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Were you notified about missing tax forms for your ACA subsidy? Blame COVID.

The notice from the federal health insurance marketplace grabbed Andrew Schenker's attention: ACT NOW: YOU'RE AT RISK OF LOSING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE STARTING JANUARY 1, 2021.

23 Nov 2020

Chicago seroprevalence study shows COVID-19 cases 16 times higher than currently predicted

A startling new case study of Chicago, led by a team of researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois, USA, suggests a 16-fold higher incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection than previously thought. This is judging from seroprevalence (antibody presence blood testing) figures, rather than the number of RT-PCR-positives reported there (via swab sample testing of symptomatic patients).

23 Nov 2020

Advantech Launches Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Solution-Ready Package (SRP) for Healthcare Applications

Advantech, a leading provider of industrial computing platform solutions, is pleased to announce its real-time location system (RTLS) solution-ready package (SRP) designed for real-time locating and monitoring of medical equipment, staff, and patients.

23 Nov 2020

Oxford University and AstraZeneca release their COVID-19 vaccine results

AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford have just released their results from its interim analysis of AZD1222, a vaccine being trialed to prevent COVID-19.

From AstraZeneca 23 Nov 2020

Study: Over-45s are at higher risk of contracting STIs than ever before

OVER-45s are at a higher risk of contracting STIs than ever before because of society's unwillingness to talk about middle-aged and older people having sex, a new report has found.

23 Nov 2020

Study recommends key factors to address U.S. health care costs

Structuring negotiations between insurers and providers, standardizing fee-for-service payments and negotiating prices can lower the United States' health care spending by slowing the rate at which healthcare prices increase, according to a Rutgers study.

22 Nov 2020

Study suggests neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 antibodies offer protection against reinfection

A new study published in November 2020 on the preprint server medRxiv* indicates that the chances of symptomatic infection are indeed much lower among the population with antibodies to the virus.

22 Nov 2020

Change in attitude towards wildlife consumption in China: Survey

Researchers wanted to explore the current attitudes towards consuming exotic animals several months after the outbreak.

22 Nov 2020

Ranking the effectiveness of worldwide COVID-19 government interventions

A recent article, published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, analyses quantitatively the NPIs implemented in different geographies and their impact on the effective reproduction number, Rt, of COVID-19.

22 Nov 2020

Analysis shows social distancing helped reduce nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 transmission in London

Recently, a team of researchers from the King's College London, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, and St Thomas' Hospital, London analyzed comprehensive epidemiological and viral nanopore sequence data from 574 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by a PCR test in March 2020.

22 Nov 2020

Nursing home residents with medical order forms more likely to have preferences documented

Nursing home residents with medical order forms indicating their treatment preferences were three times more likely to have their current preferences documented in their medical record than residents without the forms, according to a study from Indiana University School of Nursing and IU Center for Aging Research at Regenstrief Institute.

20 Nov 2020

State-of-the-art technology provides high levels of accuracy in breast cancer diagnosis

State-of-the-art technology which helps doctors more accurately diagnose breast cancer has been hailed as a breakthrough by the US Food & Drugs Administration (FDA) for its exceptional potential clinical value in improving patient care.

20 Nov 2020

Children of low-income families have greater risk of developing mental disorders later in life

The results gained in a study involving approximately one million Danish children increase the understanding of how socio-economic differences in childhood affect the development of mental disorders in the Nordic countries.

20 Nov 2020

How effective have COVID-19 mitigation strategies been in Australia's second wave?

Researchers have modeled the effect of the different types of social distancing implemented in Australia's greater Melbourne area in response to the county's second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. They found implementing stricter lockdowns in the beginning before the rapid rise in cases works best. The team's findings have been made available on the preprint server, medRxiv*.

20 Nov 2020

Study investigates link between socio-economic position and risk of mental disorders

Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Aarhus University and the University of Manchester have investigated the link between the socio-economic position of parents and the risk of children developing mental disorders later in life.

20 Nov 2020

Researchers develop nasal spray against COVID-19 virus

A nasal spray to provide protection against the COVID-19 virus has been formulated by researchers at the University of Birmingham, UK, using materials already cleared for use in humans.

20 Nov 2020

These front-line workers could have retired. They risked their lives instead.

Sonia Brown’s husband died on June 10. Two weeks later, the 65-year-old registered nurse was back at work. Her husband's medical bills and a car payment loomed over her head.

20 Nov 2020

Florida’s new hospital industry head ran Medicaid in state and fought expansion

With its choice of a new leader, the Florida Hospital Association has signaled that seeking legislative approval to expand Medicaid to nearly 850,000 uninsured adults won't be among its top priorities.

20 Nov 2020

Report highlights how tracking technologies will become part of everyday medicine by 2025

Vicon, a world leader in motion capture for the life sciences industry, today announces the launch of its latest vision paper highlighting some of the key trends and developments that will determine the future of motion capture technology in clinical settings within the next five years.

20 Nov 2020

National health groups offer support for COPD patients and caregivers amid pandemic

An estimated 16.4 million Americans are living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – a chronic lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe – which places them at an increased risk for more severe illness from COVID-19.

20 Nov 2020

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Were you notified about missing tax forms for your ACA subsidy? Blame COVID.

Chicago seroprevalence study shows COVID-19 cases 16 times higher than currently predicted

Advantech Launches Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Solution-Ready Package (SRP) for Healthcare Applications

Oxford University and AstraZeneca release their COVID-19 vaccine results

Study: Over-45s are at higher risk of contracting STIs than ever before

Study recommends key factors to address U.S. health care costs

Study suggests neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 antibodies offer protection against reinfection

Change in attitude towards wildlife consumption in China: Survey

Ranking the effectiveness of worldwide COVID-19 government interventions

Analysis shows social distancing helped reduce nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 transmission in London

Nursing home residents with medical order forms more likely to have preferences documented

State-of-the-art technology provides high levels of accuracy in breast cancer diagnosis

Children of low-income families have greater risk of developing mental disorders later in life

How effective have COVID-19 mitigation strategies been in Australia's second wave?

Study investigates link between socio-economic position and risk of mental disorders

Researchers develop nasal spray against COVID-19 virus

These front-line workers could have retired. They risked their lives instead.

Florida’s new hospital industry head ran Medicaid in state and fought expansion

Report highlights how tracking technologies will become part of everyday medicine by 2025

National health groups offer support for COPD patients and caregivers amid pandemic

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