SARS-CoV-2 vaccination rates among US emergency department health care personnel
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL - At the beginning of ...
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Bioactive implant coatings resistant to most bacterial strains are obtained in Russia
Credit: Sergey Gnuskov/ NUST MISIS Young scientists from NUST MISIS have presented multilayer antibacterial coatings with a prolonged effect and ...
Dismantling white supremacy in public health
An analysis by Sirry Alang, associate professor of sociology and health, medicine, and society at Lehigh University, suggests a new ...
More nuanced approach to deciding who gets COVID-19 vaccine needed in face of third wave
Job site and neighborhood risks should be taken into account when setting priorities, authors argueCredit: Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, ...
Study finds to increase nurse practitioners prescribing buprenorphine falls short
Credit: Indiana University Since 2016, a federal regulation has allowed nurse practitioners and physician assistants to obtain a waiver to ...
FAIR Health unveils three new enhancements to consumer platform, including shoppable services tool
New shared decision-making website for providers complements FAIR Health consumer websiteCredit: FAIR Health NEW YORK, NY--April 8, 2021--The national, independent ...
Low-dose CT for right colonic diverticulitis an alternate diagnosis of appendicitis
American Journal of Roentgenology: IV contrast-enhanced 2-millisievert CT comparable to conventional-dose CT for diagnosis of right colonic diverticulitisCredit: American Roentgen ...
One in ten have long-term effects 8 months following mild COVID-19
Credit: Ludvig Kostyal Eight months after mild COVID-19, one in ten people still has at least one moderate to severe ...
A few hundred dollars makes a difference in use of long-lasting birth control
LARC use by women in high-deductible health plans rose faster than use by other women after Affordable Care Act cut ...
How preprints accelerated science communication during the pandemic
Credit: Image by cromaconceptovisual from Pixabay During the early phase of the pandemic, approximately 40% of the COVID-19 literature was ...
Making the case for adjusting quality measures for social risk factors
Henry Ford Health System-led report says adjustments would enhance qualityCredit: Henry Ford Health System Making the Case for Adjusting Quality ...
EMS workers 3 times more likely to experience mental health issues
Credit: Syracuse University Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion. Syracuse, N.Y. - Emergency medical service (EMS) workers face triple the ...
POLST and other advance medical planning should not be a one-time conversation
IU and Regenstrief studies find mismatch between recorded and current treatment preferencesCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- The high incidence of ...
Less sugar, please! New studies show low glucose levels might assist muscle repair
Skeletal muscle satellite cells found to grow better with less glucose in vitroCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers ...
Most US adults who vape want to quit, study finds
Vaping cessation interest is highest among former cigarette smokers, MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers findCredit: MUSC Hollings Cancer Center More ...
Different general anesthetics affect consciousness and memory in different ways
Among typical anesthetics, only isoflurane results in undisrupted memory formation in miceCredit: Simon Wiegert, CC-BY Memory loss is common after ...
Keeping it fresh: New AI-based strategy can assess the freshness of beef samples
Scientists combine spectroscopy and deep learning in an efficient technique for detecting spoiled meatCredit: Unsplash Although beef is one of ...
CT chest findings in marijuana smokers
2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research reveals increased rates of emphysema in marijuana smokers, compared to both non-smokers and tobacco-only ...
Stem cell transplants prevent relapses of most common childhood cancer
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Children and young adults who receive CAR T-cell therapy for the most common childhood ...
Choose life: Why patients in China refuse standard treatment for a type of heart attack
Scientists identify numerous variables that predict the treatment decisions of patients with a type of heart attach called ST-elevation myocardial ...
