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Lessons from COVID-19 response during first three waves in New South Wales

Scientists from Australia have recently analyzed the public health measures adopted by the authorities during the three waves of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in New South Wales, Australia.

12 Sep 2021

Scientists develop a novel and potent SARS-CoV-2 RBD-homodimer vaccine

A recent report published in the journal Cell Discovery has described the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) subunit vaccine candidate. The vaccine induces robust immune responses in rodents and non-human primates and protects the animals against severe disease.

12 Sep 2021

Researchers engineer E. coli bacteria to make carbohydrates, renewable fuel from CO2

Researchers from Newcastle University, UK have engineered Escherichia coli bacteria to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) using hydrogen gas (H2) to convert it into formic acid.

12 Sep 2021

Experts propose policies to promote shared responsibility for safe use of EHRs

Developers of electronic health records (EHR) should create or modify their products to ensure that health care organizations can meet safety recommendations of the Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience (SAFER) Guides, according to researchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Baylor College of Medicine.

12 Sep 2021

COVID-19 vaccines effective at preventing hospitalizations caused by the Delta variant

COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing hospitalizations and emergency department visits caused by the Delta variant, according to data from a national study.

12 Sep 2021

BU researchers win NIH grant to examine the impact of COVID-19 vaccines on menstruation

The National Institutes of Health has awarded one-year supplemental grants totaling $1.67 million to five institutions, including Boston University School of Public Health, to explore potential links between COVID-19 vaccination and menstrual changes.

12 Sep 2021

The strengths and weaknesses of the spike protein in SARS-CoV-2 variants

The S protein has the ability to appropriate various conformations that are dependent on the formation of the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of its protomers.

12 Sep 2021

Electroconvulsive therapy reduces deaths by suicide among depressed elders

Electroconvulsive therapy reduces deaths by suicide among older adults with depression in the months immediately following hospitalization, researchers report in the 10 September issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.

12 Sep 2021

Demographic analysis of patients affected by COVID-19 in the USA

A collaborative effort aimed to determine a possible demographic explanation of COVID-19 mortality on the basis of age, sex, and ethnicity.

12 Sep 2021

Does Delta increase the risk of hospitalization compared with Alpha?

A team of researchers conducted a cohort study to understand the risk of hospitalization in patients with either the Delta or Alpha variants of SARS-CoV-2.

12 Sep 2021

International reference pricing could yield considerable savings for prescription drugs in the U.S.

Linking the cost of prescription drugs in the United States to the prices paid in other high-income nations could have reduced American spending for the drugs by at least half in 2020, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

12 Sep 2021

Survey: Nearly two-thirds of thoracic oncologists used telehealth for the first time during pandemic

Nearly two-thirds of thoracic oncologists surveyed indicated they used telehealth tools for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report issued at the IASLC 2021 World Conference on Lung Cancer.

12 Sep 2021

Neoadjuvant CPA followed by surgical resection and maintenance atezolizumab meets safety criteria

Neoadjuvant cisplatin and pemetrexed plus atezolizumab followed by surgical resection and maintenance atezolizumab met safety criteria, according to research presented today in OA13: Topics in Pleural Mesothelioma at the IASLC 2021 World Conference on Lung Cancer.

12 Sep 2021

Study finds significant variability in treatment access for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma

A study of 2,804 patients with stage I to stage III malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) found significant variability in access to care and a positive association between multimodality treatment, income levels, and survival outcomes.

12 Sep 2021

Lung cancer patients report high anxiety levels and experience treatment delays due to the pandemic

Patients coping with lung cancer and treated in one hospital in Mexico reported high levels of anxiety and saw their treatment delayed or due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study presented today at the IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer.

12 Sep 2021

Study shows how oncology practices changed after durvalumab approval for unresectable stage III NSCLC patients

A study presented today at the IASLC 2021 World Conference on Lung Cancer suggests how oncology practices in the United States changed after 2018, when durvalumab became available for patients with unresectable Stage III non-small cell lung cancer.

12 Sep 2021

Survey: Less than half of community oncologists use biomarker testing to guide lung cancer care

Less than half of community oncologists surveyed indicated that they use biomarker testing to guide patient discussions compared to 73% of academic clinicians, according to a report issued today at the IASLC 2021 World Conference on Lung Cancer.

12 Sep 2021

Lehigh University faculty members receive funding for special education, reading skills research

Three faculty with Lehigh University's College of Education recently received research funding from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the arm of the U.S. Department of Education that supports research, statistics and evaluation to ground education practice and policy.

12 Sep 2021

Expanding Medicaid eligibility may improve blood pressure, glucose control

In the 26 states that expanded Medicaid eligibility by January 2014, federally qualified health centers observed reductions in uninsured patients and improvements in hypertension and glucose measurements, particularly among Black and Hispanic patients.

12 Sep 2021

High-dose chemotherapy followed by immunotherapy benefits patients with acute myeloid leukemia

A clinical trial conducted at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center found that high-dose cytarabine followed by subsequent immunotherapy treatment with pembrolizumab benefited patients with resistant or relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a highly aggressive cancer.

12 Sep 2021

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Lessons from COVID-19 response during first three waves in New South Wales

Scientists develop a novel and potent SARS-CoV-2 RBD-homodimer vaccine

Researchers engineer E. coli bacteria to make carbohydrates, renewable fuel from CO2

Experts propose policies to promote shared responsibility for safe use of EHRs

COVID-19 vaccines effective at preventing hospitalizations caused by the Delta variant

BU researchers win NIH grant to examine the impact of COVID-19 vaccines on menstruation

The strengths and weaknesses of the spike protein in SARS-CoV-2 variants

Electroconvulsive therapy reduces deaths by suicide among depressed elders

Demographic analysis of patients affected by COVID-19 in the USA

Does Delta increase the risk of hospitalization compared with Alpha?

International reference pricing could yield considerable savings for prescription drugs in the U.S.

Survey: Nearly two-thirds of thoracic oncologists used telehealth for the first time during pandemic

Neoadjuvant CPA followed by surgical resection and maintenance atezolizumab meets safety criteria

Study finds significant variability in treatment access for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma

Lung cancer patients report high anxiety levels and experience treatment delays due to the pandemic

Study shows how oncology practices changed after durvalumab approval for unresectable stage III NSCLC patients

Survey: Less than half of community oncologists use biomarker testing to guide lung cancer care

Lehigh University faculty members receive funding for special education, reading skills research

Expanding Medicaid eligibility may improve blood pressure, glucose control

High-dose chemotherapy followed by immunotherapy benefits patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Voltammetry and machine learning for real-time neurotransmitter detection

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