Redesigning hand sanitizer and donating 7,000 gallons to fight COVID-19
Credit: Georgia Tech / Christopher Moore So many people Seth Marder spoke to didn't see the hand sanitizer crisis brewing. ...
Tag: Science/Health and the Law
Protecting scientific diversity
International researchers demand the active protection and support of diversity, equity and inclusion in scienceCredit: Rejane Santos-Silva @@rejsantossilva In the ...
New book criticizes UK for no regulation & protection for advanced nurse practitioners
APNs and co-writers Dr Melanie Rogers and Annabella Gloster provided a chapter on the development of the role in the ...
Marijuana concentrates spike THC levels but don’t boost impairment
Mobile lab offers first glimpse of real-world useCredit: CU Boulder Smoking high-potency marijuana concentrates boosts blood levels of THC more ...
Healthcare professional revenue falls nearly 50% across nation during COVID-19 pandemic
Oral surgery and gastroenterology decline the most of specialties studied, per fair health's third COVID-19 report, 'Healthcare professionals and the ...
KU researchers lead effort to monitor, evaluate COVID-19 response in 47 African countries
Credit: University of Kansas Center for Community Health and Development LAWRENCE -- Researchers from the University of Kansas are monitoring ...
Software project aims to keep patient data protected in COVID-19 research
Computer scientist receives NSF grant to help develop toolCredit: The University of Texas at Dallas The COVID-19 pandemic has created ...
Cannabis in Michigan: New report documents trends before recreational legalization
U-M Injury Prevention Center compilation of data from state and federal sources will serve as baseline for future studiesCredit: University ...
Public disclosure of COVID-19 cases is more effective than lockdowns
New research shows South Korea's tech and privacy laws effectively protect the vulnerable while preserving economic stability during the pandemicCredit: ...
Retrofitting of VW Diesel engines was successful
Nitrogen oxide emissionsCredit: Volkswagen, www.vwpress.co.uk The VW diesel scandal began with a bang on September 18, 2015. On exactly the ...
Pregnant and lactating women with COVID-19: Scant clinical research
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 18, 2020--Pregnant and breastfeeding women have been excluded from clinical ...
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 ...
Position statement addresses difficult issue: allocating scare resources in COVID-19 era
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented pressure on societies worldwide, given the pandemic's rapid, ...
TACC COVID-19 twitter dataset enables social science research about pandemic
Leading supercomputing center partners with scholars to collect, distribute, and analyze social media communicationsCredit: Dhiraj Murthy, UT Austin Of the ...
Researchers model efforts to control coronavirus pandemic with new NSF RAPID award
Credit: KU News Service LAWRENCE -- A team of investigators at the University of Kansas and KU Biodiversity Institute and ...
Sky-high surprise bills from air ambulance flights possible for many patients
Ground ambulance rides also put majority of patients with private insurance at risk for unexpected out-of-network bills, study findsCredit: University ...
Alternate light 5 times more effective in detecting bruises on victims of color
With COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, rates of domestic abuse have increased; improved procedures are needed to detect bruises for people of ...
Urban slums are uniquely vulnerable to COVID-19. Here’s how to help.
Report provides eight urgent recommendations for reducing the impact of COVID-19 on people living in povertyCredit: Photo by Jason Corburn ...
Virtual and augmented reality: warnings about the ethical dangers
Limits between reality and virtual experiencesCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Research on virtual reality started in the eighties, but it is ...
COVID-19 could spell the end of an egalitarian National Health Service
A return to the principles of equality and universality of care that informed the NHS 70 years ago could be ...
