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Researchers found rude emails at work can lead to significant distress for employees. The researchers say that "active" email rudeness is overloaded with strong negative emotions. By comparison, "passive" email rudeness leaves people struggling with uncertainty. Passive email rudeness may create problems for employees' sleep, which further puts them in a negative emoti...
More than half a million children in the U.S. have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, according to a new report. Though children rarely develop serious illness from the virus, they aren't immune to it. A new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) finds that children represent about 9.8% of all COVID-19 cases in st...
WASHINGTON - New research suggests that children can shed SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, even if they never develop symptoms or for long after symptoms have cleared. But many questions remain about the significance of the pediatric population as vectors for this sometimes deadly disease, according to an invited commentary by Children's National Hospital doct...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an adverse impact on the global economy. Researchers around the globe have been working hard to find ways to stop the spread of the disease either in the form of drugs or SOP changes that revolve around guidelines given by the WHO for maintaining hygiene and social distancing norms. The challenge of stopping the spread is especially challeng...
The company will locally manufacture the units in the country. Each ICU unit, which can house nine beds, can be deployed in one day. Philips used its clinical, technical and design expertise to develop the mobile ICUs with an aim to cater to critical-care service requirements in India, which is currently one of the top five countries with the highest number of Covid-1...
According to The Daily Beast's latest report, the larger region of Mississippi could be sent into a death spiral because of its dire situation, where the disease surveillance for HIV has succumbed to the global coronavirus pandemic. Laurine Ann Lewis, who was diagnosed with HIV 24 years ago, has missed her quarterly appointment for blood work this spring because of the o...
Today they are at the forefront of the battle against Covid-19 in Africa and maybe soon in the US too. This article was initially published in our sister publication DirectIndustry Magazine. The African continent seems to be doing much better than Europe or the United States in the fight against Covid-19. While Africa hosts 17% of the world’s population, it on...
Issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG; Washington DC, USA), the practice advisory recommends that COVID-19 vaccines should not be withheld from pregnant individuals who meet criteria, and recommends use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in persons aged 16 years or older, and the Moderna-1273 COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 18 years...
Covid-19 is a respiratory infection that can cause lasting damage to the lungs. According to the WHO, 80 percent of people will not need to be hospitalized, but one person in six becomes seriously ill and can develop breathing difficulties. In these severe cases, the immune system detects the infection and expands blood vessels so more immune cells enter which can cause ...
It’s no surprise that infection control is absolutely paramount when it comes to patient care and disease prevention. And it’s beyond likely we’ll see these sanitation efforts compounded as actions are taken to quell the outbreak of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. So, what exactly does that look like for providers in the midst of today’s and future outbreaks? More specifi...
As employees and their families gathered virtually and in their own cars for a drive-in style Christmas party, owners Brian K. Hathaway and Aaron Guthrie made a phone call to Santa and asked whether he could fly to the Christmas party. Within minutes, spectators at the drive-in event watched the sky as Santa came in for a landing on the racetrack of the Darke County Fair...
As countries across the continent brace for an expected wave of COVID-19 cases in the coming winter months, Africans are learning that one of the most effective tools to fight the spread of the disease is already in their hands. The mobile phone has emerged as a very powerful aid for enterprises and governments who are trying to educate, inform, test and trace people ...
The AI model uses data from the COVID Symptom Study app to predict COVID-19 infection, by comparing people’s symptoms and the results of traditional COVID tests. Researchers say this may provide help for populations where access to testing is limited. Two clinical trials in the UK and the US are due to start shortly. More than 3.3 million people globally have download...
Heralded by some experts as more effective than masks at protecting the eyes, nose and mouth from the virus—and deemed essential by others as an additional barrier layer—the shields and their parts are being produced on small and large scales. Tech giant Apple, sportswear label Nike and even Foster + Partners, the architects behind France’s famous Millau Viaduct,...
Though scientists at first thought age was the dominant factor, with young people avoiding the worst outcomes, new research has revealed a suite of features impacting disease severity. These influences could explain why some perfectly healthy 20-year-old with the disease is in dire straits, while an older 70-year-old dodges the need for critical interventions. These r...
In the meantime, scientists in Lausanne are developing an app that aims to diagnose Covid-19 through the speaker of a smartphone. The test being developed by Sanofi and Luminostics uses a glow-in-the-dark nanoparticle that can be picked up by a smartphone’s camera to deliver results in 30 minutes without needing a medical professional. Users take a swab up their nose...
Working from RMIT University, the team of researchers say the study could help explain why pregnant women with influenza often suffer from potentially fatal complications. The study could also offer new insight into how COVID-19 infects the lungs, spreads throughout the body and compromises the vascular system. A hyperactive response The team used animal models to ma...
• Develop High Level Competence to Perform Key Difficult Airway Management Procedures with Various Degrees of Response for Patients • Provide Centers with a Pool of UpSkilled Workers who can be called upon during a COVID-19 Surge in Response to Acute Respiratory Distress and Sudden Cardiac Arrest • Perfect Best Practice Skills with New Teams to Improve Cooperation and ...
There was a lot to unpack from Dexcom's first-quarter earnings call this week, but one of the key takeaways from management comments is that diabetes patients and caregivers are latching onto telemedicine as a way to stay on top of their glucose levels during COVID-19. This isn't surprising, given that we've seen a substantial increase in telemedicine adoption across hea...
With the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in lockdowns in different parts of the world, from the US to many European nations, there have been intense debates on when and how we can safely reopen the economy. New research led by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) computer scientists has used a data-driven modeling approach to answer the time-critical question of when the s...
It's possible that the sex hormones estrogen and testosterone play a role, according to previous research on respiratory illnesses. Or perhaps it's because the X chromosome (which women have two of, but men have only one) has a larger number of immune-related genes, giving women a more robust immune system to fight off the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Or, maybe the virus is ...
Data from countries like South Korea, where testing has been widespread, has shown just how varied the infection can be in different people. Many show no symptoms at all, others get a cough, while a smaller proportion has a serious respiratory infection that can result in death. Because it's a respiratory illness, it shares symptoms with many other common illnesses, incl...
We saw the number of confirmed cases is plummeting in countries like South Korea. In a surprise move, Apple and Google teamed up to help track the virus. Some countries are even thinking of lifting their lockdowns altogether. Yes, that’s the good news we’re all looking forward to: when this will be finally behind us. Let’s have no doubt about it, this will come to an ...
We’ve seen how it could solve alarm fatigue in hospitals. We’ve analyzed the unusual associations the technology discovered in medicine. We believe it will usher the real era of the Art of Medicine. Dr. Meskó even embarked on a journey to better understand the language of A.I. So of course, with the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to explore the contribution of A.I. in this...
Scientists have zeroed in on a structural protein as a new target for the diagnosis and treatment of depression, according to research recently published in JNeurosci. The protein tubulin provides structure to cells and assists in many cellular processes, but it also plays a role in depression. A modified form of tubulin anchors the protein Gαs to lipid rafts, fatty s...
The anti-malarial drugs are reported to have been used on patients in China with positive results and in France microbiologist Prof Didier Raoult, of the IHU-Mediterranee Infection, has also seen success. Last week his team announced that a study carried out on a group of Covid-19 sufferers had resulted in the drugs significantly reducing viral load. Over recent days, ho...
A new research paper examining the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Africa could hold crucial insights for policymakers grappling with the coronavirus pandemic—namely, the importance of public trust in institutions during health crises. The study, co-authored by Prof. Oeindrila Dube of the University of Chicago, looked at social sentiments toward government-run health care oper...
This afternoon Facebook announced its latest coronavirus-focused efforts, which includes the rollout of three new maps to its Data for Good program aimed at tracking the potential spread of the disease. The Menlo Park company will share the maps, which are based off aggregated Facebook data, with research and public health organizations. “You really need accurate info...
The research letter was published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In “Time Kinetics of Viral Clearance and Resolution of Symptoms in Novel Coronavirus Infection,” Lixin Xie, MD, Lokesh Sharma, PhD, and co-authors report on a study of 16 patients with COVID-19, who were treated and released from the...
In the wake of the global pandemic, manufacturing has taken on a crucial role to both keep vital supply chains open and to innovate to deliver the products needed to battle the effects of the COVID-19 virus. Machine Design is publishing a series of essays from industry leaders and executives that highlight the work already under way in manufacturing and the efforts th...
Last week, we asked our readers to share their stories of how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting them, both personally and professionally. From the beginning of this global pandemic, the HIMSS Media information brands – Healthcare IT News, MobiHealthNews, and Healthcare Finance News – have been working to bring you important information and updates on the situation. But...
The Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit tech development company announced on March 28 that it began rapid manufacturing of its system to decontaminate N95 respirator masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE). NPR reports that Battelle already has a system on its way to New York City, which is especially hard hit by the pandemic. There have been numerous reports ...
In “Time Kinetics of Viral Clearance and Resolution of Symptoms in Novel Coronavirus Infection,” Lixin Xie, MD, Lokesh Sharma, PhD, and co-authors report on a study of 16 patients with COVID-19, who were treated and released from the Treatment Center of PLA General Hospital in Beijing between January 28 and Feb. 9, 2020. Patients studied had a median age of 35.5 years. ...
Face masks, even N95 masks, are not great at preventing the virus from entering the nose, mouth, and the eyes. Spurred by necessity, an Israeli physician designed a protective mask that bridges the gap between N95 masks and a lot more restrictive gas masks, in the process protecting the airways and the eyes from being entry points for viral, and other, infections. ...
The novel coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19 has spread from the site of the original outbreak in China to affect 75 countries around the world. If effective controls aren't put into place, COVID-19 could ultimately infect between 40% and 70% of the population worldwide in the coming year, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health epidemiologist Ma...
