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Research reveals food insecurity in Altamira post-Belo Monte dam construction

The social and environmental impact of the Belo Monte dam and hydroelectric power plant in Pará state, Brazil, has been called a "disaster" by researchers, environmentalists and several media outlets.

26 Apr 2024

Equal vaccination rates found among undocumented Latinx ER patients in the U.S.

For undocumented Latinx patients who sought care in the emergency room during the pandemic, the reported rate of having received the COVID-19 vaccine was found to be the same as U.S. citizens, a new UCLA Health study found.

26 Apr 2024

Study: Housing insecurity prevalent among emergency department patients

Housing insecurity is an issue for 1 in 20 patients who go to emergency departments at major medical centers in the Southeast, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) study published in JAMA Network Open.

26 Apr 2024

Medscape agrees to remove tobacco-industry funded smoking cessation courses

Medical education provider Medscape has bowed to pressure and agreed to permanently remove a series of accredited medical education courses on smoking cessation funded by the tobacco industry giant Philip Morris International (PMI), The BMJ and The Examination have found.

26 Apr 2024

MD Anderson and RUSH announce partnership to create RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and RUSH University System for Health today announced a partnership to create RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center.

26 Apr 2024

Novel SYBR green-based RT-qPCRs developed for lone star virus detection

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Lone Star virus (LSV) is a newly characterized arbovirus with pathogenic potential.

26 Apr 2024

Stair climbing linked to longer life

Climbing stairs is associated with a longer life, according to research presented today at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

26 Apr 2024

Spain's Secretary of State meets with WHO to discuss global health priorities

WHO welcomed Mr Javier Padilla Bernáldez, Spain's Secretary of State for Health and his delegation on 23 and 24 April 2024 to discuss joint global health priorities.

26 Apr 2024

Millions were booted from Medicaid. The insurers that run it gained Medicaid revenue anyway.

Private Medicaid health plans lost millions of members in the past year as pandemic protections that prohibited states from dropping anyone from the government program expired.

26 Apr 2024

Revvity unveils a new era of automated tuberculosis testing

Revvity, Inc. (NYSE: RVTY) today announced the launch of the Auto-Pure 2400 liquid handler from Allsheng for use with the T-SPOT.TB test. The Auto-Pure 2400 platform is easy to use and designed to provide efficient workflows in the lab. When the accuracy of the T-SPOT.TB test is combined with the efficiency of the Auto-Pure 2400 system, labs, clinicians and ultimately patients, benefit from the resultant powerful solution.

From Revvity 26 Apr 2024

WHO and Government of France host high-level meeting to combat meningitis

Global leaders highlight the need to defeat meningitis – a leading cause of disability – at a high-level meeting co-hosted by the World Health Organization and Government of France, under the High Patronage of Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic.

26 Apr 2024

WHO data reveals extensive antibiotic overuse during COVID-19 pandemic

New evidence from the World Health Organization shows the extensive overuse of antibiotics during COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, which may have exacerbated "silent" spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

26 Apr 2024

California is investing $500M in therapy apps for youth. Advocates fear it won’t pay off.

With little pomp, California launched two apps at the start of the year offering free behavioral health services to youths to help them cope with everything from living with anxiety to body acceptance.

26 Apr 2024

Did California's pediatric COVID-19 vaccination program reduce reported cases and hospitalizations?

Changes in the incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and related hospitalizations.

26 Apr 2024

AI in healthcare shows promise in trials but needs real-world testing to ensure effectiveness

A comprehensive study published in The Lancet Digital Health analyzed the efficacy and challenges of AI in clinical settings, revealing a critical need for real-world testing and diverse research methodologies to ensure AI's reliable integration into healthcare.

25 Apr 2024

Scientists' strategies for improving public health communication during the pandemic

In global crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, it is vital that scientists step forward to engage with the public and help deliver medical and scientific advice in a friendly, digestible and open format.

25 Apr 2024

Improving public health communication in African epidemics: Lessons learned and future directions

During epidemics of Ebola, COVID-19, Zika and other public health emergencies, effective communication of public health messages is crucial to control the spread of disease, maintain public trust, and encourage compliance with health measures.

25 Apr 2024

Study: High-risk emergency surgery poses greater risk for elderly patients

Frailty is a well-established predictor of complications and death after surgery. However, patients over 65 who undergo a high-risk operation in the emergency room are at significantly increased risk of postoperative complications and death in comparison to the same patients who are assessed solely on their level of frailty, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

25 Apr 2024

BMJ Impact Analytics to aid health research evaluation at OHE

Leading global healthcare knowledge provider, BMJ, and the Office of Health Economics (OHE) are delighted to announce that the award-winning BMJ Impact Analytics, will now be available to researchers at OHE.

25 Apr 2024

Personalized risk prediction tool helps prioritize high-risk infants for RSV prevention

A new tool to identify infants most at risk for severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illness could aid pediatricians in prioritizing children under 1 to receive a preventive medication before RSV season (October-April), according to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) research published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases and to be presented at the American Thoracic Society 2024 International Conference.

25 Apr 2024

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Research reveals food insecurity in Altamira post-Belo Monte dam construction

Equal vaccination rates found among undocumented Latinx ER patients in the U.S.

Study: Housing insecurity prevalent among emergency department patients

Medscape agrees to remove tobacco-industry funded smoking cessation courses

MD Anderson and RUSH announce partnership to create RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center

Novel SYBR green-based RT-qPCRs developed for lone star virus detection

Stair climbing linked to longer life

Spain's Secretary of State meets with WHO to discuss global health priorities

Millions were booted from Medicaid. The insurers that run it gained Medicaid revenue anyway.

Revvity unveils a new era of automated tuberculosis testing

WHO and Government of France host high-level meeting to combat meningitis

WHO data reveals extensive antibiotic overuse during COVID-19 pandemic

California is investing $500M in therapy apps for youth. Advocates fear it won’t pay off.

Did California's pediatric COVID-19 vaccination program reduce reported cases and hospitalizations?

AI in healthcare shows promise in trials but needs real-world testing to ensure effectiveness

Scientists' strategies for improving public health communication during the pandemic

Improving public health communication in African epidemics: Lessons learned and future directions

Study: High-risk emergency surgery poses greater risk for elderly patients

BMJ Impact Analytics to aid health research evaluation at OHE

Personalized risk prediction tool helps prioritize high-risk infants for RSV prevention

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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