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Study: 82% respondents ventilate more frequently to protect themselves from corona

Despite cold temperatures, the population counts on fresh air to avoid contracting the coronavirus. This is shown by the results of the 26th edition of the BfR-Corona-Monitor, a regular survey by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR). In all age groups, about four out of five respondents say they ventilate more frequently.

13 Jan 2021

Policymakers are urged to include government negotiation to reduce insulin prices

The Endocrine Society is calling on policymakers to include government negotiation as part of an overall strategy to reduce insulin prices in its updated position statement published today in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

13 Jan 2021

CDC is committed to remove unnecessary medical barriers to contraception

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is committed to removing unnecessary medical barriers to contraception use by people with certain characteristics or medical conditions.

13 Jan 2021

Cardiovascular deaths unrelated to COVID-19 increased during the pandemic, study finds

As the number of COVID-19 infections continues to rise nationwide, more than 360,000 Americans have already died from the potentially deadly viral infection.

13 Jan 2021

New clinical practice guidelines on diagnosis, management of von Willebrand Disease

The American Society of Hematology (ASH), the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF), and World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) have developed joint clinical practice guidelines on the diagnosis and management of von Willebrand Disease (VWD), the world's most common inherited bleeding disorder. The guidelines were published today in Blood Advances.

13 Jan 2021

Renowned experts challenge conventional wisdom across the imaging community

A special issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR), published by Elsevier, challenges conventional wisdom across the imaging community.

13 Jan 2021

Study: Testing policies should vary based on demand to catch the most COVID-19 cases

With months to go in the mass rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, testing is still critical to control the surging pandemic.

13 Jan 2021

Mothers with multiple children report worse sleep patterns

Mothers with multiple children report more fragmented sleep than mothers of a single child, but the number of children in a family doesn't seem to affect the quality of sleep for fathers, according to a study from McGill University.

12 Jan 2021

Study reveals rising risk of mental health problems among COVID-19 health care professionals

The daily toll of COVID-19, as measured by new cases and the growing number of deaths, overlooks a shadowy set of casualties: the rising risk of mental health problems among health care professionals working on the frontlines of the pandemic.

12 Jan 2021

Researchers call for stronger regulations to reduce health burden of smokeless tobacco

Researchers at the University of York are calling for more stringent regulatory measures to reduce the health burden of smokeless tobacco, a product often found in UK stores without the proper health warnings and as a result of illicit trading.

12 Jan 2021

$Incidence of osteoporotic hip fractures expected to escalate in some Eurasian countries$

Incidence of osteoporotic hip fractures expected to escalate in some Eurasian countries

A detailed analysis of the burden of osteoporosis in eight Eurasian countries has found that osteoporosis is a significant and growing health problem in the region that will escalate in the future due to expected demographic changes.

12 Jan 2021

Clinicians at leading cardiac center report burnout and high levels of distress

More than half the clinicians surveyed at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre reported burnout and high levels of distress according to a series of studies published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal Open.

12 Jan 2021

UW investigators and Talkspace collaborate to study patient experiences with telepsychotherapy

As Americans come to grip with a mental health crisis worsened by the pandemic, smartphone and other digital-health applications are getting more scrutiny.

12 Jan 2021

Atmospheric particulate matter may influence the transmission and evolution of SARS-CoV-2

A recent study conducted at the University of Malta Medical School, Malta, has revealed that a drop in the level of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5), which are airborne pollutant particles with a diameter of 2.5 micrometer, in the atmosphere due to lockdown is associated with the arrival of a newer variant of SARS-CoV-2, which has eventually displaced the original virus after lockdown.

12 Jan 2021

Endothelial tissue injury significantly contributes to ARDS in COVID-19 patients, finds study

A recent study conducted by scientists from the Yokohama City University, Japan, has revealed that elevated alveolar endothelial injury markers in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are the main causative factors for alveolar barrier disruption. In COVID-19 patients with ARDS, endothelial injury persists for a longer time than epithelial injury.

12 Jan 2021

Researchers develop patient-informed questionnaire tool for ventral hernia repair surgery patients

Patient-reported outcomes have become a critical part of improving surgical care because of their ability to capture patient experiences, such as quality of life and satisfaction, that can help inform treatment.

12 Jan 2021

An urban hospital on the brink vs. the officials sworn to save it

Illinois and Chicago officials are trying to figure out how to stop a private company from closing a money-losing urban hospital in a poor, underserved Chicago neighborhood.

12 Jan 2021

FDA's AI/ML-Based Software as a Medical Device Action Plan released

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the agency's first Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) Action Plan. This action plan describes a multi-pronged approach to advance the Agency's oversight of AI/ML-based medical software.

12 Jan 2021

California budget reflects ‘pandemic-induced reality,’ governor says

The coronavirus pandemic doomed Gov. Gavin Newsom's ambitious plans last year to combat homelessness, expand behavioral health services and create a state agency to control soaring health care costs.

12 Jan 2021

Will the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine be effective against the new N501Y SARS-CoV-2 variant?

Researchers from Pfizer and the University of Texas, USA, have presented evidence showing that people in a previously reported trial of the mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b2 – commonly known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine – had equivalent neutralizing titers to the N501 and Y501 viruses.

12 Jan 2021

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Study: 82% respondents ventilate more frequently to protect themselves from corona

Policymakers are urged to include government negotiation to reduce insulin prices

CDC is committed to remove unnecessary medical barriers to contraception

Cardiovascular deaths unrelated to COVID-19 increased during the pandemic, study finds

New clinical practice guidelines on diagnosis, management of von Willebrand Disease

Renowned experts challenge conventional wisdom across the imaging community

Study: Testing policies should vary based on demand to catch the most COVID-19 cases

Mothers with multiple children report worse sleep patterns

Study reveals rising risk of mental health problems among COVID-19 health care professionals

Researchers call for stronger regulations to reduce health burden of smokeless tobacco

Incidence of osteoporotic hip fractures expected to escalate in some Eurasian countries

Clinicians at leading cardiac center report burnout and high levels of distress

UW investigators and Talkspace collaborate to study patient experiences with telepsychotherapy

Atmospheric particulate matter may influence the transmission and evolution of SARS-CoV-2

Endothelial tissue injury significantly contributes to ARDS in COVID-19 patients, finds study

Researchers develop patient-informed questionnaire tool for ventral hernia repair surgery patients

An urban hospital on the brink vs. the officials sworn to save it

FDA's AI/ML-Based Software as a Medical Device Action Plan released

California budget reflects ‘pandemic-induced reality,’ governor says

Will the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine be effective against the new N501Y SARS-CoV-2 variant?

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