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COVID-19 pandemic reveals need for consensus on definition of essential oral healthcare

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the need for consensus on the definition of essential oral healthcare. The article "Pandemic considerations on essential oral healthcare" provides a layered model of essential oral healthcare, integrating urgent and basic oral healthcare, as well as advanced and specialist oral healthcare.

11 Dec 2020

Cost information greatly enhances the value of shared decision making

Cost information, when paired with information about clinical treatment options, greatly enhances the value of shared decision making, reported a FAIR Health brief released today.

11 Dec 2020

Social media appeals from COVID-19 frontliners have more impact on general audience

Anyone who's on social media right now has probably seen them: Passionate pleas from health care workers, asking for the public to realize how bad the COVID-19 pandemic has gotten, and urging them to take steps to slow the spread of coronavirus.

11 Dec 2020

Three leading experts urge US government to be vigilant against anti-vaccination advocates

As the world watches how UK residents respond to COVID-19 vaccinations, three leading experts on the virus are urging Americans and the US government to be vigilant against anti-vaccination advocates and their "rumors, misinformation, and conspiracy theories in a fractured media universe."

11 Dec 2020

High-intensity workouts improve heart function, increase work capacity

High-intensity interval training strengthens the heart even more than moderate exercise does. Now researchers have found several answers to what makes hard workouts so effective.

11 Dec 2020

Data confirms early cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Boston area

SARS-CoV-2 was introduced to the Boston area of Massachusetts many times in early 2020, according to a new analysis of virus genomes, but only a small number of importations - including one related to an international business conference - led to most cases there.

11 Dec 2020

Government data underestimates the impact of social distancing in controlling COVID-19 spread

Quantifying the mitigating impact of social distancing on the spread of COVID-19 is critical for evaluating the efficacy of social restrictions and informing future health policy decisions.

11 Dec 2020

Study highlights perspectives and illuminates vulnerable situation in homecare nursing

Homecare nursing is increasingly common as access to hospital care and care in specialized care homes becomes increasingly limited. This increases the demands on older people, their relatives, and the professionals who provide homecare nursing.

11 Dec 2020

Magma Learning wins Innovation Award for providing business ideas on Health Sciences ecosystem

Magma Learning wins the inaugural Vesalius Innovation Award by Karger Publishers. The eLearning startup managed to beat off competition from other innovative business ideas in the Health Sciences publishing sector.

10 Dec 2020

COVID-19 pandemic highlights uncertainty inherent in science

The COVID-19 pandemic has once again highlighted the uncertainty inherent in science. The results of a Germany-wide study conducted by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin show that most Germans want to be openly informed about this uncertainty.

10 Dec 2020

Automated kiosks can improve medication adherence

Ever see long lines at the pharmacy counter and give up on a medication, or find that the drive is just a little too long?

10 Dec 2020

Annual Legionella Conference to address major health crisis

A virtual special session of the annual Legionella Conference co-hosted by NSF Health Sciences and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) will focus on disease prevention from waterborne pathogens during a public health crisis.

10 Dec 2020

Researchers deploy new framework for eliminating defects in health care value

A new paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst states that the U.S. health care system spends in excess of $1.3 trillion annually on sub-optimal behavior and outlines a roadmap for reducing costs by eliminating defects in health care value.

10 Dec 2020

New polio vaccine is the first to work on mutated form of the virus

A new polio vaccine that could tackle mutated strains of the disease has passed phase II clinical trials, according to two studies published in medical journal The Lancet.

10 Dec 2020

Report highlights the limited availability of sex-disaggregated data related to COVID-19

Most countries in the world are not publishing data disaggregated by sex, thereby putting a strain on efforts to improve gender equality, according to the latest Open Data Inventory.

10 Dec 2020

International research project to improve knowledge on climate change and health impacts

Climate change is according to the WHO the greatest threat to human health in the 21st century. By bringing together leaders in climate change and health research, this international project will contribute with knowledge and policy advice on climate change and health impacts.

10 Dec 2020

Study connects specific foods to later-in-life cognitive acuity

The foods we eat may have a direct impact on our cognitive acuity in our later years. This is the key finding of an Iowa State University research study spotlighted in an article published in the November 2020 issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

10 Dec 2020

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COVID-19 pandemic reveals need for consensus on definition of essential oral healthcare

Cost information greatly enhances the value of shared decision making

Social media appeals from COVID-19 frontliners have more impact on general audience

Three leading experts urge US government to be vigilant against anti-vaccination advocates

High-intensity workouts improve heart function, increase work capacity

Data confirms early cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Boston area

Government data underestimates the impact of social distancing in controlling COVID-19 spread

Study highlights perspectives and illuminates vulnerable situation in homecare nursing

Magma Learning wins Innovation Award for providing business ideas on Health Sciences ecosystem

COVID-19 pandemic highlights uncertainty inherent in science

Automated kiosks can improve medication adherence

Annual Legionella Conference to address major health crisis

Researchers deploy new framework for eliminating defects in health care value

New polio vaccine is the first to work on mutated form of the virus

Report highlights the limited availability of sex-disaggregated data related to COVID-19

International research project to improve knowledge on climate change and health impacts

Study connects specific foods to later-in-life cognitive acuity

New studies analyze the impact of hurricanes on hospitalizations, medical providers

$2.5 million funding helps researchers to advance tools for predicting readmission in diabetic patients

$20.6 billion to restore crumbling services for women, newborns, children and adolescents

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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