Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Israel records new COVID variant
Israel's ministry of health said Wednesday it had recorded two cases of new COVID variant, but which officials said they were not unduly worried about.
Mar 16, 2022
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News tagged with workers
Medical economics
Study finds cost of employer-sponsored health insurance is flattening worker wages, contributing to income inequality
The rising cost of health insurance is an ongoing concern in the United States. New research shows that increasing health insurance costs are eating up a growing proportion of worker's compensation, and have been a major ...
Jan 16, 2024
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Immunology
Study finds the stronger the side effects, the longer lasting the vaccination
Health care workers who had symptoms after their COVID-19 vaccination gained a more durable immunity than those who didn't, report UConn Health researchers in a recent issue of Vaccines.
Mar 6, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Burnout in emergency medicine workers hits a new high
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a prolonged increase in workload and stress among specialists in many healthcare sectors, but this has been particularly noticeable in emergency medicine (EM). A survey carried out by the ...
May 27, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New findings may explain why mRNA vaccines provide limited protection against omicron
Vaccination protects against severe COVID-19 but not against infection. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Danderyd Hospital now show that protection against infection with the new omicron variants is linked to mucosal ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Witnessing parental domestic violence in childhood linked to mental illness in adulthood
A new study from the University of Toronto found that one-fifth (22.5%) of adults who were exposed to chronic parental domestic violence during childhood developed a major depressive disorder at some point in their life. ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Vaccination
Johnson booster 85% effective against Omicron: S.Africa study
A booster of US coronavirus vaccine Johnson & Johnson was 85 percent effective in preventing serious illness in areas where Omicron was dominant, a South African trial study indicated Thursday.
Dec 30, 2021
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Medical research
New research sheds light on patient discrimination against health care workers
University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have published new information about patient discrimination toward health care workers who identify as gender non-binary individuals.
Aug 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Post-pandemic outbreak of drug-resistant fungus in Brazil stemming from abuse of medications and full ICUs
In Brazil, a group of researchers has reported the largest outbreak to date of COVID-associated candidemia caused by the same drug-resistant strain of Candida parapsilosis, a fungus that invades the bloodstream and can lead ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Standing on a vibrating platform could deliver some of the same benefits as exercise
As we get older, many of us find we can't walk or move the way we used to. While this can be partly explained as an inevitable symptom of aging, a range of diseases—including Parkinson's disease, sarcopenia and osteoporosis—can ...
Mar 3, 2022
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