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Study analyzes COVID fatality rate using age and GDP as proxies for the quality and abundance of healthcare

The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed over 2.5 million lives globally as of today. The case fatality rate (CFR) is an important parameter in COVID-19 mortality research and is defined as the ratio of the number of infected cases to the death toll number.

7 Mar 2021

Study confirms B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is more transmissible

A new modeling study published in the journal Science estimates the B.1.1.7 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant is 43% to 90% more transmissible than previous coronavirus variants. The variant was initially found in Southeast England last fall.

7 Mar 2021

Saliva testing has high accuracy in detecting early cases of SARS-CoV-2

New research finds saliva testing has a high sensitivity for detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.

7 Mar 2021

People with vision impairment have higher risk of all-cause mortality

The global population is aging, and so are their eyes. In fact, the number of people with vision impairment and blindness is expected to more than double over the next 30 years.

5 Mar 2021

Survey identifies top factor for longevity in clinical research coordinator positions

Strong, collaborative relationships with principal investigators are a key factor of longevity in clinical research coordinator positions -- an essential, but increasingly transient job in executing treatment-advancing clinical trials, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers found.

5 Mar 2021

FDA authorizes first molecular non-prescription, at-home COVID-19 test

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Cue COVID-19 Test for Home and Over The Counter (OTC) Use.

5 Mar 2021

FDA issues emergency use authorization for T-Detect COVID Test

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the T-Detect COVID Test developed by Adaptive Biotechnologies.

5 Mar 2021

California’s vaccine appointment website has glitches. No surprise?

California rolled out a statewide covid vaccination website this week aiming to streamline the appointment process after months of criticism, but the site is riddled with its own snags, preventing many from signing up for shots.

5 Mar 2021

Study proposes a new, noninvasive way to detect kidney transplant rejection

Patients can spend up to six years waiting for a kidney transplant. Even when they do receive a transplant, up to 20 percent of patients will experience rejection.

5 Mar 2021

Study: Monoclonal antibody 'cocktail' effective against all known COVID-19 variants

A monoclonal antibody "cocktail" developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to neutralize the COVID-19 virus is effective against all known strains, or variants, of the virus, according to a report published in the journal Nature Medicine.

5 Mar 2021

Specific brain regions respond opposingly to emotions linked with loneliness and wisdom

Research over the last decade has shown that loneliness is an important determinant of health. It is associated with considerable physical and mental health risks and increased mortality.

5 Mar 2021

Eight hallmarks of environmental exposures that contribute to disease

A new review of existing evidence proposes eight hallmarks of environmental exposures that chart the biological pathways through which pollutants contribute to disease: oxidative stress and inflammation, genomic alterations and mutations, epigenetic alterations, mitochondrial dysfunction, endocrine disruption, altered intercellular communication, altered microbiome communities, and impaired nervous system function.

5 Mar 2021

New system to automatically extract adverse drug reactions from electronic health records

Patients' electronic health records convey crucial information. The application of natural language processing techniques to these records may be an effective means of extracting information that may improve clinical decision making, clinical documentation and billing, disease prediction and the detection of adverse drug reactions.

5 Mar 2021

People with intellectual disability more likely to die from COVID-19 than general population

Intellectual disability puts individuals at higher risk of dying earlier in life than the general population, for a variety of medical and institutional reasons.

5 Mar 2021

African American breast cancer survivors need to be better informed about CVD risk

African American breast cancer survivors are four times more likely to die from breast cancer than women of all other races and ethnicities, and they have a disproportionately high rate of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD).

5 Mar 2021

Artificial intelligence can predict risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation and AF-related stroke

A team of scientists from Geisinger and Tempus have found that artificial intelligence can predict risk of new atrial fibrillation (AF) and AF-related stroke.

5 Mar 2021

Study identifies worrying trends between teenage screen use and lower physical activity

Two thirds of children use more than one screen at the same time after school, in the evenings and at weekends as part of increasingly sedentary lifestyles, according to new research at the University of Leicester.

5 Mar 2021

Researchers discover how adhesions form in the abdomen

Adhesions are scars in the abdomen, which can occur after surgery, often have serious consequences. Now, researchers from the University of Bern and Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, in collaboration with Canadian researchers, have discovered how such adhesions form.

5 Mar 2021

Multidrug-resistant S. aureus strains may be spreading between pigs, farmworkers in North Carolina

DNA sequencing of bacteria found in pigs and humans in rural eastern North Carolina, an area with concentrated industrial-scale pig-farming, suggests that multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains are spreading between pigs, farmworkers, their families and community residents, and represents an emerging public health threat, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

5 Mar 2021

Social support for mothers of patients with eating disorders may help improve mothers' mental health

Although caregivers of patients with eating disorders usually experience a heavy caregiving burden, the effects of social support on caregivers of patients with eating disorders are unknown.

5 Mar 2021

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Study analyzes COVID fatality rate using age and GDP as proxies for the quality and abundance of healthcare

Study confirms B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is more transmissible

Saliva testing has high accuracy in detecting early cases of SARS-CoV-2

People with vision impairment have higher risk of all-cause mortality

Survey identifies top factor for longevity in clinical research coordinator positions

FDA authorizes first molecular non-prescription, at-home COVID-19 test

FDA issues emergency use authorization for T-Detect COVID Test

California’s vaccine appointment website has glitches. No surprise?

Study proposes a new, noninvasive way to detect kidney transplant rejection

Study: Monoclonal antibody 'cocktail' effective against all known COVID-19 variants

Specific brain regions respond opposingly to emotions linked with loneliness and wisdom

Eight hallmarks of environmental exposures that contribute to disease

New system to automatically extract adverse drug reactions from electronic health records

People with intellectual disability more likely to die from COVID-19 than general population

African American breast cancer survivors need to be better informed about CVD risk

Artificial intelligence can predict risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation and AF-related stroke

Study identifies worrying trends between teenage screen use and lower physical activity

Researchers discover how adhesions form in the abdomen

Multidrug-resistant S. aureus strains may be spreading between pigs, farmworkers in North Carolina

Social support for mothers of patients with eating disorders may help improve mothers' mental health

Voltammetry and machine learning for real-time neurotransmitter detection

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