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ICYMI: The Washington Post: Nursing Home Staff Shortages Continue To Worsen, Exacerbating Challenges At Overrun Hospitals
In case you missed it, The Washington Post reported on the staffing shortages in long term care facilities and the subsequent effect on overwhelmed hospitals across the countr...Full Article
NIH Scientists Urge Pursuit Of Universal Coronavirus Vaccine
A growing body of scientific evidence, considered together with ecological reality, strongly suggest that novel coronaviruses will continue to infect bats and other animal res...Full Article
Latest ADA Annual Standards of Care Includes Changes to Diabetes Screening, First-Line Therapy, Pregnancy, and Technology
The American Diabetes Association® (ADA) released its much-anticipated annual Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (Standards of Care). Based upon the latest scientific diabe...Full Article
Custom Finger Clip Offers A New Way To Measure Blood Pressure, Other Vitals
Monitoring a person’s blood pressure on a regular basis can help health care professionals with early detection of various health problems such as high blood pressure, which h...Full Article
Exploring Psychological Resiliency of Older Adults with Diabetes
Studies suggest that exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with a variety of different mental health consequences including reports of depression, loneliness, ...
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The American Academy of Audiology Cautions Parents on Toy Selection this Holiday Season as the Sight & Hearing Association Releases
its Annual Noisy Toys List
“Many parents don’t realize the permanent damage a simple toy can inflict on a child’s hearing,” said Sarah Sydlowski, Au.D., Ph.D., MBA, president of the American Academy of ...
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Lung Autopsies of COVID-19 Patients Reveal Treatment Clues
Lung autopsy and plasma samples from people who died of COVID-19 have provided a clearer picture of how the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads and damages lung tissue. Scientists at the...Full Article
Long Term Care Industry Urges Americans to Get Vaccinated and Boosted to Protect Seniors Against Omicron During Holiday Season
With the holiday season well underway and the new Omicron variant emerging across the United States, it is critical that members of public do their part to minimize the spread...Full Article
Computer and Smartphone Based Treatments Effective At Reducing Symptoms Of Depression
Computer- and smartphone-based treatments appear to be effective in reducing symptoms of depression, and while it remains unclear whether they are as effective as face-to-face...Full Article
MU Study Examines Benefits, Challenges Of Telehealth In Nursing Homes During Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic caused nursing homes to rapidly change their policies overnight. Telehealth was instantly adopted widely in an effort to reduce stress on the health care...Full Article
Researchers Find Benefits And Drawbacks To Two-Step Surgical Approach For “Leaky Heart Valves”
Patients with mitral and tricuspid valve regurgitation, a condition sometimes called “leaky heart valves,” appeared to do better after two years if they had a tricuspid valve ...Full Article
How Has The COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted The Diagnosis Of New Cancers?
Restrictions in access to care during the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in the treatment of cancer and other conditions. A new study now indicates that the pandemic als...Full Article
Repurposed Cancer Treatments Could Be Potential Alzheimer’s Drugs
NIH research highlights importance of data-driven approach to identify novel drug targets. Existing and emerging cancer drugs could be repurposed as therapies to be tested in...Full Article
Together by St. Jude Teaches Children about the COVID-19 Vaccines in New Coloring Book
Experts at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have created a coloring book to help children learn about vaccines and how they work to prevent COVID-19. The coloring book co...Full Article
World Health Organization Update on Omicron
On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE). Th...Full Article
Home for the Holidays: How to Help Loved Ones With Hearing Loss at Thanksgiving and Other Holiday Gatherings
As many extended families prepare to gather for their first Thanksgiving dinner since the pandemic began, experts at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) ar...Full Article
Operation Successfully Performed Using New High-Tech Robot
One of the world's first operations performed by a new robotic technology has taken place at MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital's Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Dis...Full Article
Annual Report To The Nation Part 2: Patient Economic Burden Of Cancer Care More Than $21 Billion In The United States In 2019
Part two of the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that cancer patients in the United States shoulder a large amount of cancer care costs. In 2...Full Article
Annual Report To The Nation: Rapid Decrease In Lung Cancer And Melanoma Deaths Lead Overall Continued Decline In Cancer Death Rate
Overall cancer death rates continue to decline in men and women for all racial and ethnic groups in the United States, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on t...Full Article
Rice University Lab Details Conditions to Decontaminate Disposable Masks
Here’s the recipe to decontaminate a disposable facemask: Heat it at 160 degrees Fahrenheit in an oven for five minutes. You can use your own oven. The science now bears that...Full Article
Higher Fasting ‘Hunger Hormone’ Levels From Healthy Diet May Improve Heart Health And Metabolism
Fasting levels of the “hunger hormone” ghrelin rebound after weight loss and can help reduce belly fat and improve the body’s sensitivity to insulin, according to a study publ...Full Article
Ohio State Breath Test Can Identify Covid-19 In Critically Ill Patients
Instead of an invasive nasal swab, researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are exploring the use of a unique breath test for the rapid screening of pati...Full Article
Over 4 Million Deaths Per Year Caused By Obesity - Safe, Non-Invasive Obesity Treatments Could Help End Epidemic
Novel obesity treatments such as modulation of the gut microbiome and gene therapy are underutilized and could help fight the obesity epidemic, according to a new manuscript p...Full Article
New Survey: Most Americans Don’t Know About Lifesaving Lung Cancer Screening
Survey data released today show that only 36% of people know that lung cancer screening is available and 29% know that lung cancer is the leading cancer killer of women and me...
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In Honor Of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: Reading Materials To Ease Conversations About Dementia With Children
November is Alzheimer's Awareness Month, a time to heighten awareness about Alzheimer's disease and show support for the more than 5.8 million Americans living with it. Parent...Full Article