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ICUs are filled with covid — and regret

It's a struggle for Joe Gammon to talk. Lying in his bed in the intensive care unit at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, this month, he described himself as "naive."

14 Sep 2021

A review of mesenchymal stem cell therapy for severe COVID-19

Researchers find that MSC treatment is highly tolerated and effective in reducing lung damage in COVID-19 patients and improving their chances of recovery.

13 Sep 2021

COVID-19 lockdown linked to improved glycemic control in type 1 diabetes

A new study looks at changes in the glycemic control in patients with diabetes during the lockdowns implemented to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

13 Sep 2021

Emotional support and resilience can help mitigate the psychological effects of the pandemic

Health care workers with high resilience or strong emotional support were protected against the effects of stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic compared to those who had low emotional support or resilience, according to a study published September 13 in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

13 Sep 2021

Does SARS-CoV-2 contamination in operating and birthing room settings pose risks for health care workers?

A new study assesses the risk of contamination in the operating room and birthing suite environment.

13 Sep 2021

Research supports COVID booster vaccines for those aged 60 and over

Israeli researchers conducted an important study to determine if the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine had become less effective in preventing infection.

13 Sep 2021

New model can help find optimal strategies for vaccine deployment and social distancing

Every country in the world these days must make smart decisions about how to allocate vaccines and what sort of social distancing to mandate to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

13 Sep 2021

CRG launches Europe's first continent-wide PhD training program for medical doctors

The Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona has today launched Europe's first continent-wide PhD training programme for medical doctors.

13 Sep 2021

Urban and deprived individuals are disproportionately afflicted by COVID-19

In a recent study, scientists at the University of Oxford investigate the risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection in various populations.

13 Sep 2021

Michigan health care, service workers disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, survey finds

A large percentage of Michigan workers continued to report to work despite the state’s stay-home order and a disproportionate share of COVID-19 cases among working adults in Michigan were in the health care and social assistance industries, according to a new University of Michigan survey.

13 Sep 2021

Young people aged 12 to 15 in England to be offered one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

People aged 12 to 15 in England will be offered one dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, following advice from the four UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs), the Health and Social Care Secretary has announced today (Monday 13 September).

13 Sep 2021

NHS Test and Trace had critical impact on reducing COVID-19 transmission, new model finds

NHS Test and Trace had a significant impact on driving down levels of COVID-19 transmission between June 2020 to April 2021, new modelling published today shows.

13 Sep 2021

UK to lead a new network to take global action on sugar and calorie reduction

The UK has been chosen by the World Health Organization to lead a new Sugar and Calorie Reduction Network to take global action on sugar and calorie reduction.

13 Sep 2021

Health care unions defending Newsom from recall will want single-payer payback

Should Gavin Newsom survive the Republican-driven attempt to oust him from office, the Democratic governor will face the prospect of paying back supporters who coalesced behind him.

13 Sep 2021

Georgia eyes new Medicaid contract. But how is the state managing managed care?

Just before Frank Berry left his job as head of Georgia's Medicaid agency this summer, he said the state "will be looking for the best bang for the buck" in its upcoming contract with private insurers to cover the state's most vulnerable.

13 Sep 2021

Study examines a new form of crisis information exchange that has emerged during the pandemic

Crisis communications during a natural or man-made disaster often focus on sharing local information in a single geographic area.

13 Sep 2021

Lessons from COVID-19 response during first three waves in New South Wales

Scientists from Australia have recently analyzed the public health measures adopted by the authorities during the three waves of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in New South Wales, Australia.

12 Sep 2021

Experts propose policies to promote shared responsibility for safe use of EHRs

Developers of electronic health records (EHR) should create or modify their products to ensure that health care organizations can meet safety recommendations of the Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience (SAFER) Guides, according to researchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Baylor College of Medicine.

12 Sep 2021

Electroconvulsive therapy reduces deaths by suicide among depressed elders

Electroconvulsive therapy reduces deaths by suicide among older adults with depression in the months immediately following hospitalization, researchers report in the 10 September issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.

12 Sep 2021

Does Delta increase the risk of hospitalization compared with Alpha?

A team of researchers conducted a cohort study to understand the risk of hospitalization in patients with either the Delta or Alpha variants of SARS-CoV-2.

12 Sep 2021

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ICUs are filled with covid — and regret

A review of mesenchymal stem cell therapy for severe COVID-19

COVID-19 lockdown linked to improved glycemic control in type 1 diabetes

Emotional support and resilience can help mitigate the psychological effects of the pandemic

Does SARS-CoV-2 contamination in operating and birthing room settings pose risks for health care workers?

Research supports COVID booster vaccines for those aged 60 and over

New model can help find optimal strategies for vaccine deployment and social distancing

CRG launches Europe's first continent-wide PhD training program for medical doctors

Urban and deprived individuals are disproportionately afflicted by COVID-19

Michigan health care, service workers disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, survey finds

Young people aged 12 to 15 in England to be offered one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

NHS Test and Trace had critical impact on reducing COVID-19 transmission, new model finds

UK to lead a new network to take global action on sugar and calorie reduction

Health care unions defending Newsom from recall will want single-payer payback

Georgia eyes new Medicaid contract. But how is the state managing managed care?

Study examines a new form of crisis information exchange that has emerged during the pandemic

Lessons from COVID-19 response during first three waves in New South Wales

Experts propose policies to promote shared responsibility for safe use of EHRs

Electroconvulsive therapy reduces deaths by suicide among depressed elders

Does Delta increase the risk of hospitalization compared with Alpha?

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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