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Study shows how politicization and social mobilization affect the incidence of COVID-19 infection

Measures to contain the Corona pandemic are the subject of politically charged debate and tend to polarize segments of the population.

5 May 2021

Study examines the impact of private equity investments in health care

Private equity investment in hospitals has grown substantially in the 21st century, and it accelerated in the years leading up the COVID-19 pandemic. Now

5 May 2021

Disposable face masks release potentially dangerous chemical pollutants

Swansea University scientists have uncovered potentially dangerous chemical pollutants that are released from disposable face masks when submerged in water.

5 May 2021

Study examines service use among transition-age youth with autism

During the next 10 years, an estimated half-million individuals in the U.S. with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are expected to transition from adolescence to adulthood, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

5 May 2021

High rates of TB in Latin American prisons constitute a “health and human rights crisis”, warns study

High rates of tuberculosis (TB) in Latin American prisons are subverting efforts to control the disease in the wider population, and constitute a "health and human rights crisis", a study warns.

5 May 2021

Study highlights mechanisms that explain the rise and fall in temporary disability rates

Working conditions, mass layoffs and other economy-related reasons could explain the rises and falls in temporary disability rates.

4 May 2021

Medicaid expansion has provided a financial boost to hospitals, study reveals

A new study published in Medical Care Research and Review found that the Affordable Care Act, which expanded Medicaid programs to cover people previously uninsured, provided a financial boost to hospitals.

4 May 2021

Study: Fertility apps collect, share intimate data without users' knowledge or permission

The majority of top-rated fertility apps collect and even share intimate data without the users' knowledge or permission, a collaborative study by Newcastle University and Umea University has found.

4 May 2021

Individuals with intellectual disabilities faced triage biases during COVID-19 pandemic

When COVID-19 patients began filling up ICUs throughout the country in 2020, health care providers faced difficult decisions. Health care workers had to decide which patients were most likely to recover with care and which were not so resources could be prioritized.

4 May 2021

$3.5 million grant awarded to address the underrepresentation of Black adults in Alzheimer's research

Black adults are more likely than other groups to develop Alzheimer's disease or related disorders but are poorly represented in Alzheimer's disease research, including recent clinical trials. This health disparity illustrates how Black individuals can benefit from advances in the field if they had access.

4 May 2021

Mixed tree nut snacks result in significant weight loss and improved satiety

In a randomized, controlled study published online in the journal, Nutrients, researchers found that including mixed tree nuts in a weight management program resulted in significant weight loss and improved satiety.

4 May 2021

A primary care physician for every American, science panel urges

The federal government must aggressively bolster primary care and connect more Americans with a dedicated source of care, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine warn in a major report that sounds the alarm about an endangered foundation of the U.S. health system.

4 May 2021

Researchers identify mechanism of platelet hyperactivation in COVID-19 patients

A recent study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA, has revealed the mechanism of platelet hyperactivation in critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

4 May 2021

What happens in the first few days of SARS-CoV-2 infection?

New research, published in PLOS Biology, has evaluated SARS-CoV-2 infection in primary cultures of well-differentiated cells to determine how the virus affects the body and how the infection starts. Answers to these questions are essential to forming a general understanding of viral pathogenesis, which helps us develop effective prevention and treatment strategies for COVID-19.

4 May 2021

Can SARS-CoV-2’s impairment of endothelium cause vascular disease?

The study, published in the journal Circulation Research, suggests that COVID-19 is not only a respiratory disease but also a vascular disease. It highlights how the virus attacks the vascular system, causing endothelial impairment.

4 May 2021

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine makes it on WHO Emergency Use Listing

Moderna has announced Emergency Use Listing granted by the World Health Organization for its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine.

4 May 2021

COVID-19 in pregnancy does not significantly increase respiratory illness in newborns, says study

A new study published in the journal JAMA offers reassuring evidence that infants born to mothers with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), or even asymptomatic infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), have little increase in respiratory symptoms over babies born to uninfected mothers.

4 May 2021

Critical care nurses in poor physical and mental health report more medical errors

A study led by The Ohio State University College of Nursing finds that critical care nurses in poor physical and mental health reported significantly more medical errors than nurses in better health.

4 May 2021

Could in vitro glycoengineering help produce better SARS-CoV-2 spike candidates for vaccine research?

A vexing problem in the development of vaccines has been the need to achieve the right glycosylation profile for the viral antigens. A new study, recently released as a preprint on the bioRxiv* server, shows how a sequential cell-free approach produced complex N-glycans from simpler types, in a one-pot reaction.

4 May 2021

Covid ‘doesn’t discriminate by age’: Serious cases on the rise in younger adults

After spending much of the past year tending to elderly patients, doctors are seeing a clear demographic shift: young and middle-aged adults make up a growing share of the patients in covid-19 hospital wards.

4 May 2021

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Study shows how politicization and social mobilization affect the incidence of COVID-19 infection

Study examines the impact of private equity investments in health care

Disposable face masks release potentially dangerous chemical pollutants

Study examines service use among transition-age youth with autism

High rates of TB in Latin American prisons constitute a “health and human rights crisis”, warns study

Study highlights mechanisms that explain the rise and fall in temporary disability rates

Medicaid expansion has provided a financial boost to hospitals, study reveals

Study: Fertility apps collect, share intimate data without users' knowledge or permission

Individuals with intellectual disabilities faced triage biases during COVID-19 pandemic

$3.5 million grant awarded to address the underrepresentation of Black adults in Alzheimer's research

Mixed tree nut snacks result in significant weight loss and improved satiety

A primary care physician for every American, science panel urges

Researchers identify mechanism of platelet hyperactivation in COVID-19 patients

What happens in the first few days of SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Can SARS-CoV-2’s impairment of endothelium cause vascular disease?

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine makes it on WHO Emergency Use Listing

COVID-19 in pregnancy does not significantly increase respiratory illness in newborns, says study

Critical care nurses in poor physical and mental health report more medical errors

Could in vitro glycoengineering help produce better SARS-CoV-2 spike candidates for vaccine research?

Covid ‘doesn’t discriminate by age’: Serious cases on the rise in younger adults

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