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Western boom cities see spike in harmful ozone

The reduction of harmful ground-level ozone across most of the U.S. over the past several decades has been an air pollution success story.

10 Nov 2021

Finnish study highlights the need for mRNA COVID vaccine booster shots

A register-based cohort study of the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines was performed to help decision-making on providing booster doses to social and healthcare workers (HCWs) like nurses, physicians, dentists, and other professionals in Finland. In addition, it estimated the vaccine effectiveness after the second dose. This study is published on the medRxiv* preprint server.

9 Nov 2021

Birmingham Biotech partners with University of Birmingham to commercialize novel anti-viral nasal spray

Birmingham Biotech Ltd, an innovator in diagnostic tests, protective nasal sprays and mobile medical facilities, and the University of Birmingham have signed a licensing agreement to commercialise a novel anti-viral nasal spray that protects against COVID-19.

9 Nov 2021

Young people’s intrinsic motivation to exercise can help reduce stress, improve life satisfaction

Young people are less satisfied with their lives when they are stressed. Physical activity can counter this by helping to relieve stress. Researchers from the University of Basel found that intrinsic motivation plays a key role in this regard.

9 Nov 2021

African healthcare workers suffer from COVID-19-induced stress, burnout

The pandemic could worsen in Sub-Saharan Africa if healthcare workers leave their jobs because of fear of COVID-19, stress, burnout and poor remuneration, a study suggests.

9 Nov 2021

UK's health and social care providers required to ensure workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Health and social care providers in England will be required to ensure workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they are exempt, under plans announced by the Health and Social Care Secretary.

9 Nov 2021

Clinic-based review board helps reduce opioid prescribing

An internal medicine clinic at Oregon Health & Science University has sharply reduced the amount of opioids prescribed though innovative use of a review board comprising a team of health care professionals from various disciplines to ensure patients' needs are being met.

9 Nov 2021

Early or late bedtimes may cause adverse consequences for cardiovascular health

Going to sleep between 10:00 and 11:00 pm is associated with a lower risk of developing heart disease compared to earlier or later bedtimes, according to a study published today in European Heart Journal – Digital Health, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

9 Nov 2021

Intersection of multiple social identities may increase suicide risk for lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults

Suicide risk among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults varies considerably depending on the intersection between sexual identity and other aspects of identity, such as gender, age, and race/ethnicity, according to a study led by researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health.

9 Nov 2021

Why are lithium coin batteries so dangerous to children?

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Tanya Altmann about her latest partnership with Duracell that is encouraging people to learn about lithium coin battery safety.

9 Nov 2021

Medicare enrollment blitz doesn’t include options to move into Medigap

Medicare's annual open-enrollment season is here and millions of beneficiaries — prompted by a massive advertising campaign and aided by a detailed federal website — will choose a private Medicare Advantage plan.

9 Nov 2021

As overdose deaths soar, DEA-wary pharmacies shy from dispensing addiction medication

When Martin Njoku saw opioid addiction devastate his West Virginia community, he felt compelled to help. This was the place he'd called home for three decades, where he'd raised his two girls and turned his dream of owning a pharmacy into reality.

9 Nov 2021

A Judge takes his mental health struggles public

In 1972, just 18 days after he was selected to run for vice president with Democratic Sen. George McGovern, Thomas Eagleton was forced off the ticket.

9 Nov 2021

New campaign shows how prediabetes can be reversed

Prediabetes can be reversed – and the American Medical Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Ad Council want people to know it.

9 Nov 2021

Increase in SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Irish HCWs during third wave of pandemic

Healthcare workers and people they live with are at an increased risk of contracting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Hospital healthcare workers (HCWs) worldwide have been found to have a higher number of SARS-CoV-2 infections and higher antibody seroprevalence compared to the general population.

8 Nov 2021

Firefighters’ blood pressure often soars when the alarm sounds for an emergency

When the alarm sounds for an emergency, blood pressure among firefighters often soars, according to preliminary research funded by the American Heart Association and presented today at the Association's Scientific Sessions 2021.

8 Nov 2021

Lack of health insurance accounts for unemployed adults' lower cancer screening rates

In a recent study, unemployed individuals were less likely to have health insurance and be up to date on getting recommended cancer screening tests.

8 Nov 2021

People of color, lower-income residents in DC disproportionally affected by air pollution

The rates of death and health burdens associated with air pollution are borne unequally and inequitably by people of color and those with lower household income and educational attainment in Washington, D.C., according to a new study.

8 Nov 2021

Hispanic adults with peripheral artery disease more likely to be admitted to the hospital through the ER

Hispanics adults hospitalized for treatment of symptoms of peripheral artery disease (PAD) were more likely to access this care by going to the emergency room (ER), and they experienced longer and more expensive hospitalizations than non-Hispanic white patients with PAD, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes (QCOR) Research Scientific Sessions 2021.

8 Nov 2021

Research: Less than 10% of Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure get cardiac rehabilitation

Cardiac rehabilitation enrollment rose among adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction after Medicare started covering it in 2014, yet overall enrollment among Medicare beneficiaries remains very low – less than 10% of those eligible according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2021.

8 Nov 2021

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Western boom cities see spike in harmful ozone

Finnish study highlights the need for mRNA COVID vaccine booster shots

Birmingham Biotech partners with University of Birmingham to commercialize novel anti-viral nasal spray

Young people’s intrinsic motivation to exercise can help reduce stress, improve life satisfaction

African healthcare workers suffer from COVID-19-induced stress, burnout

UK's health and social care providers required to ensure workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Clinic-based review board helps reduce opioid prescribing

Early or late bedtimes may cause adverse consequences for cardiovascular health

Intersection of multiple social identities may increase suicide risk for lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults

Why are lithium coin batteries so dangerous to children?

Medicare enrollment blitz doesn’t include options to move into Medigap

As overdose deaths soar, DEA-wary pharmacies shy from dispensing addiction medication

A Judge takes his mental health struggles public

New campaign shows how prediabetes can be reversed

Increase in SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Irish HCWs during third wave of pandemic

Firefighters’ blood pressure often soars when the alarm sounds for an emergency

Lack of health insurance accounts for unemployed adults' lower cancer screening rates

People of color, lower-income residents in DC disproportionally affected by air pollution

Hispanic adults with peripheral artery disease more likely to be admitted to the hospital through the ER

Research: Less than 10% of Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure get cardiac rehabilitation

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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