Vaccination
Can COVID-19 vaccines be mixed and matched?
Can COVID-19 vaccines be mixed and matched?
Jan 26, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Nursing homes may misinterpret mental changes, falls as infection
There is a widespread belief that a change in the mental status or an increase in falls in a nursing home resident may indicate an underlying infection. This contributes to the overuse of antibiotics, according to revised ...
Dec 9, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO recommends masks indoors if ventilation poor
The World Health Organization on Wednesday recommended wearing facemasks when indoors with other people, if the ventilation has been deemed inadequate, in an update to its COVID-19 guidance on masks.
Dec 2, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Struggles of care home staff during COVID-19 first wave revealed in Whatsapp messages
Analysis of social media messages between care home staff on the coronavirus front line reveal their growing concerns over how to manage in the face of the virus.
Nov 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Six pandemic profiles identified in study of public's response to guidance
Researchers investigating the public response to official COVID-19 guidance say people can be split into six distinct groups determined by the way they search for, follow and act upon official advice.
Nov 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO advises against remdesivir for coronavirus treatment
The anti-viral drug remdesivir should not be used to treat COVID-19 patients no matter how severe their illness as it has "no important effect" on survival chances, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Nov 20, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC recommends face masks in all public transportation settings
(HealthDay)—Seeking to slow the spread of COVID-19, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Monday that face masks be worn by everyone in all public transportation settings. That includes both ...
Oct 21, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Updated guidance for healthcare workers with HIV, hepatitis
In light of the low rate of transmission and advances in treatments for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America today released updated guidance for healthcare personnel living ...
Oct 14, 2020
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Surgery
Eyeglass-attached display device provides fluoroscopic guidance during spine surgery
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (OCTOBER 13, 2020). The authors, two surgeon-researchers from Murayama Medical Center in Tokyo, tested a device that, when attached to everyday eyeglasses, can display fluoroscopic images used for surgical ...
Oct 13, 2020
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Health
More chemicals can be assessed for endocrine disrupting effects
A European guidance document aimed at identifying endocrine disrupting pesticides can—with some modifications—be used to assess other chemicals' endocrine disrupting effects. This is the finding of a new study conducted ...
Sep 9, 2020
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