Archive: 21/05/2020

Have a reusable face mask? Here's how to wash it the right way

Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended cloth face coverings for the general public, many have relied on those while reserving medical masks, such as N95 respirators, for medical workers.

May 21, 2020

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Study quantifies China's chronic health burden for the first time

University of Melbourne researchers have quantified the toll that having multiple chronic diseases takes in China for the first time, which could have significant implications for its economic and health systems.

May 21, 2020

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We can't (and shouldn't) expect clinicians without PPE to treat COVID-19 patients

We can't, and shouldn't, expect healthcare professionals without adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) to risk their lives to care for patients with COVID-19 infection, contends an expert in a stinging rebuke, published ...

May 21, 2020

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Multi-drug regimen for heart failure could meaningfully extend patients' lives

Patients with heart failure have substantially shorter life expectancies than people without this condition. Approximately 6.5 million people in the U.S. and over 64 million people worldwide have heart failure, and about ...

May 21, 2020

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Mental ill health 'substantial health concern' among police, finds international study

Mental health issues among police officers are a "substantial health concern," with around 1 in 4 potentially drinking at hazardous levels and around 1 in 7 meeting the criteria for post traumatic stress disorder and depression, ...

May 21, 2020

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Half of moms-to-be at risk of preeclampsia are missing out on preventive aspirin

More than half of mums-to-be who are at risk of the dangerously high blood pressure condition, pre-eclampsia, are missing out on preventive aspirin treatment, says an expert in an editorial published online in Drug and Therapeutics ...

May 21, 2020

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Certain environmental chemicals linked with poor kidney health

Researchers have found links between various chemicals in the environment and a higher risk of kidney disease. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of CJASN.

May 21, 2020

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Researchers: As Ohio abortion regulations increased, disparities in care emerged

Ohio has seen a growing disparity between abortion rates in rural and urban communities, later abortions, and less use of medication abortion care as the state has heavily regulated abortion and clinics have closed, a new ...

May 21, 2020

Italy virus death toll could be 19,000 higher than reported: agency

Italy's death toll from the novel coronavirus in March and April could be nearly 19,000 higher than the official figure of 32,000, the national social security agency said Thursday.

May 21, 2020

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Scientists identify chemicals in noxious weed that 'disarm' deadly bacteria

Scientists have identified specific compounds from the Brazilian peppertree—a weedy, invasive shrub in Florida—that reduce the virulence of antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria. Scientific Reports published the research, ...

May 21, 2020

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