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£18.5 million in UK funding to provide safe, reliable water supply and sanitation services in Asia and Africa

Speaking at the first UN High-Level Conference on Water in 40 years, UK Climate and Environment Minister, Lord Goldsmith announced new support to improve the quality of water supply, and sanitation and hygiene services in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

22 Mar 2023

Study sheds light on the best strategies hospitals can use for medication reconciliation

A new study from researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, has shed new light on the best strategies hospitals can use for medication reconciliation, the critical and difficult task of updating and verifying a patient's medication lists and orders, regardless of where they are in the health care system.

22 Mar 2023

Study finds shared genetic risk variants across different substance use disorders

By combing through genomic data of over 1 million people, scientists have identified genes commonly inherited across addiction disorders, regardless of the substance being used.

22 Mar 2023

Elimination of midwife care mostly affects lower-income, marginalized populations

Ascension Health recently announced that it would eliminate midwife care from its Alternative Birthing Center in Southfield, Michigan, despite increased demand for services in the state—a demand that follows a national trend.

22 Mar 2023

National No Smoking Day

Bedfont® Scientific Ltd. has been helping people stop smoking for over 35 years with their Smokerlyzer® product range.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 22 Mar 2023

Bedfont’s NObreath® monitor for airway inflammation has been cleared for sale in the USA

Bedfont’s NObreath® monitor for airway inflammation has been cleared for sale in the USA.

From NObreath 22 Mar 2023

Penn State Health expert offers insight on childhood hearing loss

Two to three out of every 1,000 children are born with permanent childhood hearing loss. And finding out who they are can be tricky, since the patients haven't yet developed the ability to tell you what's wrong.

22 Mar 2023

Study reveals why COVID-19 subvariants spread rapidly among previously infected people

The COVID-19 pandemic has killed nearly 7 million people worldwide (1.1 million in the United States) and severely harmed many millions more, though vaccines and antiviral treatments measurably reduced the potential loss of life and health.

22 Mar 2023

Low-cost, universal oral COVID-19 vaccine prevents severe respiratory illness in hamsters

A UCLA-led team has developed an inexpensive, universal oral COVID-19 vaccine that prevented severe respiratory illness and weight loss when tested in hamsters, which are naturally susceptible to SARS-CoV-2.

22 Mar 2023

Can increasing nut intake prevent frailty in older women?

A recent study explored the potential for reducing frailty in older women by increased nut consumption.

22 Mar 2023

Public’s view of obesity has changed since the pandemic, survey shows

Nearly a third of Americans (29%) say COVID-19 made them more worried than ever about having obesity prompting about 28 million people to consider weight-loss methods they hadn't thought about before the pandemic began, including nearly 6.4 million thought about turning to either weight-loss surgery or taking prescription anti-obesity drugs for the first time, according to a new survey whose findings were published online in the peer-reviewed journal, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.

22 Mar 2023

Disruption of the FcRn–IgG interaction may make AAV-based gene therapies effective

The use of a monoclonal antibody that reduced circulating IgG levels, led to a decrease in preexisting neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) to adeno-associated virus (AAV).

22 Mar 2023

Does recurrent bacterial vaginosis impact quality of life?

A recent BMC Women's Health study performed a survey to understand how bacterial vaginosis affects women’s quality of life and what treatment they underwent.

22 Mar 2023

Routine monitoring of wastewater could provide early warning for the next epidemic

Researchers analyzing wastewater say that routine monitoring at sewage treatment works could provide a powerful early warning system for the next flu or norovirus epidemic, alerting hospitals to prepare and providing public health agencies with vital health information.

22 Mar 2023

New encoding strategy for single-cell tomograms streamlines data handling and storage

Single-cell analysis is a powerful biomedical technique used in various fields of biology and medicine to identify rare cell populations, track cell development and differentiation, understand disease mechanisms and develop personalized therapies, but it generates large amounts of data that can be difficult to manage.

22 Mar 2023

New study investigates effect of short-term PM2.5 exposure on blood lipids

A recent Scientific Reports study sought to address a gap in research and determined the association between short-term PM2.5 exposure and blood lipids.

22 Mar 2023

Pregnant women diagnosed with cancer get limited emotional support due to insufficient research

Support for pregnant women diagnosed with cancer is limited due to of insufficient research into the specific emotional needs associated with a diagnosis at this time, according to a new report from the University of Surrey.

22 Mar 2023

Prescription for housing? California wants Medicaid to cover 6 months of rent

Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose administration is struggling to contain a worsening homelessness crisis despite record spending, is trying something bold: tapping federal health care funding to cover rent for homeless people and those at risk of losing their housing.

22 Mar 2023

End of covid emergency will usher in changes across the US health system

The Biden administration's decision to end the covid-19 public health emergency in May will institute sweeping changes across the health care system that go far beyond many people having to pay more for covid tests.

22 Mar 2023

A lot of thought, little action: Proposals about mental health go unheeded

Thousands of people struggle to access mental health services in Florida. The treatment system is disjointed and complex.

22 Mar 2023

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£18.5 million in UK funding to provide safe, reliable water supply and sanitation services in Asia and Africa

Study sheds light on the best strategies hospitals can use for medication reconciliation

Study finds shared genetic risk variants across different substance use disorders

Elimination of midwife care mostly affects lower-income, marginalized populations

National No Smoking Day

Bedfont’s NObreath® monitor for airway inflammation has been cleared for sale in the USA

Penn State Health expert offers insight on childhood hearing loss

Study reveals why COVID-19 subvariants spread rapidly among previously infected people

Low-cost, universal oral COVID-19 vaccine prevents severe respiratory illness in hamsters

Can increasing nut intake prevent frailty in older women?

Public’s view of obesity has changed since the pandemic, survey shows

Disruption of the FcRn–IgG interaction may make AAV-based gene therapies effective

Does recurrent bacterial vaginosis impact quality of life?

Routine monitoring of wastewater could provide early warning for the next epidemic

New encoding strategy for single-cell tomograms streamlines data handling and storage

New study investigates effect of short-term PM2.5 exposure on blood lipids

Pregnant women diagnosed with cancer get limited emotional support due to insufficient research

Prescription for housing? California wants Medicaid to cover 6 months of rent

End of covid emergency will usher in changes across the US health system

A lot of thought, little action: Proposals about mental health go unheeded

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

AI-powered analytics and experimental validation

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

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