Health
Peers, public perception influence firefighters against safety equipment
Analysis by a team from Drexel University found that firefighters may shun safety gear due to the pressure of living up to their risk-taker image.
Aug 30, 2016
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Pediatrics
Keeping children safe—new guide for preventing child accidental injuries in the under fives
Researchers from The University of Nottingham have worked with the Child Accident Prevention Trust to produce a guide to help commissioners of children's health services ensure accident prevention is a key part of health ...
Jul 13, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How ICUs in England were stretched to cope with the pandemic
There has been much discussion recently about how governments handled the COVID pandemic during 2020 and 2021. In particular, debate has centered on the costs and benefits of the various social restrictions, including lockdowns.
Sep 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
COVID-19 pandemic has led to more advanced-stage cancer diagnoses, physician survey finds
Doctors who oversee cancer clinics say that new patients are arriving for treatment with more advanced disease than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey from the American Society for Radiation Oncology ...
Mar 30, 2021
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Cardiology
Extra precautions during CPR due to the pandemic do not have a negative impact on survival
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, safety precautions were initiated for health care professionals who are administering CPR, and the new protocols have not had a negative effect on patient outcomes or survival, according to preliminary ...
Nov 9, 2020
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Health
Safety considerations for visiting primary care doctors
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many people with chronic health conditions relying on telemedicine rather than seeing their doctor in person when necessary or putting off important visits entirely because they fear being infected.
Oct 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
After highest virus increase yet, Iraq warns it may 'lose control'
Iraq on Friday recorded its highest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, prompting authorities to warn hospitals may "lose control" in the coming days.
Sep 4, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New research seeks to improve safety equipment for pregnant women
As technology advances in the things we use every day, it's generally accepted they also become safer. But according to one UBC engineer, that may not be true for a large portion of the population.
Dec 11, 2019
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Health
CDC charges Johns Hopkins to lead development of Ebola training module
Johns Hopkins Medicine has been tasked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to lead a group and to design an interactive Web-based learning program that guides health care workers, nurses and physicians through ...
Oct 24, 2014
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Health
New report calls for strong, positive safety culture in academic chemical labs
Everyone involved in the academic chemical research enterprise—from researchers and principal investigators to university leadership—has an important role to play in establishing and promoting a strong, positive safety ...
Jul 31, 2014
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