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Swedish public's confidence in government officials is back at the same level as it was in March

After a significant increase in April, the Swedish public's confidence in government officials is now back at the same level as it was in March.

18 Jun 2020

Staffing levels and quality linked to COVID-19 toll in nursing homes

A new study shows that residents of long-term care facilities with lower nurse staffing levels, poorer quality scores, and higher concentrations of disadvantaged residents suffer from higher rates of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths.

18 Jun 2020

Study shows how EU safety legislation has affected UK vapers

Vapers have been largely reassured by recent EU safety regulations, but some have been pushed to the black market for stronger hits - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

18 Jun 2020

Financial hardships are associated with more ER visits, shows ACS study

A new American Cancer Society study finds higher medical and nonmedical financial hardships are independently associated with more emergency department visits, lower receipt of some preventive services, and worse self-rated health in cancer survivors.

18 Jun 2020

Impact of COVID-19 on environmental justice communities

COVID-19 is like a heat-seeking missile that targets the most vulnerable. The bull's-eye is environmental justice communities, which are the poorest, the most polluted, and the sickest when it comes to comorbidities.

18 Jun 2020

New flag on patient records can improve care for people with learning disabilities

Healthcare for people with a learning disability can be improved by a new flag on patient records, a pilot scheme has shown.

18 Jun 2020

Thin adhesive film upgrades consumer smartwatch into a powerful health-monitoring system

UCLA engineers have designed a thin adhesive film that could upgrade a consumer smartwatch into a powerful health-monitoring system.

18 Jun 2020

C-Path's Transplant Therapeutics Consortium receives positive FDA response for its Letter of Intent

Critical Path Institute announced today that its Transplant Therapeutics Consortium has received a positive response to its Letter of Intent from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration detailing the decision to accept the Composite Biomarker Panel (iBox Scoring System) into the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Biomarker Qualification Program.

17 Jun 2020

Researchers launch Canada's first post-operative virtual care study

A team of researchers and health care providers at Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University have launched Canada's first study to remotely manage patients after surgery.

17 Jun 2020

Multidisciplinary pediatric aerodigestive centers provide better outcomes with reduced costs

Children who choke when they drink or eat may have what's known as dysphagia, or a swallowing disorder -- one of the most common medical complaints seen in young children.

17 Jun 2020

Researchers to study the unique needs of caregivers of people with ADRD

Sixteen million family members in the US are caregivers for the more than 6 million people living with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD).

17 Jun 2020

Women with a history of miscarriage or subfertility more likely to have mild thyroid abnormalities

Mild thyroid abnormalities affect up to one in five women with a history of miscarriage or subfertility which is a prolonged time span of trying to become pregnant, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

17 Jun 2020

BU receives grant to address the unique needs of female veterans

Boston University School of Medicine's Women Veterans Network has received one of 13 grants (out of 190 initial proposals) from the Bob Woodruff Foundation.

17 Jun 2020

Time-driven activity-based costing can be an effective strategy to support value-based healthcare

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR - the professional society for health economics and outcomes research, announced today the publication of results of a study suggesting that time-driven activity-based costing can be an effective technique to support value-based healthcare initiatives.

17 Jun 2020

Celltrion announces plans to launch COVID-19 point-of-care antigen testing kit

Celltrion Group today announced plans to expand its diagnostic portfolio for SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, in its efforts to improve access to COVID-19 testing and help prevent the further spread of coronavirus infection worldwide.

17 Jun 2020

Free webinar series aims to improve care of pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic

Health professionals around the globe can join a series of online expert workshops aimed at improving the care of pregnant women during the current COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in low- and middle-countries.

17 Jun 2020

Specialist medical recruiter offers free open access to COVID Tracker and Digital Staff Bank for all NHS trusts

ID Medical is giving open access to its award-winning Digital Staff Bank and new COVID Tracker technology to all NHS trusts in the UK until October 2020.

17 Jun 2020

Medwise.ai wins Innovate UK funding to develop AI-powered platform that answers COVID-19 questions

Accelerate Cambridge and DigitalHealth.London launchpad company Medwise.ai announces it was selected from over 8600 applications to receive funding by the UK Government to develop an AI-powered platform that answers COVID-19 questions for healthcare professionals.

17 Jun 2020

CSIRO study on the effects of COVID-19 on weight and well being

The CSIRO, Australia's federal government agency responsible for scientific research, has come up with a study looking at the emotional well being and weight loss or gain associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and the forced stay-at-home measures.

16 Jun 2020

Key factors to "flattening the curve": Western Washington state's COVID-19 experience

Despite having the first confirmed case of coronavirus and the first major COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, the state of Washington implemented a response plan that kept its death rate the lowest among all states that have had major outbreaks.

16 Jun 2020

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Swedish public's confidence in government officials is back at the same level as it was in March

Staffing levels and quality linked to COVID-19 toll in nursing homes

Study shows how EU safety legislation has affected UK vapers

Financial hardships are associated with more ER visits, shows ACS study

Impact of COVID-19 on environmental justice communities

New flag on patient records can improve care for people with learning disabilities

Thin adhesive film upgrades consumer smartwatch into a powerful health-monitoring system

C-Path's Transplant Therapeutics Consortium receives positive FDA response for its Letter of Intent

Researchers launch Canada's first post-operative virtual care study

Multidisciplinary pediatric aerodigestive centers provide better outcomes with reduced costs

Researchers to study the unique needs of caregivers of people with ADRD

Women with a history of miscarriage or subfertility more likely to have mild thyroid abnormalities

BU receives grant to address the unique needs of female veterans

Time-driven activity-based costing can be an effective strategy to support value-based healthcare

Celltrion announces plans to launch COVID-19 point-of-care antigen testing kit

Free webinar series aims to improve care of pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic

Specialist medical recruiter offers free open access to COVID Tracker and Digital Staff Bank for all NHS trusts

Medwise.ai wins Innovate UK funding to develop AI-powered platform that answers COVID-19 questions

CSIRO study on the effects of COVID-19 on weight and well being

Key factors to "flattening the curve": Western Washington state's COVID-19 experience

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