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Creating a Microrobot to One Day Tackle Cancer

In this interview, we speak to Birgül Akolpoglu about her latest research into microrobotics and how these biohybrid microrobots could one day be used to tackle cancer.

27 Jul 2022

The neutralizing antibody response in mRNA vaccinated and boosted healthcare workers against major circulating SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Researchers assessed the duration of the neutralizing antibody responses after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA booster vaccination.

27 Jul 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 neutralization in vaccinated individuals

Researchers assessed the duration of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 neutralization in SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated persons.

27 Jul 2022

Study estimates prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 omicron breakthrough infections in South Africa

Scientists have described the prevalence of vaccine breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection in South Africa during the period of delta and omicron circulation.

27 Jul 2022

Sixteen countries reported monkeypox virus infection in humans between April and June 2022

Researchers have analyzed the recent cases related to the monkeypox virus infection.

27 Jul 2022

Population-based cohort study investigates the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnancy outcomes

In a new study, researchers have focused on evaluating small-for-gestational-age rates and preterm birth in a large cohort.

27 Jul 2022

To stem the spread of monkeypox, health departments tap into networks of those most at risk

On July 23, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern.

27 Jul 2022

The ambulance chased one patient into collections

In retrospect, Peggy Dula said, she shouldn't have taken the ambulance. She was the least injured of the three siblings who were in a car when it was struck by a pickup truck last September. Her daughter had even offered to come to the crash site and pick her up.

27 Jul 2022

Listen: Can California lower the price of insulin?

California Healthline senior correspondent Angela Hart appeared on KCRW's "Press Play With Madeleine Brand" and KJZZ, a public radio station in Phoenix, this month to discuss California's plan to reduce the cost of some prescription medications — starting with insulin — by diving into the generic drug market.

27 Jul 2022

Health insurance price data: It’s out there, But it’s not for the faint of heart

Data wonks with mighty computers are overjoyed. Ordinary consumers, not so much.

27 Jul 2022

Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated staffing challenges in children's social care, report finds

Ofsted has today published a report on the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children's social care, drawing on evidence from inspections, focus groups and interviews with inspectors.

26 Jul 2022

PCORI approves $258 million funding to support 26 new health care-related studies

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has approved funding awards totaling $258 million to support 26 new research studies.

26 Jul 2022

Experts call for consistent measurement across the social determinants of health

Access to quality healthcare depends on the accurate evaluation of social determinants of health (SDOH), but the healthcare industry has placed insufficient effort on this according to the authors of a new Commentary. The Commentary, titled "A Call for Consistent Measurement Across the SDOH Industry Landscape," is published in the peer-reviewed journal Population Health Management.

26 Jul 2022

New project to assess the effectiveness of visit information provided to older patients

A Dartmouth-led research group, including investigators from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and Harvard Medical School, has received a five-year, $7 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

26 Jul 2022

Study shows the efficacy of Yoga of Immortals mobile app for urinary incontinence

People with loss of urinary control who used the Yoga of Immortals mobile app – a globally used app that combines specific yogic postures in the Sanatan tradition with breathing exercises, sound therapy and meditation – found significant improvement in the frequency and severity of urine leaks at four weeks of practice, according to a Rutgers study.

26 Jul 2022

$50 million PCORI funding approved for studies focused on treating suicidal depression and bipolar depression

Research teams at Mass General Brigham's founding members, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, have been approved for more than $50 million in funding awards by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute for studies focused on treating two important mental health conditions.

26 Jul 2022

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Creating a Microrobot to One Day Tackle Cancer

The neutralizing antibody response in mRNA vaccinated and boosted healthcare workers against major circulating SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 neutralization in vaccinated individuals

Study estimates prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 omicron breakthrough infections in South Africa

Sixteen countries reported monkeypox virus infection in humans between April and June 2022

Population-based cohort study investigates the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnancy outcomes

To stem the spread of monkeypox, health departments tap into networks of those most at risk

The ambulance chased one patient into collections

Listen: Can California lower the price of insulin?

Health insurance price data: It’s out there, But it’s not for the faint of heart

Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated staffing challenges in children's social care, report finds

PCORI approves $258 million funding to support 26 new health care-related studies

Experts call for consistent measurement across the social determinants of health

New project to assess the effectiveness of visit information provided to older patients

Study shows the efficacy of Yoga of Immortals mobile app for urinary incontinence

$50 million PCORI funding approved for studies focused on treating suicidal depression and bipolar depression

Earliest cases of COVID-19 in humans traced to a wholesale fish market in Wuhan, China

Survey assesses the impact of EHR use during face-to-face visits in the primary care setting

Study confirms efficacy of molnupiravir against COVID in a real-life cohort

Nasal spray highly effective against HIV and SARS-CoV-2 in animal models

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

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