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Survey of previously vaccinated US residents finds the most common reasons for not getting an updated COVID-19 vaccine

Researchers described reasons cited by adults for receiving or not receiving COVID-19 booster vaccines.

24 Jan 2023

Nova Biomedical Launches CE-Marked Nova Max Pro Creatinine/eGFR Meter for Kidney Function Screening

Nova Biomedical announces the launch of the Nova Max Pro Creatinine/eGFR Meter System in all CE countries. Nova Max Pro is an important new tool to improve kidney care through kidney function screening and early detection of kidney disease in point-of-care settings

From Nova Biomedical 24 Jan 2023

As states seek to limit abortions, Montana wants to redefine what is medically necessary

Montana's conservative leaders, stymied by the courts from passing laws that impose significant statewide abortion restrictions, seek to tighten the state's Medicaid rules to make it more difficult for low-income women to receive abortions.

24 Jan 2023

Self-rooming preferred by primary care clinical staff and patients during COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, clinic staff have had to adjust the ways in which they see patients in person so that they remain safe.

23 Jan 2023

Primary care’s challenges and promising solutions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Investigators have written a special report about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's learning community, which operated from December 2020-November 2021.

23 Jan 2023

Aston University scientists team up with Isterian Biotech to develop novel drugs to treat fibrotic diseases

Aston University scientists are working with start-up company, Isterian Biotech, part of Cambrian BioPharma, to develop novel drugs to treat fibrotic diseases such as lung disease.

23 Jan 2023

Review on lateral flow test use spearheaded by SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Researchers assessed the changing landscape of lateral flow tests (LFTs), and the development of next-generation LFTs based on lessons learnt from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic.

23 Jan 2023

Researchers identify a few factors that can impact the spread of COVID-19

COVID-19 came as an unexpected challenge for humanity. Countries adopted different, sometimes diametrically opposed approaches to minimising the pandemic's impact: from hard lockdowns to no restrictions at all, as in Sweden.

23 Jan 2023

WHO’s 14th situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox overviews the clinical and public health links between HIV and mpox

In the present report, researchers reported the most recent findings of MPXV infections.

23 Jan 2023

Fujifilm Europe supports World Cancer Day

Fujifilm Europe has announced its partnership with World Cancer Day, an initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), the largest and oldest international cancer organisation dedicated to taking the lead in convening, capacity building and advocacy initiatives that unite the cancer community to reduce the global cancer burden, promote greater equity, and integrate cancer control into the world health and development agenda.

From FUJIFILM Corporation 23 Jan 2023

What is the association between COVID-19, cardiovascular disease, and mortality?

In a new study, researchers evaluated the association between COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) and CVD (cardiovascular disease) and/or death.

23 Jan 2023

New research evaluates clinical trials investigating post-acute COVID-19 syndrome treatment

In a recent article published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection, researchers reviewed all registered trials currently investigating potential treatment options for post-acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome (PACS).

23 Jan 2023

Transgender people in rural America struggle to find doctors willing or able to provide care

For Tammy Rainey, finding a health care provider who knows about gender-affirming care has been a challenge in the rural northern Mississippi town where she lives.

23 Jan 2023

Bivalent BA.4-5 or BA.1 mRNA-booster given as a fourth dose associated with increased protection against COVID-19 hospitalization and death

Researchers compared the efficiency of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.4-5 and BA.1 bivalent mRNA-booster vaccines.

23 Jan 2023

Using motion capture technology and AI to monitor the progression of movement disorders

A multi-disciplinary team of researchers has developed a way to monitor the progression of movement disorders using motion capture technology and AI.

23 Jan 2023

More people with schizophrenia have health insurance after the implementation of Obamacare

The national uninsurance rate for adults under age 65 with schizophrenia decreased by 50% after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2014, according to University of Massachusetts Amherst research published this week in JAMA Psychiatry.

23 Jan 2023

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB.1.5, CA.3.1, and CH.1.1 exhibit remarkable antibody resistance

In a recent study posted to bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers at Ohio State University examined the degree of neutralizing antibody (nAb) evasion by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron XBB.1.5, CA.3.1, and CH.1.1 subvariants.

23 Jan 2023

£150 million government funding to better support people experiencing mental health crises

Anyone experiencing a mental health emergency will benefit from more tailored emergency care and support in the community through specialized mental health ambulances, more crisis services, and improved health-based places of safety.

22 Jan 2023

New tool can accurately discover, quantify RNA molecules from error-prone long-read RNA sequencing data

On the journey from gene to protein, a nascent RNA molecule can be cut and joined, or spliced, in different ways before being translated into a protein.

20 Jan 2023

New resource of digital microbes created with focus on drug metabolism

Researchers at University of Galway associated with APC Microbiome Ireland, a world-leading SFI Research Centre, have created a resource of over 7,000 digital microbes – enabling computer simulations of how drug treatments work and how patients may respond.

20 Jan 2023

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Survey of previously vaccinated US residents finds the most common reasons for not getting an updated COVID-19 vaccine

Nova Biomedical Launches CE-Marked Nova Max Pro Creatinine/eGFR Meter for Kidney Function Screening

As states seek to limit abortions, Montana wants to redefine what is medically necessary

Self-rooming preferred by primary care clinical staff and patients during COVID-19 pandemic

Primary care’s challenges and promising solutions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Aston University scientists team up with Isterian Biotech to develop novel drugs to treat fibrotic diseases

Review on lateral flow test use spearheaded by SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Researchers identify a few factors that can impact the spread of COVID-19

WHO’s 14th situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox overviews the clinical and public health links between HIV and mpox

Fujifilm Europe supports World Cancer Day

What is the association between COVID-19, cardiovascular disease, and mortality?

New research evaluates clinical trials investigating post-acute COVID-19 syndrome treatment

Transgender people in rural America struggle to find doctors willing or able to provide care

Bivalent BA.4-5 or BA.1 mRNA-booster given as a fourth dose associated with increased protection against COVID-19 hospitalization and death

Using motion capture technology and AI to monitor the progression of movement disorders

More people with schizophrenia have health insurance after the implementation of Obamacare

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB.1.5, CA.3.1, and CH.1.1 exhibit remarkable antibody resistance

£150 million government funding to better support people experiencing mental health crises

New tool can accurately discover, quantify RNA molecules from error-prone long-read RNA sequencing data

New resource of digital microbes created with focus on drug metabolism

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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