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LGBTQ+ individuals experienced higher rates of job loss and healthcare concerns during the pandemic

COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted employment for minority populations resulting in higher unemployment rates and healthcare concerns, according to a Rutgers study.

10 Jan 2022

Digital health and data science: New component of medical education curriculum introduced

The Augusta Webster, MD, Office of Medical Education (AWOME) has begun introducing a new component of the medical education curriculum to current medical students: instruction in Digital Health and Data Science.

10 Jan 2022

Scientists receive grants to advance research on imaging system to monitor uterine contractions

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received three grants totaling more than $6.8 million to advance research on a novel imaging system to monitor uterine contractions.

10 Jan 2022

Improving air quality may reduce dementia risk in older women

Improving air quality appears to slow cognitive decline and reduce the risk of developing dementia in older women living in the U.S., according to a new study by researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

10 Jan 2022

Social distancing surveillance: how robots will keep you in line

Could a COVID-19 robot help in social distancing surveillance? We spoke to Professor Dinesh Manocha and Adarsh Jagan Sathyamoorthy about how their new robot may be able to do just that.

10 Jan 2022

Warming planet may increase the burden of kidney stone disease on healthcare systems

Rising temperatures due to climate change will lead to an increase in cases of kidney stones over the next seven decades, even if measures are put in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

10 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant's infectivity, vaccine breakthrough, and antibody resistance

A recent study uses an artificial intelligence model to investigate Omicron's mutations and its infectivity, vaccine escape capability, and susceptibility to monoclonal antibodies.

10 Jan 2022

Declining effectiveness of the BNT162b2 vaccine in adolescents infected with COVID-19

Researchers have conducted a retrospective matched case-control study to determine the protection period conferred by the BNT162b2 vaccine on adolescents aged 12 to 16.

10 Jan 2022

Researchers plan to review the effect of SARS-CoV-2 on male reproductive health

In a protocol published in BMJ Open, researchers from the Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine plan to review current studies in this area.

10 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant uses endosomal entry pathway and grows in upper respiratory tract cells

Researchers demonstrate that the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant grows rapidly in human primary nasal epithelial cultures.

9 Jan 2022

Study finds novel pathway for understanding why debilitating conditions happen for cancer patients

Severe and persistent disability often undermines the life-saving benefits of cancer treatment. Pain and fatigue - together with sensory, motor, and cognitive disorders - are chief among the constellation of side effects that occur with the platinum-based agents used widely in chemotherapy treatments worldwide.

9 Jan 2022

Vaccinated mothers transfer SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to their breastfed infants

Women vaccinated against COVID-19 transfer SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to their breastfed infants, potentially giving their babies passive immunity against the coronavirus, according to University of Massachusetts Amherst research.

7 Jan 2022

Supreme Court weighs Biden’s workplace vaccine requirements

The Supreme Court on Friday took up one of the most contentious issues of the covid-19 pandemic, hearing a series of cases challenging the Biden administration's authority to require workers to get a covid vaccine or be tested for the virus regularly.

7 Jan 2022

N95 respirators can be safely re-used up to 25 times after VHP decontamination

N95 respirators are commonly used in hospitals worldwide to protect healthcare personnel from infectious pathogens. During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare facilities have experienced shortages of the respirators, forcing personnel to re-use them or resort to less protective masking alternatives.

7 Jan 2022

New appropriate use criteria for prostate-specific membrane antigen PET imaging published

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and peer medical groups have issued appropriate use criteria (AUC) for prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET imaging.

7 Jan 2022

Booster mRNA vaccination effective in reviving anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers among the elderly

A new study found that a booster dose vaccination against COVID-19 was successful in taking binding. and neutralizing antibodies to levels higher than those observed after the initial double-dose regimen.

7 Jan 2022

Model suggests feasibility of shorter COVID-19 isolation period with minimal risk

Researchers set up a model that included parameters such as the infectiousness of the individual, and lateral flow testing, in order to assess the effectiveness of test-to-release policies as compared to those with fixed-duration isolation mandates

7 Jan 2022

Researchers isolate Omicron variant, leveling the path to vaccine development and vaccine efficacy studies

Researchers from India have now successfully grown and isolated the Omicron variant from hamsters in vivo with further culturing in the Vero CCL-81 cells in vitro, in a step forward towards testing the effectiveness of existing SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and generation of new Omicron appropriate vaccines.

7 Jan 2022

Epidemic model for estimating relative transmissibility and immune escape of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in South Africa

A new study developed a stochastic, multi-strain, compartmental epidemic model to estimate the relative transmissibility and immune escape capacity of the Omicron variant.

7 Jan 2022

California ballot will be heavy on health care

When Californians go to the polls later this year, they will confront contentious health care choices.

7 Jan 2022

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

LGBTQ+ individuals experienced higher rates of job loss and healthcare concerns during the pandemic

Digital health and data science: New component of medical education curriculum introduced

Scientists receive grants to advance research on imaging system to monitor uterine contractions

Improving air quality may reduce dementia risk in older women

Social distancing surveillance: how robots will keep you in line

Warming planet may increase the burden of kidney stone disease on healthcare systems

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant's infectivity, vaccine breakthrough, and antibody resistance

Declining effectiveness of the BNT162b2 vaccine in adolescents infected with COVID-19

Researchers plan to review the effect of SARS-CoV-2 on male reproductive health

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant uses endosomal entry pathway and grows in upper respiratory tract cells

Study finds novel pathway for understanding why debilitating conditions happen for cancer patients

Vaccinated mothers transfer SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to their breastfed infants

Supreme Court weighs Biden’s workplace vaccine requirements

N95 respirators can be safely re-used up to 25 times after VHP decontamination

New appropriate use criteria for prostate-specific membrane antigen PET imaging published

Booster mRNA vaccination effective in reviving anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers among the elderly

Model suggests feasibility of shorter COVID-19 isolation period with minimal risk

Researchers isolate Omicron variant, leveling the path to vaccine development and vaccine efficacy studies

Epidemic model for estimating relative transmissibility and immune escape of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in South Africa

California ballot will be heavy on health care

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