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Why COVID-19 Infection Curves Behave so Unexpectedly
With the first COVID-19 epidemic peak behind them, many countries explained the decrease of infection numbers through non-pharmaceutical interventions. Phrases like "social di...Full Article
Recently Published Study Shows Effective Treatment for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
The TARGIT Collaborative Group (TCG) is pleased to announce publication of the long-term results of the Targeted Intraoperative Radiotherapy Trial (TARGIT-A Trial) comparing p...Full Article
AdvaMed Commends CMS Proposed Rule to Improve Coverage For Innovative, “Breakthrough” Technologies
Following issuance by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of a proposed rule on Medicare coverage of innovative technologies, the Advanced Medical Technology ...Full Article
Society of Interventional Radiology Publishes IVC Filter Guidelines
The Society of Interventional Radiology published new clinical practice guidelines that provide evidence-based recommendations on the use of inferior vena cava filters to trea...Full Article
Effectiveness And Efficiency Of Targeted Intraoperative Single Dose Radiotherapy For Breast Cancer Patients Confirmed
The use of targeted intraoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT), as a single dose - with ZEISS INTRABEAM - directly after removal of a tumor, has been confirmed as non-inferior, when...Full Article
FlexJobs and Mental Health America Survey Finds Three-Quarters of Workers Have Experienced Burnout
According to a survey of more than 1,500 respondents, seventy-five percent of people have experienced burnout at work, with 40 percent saying they’ve experienced burnout durin...Full Article
Hackensack Meridian Health Observational Study Identifies Drug that Improves Survival in Sickest COVID-19 Patients
Researchers at Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey's largest and most comprehensive health network, have utilized its statewide observational database of more than 5,000 h...
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ARRT Extends Recognition of Two Radiologist Assistant Programs
At its July 2020 Board of Trustees meeting, The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) extended recognition for the radiologist assistant program sponsored by We...Full Article
Improving Lung Capacity Pre- and Post-COVID-19
Two Cedars-Sinai Respiratory Therapists Offer Insight Into the Toll of COVID-19 on the Lungs and How Non-Patients Can Improve Their Respiratory Health Once a patient recover...Full Article
Disability-Focused Entrepreneurs Achieve Amazon Kindle Best Seller Status In Eight Categories
Mai Ling Chan, speech-language pathologist, and 13 successful disability-related entrepreneurs achieved Amazon Kindle Best Seller status on the first day of availability in ei...Full Article
State-By-State Breakdowns: COVID-19 Testing Positivity Rates Among The General Population & Percent Of Nursing Homes With Less Than One Week Supply Of PPE
Using data from Johns Hopkins University, the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) compiled a state-by-state breakdown of the p...Full Article
RadNet and Hologic Announce Collaboration to Advance the Development of Artificial Intelligence Tools in Breast Health
RadNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: RDNT), a national leader in providing high-quality, cost-effective, fixed-site outpatient diagnostic imaging services, and Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX), ...Full Article
Patients With Privacy Concerns Three Times As Likely To Withhold Details From Their Doctors
Have you ever kept information from a doctor or other health care provider because you were concerned about the privacy or security of your medical record? If so, new research...Full Article
Study: Food Insecurity Leads To Long-Term Health Issues For Many Americans
Hungry people are more likely to develop serious health issues—particularly cardiovascular disease—that raises the chances of an early death, according to first-of-its-kind st...Full Article
Implementation Of Social Distancing Policies Correlates With Significant Reduction In Sars-Cov-2 Transmission
According to researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the implementation of social distancing policies corresponded with significant reductions in t...Full Article
After 30 Years of the ADA, People Who Use Wheelchairs Are Still Excluded
Thirty years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, but the needs of people with mobility disabilities continue to be overlooked and unheard, acco...Full Article
Caris Precision Oncology Alliance Welcomes Montefiore Health System
Caris Life Sciences®, a leading innovator in molecular science focused on fulfilling the promise of precision medicine, announced today that Montefiore Health System has becom...Full Article
Chemistry Innovator Widening, Quickening Uses Of Spectrometry
The clock is ticking when a neurosurgeon is trying to remove a brain tumor but also determining its malignancy and type. Instead of sending samples to a lab where the necessar...Full Article
Does 'Mommy Brain' Last? Study Shows Motherhood Does Not Diminish Attention
“Mommy brain” is a long-held perception that mothers are more forgetful and less attentive. “In most studies, however, attention and memory tests are given to mothers very ea...Full Article
Ohio State Conducts First Gene Therapy Clinical Trial For Huntington’s Disease
In a worldwide first, surgeons at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have treated two patients with Huntington’s disease using a novel gene therapy treatment as p...Full Article
States Slow to Implement Stay-at-Home Orders Saw Higher Rates of COVID-19 Deaths
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the United States, governments at the state and local levels issued emergency declarations and shut down schools. With no treatment and ...Full Article
The Future of Colorectal Cancer Care is Precision Medicine
Doctors and researchers are abuzz about the field of precision medicine as it alters the landscape of cancer care. Precision medicine—and knowledge about tumor changes known a...Full Article
Survey: 87% of COVID Tests for Nursing Home Residents & Staff Taking Multiple Days or More to Process
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) conducted a survey of 1,385 members from June 25-29, 2020 on COVID-19 testing of staff at l...Full Article
Health Care Organizations Issue Joint Framework to Increase Utilization of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support
Seven leading diabetes organizations issued a consensus report today highlighting the value of diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) services as part of compr...Full Article
American Nurses Association Joins Letter Urging Public to Wear Masks to Stop the Spread of COVID-19
The American Hospital Association (AHA), the American Medical Association (AMA) and ANA issued an open-call-to-action urging the public to take the steps that we know to stop ...Full Article
