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More than 50% of the adult UK population boosted against COVID-19

More than 50% of the adult UK population are now boosted after the programme was accelerated this week to offer the jab to everyone aged over 18.

17 Dec 2021

Test-to-stay practices in schools can minimize absenteeism and learning loss

Today, CDC released two reports in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report highlighting the use of test-to-stay practices used in schools to minimize absenteeism and learning loss which can occur during traditional quarantine at home.

17 Dec 2021

CDC endorses ACIP’s updated recommendations for the prevention of COVID-19

Today, CDC is endorsing updated recommendations made by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the prevention of COVID-19, expressing a clinical preference for individuals to receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine over Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine.

17 Dec 2021

Government provides record funding to support the social care sector

Care providers, residents and staff will all benefit from additional funding to support the social care sector.

17 Dec 2021

Government and faith leaders unite in the national effort to urge booster uptake

The government and faith leaders have united in the national effort to get the country boosted in the wake of a surge in Omicron cases.

17 Dec 2021

WHO supports Nigeria in responding to the yellow fever outbreak amidst a global pandemic

In early November 2020, positive samples for yellow fever were reported from five Nigerian states. Nigeria is a high-risk country for yellow fever and is a priority country for the global eliminate yellow fever epidemics (EYE) strategy.

17 Dec 2021

As hospitals fill up, paramedics spend more time moving patients, less on emergencies

The night after Thanksgiving, a small ambulance service that covers a huge swath of southwestern Colorado got a call that a patient needed an emergency transfer from the hospital in Gunnison to a larger one with an intensive care unit 65 miles away in Montrose.

17 Dec 2021

‘The charges seem crazy’: Hospitals impose a ‘facility fee’ — for a video visit

When Arielle Harrison's 9-year-old needed to see a pediatric specialist at Yale New Haven Health System in June, a telehealth visit seemed like a great option. Since her son wasn't yet eligible to be vaccinated against covid-19, they could connect with the doctor via video and avoid venturing into a germy medical facility.

17 Dec 2021

Seeking refills: Aging pharmacists leave drugstores vacant in rural America

Ted Billinger Jr. liked to joke that he would work until he died. That turned out to be prophetic.

17 Dec 2021

Abortion rights advocates try to change opinions with deeply personal conversations

It's Saturday, and Sarah Mahoney is one of several Planned Parenthood volunteers knocking on doors in Windham, Maine, a politically moderate town not far from Portland.

17 Dec 2021

A Day in the Life of a Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

In this interview, we spoke to Dr. Alexander Marmureanu, a thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, about his day-to-day role and responsibilities as well as his career highlights.

17 Dec 2021

A Day in the Life of a Neurosurgeon

In this interview, we spoke to Jeffrey H. Oppenheimer, a neurosurgeon, about his day-to-day roles and responsibilities as well as his career highlights.

17 Dec 2021

A Day in the Life of a Medical Devices Expert

In this interview, we spoke to Karl Leinsing, a medical devices expert, about his day-to-day roles and responsibilities as well as his career highlights.

17 Dec 2021

New funding to support educational programs and interventions to reduce traffic-related injuries, deaths

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine will continue to work with law enforcement and health professionals to develop educational programs and interventions that reduce traffic-related injuries and deaths.

17 Dec 2021

Undocumented migrant deaths disproportionately clustered within regions of greatest physiological stress

Deaths of undocumented migrants crossing the deserts that span the southern United States border between Mexico and Arizona are disproportionately clustered within regions of greatest physiological stress, including those where dehydration is likely, reports a new study.

16 Dec 2021

Race-based formula used to diagnose lung disease should be changed, study suggests

New results from a long-term epidemiologic study reveal that one of the oldest racially based diagnostic formulas in medicine is no better than a race-neutral equation, which suggests the formula used to diagnose lung disease should be changed.

16 Dec 2021

Middle-aged Americans have more depression symptoms, worse memory recall than older generations

Middle-aged adults in the United States today experience worse mental health than older generations of Americans and also their European and Asian peers.

16 Dec 2021

Mount Sinai expands resilience training program to people in its surrounding communities

Mount Sinai's Center for Stress, Resilience and Personal Growth (CSRPG) has expanded its resilience training program to people in its surrounding communities through a partnership with faith-based organizations in Harlem, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, all disproportionately affected by COVID-19.

16 Dec 2021

Study reveals rising oropharyngeal cancer incidence and mortality trends in all 50 states

Oropharyngeal cancer incidence among men is continuing to rise rapidly in nearly all 50 states and among women living in states in the Midwest and Southeast regions, according to a new study by investigators at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

16 Dec 2021

Innovative partnership to explore measurement gaps in dementia care and outcomes

Brain Canada is pleased to announce the awarding of two grants of $250,000 USD to Dr. Ayse Kuspinar of McMaster University, alongside Drs. Jennifer Bethell of University Health Network and Andrew Sommerlad of University College London.

16 Dec 2021

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More than 50% of the adult UK population boosted against COVID-19

Test-to-stay practices in schools can minimize absenteeism and learning loss

CDC endorses ACIP’s updated recommendations for the prevention of COVID-19

Government provides record funding to support the social care sector

Government and faith leaders unite in the national effort to urge booster uptake

WHO supports Nigeria in responding to the yellow fever outbreak amidst a global pandemic

As hospitals fill up, paramedics spend more time moving patients, less on emergencies

‘The charges seem crazy’: Hospitals impose a ‘facility fee’ — for a video visit

Seeking refills: Aging pharmacists leave drugstores vacant in rural America

Abortion rights advocates try to change opinions with deeply personal conversations

A Day in the Life of a Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

A Day in the Life of a Neurosurgeon

A Day in the Life of a Medical Devices Expert

New funding to support educational programs and interventions to reduce traffic-related injuries, deaths

Undocumented migrant deaths disproportionately clustered within regions of greatest physiological stress

Race-based formula used to diagnose lung disease should be changed, study suggests

Middle-aged Americans have more depression symptoms, worse memory recall than older generations

Mount Sinai expands resilience training program to people in its surrounding communities

Study reveals rising oropharyngeal cancer incidence and mortality trends in all 50 states

Innovative partnership to explore measurement gaps in dementia care and outcomes

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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