Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
When mom-to-be has COVID-19
Childbirth is an emotional event, filled with both excitement and apprehension.
Aug 28, 2020
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Health
Only 25% of older Australians have an advance care plan. Coronavirus makes it even more important
Older adults and those with chronic health conditions share an increased risk of experiencing severe symptoms if they contract COVID-19.
Aug 26, 2020
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Surgery
Trauma centers weathered increase in gun violence from Philadelphia's hardest-hit COVID areas
While Philadelphia's Level 1 trauma centers saw a 20 percent drop in patients during the first month and a half of the COVID-19 outbreak, there was a 5 percent increase in penetrating trauma across the city at that time, ...
Aug 17, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
No increased COVID-19 risk for patients receiving cancer treatments in hospital
A study led by MedUni Vienna has analyzed COVID-19 infection rates among cancer patients treated at Vienna General Hospital. It showed that due to strict safety precautions in patient care, COVID-19 infection rates were not ...
Aug 17, 2020
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Biomedical technology
New approach to airborne disinfection uses food-coloring dyes
The COVID-19 pandemic has shed new light on the needs for improved disinfection methods, both for individuals and facilities.
Aug 6, 2020
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Health
Burnout high among non-physician frontline health care workers
(HealthDay)—More than 40 percent of nurses on the front lines during the pandemic may be experiencing burnout, according to a research letter published online Aug. 4 in JAMA Network Open.
Aug 4, 2020
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Health
Patients with privacy concerns three times as likely to withhold details from their doctors
Have you ever kept information from a doctor or other health care provider because you were concerned about the privacy or security of your medical record? If so, new research at The Ohio State University College of Medicine ...
Aug 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Family and primary care doctors may have been most at risk of dying from COVID-19
Among healthcare workers, those in who work in primary care rather than the in-patient hospital setting, may have faced the highest risk of dying from COVID-1. A new study, led by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine ...
Jul 29, 2020
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Health
Exposure to environmental chemicals may disrupt sleep during menopause
For menopausal women who have difficulty sleeping, it might be because of chemicals in the environment. A new study based on data from the Midlife Women's Health Study suggests that exposure to various chemicals, such as ...
Jul 29, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Journeying through the pandemic
As people across the U.S. and the world struggle with the challenge of living in societies ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, the journey mindset described in the recent paper by Szu-chi Huang and Jennifer Aaker could prove ...
Jul 16, 2020
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