 respirators can be safely re-used up to 25 times after VHP decontamination

N95 respirators are commonly used in hospitals worldwide to protect healthcare personnel from infectious pathogens. During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare facilities have experienced shortages of the respirators, forcing personnel to re-use them or resort to less protective masking alternatives.

7 Jan 2022

Returning to college to earn a bachelor's degree leads to an increase in annual income

Returning to college to earn a bachelor's degree leads to both an immediate increase in annual income after graduation and an increase in annual income growth each year after graduation, according to a Kansas State University economics researcher.

7 Jan 2022

December 2021 nTIDE report: Job numbers for people with disabilities remain above pre-pandemic levels

Despite a small decline in December, the job numbers for people with disabilities remained above pre-pandemic levels, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment – Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD).

7 Jan 2022

New appropriate use criteria for prostate-specific membrane antigen PET imaging published

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and peer medical groups have issued appropriate use criteria (AUC) for prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET imaging.

7 Jan 2022

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Biosimilars could drive down drug prices and lead to $38.4 billion savings

Surveying communities may be a useful tool for predicting COVID-19 case trajectories

Poor cognition may be part of normality in older age, research says

Military medical treatment facilities could improve access to emergency obstetric care in underserved areas

CDC shortens the interval for Moderna booster to 5 months

FQHCs have played a key role in enabling COVID-19 vaccine equity among people of color

UIC experts awarded $7 million grant to improve the health of low-wage workers

Dental fear treatment in childhood has a positive impact on later dental care

Social distancing surveillance: how robots will keep you in line

Black-owned hospice seeks to bring greater ease in dying to Black families

Analysis reveals the economic benefit of providing all Australians with free rapid antigen tests

Government launches new advertising campaign urging pregnant women to 'Get Boosted Now'

New Better Health campaign launched to encourage families to eat better

Researchers analyze the role of self-deception in everyday life

Physical activity may help boost synaptic functioning in older adults

Supreme Court weighs Biden’s workplace vaccine requirements

N95 respirators can be safely re-used up to 25 times after VHP decontamination

Returning to college to earn a bachelor's degree leads to an increase in annual income

December 2021 nTIDE report: Job numbers for people with disabilities remain above pre-pandemic levels

New appropriate use criteria for prostate-specific membrane antigen PET imaging published

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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