https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Helping certified nursing assistants advance their careers could fight burnout, high turnover https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-health-workers.html Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:12:04 EDT news669287522 The trauma of natural disasters doesn't end when the storm or wildfire is gone, or even when communities are being put back together and homes have been rebuilt. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-people-displaced-hurricanes-anxiety-road.html Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:00:01 EDT news648215255 In the span of a few short years, the residents of Puerto Rico endured a series of devastating storms—including Hurricanes Irma, Maria, and Fiona—and were faced with hundreds of earthquakes. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic struck, stressing the island's health care infrastructure when it was already compromised. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-forgotten-hurricane-relief-health-policies.html Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:45:05 EDT news643553102 Hospital emergency codes are used to swiftly alert staff to something requiring a quick response, but a recent study suggests many health care workers can't accurately identify them. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-code-blue-hospital-staff-emergency.html Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:10:01 EST news593355815 In the last several years, digital strategies, like mobile applications, the Internet of Things, wearable technology, machine learning, and websites, have become critical tools for disaster management. These technologies have been shown to improve situational awareness, increase response efficiency in disasters, and are essential for overcoming challenges like low literacy, limited connectivity, and lack of phone ownership. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-10-emergency-food-sector-ill-prepared-digital.html Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:43:03 EDT news553772580 "Disaster management must take into account that those who had to run for their lives have much stronger experiences which will affect their inner lives for a very long time," says Igor Knez, Professor of Psychology at University of Gävle. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-03-cognitive-emotional-personal-consequences-natural.html Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:28:20 EDT news535706895 Dubai announced on Sunday it would allow tourists back in the Gulf city state from July 7 after a closure of more than three months to contain the coronavirus. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-dubai-tourists-july.html Sun, 21 Jun 2020 17:10:01 EDT news511977707 Many countries are relying on corona contact tracing apps to identify the contacts of infected persons and isolate those affected in order to break the infection chains. Germany has now also published an app that uses Bluetooth technology to warn people if they have been in the vicinity of infected people. One of the first scientific studies on the subject has been published already in 2014. Computer scientist Manuel Cebrian showed together with Kate Farrahi and Remi Emonet that smartphone data can help with contact tracing during an epidemic. Today Manuel Cebrian heads the Digital Mobilization research group in the Center for Human and Machines at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development. In the Interview he explains if contact tracing needs technical support and why it can work even if not everyone installs a tracing app. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-digital-contact-shot.html Thu, 18 Jun 2020 09:29:43 EDT news511691378 A key group of allies is missing in the U.S. effort to face the coronavirus pandemic: the American people. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-cold-war-style-preparedness-future-pandemics.html Tue, 14 Apr 2020 09:36:50 EDT news506075808 Older individuals and those with chronic conditions are especially at risk following natural disasters. Researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) investigated the short- and long-term effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on older individuals with diabetes. They found those who lived in areas impacted by the 2005 hurricanes had a 40% higher one-month mortality rate than those who lived in unaffected counties. The increased risk persisted even ten years later, at which point the affected individuals had a 6% higher mortality rate. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-09-long-term-effects-disasters-seniors-diabetes.html Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:00:02 EDT news488449351 With hurricane season in full swing, the constant counsel along the nation's coastlines is to be prepared. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-08-hurricane-checklist-batteries-bottled-waterand.html Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:31:48 EDT news483971500 Identifying vulnerabilities to outbreaks of Ebola and Lassa fever is possible following new research from the University of Surrey and University of Cambridge. This will aid government agencies and health organisations in evaluating a country's vulnerability to outbreaks, and inform decisions on strategic investments and plans. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-06-vulnerability-ebola-lassa-fever-properly.html Tue, 04 Jun 2019 10:49:08 EDT news478864138 A world-first grass-roots guide for doctors, nurses, paramedics and other health professionals will give them a much-needed common language to deal with the growing number of natural and man-made disasters worldwide. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-03-disaster-must-have-health-professionals.html Tue, 21 Mar 2017 10:14:22 EDT news409310051 The recognition of the bond between people and pets is stronger than ever before, but what happens to the human-animal relationship when disaster strikes? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-human-animal-bonds-disasters.html Fri, 26 Sep 2014 07:08:46 EDT news330934027 Be prepared. That's what we're taught in the event of a disaster. But Dr. Marita O'Brien, an assistant professor in the Psychology Department of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), is conducting research that shows preparation is only half of the equation when it comes to safety among the general public. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-flexibility-important-emergency.html Tue, 07 May 2013 07:20:03 EDT news287129992 Aid workers in flood-hit Mozambique said they were fighting to contain an outbreak of cholera Wednesday, which has sickened 282 people. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-flood-hit-mozambique-cholera-outbreak.html Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:50:01 EST news279972981 (HealthDay)—Many households in the United States are ready should a disaster—such as a hurricane or earthquake—strike, federal officials said Thursday. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-households-ready-disasters-cdc.html Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:30:02 EDT news266783034 (AP) -- Tornado, hurricane or flood, nursing homes are woefully unprepared to protect frail residents in a natural disaster, government investigators say. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-big-gaps-nursing-homes-disaster.html Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:00:07 EDT news253767597