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Study: 68% of people believe they should ‘reach out’ to carers during coronavirus second wave

Amidst a coronavirus second wave, a study has found that 68% of people believe they should ‘reach out’ to carers more often – with 60% of respondents only asking carers how they are ‘now and again’, ‘rarely’ or ‘almost never’; leaving carers at risk of feeling forgotten.

16 Nov 2020

Researchers address the root cause of wrong-patient order errors

Each year, health care practitioners at Brigham and Women's Hospital place over a million orders through the electronic health records (EHR) system.

16 Nov 2020

New Timestrip indicators to support the use of promising coronavirus vaccines

Timestrip®, the developer of smart indicator technology, has moved fast to develop a range of products that support use of the coronavirus vaccines now promising to become available.

16 Nov 2020

Prescription of antibiotics rises in England during COVID-19 lockdown

FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) releases new White Paper on antibiotic resistance to mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week.

16 Nov 2020

People taking placebo pills and statins experienced similar side effects, shows study

People taking dummy pills and statins experienced similar side effects in a new study.

15 Nov 2020

Community-wide resuscitation program demonstrates 100% success rate in cannulation

Published today in the EClinicalMedicine Journal, a study from the University of Minnesota found that the first four months of the Minnesota Mobile Resuscitation Consortium (MMRC) was 100% effective in cannulation for out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrests.

15 Nov 2020

Strategizing pediatric healthcare preparedness for the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

The paper, put together by a team of scientists based in the United Kingdom and Italy, also underscored the need for healthcare policies to account for the very real possibility of inadequate protective personal equipment (PPE), staff and hospital capacity, aggravated by the increased number of pediatric infections.

15 Nov 2020

Measures to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission through wastewater in poor regions

A new paper published in the journal Science of the Total Environment on November 10, 2020, discusses the reality of the virus’s wastewater transmission. Overall, the researchers found that wastewater transmission would have a disproportionate impact on countries with low development indices.

15 Nov 2020

Study looks at SARS-CoV-2 RNA contamination in COVID-19 isolation ward of a hospital

To try and shed more light on SARS-CoV-2’s transmission, a research group based in Italy examined a COVID-19 isolation ward in a Milan hospital to evaluate the level of contamination present in the air and on surfaces with SARS-CoV-2 RNA (the virus’s genetic material).

15 Nov 2020

Harnessing proteomics could improve therapeutic approaches to COVID-19

A research group in India has recently described how the field of proteomics could be pivotal in helping to tackle the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

15 Nov 2020

Study identifies potential treatment to postpone development of osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA), a widely acknowledged cause of disability that affects patients' quality of life and has significant economic impact through healthcare costs and loss of earnings.

12 Nov 2020

250,000 cases of child abuse or neglect may have gone unreported in U.S. COVID pandemic

A recent study published in the journal Child Abuse and Neglect has reported that the number of child maltreatment reports and child welfare interventions decreased significantly in New York City during the initial phase of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

12 Nov 2020

Exercise classes decrease loneliness and social isolation in older adults

Older adults who joined group exercise classes experienced decreased loneliness and social isolation, according to a new Cedars-Sinai study conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic.

12 Nov 2020

Many women consider using cannabis to treat gynecological conditions

A significant number of women would consider using cannabis to treat gynecological conditions, primarily gynecological pain.

12 Nov 2020

Antidepressant drug fluvoxamine may prevent some serious complications of COVID-19

In a preliminary study of COVID-19 patients with mild-to-moderate disease who were attempting to recover in their homes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that the drug fluvoxamine seems to prevent some of the most serious complications of the illness and make hospitalization and the need for supplemental oxygen less likely.

12 Nov 2020

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Study: 68% of people believe they should ‘reach out’ to carers during coronavirus second wave

Researchers address the root cause of wrong-patient order errors

New Timestrip indicators to support the use of promising coronavirus vaccines

Prescription of antibiotics rises in England during COVID-19 lockdown

People taking placebo pills and statins experienced similar side effects, shows study

Community-wide resuscitation program demonstrates 100% success rate in cannulation

Strategizing pediatric healthcare preparedness for the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

Measures to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission through wastewater in poor regions

Study looks at SARS-CoV-2 RNA contamination in COVID-19 isolation ward of a hospital

Harnessing proteomics could improve therapeutic approaches to COVID-19

Study identifies potential treatment to postpone development of osteoarthritis

250,000 cases of child abuse or neglect may have gone unreported in U.S. COVID pandemic

Exercise classes decrease loneliness and social isolation in older adults

Many women consider using cannabis to treat gynecological conditions

Antidepressant drug fluvoxamine may prevent some serious complications of COVID-19

Baycrest scientists use individualized brain stimulation to treat aphasia in stroke survivors

Workers who lost jobs due to COVID may need help getting coverage this fall

New Cambridge Centre aims to transform precision medicine and biomedical discoveries

Losing two to three kilograms of weight can almost halve the risk of Type 2 diabetes

New report amplifies the voices of patients with eczema, unmasks gaps in care

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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