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Extending COVID-19 vaccinations to adolescents and children may lower the overall disease burden

A recent study by researchers from the Netherlands highlights that the introduction of vaccination programs against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to adolescents and children may reduce infection rates and severe disease outcomes – both in these age groups and in the population as a whole. The paper is currently available on medRxiv* preprint server while it undergoes peer review.

26 Oct 2021

Less physical activity and more screen time impact children's mental health during the pandemic

Few equations are as simple as the findings of a survey measuring the habits of 1,000 children during COVID-19: More physical activity and less screen time led to better mental health.

26 Oct 2021

Penn Medicine's Pavilion breaks new ground for sustainable construction with LEED Gold certification

Penn Medicine's new Pavilion on the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania's campus has broken new ground for sustainable healthcare construction and design with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Healthcare Gold Certification.

26 Oct 2021

Three students from Feinberg's Physician Assistant Program receive NHSC scholarships

Aidan Ex-Willey, a first-year physician assistant student, who received a scholarship from the National Health Service Corps.

26 Oct 2021

WVU-led project will leverage AI and digital health to address healthcare costs and disparities

Quality healthcare transcends the medical profession, as evidenced by a new project led by West Virginia University that includes not only health experts but engineers, a physicist, a lawyer and a business data analyst.

26 Oct 2021

Study finds significant surge in liver transplantation for alcoholic hepatitis during the pandemic

Registrations for the national organ transplant waiting list related to alcoholic hepatitis as well as the number of deceased donor liver transplants for the inflammatory liver condition rose significantly during the pandemic, Michigan Medicine researchers found.

26 Oct 2021

SARS-CoV-2 detection with natural spring water gargle instead of nasopharyngeal swabs

A team of researchers validated the use of spring water gargle as an alternative to ONPS for the detection of SARS-CoV-2.

26 Oct 2021

Mental health determinants during COVID pandemic pregnancies in the U.K.

A new study reports the determinants of the mental state of pregnant women during the pandemic within the U.K. maternity services.

26 Oct 2021

Brain fog in long COVID

A new study explores one troubling manifestation of long COVID, which is the cognitive impairment that follows clinical resolution of COVID-19.

26 Oct 2021

New education programs aim to address the gaps in public health workforce capacity

UMass Lowell has been awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to develop new undergraduate and graduate programs in public health informatics and technology, to educate diverse students for vital jobs.

26 Oct 2021

Effectiveness of mRNA BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine in immunocompromised individuals

Israeli researchers evaluate the antibody response in ICPs to assess antibody-mediated immunity following vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

26 Oct 2021

NIH invests $74.5 million to advance data science research and spur health discoveries across Africa

The National Institutes of Health is investing about $74.5 million over five years to advance data science, catalyze innovation and spur health discoveries across Africa.

26 Oct 2021

Safer, more effective therapies could help fight the obesity epidemic

Novel obesity treatments such as modulation of the gut microbiome and gene therapy are underutilized and could help fight the obesity epidemic, according to a new manuscript published in the Endocrine Society's journal, Endocrine Reviews.

26 Oct 2021

Attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination amongst essential workers

A new study has addressed these gaps in knowledge regarding the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among essential workers.

26 Oct 2021

Understaffed state psychiatric facilities leave mental health patients in limbo

Many patients dealing with mental health crises are having to wait several days in an ER until a bed becomes available at one of Georgia's five state psychiatric hospitals, as public facilities nationwide feel the pinch of the pandemic.

26 Oct 2021

Evaluation of COVID-19 infection risk during US spring semester in-person teaching

The main objective of the study was to determine the rates of in-person schooling and understand the school-based mitigation measures that were modified over the semester.

26 Oct 2021

Study: Understanding the reasons behind vaccine hesitancy is key to boosting global uptake of immunization

Exploring complex reasons behind hesitancy for new vaccinations and better education for healthcare professionals is key to boosting global uptake of immunization against diseases and viruses including Covid-19, a study shows.

26 Oct 2021

Identification of long COVID patients using big data

A new preprint exploits big data to come up with some answers as to the incidence, treatment, and impact on healthcare systems of long covid.

26 Oct 2021

Post COVID-19 affects children as well as adults

A new study presents data on long covid in adults and children, which is becoming a major issue in public health planning.

26 Oct 2021

High and increasing SARS-CoV-2 infection prevalence amongst school-aged children in England

The latest round of the REACT-1 study indicates SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread among children.

26 Oct 2021

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Extending COVID-19 vaccinations to adolescents and children may lower the overall disease burden

Less physical activity and more screen time impact children's mental health during the pandemic

Penn Medicine's Pavilion breaks new ground for sustainable construction with LEED Gold certification

Three students from Feinberg's Physician Assistant Program receive NHSC scholarships

WVU-led project will leverage AI and digital health to address healthcare costs and disparities

Study finds significant surge in liver transplantation for alcoholic hepatitis during the pandemic

SARS-CoV-2 detection with natural spring water gargle instead of nasopharyngeal swabs

Mental health determinants during COVID pandemic pregnancies in the U.K.

Brain fog in long COVID

New education programs aim to address the gaps in public health workforce capacity

Effectiveness of mRNA BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine in immunocompromised individuals

NIH invests $74.5 million to advance data science research and spur health discoveries across Africa

Safer, more effective therapies could help fight the obesity epidemic

Attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination amongst essential workers

Understaffed state psychiatric facilities leave mental health patients in limbo

Evaluation of COVID-19 infection risk during US spring semester in-person teaching

Study: Understanding the reasons behind vaccine hesitancy is key to boosting global uptake of immunization

Identification of long COVID patients using big data

Post COVID-19 affects children as well as adults

High and increasing SARS-CoV-2 infection prevalence amongst school-aged children in England

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