First do no harm — researchers urge halt in prescribing hydroxycholoroquine for COVID-19
Credit: Florida Atlantic University The sacred oath taken by physicians during graduation from medical school to "First do no harm," ...
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Wearable sensor may help to assess stress in healthcare workers
Credit: Emma Chapron, University of South Wales A wearable biosensor may help monitor stress experienced by healthcare professionals, according to ...
Pulmonary embolism and COVID-19
Early detection led to swifter treatment, researchers sayCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - Researchers at Henry Ford Health System ...
An important new tool for developing COVID-19 treatments, vaccines
Credit: Marcin Minor Biomedical scientists working with COVID-19 have a new tool to help them better understand the virus and ...
WVU researchers tap into wood for protection against COVID-19
Credit: West Virginia University As healthcare facilities grapple with personal protective equipment shortages, West Virginia University researchers are going against ...
The AGA Research Foundation provides over $2 million in funding to promising researchers
The AGA Research Foundation funded 17 awards in the 2020 awards cycleCredit: American Gastroenterological Association Bethesda, MD (May 27, 2020) ...
Pain doesn’t take a holiday: Dental opioids study points to need for better prescribing
Though non-opioid painkillers can be just as effective, patients having dental procedures just before weekends and holidays are more likely ...
Novel biomarkers predict benefit with immunotherapy in metastatic breast cancer
ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting, 23-24 May 2020Credit: European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland, 22 May 2020 - Two ...
Supportive care to relieve cancer-related fatigue underutilised by breast cancer survivors
ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting, 23-24 May 2020Credit: ESMO Lugano, Switzerland, 22 May 2020 - Cancer-related fatigue is a prevalent ...
Primary care physicians experience more burnout and anxiety than other health professions
New George Mason University study examines rates of anxiety, frustration, and other behaviors connected to burnout among health care professionals ...
Fulbright Board selects TTUHSC faculty member for scholar program
Prestigious award will allow Queen to make second trip to LatviaCredit: TTUHSC Courtney Queen, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the ...
COVID-19 prevention trial opens for high-risk healthcare workers
The first gold standard Australian clinical trial to determine whether the drug hydroxychloroquine can prevent COVID-19 is now open.Credit: The ...
Global study to test malaria drug to protect health workers from COVID-19
COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator to fund international trial of chloroquineCredit: Erin Jones/Barnes-Jewish Hospital With $9 million in philanthropic support, an international ...
New ECU research finds ‘Dr. Google’ is almost always wrong
Online symptom checkers are only accurate about a third of the time, according to new Edith Cowan University research published ...
Heart attacks, heart failure, stroke: COVID-19’s dangerous cardiovascular complications
ER doctors highlight underappreciated risks, potential drug interactionsCredit: UVA Health COVID-19 can cause serious cardiovascular complications including heart failure, heart ...
Answers to these questions can help #Decision2020 build momentum for Americans as we age
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society With primary and general elections on the horizon across the U.S., the American Geriatrics ...
Patients prefer their consent to share their data and to manage it digitally
Credit: Dovetail/WMG, University of Warwick A group of patients with diabetes were surveyed on their understanding of the consent process ...
Illuminating the impact of COVID-19 on hospitals and health systems
A comparative study of revenue and utilizationCredit: www.fairhealth.org NEW YORK, NY--May 12, 2020--In the third week of March 2020, as ...
Telehealth tools developed for Ebola improve COVID-19 care
Credit: Jackson Smith | UVA Health Telemedicine tools developed at UVA Health to battle Ebola have huge potential in the ...
FDA approves first at-home saliva collection test for coronavirus
Emergency authorization granted to pioneering Rutgers lab and collaboratorsCredit: David Sokolowski Rutgers' RUCDR Infinite Biologics received an amended emergency use ...
