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Experts warn about increasing financial abuse of older people in the UK

Proposed changes to UK law risk substantially increasing financial abuse of older people, warn experts in The BMJ today.

25 Nov 2021

Days of extreme heat associated with increased risk of emergency department visits

Extremely hot days with an average temperature of 34.4°C (93.9°F) are associated with a higher risk of emergency department visits among adults of all ages, finds a large study from the United States published by The BMJ today.

25 Nov 2021

Study analyzes factors that contribute to employee stress in the critical care environment

Hospital can be very challenging and stressful places in which to work. They are equipped to treat seriously ill patients who need constant monitoring, such as patients with severe COVID-19,those who require organ support or who are recovering from a major operation.

25 Nov 2021

Physical activity may prevent accumulation of metabolic risk factors in menopausal women

A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences shows that menopausal transition is associated with unfavourable changes in metabolic health that may be mitigated with a physically active lifestyle. Especially, physical activity alleviated the increase in systolic blood pressure.

25 Nov 2021

Using metal nanoparticles to fight SARS-CoV-2

A recent review article looks at the potential of nanotechnology in fighting severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2), with several possibilities of strategies in therapeutics, vaccines, and prevention.

25 Nov 2021

International collaboration secures €1M grant to investigate new treatment target for lymphoma

An international collaboration involving researchers from Queen Mary University of London, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston has secured a €1M research grant from Dutch blood cancer charity, Lymph&Co, to investigate a new treatment target for lymphoma.

25 Nov 2021

Adoption of a robust approach to minimize disease transmission between humans and wild animals

The threat of disease transmission from conservationists moving wild animals between habitats or back into the wild needs to be urgently assessed to minimize risk.

25 Nov 2021

What may the future hold in terms of SARS-CoV-2 variants?

Researchers fit data on SARS-CoV-2 variants by exploiting a function that depends on the global number of infected cases since the start of the pandemic.

25 Nov 2021

COVID-19 vaccine boosters to prevent breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections in healthy adults

Researchers measured anti-RBD IgG and virus neutralization before and after vaccination with boosters.

25 Nov 2021

UK's leading health charities team up to encourage vulnerable people to get COVID-19 vaccines

Some of the UK's leading health charities including the British Heart Foundation, Diabetes UK and Cancer Research UK are joining forces with the government and the NHS to encourage vulnerable people to get their COVID-19 vaccines.

25 Nov 2021

COVID-19 became more lethal in the U.K. in late 2020, statistical analysis suggests

A new statistical analysis supports beliefs that COVID-19 became more lethal in the U.K. in late 2020, while also suggesting that multiple factors - not just the alpha variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 - were to blame.

25 Nov 2021

Researchers map how far HIV patients live from access to care

In sub-Saharan Africa, 7 million people with HIV live more than 10 minutes from health care services and 1.5 million people with HIV live more than 60 minutes from a healthcare facility, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public Health by Diego Cuadros of the University of Cincinnati, and colleagues.

25 Nov 2021

New AI predictive algorithm greatly improves timeliness and accuracy of sepsis predictions

Each year, sepsis affects more than 30 million people worldwide, causing an estimated six million deaths. Sepsis is the body's extreme response to an infection and is often life-threatening.

25 Nov 2021

Direct-acting antivirals for HCV-related hepatocellular carcinoma reduces the risk of tumor progression

In a new cohort study of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a disease with a high recurrence rate, researchers at the Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine reported that after receiving cancer treatment, the oral administration of direct-acting antivirals (DAA) reduces the risk of tumor progression following recurrence of the liver disease.

25 Nov 2021

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Experts warn about increasing financial abuse of older people in the UK

Days of extreme heat associated with increased risk of emergency department visits

Study analyzes factors that contribute to employee stress in the critical care environment

Physical activity may prevent accumulation of metabolic risk factors in menopausal women

Using metal nanoparticles to fight SARS-CoV-2

International collaboration secures €1M grant to investigate new treatment target for lymphoma

Adoption of a robust approach to minimize disease transmission between humans and wild animals

What may the future hold in terms of SARS-CoV-2 variants?

COVID-19 vaccine boosters to prevent breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections in healthy adults

UK's leading health charities team up to encourage vulnerable people to get COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 became more lethal in the U.K. in late 2020, statistical analysis suggests

Researchers map how far HIV patients live from access to care

New AI predictive algorithm greatly improves timeliness and accuracy of sepsis predictions

Direct-acting antivirals for HCV-related hepatocellular carcinoma reduces the risk of tumor progression

Scientists link increased air pollution to an uptick in cases of lung cancer

Study demonstrates effectiveness of two doses of BBV152 vaccine against COVID-19

Safety and immunogenicity of COVID-19 peptide vaccine

Researchers investigate Moderna COVID-19 vaccine efficacy

SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant mutation sites

Study shows vaccinated multiple myeloma patients at greater risk of breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections

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