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Study explores SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among vaccinated hospital workers

A new study determined the humoral responses against SARS-CoV-2 in vaccinated hospital workers.

14 Mar 2022

Can wearables transform the future of healthcare?

In partnership with SLAS 2022, we spoke to Professor Michael Snyder about his latest research that investigates wearables and their future within healthcare.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 14 Mar 2022

Modeling study assesses the effectiveness facemasks before and after COVID-19 vaccination

Scientists simulate different scenarios using facemasks through a computational Monte Carlo simulation model.

14 Mar 2022

UCI researchers reveal new details about a key enzyme that makes DNA sequencing possible

In a paper published today in Sciences Advances, researchers in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine revealed new details about a key enzyme that makes DNA sequencing possible.

12 Mar 2022

New insight about how blood clots are formed during wound healing

Research carried out by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has revealed new information about how blood clots are formed during wound healing.

11 Mar 2022

Updated results from ongoing study on the effect of a BNT162b2 booster dose on anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

Researchers assessed the increase in Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine efficacy on administering a homologous booster dose.

11 Mar 2022

Study finds greater financial worries and lower rates of psychological distress among immigrants

Compared to US-born individuals, immigrants to the United States have increased financial worries – especially related to things like retirement and medical costs, reports a study in the March issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Practice.

11 Mar 2022

Most cancer patients develop antibodies after receiving COVID-19 vaccine, study shows

Cancer patients who have compromised immune systems due to their disease or therapy remain at high risk for COVID-19 infection.

10 Mar 2022

HMHI announces a $5 million gift to support the new Mental Health Crisis Care Center

Huntsman Mental Health Institute announced a generous $5 million gift from Kem and Carolyn Gardner to support the Mental Health Crisis Care Center. Expected to open in 2024 and located on 3300 South between 900 and 1000 West in South Salt Lake, the new center will be named the Kem and Carolyn Gardner Mental Health Crisis Care Center.

10 Mar 2022

Study shows vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 and severe disease in dialysis patients

Multiple studies have shown that individuals with kidney failure who are undergoing dialysis mount weaker antibody responses after COVID-19 vaccination than people in the general population, but new research indicates that these individuals' immune responses are still capable of protecting against SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19.

10 Mar 2022

Shorter treatment for children with non-severe tuberculosis

A UCL-led international trial exploring the effectiveness of tuberculosis (TB) treatment in children has led to a change in the World Health Organisation's global guidelines for managing the disease.

10 Mar 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Congress shelves covid funding for now

Congress is moving toward completion of its annual spending bills for the fiscal year that started last October, but a last-minute snag jettisoned from the bill the Biden administration's requested funding for covid prevention and treatment.

10 Mar 2022

Low profile microplates optimise space utilisation

Porvair Sciences low profile microplates offer the highly efficient use of stacking space that is essential to achieving efficient automation workflows.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 10 Mar 2022

How does COVID-19 affect arrythmia?

Researchers have been investigating the reports of cardiac damage in COVID-19 patients, and trying to determine if autoimmune effects could play a role.

10 Mar 2022

Association of benzodiazepines with SARS-CoV-2 positivity and clinical outcomes in three patient groups

A new study has evaluated the association of BZD use with the clinical outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 positive patients.

10 Mar 2022

The trajectory of B-cell immunity six months after mRNA vaccination

Researchers assess SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in individuals vaccinated with a mRNA COVID-19 vaccine six months after receiving their second dose.

10 Mar 2022

'Dual eligible' patients may have poorer outcomes, higher spending even in the highest-quality hospitals

They're old enough to qualify for Medicare, and their incomes are low enough to qualify them for Medicaid.

10 Mar 2022

Single dose of new drug nirsevimab provides safe protection against RSV in healthy infants

The new drug nirsevimab showed 74.5 percent efficacy against medically attended lower respiratory tract infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in healthy infants, according to an international, randomized, placebo-controlled phase 3 clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

9 Mar 2022

More people should receive palliative care consultations after severe stroke

Only 20 percent of patients being treated in the hospital for severe stroke received a palliative care consultation, and only 43 percent of patients who died in the hospital met with a palliative care team, according to a new study from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University.

9 Mar 2022

Serious mental illness associated with increased cardiovascular risk in young adults

An analysis of nearly 600,000 adults in the U.S. found that those diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder may have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease at younger ages compared to adults not diagnosed with one of those serious mental illnesses, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed Journal of the American Heart Association.

9 Mar 2022

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Study explores SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among vaccinated hospital workers

Can wearables transform the future of healthcare?

Modeling study assesses the effectiveness facemasks before and after COVID-19 vaccination

UCI researchers reveal new details about a key enzyme that makes DNA sequencing possible

New insight about how blood clots are formed during wound healing

Updated results from ongoing study on the effect of a BNT162b2 booster dose on anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

Study finds greater financial worries and lower rates of psychological distress among immigrants

Most cancer patients develop antibodies after receiving COVID-19 vaccine, study shows

HMHI announces a $5 million gift to support the new Mental Health Crisis Care Center

Study shows vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 and severe disease in dialysis patients

Shorter treatment for children with non-severe tuberculosis

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Congress shelves covid funding for now

Low profile microplates optimise space utilisation

How does COVID-19 affect arrythmia?

Association of benzodiazepines with SARS-CoV-2 positivity and clinical outcomes in three patient groups

The trajectory of B-cell immunity six months after mRNA vaccination

'Dual eligible' patients may have poorer outcomes, higher spending even in the highest-quality hospitals

Single dose of new drug nirsevimab provides safe protection against RSV in healthy infants

More people should receive palliative care consultations after severe stroke

Serious mental illness associated with increased cardiovascular risk in young adults

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