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Timing And Intensity Of Oral Sex May Affect Risk Of Oropharyngeal Cancer
Human papillomavirus (HPV) can infect the mouth and throat to cause cancers of the oropharynx. A new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the Ame...
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First Patient Enrolls In PRECISIONS Study For Treatment Of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) announced enrollment of the first patient in PRECISIONS (Prospective tReatment EffiCacy in IPF uSIng genOtype for Nac Selection) clini...Full Article
Lipid Biomarkers In Urine Can Determine The Type Of Asthma
In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have used a urine test to identify and verify a patient’s type of asthma. The study, which has been published in...
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Temperature Scanners of Limited Value in Detecting Covid-19
Making people stand in front of a scanner to have their body temperature read can result in a large number of false negatives, allowing people with Covid-19 to pass through ai...
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Chronic Kidney Disease, Depression Increases Risk For Falling
People with chronic kidney disease who also suffer from depressive disorders—a long-term chronic form of depression—are more likely to suffer a fall or fall-related injuries, ...Full Article
Adults With Endocrine Disorders Have an Increased Risk of Heart Disease
All adults with endocrine disorders should be tested for high cholesterol and triglycerides to evaluate their risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a Clinical Practice ...Full Article
AHCA/NCAL Issues Statement Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout In Long Term Care
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and assisted living communities across th...
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The Ad Council And The Covid Collaborative Announce A New Resource Designed To Address Healthcare Professionals' Questions About Covid-19 Vaccination
The Ad Council and the COVID Collaborative announced a new resource designed to address healthcare professionals' questions about COVID-19 vaccination. The videos [link]–which...Full Article
Study Finds Over 80 Percent of COVID-19 Patients Have Vitamin D Deficiency
Over 80 percent of 200 COVID-19 patients in a hospital in Spain have vitamin D deficiency, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical En...Full Article
FDA Grants 3B Medical Emergency Use for Lumin UV System Use in Nursing Homes, Ambulatory Care and Primary Care for SARS-CoV-2 N95 Re-Use
3B Medical announced receiving Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA to permit use of Lumin, a UVC system, on N95 respirators during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lumin was design...Full Article
IAEA Director General Grossi Warns about Health Impact of Delayed Cancer Care During Pandemic
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, warned today that the global COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting key health services ...Full Article
$5.5 Million NIH Grant Supports New Tests To Diagnose Dementias Earlier And Easier
With a $5.5 million, five-year award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers at Case Western Reserve University will seek to further develop new diagnostic t...Full Article
NIH Holds COVID-19 Vaccine Kick-off Event
The National Institutes of Health held a livestreamed COVID-19 vaccination event to kick-off NIH’s vaccination efforts for its employees on the front line of the COVID-19 pand...
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Covid-19 Spurs Anxious, Upsetting Dreams
The anxiety, stress and worry brought on by COVID-19 is not limited to daytime hours. The pandemic is affecting our dreams as well, infusing more anxiety and negative emotions...Full Article
Mechanical Engineering® Magazine Announces Winners of 2020 Emerging Technology Awards - Focus on Innovative Technologies in Response to COVID-19
For the fourth consecutive year, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)’s Mechanical Engineering® magazine considered dozens of recent innovations and planned to ...Full Article
Patient Safety Movement Foundation Launches New Commitment Model Supporting Mission to Achieve Zero Preventable Patient Deaths by 2030
Every year, more than 4.8 million patients lose their lives to preventable medical errors worldwide. The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF), a global non-profit, is com...Full Article
Long Term Care Industry Applauds CDC Panel For Making Residents And Staff The Highest Priority For Vaccine Distribution
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and assisted living communities across th...Full Article
New Updates to Federal Guidelines Revamp Asthma Management
The National Institutes of Health announced 19 recommendations in six key areas of asthma diagnosis, management and treatment. The new guidance, published in the Journal of Al...Full Article
Hanger Announces Findings Of First-Of-Its-Kind Study That Compares Microprocessor Knee Models To Help Inform Clinical-Decision Making
Hanger, Inc. (NYSE: HNGR) announced results of its Outcomes ASsessment and DISsemination (OASIS) 1 study, which evaluates the effectiveness of four common microprocessor-contr...Full Article
'Someone who looks like you’ - Ernest Grant, RN, PhD, FAAN president of American Nurses Association and an African American, shares why he is participating in COVID-19 vaccine trial at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Spending a few hours at a University of North Carolina Health clinic, giving his health history and receiving an injection, might not be Ernest Grant’s favorite way to spend a...
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U.S. CDC Committee Of Independent Health Experts Recommends Vaccination With Pfizer And Biontech Covid-19 Vaccine For Persons Ages 16 Years And Older
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ...Full Article
Yale Cancer Center Receives ACGT Grant to Advance Strategies for Treating Pancreatic Cancer
With a $500,000 Research Grant from Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT), Sidi Chen, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Genetics and Systems Biology Institute at...Full Article
Covid-19 Pandemic Drives Innovation in Diabetes Care
The COVID-19 pandemic has jumpstarted innovation in health care delivery and allowed for real-world testing of diabetes care models in unprecedented ways, according to a manus...Full Article
AABB Installs David R. Green as Association President During Virtual Annual Meeting
AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks) announced that David R. Green, MSA, began his term as President of the Association for the 2020-2021 term toda...
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The Good Cough and the Bad Cough: Treating Coughs in a Targeted Way, Based on Their Type
Researchers might be able to treat a troublesome cough in disease without disrupting the protective cough we need for optimal lung health, by targeting the different brain cir...Full Article
