Health
Achieving prevention and health, rather than more health care
Rutgers is researching a new health care model that emphasizes primary care and prevention over emergency care in underserved communities
Apr 21, 2023
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News tagged with public health emergency
Biomedical technology
Study shows personal disinfection device safe for use in public spaces
Imagine pointing a small device at your movie seat or restaurant table to kill harmful bacteria or viruses with a disinfecting light.
Apr 20, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What does the end of the public health emergency for COVID really mean?
When does the COVID-19 pandemic end?
Apr 14, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 stigma and mental health: Who hid their illness, who shared and why it still matters
More than a third of Michigan adults who have had COVID-19 report being treated badly due to their infection, say University of Michigan researchers.
Apr 14, 2023
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Medical economics
Early in mpox outbreak, access to vaccines was unequal across racial groups
In August 2022, U.S. health officials declared mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) a public health emergency. At that time, however, the national supply of the approved preventative treatment—the smallpox/mpox vaccine Jynneos—was ...
Apr 10, 2023
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Health
TikTok health information videos on Mpox often inaccurate and of poor quality
Health information on M(onkey)pox, posted on the social media platform TikTok, is often inaccurate, incomplete, and of poor quality, finds a recent analysis of relevant videos, published in the open access journal BMJ Global ...
Mar 14, 2023
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Health
UK: Tens of thousands of doctors kick off 3-day strike
Tens of thousands of junior doctors went on strike across England on Monday to demand better pay, kicking off three days of widespread disruption at the U.K.'s state-funded hospitals and health clinics.
Mar 13, 2023
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Health informatics
Australia's My Health Record is meant to empower patients—but with little useful information stored, is it worth saving?
Australia's My Health Record is a national, integrated electronic record, intended to overcome the problem of having personal health information "siloed" in different systems.
Mar 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
FDA authorizes combination flu-COVID test for home use
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first combination test for flu and C OVID-19 that can be used at home, giving consumers an easy way to determine if a runny nose is caused by either disease.
Feb 25, 2023
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Medications
Feds seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for some drugs
The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers, toughening access to the drugs against the backdrop of a deepening ...
Feb 25, 2023
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