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Direct primary care, with a touch of Robin Hood

Britta Foster and Minerva Tiznado are in different leagues as far as health care is concerned.

26 Oct 2021

Study: Understanding the reasons behind vaccine hesitancy is key to boosting global uptake of immunization

Exploring complex reasons behind hesitancy for new vaccinations and better education for healthcare professionals is key to boosting global uptake of immunization against diseases and viruses including Covid-19, a study shows.

26 Oct 2021

Working single mothers with a present-time mindset may feel more 'in control' of their lives

When facing high demands from family life, working single mothers who have a present-time mindset - in contrast to the tendency to focus on the past or future - may feel more "in control" of their leisure time, according to a new study headed by Virginia Tech researchers.

25 Oct 2021

‘Smart bandage’ could help doctors to monitor chronic wounds more easily

How can doctors make sure a dressed wound is healing without taking off the bandage? This is a conundrum, because removing a bandage can disrupt the healing process.

25 Oct 2021

Study looks at effectiveness and ethics of financial incentives for low-risk clinical trials

Use of financial incentives in two low-risk randomized clinical trials did not present ethical issues, and in one of the trials, the incentives increased study participation, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

25 Oct 2021

Case Western Reserve secures $16 million to understand the relation between substance use and HIV

The use of opioids, methamphetamines, cocaine and other stimulants is the second-most-common cause of exposure to HIV among those in the United States diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS.

25 Oct 2021

Deployment of UK's Emergency Medical Team in Papua New Guinea will help save lives

A small team of specialist medics from the UK's Emergency Medical Team has arrived in Papua New Guinea on 24 October in response to an urgent appeal for international assistance.

25 Oct 2021

Eligible travelers to England can now take a cheaper lateral flow test

Eligible fully vaccinated passengers arriving in England from countries not on the UK's red list can take a cheaper lateral flow test instead of a PCR from today [Sunday 24 October].

25 Oct 2021

A new vaccine approach that could prevent future pandemics

News-Medical speaks to Professor Tomohiro Kurosaki about how he has developed a new vaccine approach that could prevent future pandemics.

25 Oct 2021

Decreasing length of hospitalization increases post-discharge complications for surgical patients

New study results suggest the national trend toward decreasing length of hospitalization after surgical procedures may come at the expense of an increasing proportion of complications occurring after patients leave the hospital.

25 Oct 2021

Women and pregnant people understated in studies used to draw up the nutritional guidance

Women and pregnant people are underrepresented in the studies used to draw up the nutritional guidance provided to Americans and Canadians, according to a paper published today in Science Advances.

25 Oct 2021

Study finds lower non-COVID-19 death rates in COVID-19 vaccine recipients

COVID-19 vaccine recipients had lower non-COVID-19 death rates than people who weren't vaccinated, according to Kaiser Permanente research published [publication date] in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

25 Oct 2021

Health care costs for people with rare diseases have been underestimated, study shows

A new, retrospective study of medical and insurance records indicates health care costs for people with a rare disease have been underestimated and are three to five times greater than the costs for people without a rare disease.

22 Oct 2021

Vulnerable renters to be helped by a £65 million support package

Vulnerable renters struggling due to the impact of the pandemic will be helped by a £65 million support package announced by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities today (23 October 2021).

22 Oct 2021

Nuclear Stammering Network offers support for adults who stammer

As active members (and in Michael and Paul's case, founder members) of the Nuclear Stammering Network, there are probably no better people to help us understand the impact of stammering than Michael Wright, Paul Martin and David Adams.

22 Oct 2021

CDC lab testing identifies deadly bacteria in an aromatherapy spray

Laboratory testing at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei in an aromatherapy spray - the same type of bacteria that sickened four people in the United States earlier this year.

22 Oct 2021

Healthcare News

Direct primary care, with a touch of Robin Hood

Study: Understanding the reasons behind vaccine hesitancy is key to boosting global uptake of immunization

Working single mothers with a present-time mindset may feel more 'in control' of their lives

‘Smart bandage’ could help doctors to monitor chronic wounds more easily

Study looks at effectiveness and ethics of financial incentives for low-risk clinical trials

Case Western Reserve secures $16 million to understand the relation between substance use and HIV

Deployment of UK's Emergency Medical Team in Papua New Guinea will help save lives

Eligible travelers to England can now take a cheaper lateral flow test

A new vaccine approach that could prevent future pandemics

Decreasing length of hospitalization increases post-discharge complications for surgical patients

Women and pregnant people understated in studies used to draw up the nutritional guidance

Study finds lower non-COVID-19 death rates in COVID-19 vaccine recipients

Health care costs for people with rare diseases have been underestimated, study shows

Vulnerable renters to be helped by a £65 million support package

Nuclear Stammering Network offers support for adults who stammer

CDC lab testing identifies deadly bacteria in an aromatherapy spray

Nurses experience suicidal ideation in greater numbers than other workers

CDC releases food safety alert regarding multistate outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections

CDC endorses ACIP's recommendation for COVID-19 booster shots in certain populations

Citizen-generated data could help fight antimicrobial resistance

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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