Researchers in Switzerland and the UK have found that in COVID-19 isolation wards less transmission of the virus occurred between patients and healthcare workers than expected, according to a study published today in eLife.
Jul 19, 2022
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Approximately 4.5 million South Africans have type 2 diabetes—a condition characterized by high levels of sugar in the blood. It can be treated with drugs and managed through healthy eating and exercise. But if it's not ...
Jul 18, 2022
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The World Health Organization issued its first situation report on the spread of monkeypox on Thursday, detailing the typical profile of those affected by the outbreak so far.
Jul 7, 2022
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One in three Melbourne mothers experiences family violence before their first child's 10th birthday, according to a new study.
Jun 30, 2022
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Health care workers in New Zealand already face life-and-death decisions daily. But as multiple winter illnesses add pressure to a system already stretched by COVID, staff now also have to deal with daily abuse, acute staff ...
Jun 28, 2022
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A study in the International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion, has looked at the psychological health benefits of adopting "mindfulness" as an intervention to help health care workers reduce their personal stress ...
Jun 28, 2022
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The U.K. has experienced many shortages of essential medicines, especially since the beginning of the pandemic. The latest shortage is of diamorphine, a painkiller that can be prescribed to drug users who have not responded ...
Jun 23, 2022
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In a study by the University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, the levels of antibodies associated with the SARS-CoV-2 virus were analyzed in more than 1,200 employees in the social welfare and health care ...
Jun 17, 2022
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The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shortages brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic proved to be an opportunity for a Virginia health system to not only address supply chain issues, but also to improve their environmental ...
Jun 13, 2022
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The risk of monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic nations is real, the WHO warned Wednesday, with more than a thousand cases now confirmed in such countries.
Jun 8, 2022
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