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Some Heroes Wear Masks
It’s quite fitting that National Superhero Day falls the first week of May in 2020, the same week that Symetra Tour player Sarah Hoffman (Saline, Michigan) puts away her Calla...Full Article
Has the Coronavirus Got You Lost in Time?
A woman walked to answer the doorbell the other day and was surprised to see the workers who had arrived to replace her front walkway. “I wasn’t expecting you to be here unt...Full Article
Risk Factors for COVID-19 Death Revealed in World’s Largest Analysis of Patient Records to Date
Academics at the University of Oxford and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), working on behalf of NHS England and in partnership with NHSX, have analyse...Full Article
COVID-19 Causes Pulmonary Arterial Thrombosis and Damages Other Organs As Well As The Lungs
COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, not only may lead to severe pneumonia but also to thrombosis in the lungs and, subsequently, to multi organ failure involving kidne...Full Article
RA Capital COVID Team has created a map that captures many of the major ongoing technology development efforts in the world to solve our COVID-19 crisis
The RA Capital COVID Team with Boston-based Dr. Peter Kolchinsky, author of The Great American Drug Deal, PhD in Virology from Harvard University, have created a map that capt...Full Article
American Nurses Foundation Launches National Well-being Initiative for Nurses
In response to the growing burden of stress and moral distress on the nation’s nurses as they valiantly care for patients on the frontlines of the pandemic, the American Nurse...
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Expert reaction to high proportion of blood clotting in COVID-19 patients
Earlier this week, the BBC reported that one third of COVID-19 patients developed dangerous blood clots. While current treatments are mainly focusing on anti-viral and potenti...Full Article
National Academy of Medicine tabs Ronald Hickman, associate dean at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, among “Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine 2020
National Academy of Medicine tabs Ronald Hickman, associate dean at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, among “Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine 2020” Ronald Hickma...Full Article
The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum (NQF) formally announced the recipients of the prestigious John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards
The 2019 awardees include a Pennsylvania health system’s telemonitoring “bunker” that saved 227 patient lives in one year through early sepsis detection, a national health sys...Full Article
Survey: U.S. Voters Strongly Support More Funding For Nursing Homes And Assisted Living Communities In Response To Coronavirus Pandemic
According to a new national survey, a vast majority of U.S. voters believe long term care facilities, including nursing homes and assisted living communities, need more suppor...Full Article
Health Care Leader Announces Home Health Care Planning App to Assist with Improving Care Planning and Individualization of Patient Care
Tina M. Marrelli, RN, MSN, MA, FAAN, knows from years of experience as a registered nurse the complexity of care planning and care plans. She knew there had to be an easier wa...Full Article
Home Use of GENOSYL® Delivery System (DS) to Administer GENOSYL® (nitric oxide) gas for Inhalation for the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension Complicated by COVID-19 Infection Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Clinicians report on first at-home treatment of COVID-19 patient with VERO Biotech's GENOSYL DS, an innovative, tankless delivery system for inhaled nitric oxide. GENOSYL DS,...Full Article
Brain May Be New Therapeutic Target to Improve Breathing Following Lung Injury in COVID-19 Patients
New research published today in The Journal of Physiology suggests that lung injury is not limited to the lungs. Targeting the part of the brain that controls breathing and bl...Full Article
Operation Get Well Floods New York Hospitals with Messages of Hope
Hundreds of Get Well Cards Sent to Patients from All Over the United States What started as a casual conversation between two lifelong friends, one an ER doctor and hospital ...
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May is National Better Hearing Month
As more become isolated in COVID-19 crisis, audiologists are working diligently to educate legislators and the public on the importance of continued hearing healthcare As c...Full Article
New Covid-19 Ethics Guidance Supports Hospitals, Other Health Care Providers, in Regional Collaboration
The Hastings Center released new ethical guidance for hospitals and other health care organizations responding to Covid-19. The recommendations, produced by an advisory group ...
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New American Academy of Dermatology Survey Finds Most Americans Know Sun Protection is Important, Yet Many Aren't Protecting Themselves
In recognition of Skin Cancer Awareness Month in May, dermatologists remind the public to #PracticeSafeSun to reduce their risk of skin cancer As more Americans head outdoors...Full Article
New Program Offering Temporary Housing for Healthcare Workers Announced
Nursing homes have been hit especially hard by coronavirus infections across Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Times over 40% of deaths from the virus have been in nur...
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Long Term Care Industry Calls For Expanded Testing And Funding For Nursing Homes And Assisted Living Communities
• Calls on states to provide priority access to testing for all long term care residents regardless of symptoms • Requests HHS to set up emergency fund similar to hospitals i...Full Article
COVID-19: What You Need to Know About Antibody Testing
As the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. surpasses 800,000, many Americans want to know if recovered patients have immunity to the novel coronavirus. The answer could come...Full Article
Delivering health care through a new lens: smart glasses
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the expansion of telemedicine, and as part of that expansion, faculty at the University of Louisville are piloting new smart glasses for advan...Full Article
Ohio State’s Mehta Leads AHA Statement On Cardiovascular Disease In Pregnancy
A new statement issued by the American Heart Association emphasizes the importance of taking a multidisciplinary approach to the management of cardiovascular disease during pr...Full Article
ANA Enterprise Gears Up for Global ‘Year of The Nurse’ In 2020
The ANA Enterprise announced its intent to elevate and celebrate the essential, robust contributions of nurses as the world recognizes 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse.” The AN...Full Article
St. Jude Child and Family Experts Release Tools to Help Kids Better Understand the Novel Coronavirus
Developmentally-Appropriate, Multilingual COVID-19 Related Resources Range from Downloadable Coloring Books to Activity Books and Other Tools Using their years of expertise h...Full Article
A record-setting flu season's end doesn't ease COVID-19 worries
A record-setting flu season's end doesn't ease COVID-19 worries The official end to the 2019-20 flu season doesn’t bring relief – or even a sense of finality – thanks to the ...Full Article
