Healthcare News

RSS

Review: Quality improvement studies in Ireland conform to high reporting standards

A review by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences in collaboration with the HSE National Quality Improvement Team has found that quality improvement (QI) studies in Ireland over a five-year period conformed to high reporting standards and enhanced multiple elements of healthcare quality.

6 Aug 2021

Learn & Lounge helps AYA patients, survivors to connect with peers and get support

Young cancer patients face unique challenges. That's why the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center started an Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Oncology Program in 2020.

6 Aug 2021

Low-cost face masks and AC filters are effective against airborne toxins from algal blooms

Intense blooms of toxic algae are becoming common occurrences along the coast of Florida and elsewhere.

6 Aug 2021

Science academies offer recommendations to improve pandemic preparedness in the future

In the run-up to the summit of the G20 states on October 30 and 31, 2021, in Rome/Italy, the science academies of these countries (Science20 Dialogue), including the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, have published the joint statement "Pandemic preparedness and the role of science".

6 Aug 2021

Online training leverages the influence of religion to prevent intimate partner violence

Domestic violence remains a serious and widespread problem in the U.S., particularly for women from racial or ethnic minorities, who experience higher rates of abuse than the national average.

6 Aug 2021

Déjà vu? Consumers scramble for covid tests in hard-hit areas

Andrea Mosterman, an associate professor of history at the University of New Orleans, was already dismayed that she had to wait three days to secure a covid-19 test at a Walgreens near her home after being in contact with someone who had tested positive.

6 Aug 2021

Pharmacies face extra audit burdens that threaten their existence

The clock was about to strike midnight, and Scott Newman was desperately feeding pages into a scanner, trying to prevent thousands of dollars in prescription payments from turning into a pumpkin.

6 Aug 2021

Hard lessons from a city that tried to privatize public health

If you were growing up in Detroit in the 1970s or '80s, chances are you knew the city's Herman Kiefer public health complex by both sight and reputation.

6 Aug 2021

Clarity on covid count: Pandemic’s toll on seniors extended well beyond nursing homes

As covid-19 resurges across the country, driven by the highly infectious delta variant, experts are extending our understanding of the pandemic's toll on older adults — the age group hit hardest by the pandemic.

6 Aug 2021

Study: Neglecting development of therapeutics may repeat history and replicate vaccine inequality

A new policy report released today by the global non-profit research and development organization Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) highlights how the development of therapeutics has been relatively neglected in the global response to COVID-19 and warns that with the few treatment innovations available principally in high-income countries, we risk repeating history and replicating the vaccine inequality that has become a defining characteristic of this global pandemic.

6 Aug 2021

New longevity metric: Average human lifespan reduced drastically by COVID-19

At its peak, COVID-19 drastically reduced the average human lifespan — by as much as 9 years in one U.S. state — according to a new longevity metric developed at UCLA.

5 Aug 2021

Nightlife industry joins national effort to drive COVID-19 vaccine uptake among young people

Leading figures of the nightlife industry - including venues Ministry of Sound and Heaven - have joined the national effort to get the country vaccinated as they urge young people to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

5 Aug 2021

Zoonotic disease surveillance must be integrated into health security intelligence systems, experts say

The surveillance of zoonotic diseases must be integrated into health security intelligence systems, if future pandemics are to be handled effectively, according to global health practitioners writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

5 Aug 2021

Children of heavy drinkers have elevated risk of several adverse experiences

The children of parents who drink alcohol heavily have an elevated risk of a number of adverse experiences, including mental health disorders, hospitalizations and criminal behavior, according to a new review in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

5 Aug 2021

Nine things parents should know about the Delta variant to keep children safe as schools reopen

Despite the rise in Delta variant cases, increased hospitalizations and reinstated mask mandates, many schools are set to reopen as early as next week.

5 Aug 2021

Poor motor function from around age 65 associated with increased mortality risk

Increasing poor physical (motor) function from around age 65 is associated with an increased risk of death, finds research published by The BMJ today.

5 Aug 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Delta blues

The U.S. is experiencing another surge of covid-19, particularly in Southern states where vaccination rates are generally lower than in other regions. But partisan fights rage on over what role government should play in trying to tamp down the highly contagious delta variant.

5 Aug 2021

Research reveals undertreatment of headaches in racial and socioeconomic groups

Significant disparities exist in diagnosing and treating headaches by race, socioeconomic level, and insurance status, despite the fact that headaches afflict nearly all racial and ethnic groups at the same rate, according to research led by UT Southwestern Medical Center faculty.

5 Aug 2021

A correlation study between time-from-vaccine and SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections

A new retrospective study compares the incidence rates of breakthrough infections between different time points at which individuals were vaccinated.

5 Aug 2021

Mobile apps can help promote physical activity during COVID-19 lockdown

Gyms and sporting clubs might close, and lockdown conditions make it difficult to exercise, but people are urged to take the next step and download fitness apps to keep moving.

5 Aug 2021

Healthcare News

Review: Quality improvement studies in Ireland conform to high reporting standards

Learn & Lounge helps AYA patients, survivors to connect with peers and get support

Low-cost face masks and AC filters are effective against airborne toxins from algal blooms

Science academies offer recommendations to improve pandemic preparedness in the future

Online training leverages the influence of religion to prevent intimate partner violence

Déjà vu? Consumers scramble for covid tests in hard-hit areas

Pharmacies face extra audit burdens that threaten their existence

Hard lessons from a city that tried to privatize public health

Clarity on covid count: Pandemic’s toll on seniors extended well beyond nursing homes

Study: Neglecting development of therapeutics may repeat history and replicate vaccine inequality

New longevity metric: Average human lifespan reduced drastically by COVID-19

Nightlife industry joins national effort to drive COVID-19 vaccine uptake among young people

Zoonotic disease surveillance must be integrated into health security intelligence systems, experts say

Children of heavy drinkers have elevated risk of several adverse experiences

Nine things parents should know about the Delta variant to keep children safe as schools reopen

Poor motor function from around age 65 associated with increased mortality risk

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Delta blues

Research reveals undertreatment of headaches in racial and socioeconomic groups

A correlation study between time-from-vaccine and SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections

Mobile apps can help promote physical activity during COVID-19 lockdown

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

Latest News