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Extensive use of opioid agonists can considerably reduce drug-related deaths

New evidence that opioid agonists such as methadone and buprenorphine could substantially reduce drug-related deaths if more widely used in the community and prison, and for longer, has been published in Lancet Psychiatry.

25 Feb 2021

New technique helps detect biocontaminants in environmental water samples

Carolina Belenguer and EnricPellicer, from the Department of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Valencia, have developed in the last year a new method for the detection of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in environmental water samples.

25 Feb 2021

Problem and non-problem gamblers differ in the gratifications sought from mobile gambling

A study carried out by the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics at NUI Galway has examined how the different gratifications sought from mobile gambling explain problematic versus non-problematic patterns in highly involved gamblers.

25 Feb 2021

Post-surgery opioid prescribing guideline leads to high patient satisfaction with pain management

A prescribing guideline tailored to patients' specific needs reduced the number of opioid pills prescribed after major surgery with researchers reporting a greater than 90 percent patient satisfaction rate with pain management and the highest compliance rate to date with appropriate disposal of leftover pills.

25 Feb 2021

Recommendations to help ensure access to high-quality opioid use disorder treatment

On January 14, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) submitted notice to the Federal Register that it would issue practice guidelines that exempt physicians from the requirement to apply for a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) in up to 30 patients at one time.

25 Feb 2021

A roadmap for critical care societies to address burnout among health care professionals

A new paper published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society provides a roadmap that critical care clinicians' professional societies can use to address burnout.

25 Feb 2021

New, more reliable testing program rolled-out to hospital staff to curb Covid transmission rates

Frontline staff at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals are among the first in the country to benefit from the rollout of more accurate saliva tests in a bid to curb Covid transmission rates.

25 Feb 2021

Renalytix AI and University of Utah announce partnership to improve kidney health

Renalytix AI plc, an artificial intelligence-enabled in vitro diagnostics company, and the University of Utah, one of the top research institutions in the United States, today announced a partnership to improve kidney health and reduce the risk of kidney failure for large scale populations in the earliest stages of kidney disease.

25 Feb 2021

New training course helps to better equip health professionals in disaster preparedness and response

A new comprehensive course incorporating an interdisciplinary approach to disaster preparedness shows promise for better equipping health professionals in responding to disasters.

25 Feb 2021

Current screening guidelines may not detect liver cancer soon enough in African Americans

Early detection could reduce the number of African Americans dying from liver cancer, but current screening guidelines may not find cancer soon enough in this community, according to a study published in Cancer in February.

25 Feb 2021

Plant-based diet can slow down heart failure, lower risk of cognitive decline and dementia

What if you could improve your heart health and brain function by changing your diet? Boston University School of Medicine researchers have found that by eating more plant-based food such as berries and green leafy vegetables while limiting consumption of foods high in saturated fat and animal products, you can slow down heart failure (HF) and ultimately lower your risk of cognitive decline and dementia.

25 Feb 2021

SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a mutation limits host immune suppression, finds study

Researchers have identified a high variability in the C-terminal end of ORF7a in SARS-CoV-2 sequences collected from around the globe. They noted that mutations result in a defective suppression of interferon and lowered replication rate.

25 Feb 2021

With GOP back at helm, Montana renews push to sniff out welfare fraud

Montana is considering becoming the latest state to intensify its hunt for welfare overpayments and fraud, a move expected to remove more than 1,500 enrollees from low-income health coverage at a time when the pandemic has left more people needing help.

25 Feb 2021

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Have a case of a Covid variant? No one is going to tell you

Covid-19 infections from variant strains are quickly spreading across the U.S., but there's one big problem: Lab officials say they can't tell patients or their doctors whether someone has been infected by a variant.

25 Feb 2021

SNX-5422 could make an effective COVID-19 prophylactic, says study

SNX-5422 is a heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitor currently undergoing clinical trials as a cancer therapeutic. A recent study examines the applicability of repurposing the drug towards severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) replication inhibition.

25 Feb 2021

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Extensive use of opioid agonists can considerably reduce drug-related deaths

New technique helps detect biocontaminants in environmental water samples

Problem and non-problem gamblers differ in the gratifications sought from mobile gambling

Post-surgery opioid prescribing guideline leads to high patient satisfaction with pain management

Recommendations to help ensure access to high-quality opioid use disorder treatment

A roadmap for critical care societies to address burnout among health care professionals

New, more reliable testing program rolled-out to hospital staff to curb Covid transmission rates

Renalytix AI and University of Utah announce partnership to improve kidney health

New training course helps to better equip health professionals in disaster preparedness and response

Current screening guidelines may not detect liver cancer soon enough in African Americans

Plant-based diet can slow down heart failure, lower risk of cognitive decline and dementia

SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a mutation limits host immune suppression, finds study

With GOP back at helm, Montana renews push to sniff out welfare fraud

Advantech Connect Online Partner Conference

Have a case of a Covid variant? No one is going to tell you

SNX-5422 could make an effective COVID-19 prophylactic, says study

Covid vaccine websites violate disability laws, create inequity for the blind

International cooperation is key to get equal access to COVID-19 vaccines

Study reports lasting immune response in convalescent COVID-19 patients

Study addresses COVID-19 pandemic concerns and guidelines for increasing food safety

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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