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NHS Digital publishes new data on healthcare activity and outcomes for shielded patients

A new aggregate data set that provides information on healthcare activity and outcomes of shielded patients has been published by NHS Digital today.

22 Jul 2020

Monash University researchers pave way for affordable immunotherapies

Researchers from Monash University’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences are paving the way for accessible and affordable cancer treatment by using powerful nanoscale tools to overcome the high costs and long lead-times associated with one of the world’s newest forms of immunotherapy: CAR-T cell therapy.

22 Jul 2020

Avacta provides update on clinical validation of Adeptrix COVID-19 diagnostic test

Avacta is pleased to announce that it has begun work with the UK government’s CONDOR program to evaluate and clinically validate the COVID-19 laboratory assay.

22 Jul 2020

Avacta provides update on clinical validation of Adeptrix COVID-19 diagnostic test

Avacta is pleased to announce that it has begun work with the UK government’s CONDOR program to evaluate and clinically validate the COVID-19 laboratory assay.

22 Jul 2020

Study: Race and ethnicity did not affect pregnancy and birth outcomes in women with COVID-19

Race and ethnicity did not affect pregnancy and birth outcomes in women with SARS-CoV-2 infection who gave birth at two hospitals in northern Manhattan during the height of the pandemic in New York City, according to a preliminary report from researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian.

22 Jul 2020

A new sign of COVID-19: a rash in the mouth

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has wreaked havoc across the globe, with more than 14.89 million people infected. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2, has a string of symptoms that include cough, fever, and difficulty of breathing. As the disease evolved, many patients reported the loss of smell and taste as other accompanying symptoms.

21 Jul 2020

Positive emotion skills intervention to reduce burnout in nurses

Making a concerted effort to increase positive emotion shows promise as a way to improve wellness and address burnout in nurses, according to an article in AACN Advanced Critical Care.

21 Jul 2020

Novel genetic measure could improve osteoporosis screening

An international team of scientists has developed a novel genetic measure that could dramatically improve how doctors assess the risk of sustaining a fracture due to osteoporosis or fragility.

21 Jul 2020

Study assesses the stress levels of U.S. physicians during COVID-19 pandemic

Amid the COVID-19 chaos in many hospitals, emergency medicine physicians in seven cities around the country experienced rising levels of anxiety and emotional exhaustion, regardless of the intensity of the local surge, according to a new analysis led by UC San Francisco.

21 Jul 2020

$65m investment increases British Patient Capital’s exposure to life sciences and health technology

British Patient Capital announces a cornerstone commitment of $65m to SV Health Investors’ latest fund, SV7 Impact Medicine Fund, to turn scientific breakthroughs into biotech companies producing high impact precision medicine drugs for poorly treated diseases.

21 Jul 2020

Quality and utility of data analysis could result in less transparent data, say experts

The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today expressed concern that the new process for sharing COVID-19 data risks fragile progress in our hard-fought national response to the pandemic.

21 Jul 2020

UCI researchers win $529 million in grants and contracts for fiscal 2019-20

From cutting-edge research and clinical trials focused on cancer care to creating a new center devoted to protecting personal data privacy, University of California, Irvine scholars, scientists and physicians are blazing new paths to help change the world.

20 Jul 2020

Oxford University and AstraZeneca vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 safe and induces immune response

Promising early stage results from a phase 1/2 clinical trial of the UK's vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) are published today in The Lancet.

20 Jul 2020

Study shows feasibility of using cardiovascular risk screening tool in outpatient gynecology setting

A new study has shown that although 86% of women seen at an outpatient gynecology clinic had a cardiovascular risk factor and 40.1% had at least one cardiovascular symptom, the awareness of cardiovascular risk factors and symptoms was low.

20 Jul 2020

Current choline intake levels are too low for most Americans, say health and nutrition experts

On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC or Committee) - a group comprised of 20 nationally recognized health and nutrition experts - published the Scientific Report of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Advisory Report to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

20 Jul 2020

Study: Luminescent substance enables accurate observation of different areas of the organism

A luminescent fluid made up of nanoparticles that allows more accurate observation of different areas of the organism has been developed by a research team from the Colloidal Materials group of the Institute of Materials Science of Seville (a CSIC-University of Seville joint centre) in collaboration with the Institute of Materials Science of Aragon, the Andalusian Centre of Medicine and Biotechnology (BIONAND) and the Spanish National Accelerator Centre (CNA).

20 Jul 2020

Benefits of routine childhood immunizations far outweigh the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission

The health benefits of maintaining routine childhood vaccination programmes in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic far outweigh the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission that might be associated with clinic visits, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet Global Health journal.

19 Jul 2020

Study examines if Alzheimer's disease and related Dementias affect delirium severity

Forms of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, gradually affect your cognitive function by harming your memory and your ability to think and make decisions.

17 Jul 2020

More COVID-19 cases where blood type A is common

Now, a new study by researchers at the University of Ulm, Germany, which is published on the preprint server medRxiv in July 2020, focuses on how blood group distribution is related to the mapped dynamics of the epidemic as shown by its geographical distribution.

17 Jul 2020

Helping older adults to address healthy longevity in the environment, homes, and communities

Have you thought about what you'd like your life to look like when you're 84?

17 Jul 2020

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

NHS Digital publishes new data on healthcare activity and outcomes for shielded patients

Monash University researchers pave way for affordable immunotherapies

Avacta provides update on clinical validation of Adeptrix COVID-19 diagnostic test

Avacta provides update on clinical validation of Adeptrix COVID-19 diagnostic test

Study: Race and ethnicity did not affect pregnancy and birth outcomes in women with COVID-19

A new sign of COVID-19: a rash in the mouth

Positive emotion skills intervention to reduce burnout in nurses

Novel genetic measure could improve osteoporosis screening

Study assesses the stress levels of U.S. physicians during COVID-19 pandemic

$65m investment increases British Patient Capital’s exposure to life sciences and health technology

Quality and utility of data analysis could result in less transparent data, say experts

UCI researchers win $529 million in grants and contracts for fiscal 2019-20

Oxford University and AstraZeneca vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 safe and induces immune response

Study shows feasibility of using cardiovascular risk screening tool in outpatient gynecology setting

Current choline intake levels are too low for most Americans, say health and nutrition experts

Study: Luminescent substance enables accurate observation of different areas of the organism

Benefits of routine childhood immunizations far outweigh the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Study examines if Alzheimer's disease and related Dementias affect delirium severity

More COVID-19 cases where blood type A is common

Helping older adults to address healthy longevity in the environment, homes, and communities

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