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New resource textbook can help improve behavioral science, health disparities

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, has published an authoritative resource textbook designed to help researchers better understand the framework for conducting minority health and health disparities science.

25 Mar 2021

New initiatives expand COVID-19 saliva-based testing to underserved schools in Illinois

The University of Illinois System, with a $1.4 million grant from The Rockefeller Foundation, announces the expansion of its SHIELD Illinois and SHIELD CU COVID-19 testing initiatives to help safely reopen underserved K-12 schools in communities across the state using the covidSHIELD test, an innovative, saliva-based test developed at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

24 Mar 2021

Survey finds a steady increase in acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers

A survey of Geisinger employees conducted over two weeks in December 2020 found a steady increase in intent among healthcare workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

24 Mar 2021

Reduced mRNA COVID-19 vaccine response in nursing home residents

A recent study has examined the response of nursing home residents who were naïve to SARS-CoV-2 infection following vaccination by the mRNA BNT162b2 model from Pfizer-BioNTech.

24 Mar 2021

Tempus’ ECG Analysis Platform receives Breakthrough Device Designation

Tempus, a leader in artificial intelligence and precision medicine, today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company Breakthrough Device Designation for its ECG Analysis Platform, developed in collaboration with Geisinger.

24 Mar 2021

New device set to revolutionize the resuscitation process for first responders

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, performance manufacturer Keela Outdoors, NHS Tayside and Scottish Health Innovations (SHIL), have collaborated to design and develop a device that is set to revolutionize the resuscitation process for first responders.

24 Mar 2021

Survey of surge capacity managers captures pandemic preparedness status of the U.S. health care system

A University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine-led survey of dozens of surge capacity managers at hospitals nationwide captures the U.S. health care system's pandemic preparedness status in the months before the first COVID-19 cases were identified in China.

24 Mar 2021

Researchers develop “Crisis Standards of Care” policy to address ethical issues

During a public health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. hospitals need to allocate scarce medical resources in an equitable manner, according to clinicians and ethicists at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

24 Mar 2021

Study reveals arsenal used by protozoans to make leishmaniasis more severe

Researchers have succeeded in revealing the arsenal used by protozoans of the genus Leishmania in human cells to make leishmaniasis more severe, especially in cases of the mucocutaneous variety of the disease, which can cause deformations in patients.

24 Mar 2021

Disposition practice varies widely on outpatient management of patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Despite guidelines promoting outpatient management of patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism (PE), few patients are currently discharged home from hospital emergency departments in the United States.

24 Mar 2021

Smoking is highly prevalent among surgery patients, shows study

Over the past 50 years or so, cigarette smoking has transformed from a widespread practice into an isolated activity: Just 14% of American adults reported smoking cigarettes in 2019 compared to over 40% in 1965.

23 Mar 2021

Survey findings reveals persistence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Daily national surveys by Carnegie Mellon University show that while COVID-19 vaccine uptake has increased, the proportion of vaccine-hesitant adults has remained unchanged. The concerns about a side effect remain high, especially among females, Black adults and those with an eligible health condition.

23 Mar 2021

New guidelines outline key new actions to improve delivery of HIV testing, treatment and care

These guidelines provide new and updated recommendations on the use of point-of-care testing in children under 18 months of age and point-of-care tests to monitor treatment in people living with HIV; the treatment monitoring algorithm; and timing of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV who are being treated for tuberculosis.

23 Mar 2021

Study examines the impact of dental coverage offered through Michigan’s Medicaid expansion

As the pandemic's economic effects drive more people to enroll in Medicaid as safety-net health insurance, a new study suggests that the program's dental coverage can improve their oral health in ways that help them seek a new job or do better at the one they have.

23 Mar 2021

New 'care bundle' can reduce PPE-related facial injuries in frontline COVID-19 healthcare workers

A study has found that a new 'care bundle' can reduce the incidence of facial pressure injuries in frontline COVID-19 healthcare workers caused by the prolonged wearing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

23 Mar 2021

COVID-19 vaccines reduce virus transmission in healthcare worker case study

In a new study, the ability of COVID-19 vaccines to lessen transmission was examined in a large study of healthcare workers and their families, with promising results that indicate a substantially reduced rate of transmission from the vaccinated to the non-vaccinated.

23 Mar 2021

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

New resource textbook can help improve behavioral science, health disparities

New initiatives expand COVID-19 saliva-based testing to underserved schools in Illinois

Survey finds a steady increase in acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers

Reduced mRNA COVID-19 vaccine response in nursing home residents

Tempus’ ECG Analysis Platform receives Breakthrough Device Designation

New device set to revolutionize the resuscitation process for first responders

Survey of surge capacity managers captures pandemic preparedness status of the U.S. health care system

Researchers develop “Crisis Standards of Care” policy to address ethical issues

Study reveals arsenal used by protozoans to make leishmaniasis more severe

Disposition practice varies widely on outpatient management of patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Smoking is highly prevalent among surgery patients, shows study

Survey findings reveals persistence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

New guidelines outline key new actions to improve delivery of HIV testing, treatment and care

Study examines the impact of dental coverage offered through Michigan’s Medicaid expansion

New 'care bundle' can reduce PPE-related facial injuries in frontline COVID-19 healthcare workers

COVID-19 vaccines reduce virus transmission in healthcare worker case study

Researchers unveil world’s first smart monitoring system for the aged care industry

Socioeconomic deprivation linked to large proportion of dementia deaths in England, Wales

Under new cost-cutting Medicare rule, same surgery, same place, different bill

Nutritional supplement may reduce risk of fatal strokes in patients with rare genetic disorder

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

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Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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