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UNIST Healthcare Center, Praised for Having Excellent Counseling Services!

UNIST Healthcare Center has recently been recognized as an excellent organization of counseling services by the Counseling Council for University Student (CCUS). The center has been praised for having excellent counseling services at the 2020 Excellent Counseling Institution Assessment, organized annually by the CCUS. The Counseling Council for University Student (CCUS) is a consortium of 230 university student counseling centers nationwide, which develops and distributes various program...

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An estimated 10.4 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen will suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021

Download photo, video and b-roll here - - As 2021 approaches, UNICEF is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of 10.4 million children projected to suffer from acute malnutrition next year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen. These are all countries or regions experiencing dire humanitarian crises while also grappling with intensifying food insecurity, a deadly pandemic and – with the exception of the Central...

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Shangri-La Group to Make Covid-19 Medical Coverage Available for Singapore-Bound Guests at No Additional Charge

Starting 1 January 2021, international guests staying in Shangri-La's four hotels in Singapore are covered under COVID-19 insurance arranged by Shangri-La at no additional charge. - - The Group is among the first international hotel chains to go the extra mile to help cover guests. International travellers considering upcoming visits to Singapore in 2021 can look forward to a more stress-free experience when they stay in any of the four Shangri-La hotels in Singapore. In view of the incre...

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CAR: Post-election violence hinders access to medical care

Following the national election in Central African Republic (CAR) on December 27, the country has witnessed an increase in tension and violence. - - Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams remain mobilized to deliver humanitarian and medical aid to the population in the country's capital, Bangui, and in the provinces. - - While the vast majority of the international medical humanitarian organization's services in the country continued to be provided after the election,...

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US and UK Are Optimistic Indicators for COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake

- - • A World Economic Forum-Ipsos global survey found intentions to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are up in the US and UK, but down in several others - • Some 13,500 adults in 15 countries were asked if they would take the vaccine and, if not, why - • In every country between 57% and 80% of those who say they would not take a COVID-19 vaccine mention being worried about the side effects - • View the findings and country-specific data here - - - The number of people in the US and UK will...

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Brain imaging predicts PTSD after brain injury

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder brought on by physical and/or psychological trauma. How its symptoms, including anxiety, depression and cognitive disturbances arise remains incompletely understood and unpredictable. Treatments and outcomes could potentially be improved if doctors could better predict who would develop PTSD. Now, researchers using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have found potential brain biomarkers of PTSD in people with traumatic br...

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College Football Players Underestimate Risk of Injury and Concussion

College football players may underestimate their risk of injury and concussion, according to a new study published today in JAMA Network Open. Christine Baugh, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and member of the CU Center for Bioethics and Humanities, is the corresponding author of the article, “Accuracy of US College Football Players' Estimates of Their Risk of Concussion or Injury.” Baugh and co-authors report on survey re...

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New Studies Suggest Vaping Could Cloud Your Thoughts

Two new studies from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) have uncovered an association between vaping and mental fog. Both adults and kids who vape were more likely to report difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions than their non-vaping, non-smoking peers. It also appeared that kids were more likely to experience mental fog if they started vaping before the age of 14. While other studies have found an association between vaping and mental impairment in ani...

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Neurologists Say There Is No Medical Justification for Police Use of Neck Restraints

Some police departments in the United States continue to teach officers that neck restraints are a safe method for controlling agitated or aggressive people, but that's a dangerous myth, according to a Viewpoint written by three neurologists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in JAMA Neurology. The killing of George Floyd, a Black man who died while being arrested in May 2020 after a police officer pressed a knee to his neck for more than eight minutes, helped spark a national con...

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FDA Approves First Generic of Drug Used to Treat Severe Hypoglycemia

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic of glucagon for injection USP, 1 mg/vial packaged in an emergency kit, for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia (very low blood sugar), which may occur in patients with diabetes mellitus. The drug is also indicated as a diagnostic aid in the radiologic examination of the stomach, duodenum (the first part of the small intestine beyond the stomach), small bowel and colon when diminished intestinal motility (reduced abili...

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Imaging the Twilight Zone − General anesthesia and normal sleep affect brain in an amazingly similar way as consciousness fades

What happens in the brain when our conscious awareness of the surrounding world and of ourselves fades during general anesthesia and normal sleep? This fundamental question was studied with novel experimental designs and functional brain imaging by Finnish scientists. They succeeded in separating the specific changes related to consciousness from the more widespread overall effects, commonly misinterpreted as the neural correlates of consciousness. The effects of anesthesia and sleep on br...

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Music-induced Emotions Can Be Predicted from Brain Scans

Researchers at the University of Turku have discovered what type of neural mechanisms are the basis for emotional responses to music. Altogether 102 research subjects listened to music that evokes emotions while their brain function was scanned with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The study was carried out in the national PET Centre. The researchers used a machine learning algorithm to map which brain regions are activated when the different music-induced emotions are separa...

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Study links metabolic syndrome to higher cardiovascular risk in patients with psoriasis

Psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, has long been known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, which includes heart attack and stroke. Now, researchers have identified a key culprit: the presence of metabolic syndrome (MetSyn), a condition that includes obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, and hypertension, and is highly prevalent among psoriasis patients. The findings, which could lead to new ways to help prevent cardiovascular disease among people with psoriasis, ap...

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Kaiser Permanente announces economic development grants

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has awarded a total of $ 190,000 in grant funding to 2 Hawaii organizations. A statewide $ 95,000 grant was awarded to Hawaiian Community Assets for financial education, housing counseling, and match savings grants to Native Hawaiians and local families. Separately, an additional $ 95,000 was awarded to the Patsy T. Mink Center for Business and Leadership and Mana Up. “Financial empowerment and entrepreneurship are vital to the total health of Hawaii because they lea...

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Phase 3 trial of Novavax investigational COVID-19 vaccine opens

The Phase 3 trial of another investigational coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine has begun enrolling adult volunteers. The randomized, placebo-controlled trial will enroll approximately 30,000 people at approximately 115 sites in the United States and Mexico. It will evaluate the safety and efficacy of NVX-CoV2373, a vaccine candidate developed by Novavax, Inc., of Gaithersburg, Maryland. Novavax is leading the trial as the regulatory sponsor. The National Institute of Allergy and...

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Chest pain risk assessment may reduce treatment disparities

The use of a standardized tool for assessing the risk of serious outcomes in patients with chest pain was associated with women at high risk receiving comparable care to men, according to new research published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. Care received by women at low and intermediate risk was consistent with current clinical recommendations. Men received more stress testing and were more likely to be hospitalized than women. The researchers' goal in this study was to look at ge...

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BBVA's COVID measures: How the bank acted in the face of the pandemic

From the beginning of the pandemic, BBVA established two priorities: on the one hand, to guarantee the health of all employees and the customers and society as a whole; and on the other, continue providing its services and supporting its customers. Already in March, anticipating the recommendations of the authorities, BBVA – first in Spain and then in the remaining countries — designed and implemented a remote work plan. The number of teleworking employees reached more than 70 percent...

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Lynparza approved in Japan for the treatment of advanced ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancers

AstraZeneca and MSD's Lynparza (olaparib) has been approved in Japan for the treatment of advanced ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancers. The three approvals authorise Lynparza for: maintenance treatment after 1st-line chemotherapy containing bevacizumab (genetical recombination) for patients with homologous recombination repair deficient (HRD) ovarian cancer; the treatment of patients with BRCA gene-mutated (BRCAm) castrate-resistant prostate cancer with distant metastasis (mCRPC)...

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The New Adventures of 'Henry and Anthony' by Author H. Lynn Beck

The book tells the story of a Canada goose who went out to fulfill his true purpose in life and the acquaintances he makes on his travels in helping others. - - Mother and Father Goose had been together for several years and had been consecutively produced batches of goslings. On one spring, for some reason not known to Mother Goose, she only produced a single egg. Soon, Henry was born. Henry is a unique goose who was born into this world with one specific purpose — to help the Great Goose...

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Xwing Launches Regional Air Operations and Delivers its First COVID-19 Vaccines

Xwing today announces it has successfully completed, through its subsidiary, its first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines in the US. The company received FAA approval in late-November and started piloted commercial cargo operations on December 1. It will continue to safely and quickly deliver vaccines via its fleet of Cessna 208B Grand Caravans as it scales its commercial operations. The cargo delivery trip to Holbrook, AZ, part of a larger nationwide logistics operation, carried highly-ant...

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European Commission approves Aimmune's PALFORZIA® as first-ever treatment for peanut allergy in the EU

The European Commission (EC) has approved the use of PALFORZIA® [defatted powder of Arachis hypogaea L., semen (peanuts)] for the treatment of peanut allergy in the European Union (EU). Developed by Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc., a Nestlé Health Science Company, PALFORZIA is an oral immunotherapy indicated in patients aged 4 to 17 years, who have a confirmed diagnosis of peanut allergy. PALFORZIA may be continued in patients 18 years and older and must be used in conjunction with a peanut-avo...

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Joint statement calling for urgent country scale-up of access to optimal HIV treatment for infants and children living with HIV

Global partners that are committed to ending paediatric AIDS have come together to call on countries to rapidly scale up access to optimal, child-friendly HIV treatment for infants and children. The partners include the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS, the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Unitaid, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, and the Clinton Healt...

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Dr. Sherrie Campbell to appear on Talking About Success with Jack Canfield on Jack Canfield Success TV

Jack Canfield welcomes Dr. Sherrie Campbell as an in-studio guest on his talk show, Talking About Success. Together, they discuss Dr. Campbell's expertise as a licensed psychologist who specializes in helping people to cut ties with the toxic people in their lives. The episode is airing now on Jack Canfield Success TV channel. Dr. Sherrie Campbell has over two decades of clinical training experience providing counseling and psychotherapy services and works with patients both in person and...

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Pacific Funds Think Long-Term Amid Impacts from COVID-19 Pandemic, Survey Finds

Most Pacific-based funds have maintained a long-term investment focus as they look beyond the immediate impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic and overcome initial concerns about short-term losses, according to a new survey. - - The survey by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the Pacific Islands Investment Forum (PIIF) of PIIF members - sovereign, superannuation, provident and trust funds across the Pacific – showed they have been stepping up wit...

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COVID immunity lasts up to 8 months, new data reveals

Australian researchers have revealed - for the first time - that people who have been infected with the COVID-19 virus have immune memory to protect against reinfection for at least eight months. The research is the strongest evidence for the likelihood that vaccines against the virus, SARS-CoV-2, will work for long periods. Previously, many studies have shown that the first wave of antibodies to coronavirus wane after the first few months, raising concerns that people may lose immunity...

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FDA Warns Companies Illegally Selling CBD Products

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued five warning letters to companies for selling products containing cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). All five warning letters address the illegal marketing of unapproved CBD products claiming to treat medical conditions. The warning letters include CBD products that are especially concerning from a public health perspective due to the route of administration, including nasal, ophtha...

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NAB and RJI Research Provides Guidance for Journalists on Trusted Messengers and Effective Messaging for COVID-19 Vaccine Education

A new nationwide survey finds a strong majority of Americans are eager for a COVID-19 vaccine and interested in news coverage that provides expert testimony on the safety and efficacy of vaccination, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) announced today. The survey also finds that a desire to get back to normal is the biggest motivator for getting vaccinated and that media organizations could encourage vaccinations by focusing...

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Philips, BioIntelliSense and University of Colorado receive U.S. Department of Defense funding for early COVID-19 detection

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and BioIntelliSense, Inc. [1], a continuous health monitoring and clinical intelligence company, today announced they have been selected by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) to receive nearly USD 2.8 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) through a Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) award to validate BioIntelliSense's FDA-cleared BioSticker device for the ea...

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NIH neuroscientists isolate promising mini antibodies against COVID-19 from a llama

National Institutes of Health researchers have isolated a set of promising, tiny antibodies, or “nanobodies,” against SARS-CoV-2 that were produced by a llama named Cormac. Preliminary results published in Scientific Reports suggest that at least one of these nanobodies, called NIH-CoVnb-112, could prevent infections and detect virus particles by grabbing hold of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins. In addition, the nanobody appeared to work equally well in either liquid or aerosol form, suggesting...

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UNICEF launches the COVID-19 vaccine market dashboard

As the designated COVAX procurement coordinator and procurement agent, UNICEF has launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard – an interactive tool for countries, partners and industry to follow the developments of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 vaccine market and the efforts of the COVAX Facility to ensure fair and equitable access for every country in the world. In this first release, the dashboard provides a regularly updated overview of the global research and development pipeli...

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Bosch launches new Human Skin Temperature Detection solution

- - • Contactless solution can scan people for elevated skin temperature within a range of 2.5 to 4.5 meters (8 to 14 feet). - • The camera's thermal module is highly precise and has a radiometric accuracy of +/- 0.5 °C / 0.9 °F, tested by an independent third-party lab. - • Facilitates single-person stop-and-stand temperature screening in office buildings, manufacturing plants, and airports. - • Built-in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and smart profiles filter possible anomalies caused by envi...

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Socioeconomic background linked to survival after having a cardiac arrest in hospital

Hospital in-patients from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are less likely to receive prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after their hearts stop beating and less likely to survive than patients from higher socioeconomic backgrounds. These are the findings of a new study in over 24,000 patients in Sweden, published in the European Heart Journal [1] today. It is the first European study to investigate this and the first to show that socioeconomic status (SES), rather than other fac...

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At the start of the pandemic, young Singaporeans regarded COVID-19 as a threat to the older generation but not to themselves, finds NTU Singapore study

During the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak, young Singaporeans understood the infectious disease to be risky for their parents and older relatives, but not themselves, a N anyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) study has found. Young Singaporeans were more concerned about the dangers of fake news surrounding COVID-19 rather than the health threat posed by the disease and believed misinformation about the pandemic affected the older generation more than them. ...

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A Full Blood Count of COVID-19 Patients Can Predict Disease Severity

International research led by the Radboud university medical center shows that a full blood count of COVID-19 patients predicts fairly accurately whether the infection will have a complicated course or not. This makes it easier for healthcare providers to estimate the expected clinical picture. This study, conducted in eleven hospitals, has now been published in the scientific journal eLife. In patients presenting to hospitals with a COVID-19 infection, full blood count analysis (hemoc...

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Tagrisso approved in the US for the adjuvant treatment of patients with early-stage EGFR-mutated lung cancer

AstraZeneca's Tagrisso (osimertinib) has been approved in the US for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with early-stage epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after tumour resection with curative intent. Tagrisso is indicated for EGFRm patients whose tumours have exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R mutations as detected by an approved test. The approval was granted under the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Real-Time Oncology R...

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Stroke and Altered Mental State Increase Risk of Death for COVID-19 Patients

People hospitalized with COVID-19 and neurological problems, including stroke and confusion, have a higher risk of dying than other COVID-19 patients, according to a study published online by researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the journal Neurology ®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. These findings have the potential to identify and focus treatment efforts on individuals most at risk and could decrease COVID-19...

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EMSL Analytical, Inc. Now Accepting Environmental Air, Swab and Wastewater Samples to Confirm Presence/Absence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Virus

EMSL Analytical, Inc. is utilizing quantitative RT-PCR technology to test for the COVID-19 virus in air, swab and wastewater samples. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that COVID-19 is primarily transmitted from person to person through respiratory droplets. When someone with COVID-19 coughs, sneezes, or speaks, these droplets are released, and infectious droplets can be inhaled, or they can land in the noses or mouths of those nearby. The CDC also states tha...

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The MedTech Conference Wins Top Honors at IAEE 2020 Art of the Show Competition

The MedTech Conference won several International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) Art of the Show Competition awards, including Best Email Promotion Campaign, Best Show Promotion Website, and tied for the prestigious Best of Show award, representing the highest overall score in the competition. The Art of the Show Competition recognizes excellence in promotional materials for the exhibitions and events industry. “The day it became clear we'd need to replace The MedTech Confe...

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B&B, Manufacturer of Mascara Brushes, Medical Brushes, Industrial Brushes, and Interdental Brushes, is Entering the U.S. Market

Since its establishment in 1998, B&B has built cutting-edge automated mass production facilities and commenced exports to Japan, Australia, Southeast Asia, and Europe, as well as acquiring US FDA manufacturing approval and CE mark. - - The company received the One Million Dollar Export Tower Award in 2013; Three Million Dollar Export Award in 2019; and also holds ISO 9001, 14001, 13485 as well as AEO certificates. It also established an affiliated research center in 2013, and has been inves...

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The Reality of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Times of Conflict

Author Tim Segrest penned his first book, “Perfect Flaws;” it was a bit both interesting and uninspiring. After a year of witnessing grisly happenings as a Special Forces sniper. The events are trivial in some sections of the book that are at the same time compelling and engaging. - - The author candidly expressed the difficulties in dealing with PTSD that may affect brain activity. In his opinion, he declared that this disorder is incurable and resonates with the expression, “get over it...

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Issues New Authorization for the BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Home Test

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new emergency use authorization (EUA) for the BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Home Test which is authorized for use by patients at home with a prescription. The BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Home Test is authorized for prescription use at home with self-collected nasal swab samples from individuals ages 15 years or older who are suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider within the first seven days of symptom onset. It is also authorize...

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COVID-19 spread increases when UV levels decrease

Natural variations in ultraviolet radiation influence the spread of COVID-19, but the influence is modest compared to preventive measures such as physical distancing, mask wearing, and quarantine, according to new research from Harvard University. “Understanding the potential seasonality of COVID-19 transmission could help inform our response to the pandemic in the coming months,” said Jonathan Proctor, a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard Data Science Initiative and the Harvard Center f...

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TGen identifies gene that could explain disparity in COVID-19 effects

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, has identified a specific genetic target that could help explain the tremendous variation in how sick those infected with COVID-19 become. The study results, recently published in the journal mSphere, describe a molecule made from DNA — miR1307 — as a potential dimmer switch that may influence the severity of the disease; why some infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have mild or e...

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Immunai Collaborates with 10x Genomics To Provide AI-Generated Map of the Immune System for Accelerated and Improved Drug Development -

Immunai, the company comprehensively mapping the immune system, today announced its collaboration with leading life science technology company, 10x Genomics (Nasdaq: TXG). Immunai will leverage 10x's robust single-cell technologies to map hundreds of cell types and states. By applying its proprietary artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, Immunai supports biomarker discovery and insight generation to ultimately power new therapeutic discoveries and accelerate drug deve...

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Families and Workers Fund Raises Nearly $ 30 Million for Workers Hardest Hit by COVID-19

The Families and Workers Fund, a collaborative philanthropic effort designed to support and empower workers, families, and communities devastated by the health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19, is proud to announce a significant increase in new funding and grantmaking partners to advance its mission. - - Launched in April amidst the first peak of the pandemic in the United States with an initial commitment of $ 7 million, the Families and Workers Fund now stands at nearly $ 30 million....

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Imfinzi recommended for approval in the EU by CHMP for less-frequent, fixed-dose use in unresectable non-small cell lung cancer

AstraZeneca's Imfinzi (durvalumab) has been recommended for marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for an additional dosing option, 1,500mg fixed dose every four weeks, in the approved indication of locally advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in adults whose tumours express PD-L1 on at least 1% of tumour cells and whose disease has not progressed following platinum-based chemoradiation therapy (CRT). This new dosing option is consistent with the approve...

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Counseling Clients of Color Affected by COVID-19

An article published in the Journal of Counseling & Development examines how pre-existing racial and ethnic disparities, exacerbated by COVID-19, have negatively affected communities of color that tend to be overrepresented in lower socioeconomic groups, have limited access to health care and education, have an undocumented status, and work in jobs considered “essential.” The authors provide specific cultural considerations, aspects of crisis management, and creative interventions tha...

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MSF: Support needed for community-led HIV programs in West and Central Africa

As the West and Central Africa (WCA) region continues to lag behind in the HIV/AIDS response—leading to people with HIV going without antiretroviral therapy (ARV) treatment—the support of donor countries like the US for community-led HIV interventions is key to reaching people with the virus and improving public health. - - In 2019, WCA accounted for 21 percent of new HIV infections worldwide and 30 percent of deaths from AIDS-related illnesses. Adolescent girls and young women remain p...

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Malnutrition Could Kill 153 Children Every Day Over the Next Two Years Because of COVID-19, Warns Save the Children

The COVID-19 crisis has put the world on the brink of a nutrition crisis, Save the Children warned in a new report today, with pandemic-related malnutrition projected to kill an average of 153 children a day over the next two years if action is not taken. In addition, a COVID-19-induced spike in the number of global malnutrition cases could push an additional 9.3 million children to suffer from wasting, a result of acute malnutrition that can lead to death. The impact of COVID-19...

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Teachers should be prioritized for vaccination against COVID-19

“The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on children's education around the globe. Vaccinating teachers is a critical step towards putting it back on track. “At their peak in late April 2020, nationwide school closures disrupted the learning of almost 90 per cent of students worldwide. While that number has dropped since, there continues to be an unsupported assumption that closing schools may slow the spread of the disease, despite increasing evidence that schools are not a main driver...

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Unilever to seek shareholder approval for climate transition action plan

The Unilever Board announced the intention to put its climate transition action plan before shareholders and seek a non-binding advisory vote on the company's ambitious emissions reduction targets and the plans to achieve them. The plan will set out the company's climate strategy to reduce emissions within its operations, through its value chain, as well as describe how the company is managing risks and meeting consumer needs connected with climate change and societal responses to it....

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New Open Access Telehealth Research & Reports Transforming Healthcare Around the Globe

Global health systems and governments around the world have united behind telehealth solutions and services during the pandemic. Treating patients with coronavirus while maintaining optimal care for non-COVID patients is a priority. This worldwide challenge impacts educating medical students in the field as well as the criminal justice health system. - These challenges have provoked innovations for education and use. The November issue of Telehealth and Medicine Today (TMT) demonst

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$ 2 Billion U.S. Autism Treatment Market is Poised for Growth Next Year

Dec. 15, 2020 - Marketdata LLC, a 41-year old market research and consulting firm specializing in the tracking of service and healthcare sectors, has released a new 57-page study: “The U.S. Market for Autism Treatment Programs”. The study analyzes the nature of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and other programs and the for-profit and non-profit treatment centers providing them, patient demographics, treatment center revenues, rankings and key metrics, the autism medications market, and mor...

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Stein IAS Launches Christmas Children's Story To Support Mental Health Charities

50% of mental health disorders begin before the age of 14 and 75% before 24. And now, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken an unprecedented toll on families' mental health and well-being. As a result, in the belief that this year more than most, everyone could use some help navigating mental health – especially children - marketing agency, Stein IAS has partnered with two charitable causes this year - UK charity 42nd Street and US charity Child Mind Institute – to support young people and their...

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Experts to Give the Latest Updates on the Coronavirus Vaccine and Immunity at the 2020 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting

At the 2020 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo, a series of late-breaking sessions will delve into the newest research on the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights of these sessions include a talk that will provide expert insight into the many coronavirus vaccines currently in development, as well as an expert presentation on coronavirus immunity and antibody testing. ALLAYING THE PUBLIC'S FEARS ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE It's looking more and more likely that...

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Diageo and WaterAid announce new five-year partnership to help transform lives with water, sanitation and hygiene

WaterAid and Diageo (producer of Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness), are joining forces in a renewed £4 million, five-year partnership to help transform lives with clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene in communities across Diageo's global supply chains and beyond. The new commitment, which follows five years of partnership between the beverage giant and the international charity, is part of Diageo's 10-year action plan, Society 2030: Spirit of Progress, and aims to reach hun...

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Avaya Earns Frost & Sullivan Award for Excellence in Healthcare Solutions

Avaya (NYSE: AVYA), a global leader in solutions to enhance and simplify communications and collaboration, today announced it has earned Frost & Sullivan's Competitive Strategy Leadership Award for its extensive portfolio of Avaya OneCloud healthcare solutions. The firm recognized Avaya based on its healthcare-specific portfolio of solutions capable of being adapted to a wide range of healthcare use cases, along with its ability to assess and respond to the industry's particular requ...

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FedEx to Ship First Wave of COVID-19 Vaccines Across the United States

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world's largest express transportation company, announced that operations are in motion to transport its first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines. Following the Food and Drug Administration's approval of Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, FedEx Express will begin transport of the vaccine using its FedEx Priority Overnight® service supported by FedEx Priority Alert® advanced monitoring. After mo...

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2021 Ford Trends Report Finds Consumers Resilient and Adaptive Amid the Pandemic

- - • Ninth annual Looking Further with Ford Trends Report explores how consumers are adapting to life during a pandemic. While 69% of adults globally say they feel overwhelmed by the changes taking place in the world, when asked how well they have adapted to the changes during the pandemic, 47% say it has been “easier than I imagined.” - - - - - • The report highlights the coping mechanisms and resilience that are on display worldwide. Global survey across 14 countries reveals how famili...

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Pfizer and BioNTech Receive FDA Advisory Committee Vote Supporting Potential First Emergency Use Authorization for Vaccine to Combat COVID-19 in the U.S.

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) announced today (December 10, 2020) that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted (17 to 4) in support of the FDA granting Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the companies' COVID-19 mRNA vaccine (BNT162b2). There is one member of the Committee whose vote is not included in the 17 to 4 vote decision. VRBPAC based its recommendation on the totality of sci...

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New Online COVID-19 Mortality Risk Calculator Could Help Determine Who Should Get Vaccines First

A new online calculator for estimating individual and community-level risk of dying from COVID-19 has been developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers who developed the calculator expect it to be useful to public health authorities for assessing mortality risks in different communities, and for prioritizing certain groups for vaccination as COVID-19 vaccines become available. - - The algorithm underlying the calculator uses information fr...

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Lessons From The NHS

The NHS has never been far from the headlines, from speculation about privatisation and staff shortages, to milestone celebrations. 2020 has been no exception, with coronavirus putting a daily, sometimes hourly spotlight on the service. The lives of the workforce – their struggles and achievements, the uncensored realities of their roles – have been exposed like never before. The British public has been tasked with protecting it and praising it, while it fights to keep us safe. And in an...

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Number of Out-of-School Children Doubles in Northern Syria as Coronavirus, Poverty Take Their Toll

COVID-19 is increasingly bringing education to a halt for many of Syria's children after nearly ten years of conflict, displacement, and poverty, Save the Children has found, as an estimated half of the children that were going to school in north Syria before the COVID-19 outbreak have now dropped out. Save the Children analyzed publicly available data, looked at its own programming, spoke to other organizations, and surveyed almost 500 teachers. It found that: - - - • An estimated 2.4...

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Alzheimer Europe sets out future vision of EU dementia policy

At an online European Parliament workshop hosted by Sirpa Pietikäinen, MEP (Finland), Alzheimer Europe launched a new report “Dementia as a European Priority – A Policy Overview” which takes stock of dementia policy at an EU level and sets out recommendations for future priorities across Europe. As the European Union is about to agree a new long-term budget and the details of the EU4Health and Horizon Europe programmes are being finalised, Alzheimer Europe reflects on the place of deme...

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AdvaMed Praises U.S.-Ecuador Trade Package

The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) issued the following statement from President and CEO Scott Whitaker on the newly concluded United States-Ecuador Trade Package announced on Tuesdsy. "We congratulate President Trump, Ambassador Lighthizer, and the government of Ecuador for successfully concluding negotiations on this phase-one trade agreement between our two countries. This is a win for both countries and our workers, and it's a promising step forward in terms of imp...

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Henry Ford Health System Partners with Acadia Healthcare to Build Progressive, Modernized Behavioral Health Facility

Henry Ford Health System and Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHC) today announced that they have formed a joint venture to address the growing, unmet need for accessible, high-quality behavioral health services in Detroit and the surrounding counties. Henry Ford Health System, one of Michigan's premier, academic and integrated health systems, has partnered with Acadia Healthcare, the nation's largest stand-alone behavioral healthcare company. Henry Ford chose Acadia as its partn...

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First Direct-to-Consumer COVID-19 Test System

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized LabCorp's Pixel COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit for use by any individual 18 years and older without a prescription. This product, which is authorized as the first COVID-19 direct-to-consumer (non-prescription) test system, allows an individual to self-collect a nasal swab sample at home and then send that sample for testing to LabCorp. Positive or invalid test results are then delivered to the user by phone call from a health care...

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Many Older Adults Hospitalized with the Flu Face Persistent Functional Decline

In a study of older adults admitted to the hospital with influenza and other acute respiratory illnesses during the 2011–2012 flu season, functional decline was common—and for some, this decline was persistent and catastrophic. The findings are published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Among the 925 patients included in the study, 8.4% died, and 18.2% experienced a clinically meaningful loss of function at 30 days post-discharge, of whom half experienced catastrophic...

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Elsevier acquires Shadow Health, a leading provider of best-in-class healthcare simulations

Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, and part of RELX, has acquired Shadow Health, a Florida-based developer of virtual simulations in nursing and healthcare education. Shadow Health's Digital Clinical Experiences train and prepare nurses and healthcare practitioners for clinical settings. Its cutting-edge simulations, powered by Shadow Health's Conversation Engine, enable learners to practice and apply their clinical reasoning skills through life-...

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Syntellix Lauded by Frost & Sullivan for Breakthrough Technology in the Orthopedic and Trauma Market with its Bioresorbable Orthopedic Implant, MAGNEZIX

Based on its recent analysis of the European orthopedic and trauma market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Syntellix AG with the 2020 European Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award. Its MAGNEZIX products are the world's first magnesium-based, metallically stable bioresorbable orthopedic implants that are CE marked. The implants function similar to conventional steel or titanium devices but without the need for subsequent removal because it is absorbed by the body and replaced by new bone...

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Delphi Enhances COVIDcast With Change Healthcare Claims Data

Change Healthcare and Carnegie Mellon University's Delphi Research Group announced the launch of Delphi's enhanced COVIDcast real-time COVID-19 indicators. - - Since April, Delphi has been collecting real-time data on self-reported COVID-19 symptoms and other disease indicators nationwide. This county-level information about the coronavirus pandemic is updated continuously and shared with both the public and health researchers. Now, COVIDcast is taking a further step by adding de-identi...

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News Media Groups Request Front-line Journalists Be Included in Early Vaccine Deployment Phases

Several news media organizations today sent a letter to the committee advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about COVID-19 vaccine distribution requesting that journalists providing critical and essential functions in their communities be included in early phases of vaccine deployment. While highlighting the risk to journalists who are in the field reporting about health care workers and patients, meeting with people in essential businesses and covering rallies, protest...

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SeaCube Acquires 200 Carrier Pods™ Monitored by Sensitech® to Help Meet Global Vaccine Distribution Needs

SeaCube Containers LLC recently acquired 200 Carrier Pods™ monitored by Sensitech® to help address the anticipated increase in demand for refrigerated storage capacity and cargo visibility in support of COVID-19 vaccine distribution. The systems offer reliable deep-frozen container refrigeration performance with telematics, data analytics and cargo monitoring capabilities. Carrier and Sensitech are part of Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), a leading global provider of healthy,...

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Research reveals how COVID-19 affects the eyes

Sore eyes are the most significant vision-based indicator of COVID-19, according to new research published in the journal BMJ Open Ophthalmology. - - Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) asked people who had a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis to complete a questionnaire about their symptoms, and how those compared to before they tested positive. - - The study found that sore eyes was significantly more common when the participants had COVID-19, with 16% reporting the issue as one o...

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Acupuncture and Fascia: Discoveries that Lend Clues into How Acupuncture Works

The nature of meridians has been a long standing mystery. However, the work of Tom Myers, author of Anatomy Trains, offers an anatomical basis for meridians based on fascial connections between muscles. For instance, many of the muscles on the back of the body including the calves, hamstrings, paraspinals, and sub-occipital muscles are all interconnected through the fascia. Additionally, these muscles share structural and functional similarities in the way they support the spine and allo

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“Big Milestone”: MedTech Industry Has Shipped more than 255 Million Molecular COVID-19 Tests Nationwide

New data from AdvaMed's COVID-19 Diagnostic Supply Registry shows that total U.S. shipments of COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests have topped more than 255 million since the beginning of the pandemic. “As we head into winter weather and flu season, our diagnostics innovators have continued ramping up their COVID-19 test manufacturing to save lives,” said Scott Whitaker, president and CEO of AdvaMed. “More than 255 million molecular COVID-19 tests shipped since March is a big milestone. A...

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Study Highlights What Makes COVID Misinformation So Tough to Stop on Social Media

A recent study highlights two of the reasons that misinformation about COVID-19 is so difficult to tackle on social media: most people think they're above average at spotting misinformation; and misinformation often triggers negative emotions that resonate with people. The findings may help communicators share accurate information more effectively. “This study gives us more insight into how users respond to misinformation about the pandemic on social media platforms,” says Yang Cheng, fir...

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SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater solids could help monitor COVID-19 spread

Scientists have analyzed compounds in wastewater to gauge various aspects of public health, including narcotics usage, antibiotic resistance, and, more recently, the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology have discovered that measuring SARS-CoV-2 in settled solids from sewage treatment plants could be a more sensitive approach than measuring the virus in wastewater flowing into the facilities...

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New COVID-19 Testing Approach Measures Patients' Immune Response for Better Diagnosis

Researchers from UC San Francisco and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (CZ Biohub) have developed a new approach for COVID-19 testing that detects a distinct pattern of immune gene expression in infected individuals. This type of test could be used as a check against possible errors generated by the standard tests that directly detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the scientists said. In addition, the gene expression patterns seen in COVID-19 patients in the study indicate that, unlike other respirat...

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Study Shows 329 People are Injured by Firearms in U.S. Each Day, But for Every Death, Two Survive

Firearm injury is a major public health crisis in the United States. In 2017, more than 39,000 deaths were caused by firearms, but the incidence of cases in which people survive after a trip to the emergency department, known as cases of nonfatal injuries, has not been well established. Therefore, it has proven elusive to answer this simple question: “What is the total number of cases of firearm injury per year in the U.S.?” A new study by a team of researchers in the Perelman School...

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Protecting Patients and Medical Staff from Healthcare-Associated Mold Outbreaks in Puerto Rico

Many patients treated in hospitals or staying in long-term care facilities have conditions that make them much more susceptible to infections due to microbial pathogens, including mold. - - Over the past last several years, a number of hospitals across the United States have had to temporarily close portions of their facilities due to the discovery of mold growth. In a high profile case in Washington, a number of patients even lost their lives due to infections caused by a common mold know...

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As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to enter a new phase, UNICEF reminds the world that 'the light at the end of the tunnel needs to shine for all'

“COVID-19 is the first truly global crisis we have seen in our lifetimes. No matter where we live, the pandemic affects every one of us. Children have been seriously impacted. However, with more news about promising vaccines, and as we begin to imagine a day when COVID-19 is behind us, our guiding principle must be that the light at the end of the tunnel needs to shine for all. “This is why UNICEF has enthusiastically joined the Advance Market Commitment of the COVAX Facility to allow lo...

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Petrobras reinforces measures to prevent Covid-19

In view of the recent increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in several regions of Brazil, with a consequent increase in the number of cases at Petrobras, the company is reinforcing the actions to prevent coronavirus. In addition to the preventive measures already adopted since the beginning of the pandemic - such as extensive testing, with more than 350 thousand tests already carried out; pre-shipment and pre-shift health monitoring, hygiene measures, distance and mandatory mask use at...

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Study finds obesity contributes to 40% mortality gap between Black and white women with early breast cancer

Obesity is a known risk factor for various cancers, and its rise over the past few decades has contributed to a rise in breast cancer rates that is greater in Black women than white women. At the same time, as breast cancer mortality rates have declined, the decline has been less pronounced in Black women, producing a 40% mortality gap. To investigate further, Kirsten Nyrop, PhD, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her colleagues analyzed information concerning 548 pat...

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Fujifilm Earns FDA “Breakthrough Device” Designation for Endosurgical Image Enhancement Technology

FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc.- a leading provider of endoscopic imaging solutions, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted its Breakthrough Device Designation — reserved for medical devices that provide for more effective treatment or diagnosis of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating diseases or conditions— for Fujifilm's new, in-development, endoscopic light and image processing technology. Although not yet 510(k) cleared, the goal of F...

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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Delta to offer COVID-tested flights from Atlanta to Amsterdam

Trans-Atlantic partners Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines are launching COVID-tested flights from Atlanta to Amsterdam, effective December 15, 2020. The airline partners have worked with the Dutch Government, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to deliver a comprehensive COVID-19 testing program that will allow eligible customers to be exempt from quarantine upon arrival after receiving a negative PCR test result on landing in the Net...

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PETA to Montana Governor and Dept. of Public Health & Human Services: Shut Down Animal Labs

Spiking COVID-19 cases are compromising Montana's reopening plan, and PETA is calling on the governor and the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services to cut cruel animal experiments statewide—starting with tests on animals, many of whom institutions deemed to be non-essential in response to the pandemic—and protect human health by having staff not come into laboratories to conduct worthless experiments. In its letter, PETA points out that during the initial COVID-19 shutdown...

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Bloomberg Hosts Exclusive Healthcare Dialogue with HESTA's Debby Blakey and Medix Global's Sigal Atzmon

Dialogue was a curtain raiser to RADAR-Tracking Tomorrow Bloomberg kicked off the RADAR-Tracking Tomorrow conversation series last week with a special curtain raiser debate, focused on the future of healthcare. The keynote speakers were two pioneering female chief executives, reshaping the industry – Debby Blakey, CEO of super fund HESTA and Sigal Atzmon, Founder and CEO of The Medix Group. The exclusive invitation-only event, attended by C-Suite from the investment community, expl...

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Zain joins a global effort with GSMA to improve Digital Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities

To mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Zain became a signatory and was part of the advisory board in the GSMA's global effort to launch the 'Principles for Driving the Digital Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities'. The Principles aim to inspire the mobile industry to help close the mobile disability gap. According to the World Health Organisation, one billion people live with a disability; around 15% of the world's population, and only 1 in 10 people have access to...

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Sales of Conventional Cigarettes in Japan Reduce by 34% Since Launch of Heated Tobacco Products

The Japanese government is increasingly regulating heated tobacco products differently than cigarettes, finds Frost & Sullivan The development and commercial launch of novel nicotine and tobacco products (NNTP s ) such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products ( HTP s) have stimulated debate around the use of these products as a component of tobacco harm reduction ( THR ). Public health systems in countries such as the United Kingdom and New Zealand encourage smokers to ad...

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Offering assay-ready multi-electrode array plates to measure electrical activities of human iPS cell-derived neurons

Ricoh Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) and Elixirgen Scientific, Inc. (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) have jointly developed assay-ready cell plates, which may dramatically simplify the drug efficacy testing for neurological diseases and the neurotoxicity testing for chemical compounds. This product contains human neurons generated from human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells using Elixirgen Scientific's cell differentiation technology. These human neurons are firmly attached to the surface of multi...

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Gastric bypass surgery leads to long-term diabetes remission

More than half of adults with type 2 diabetes had long-term remission following gastric bypass surgery, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. - - Bariatric surgery helps people with severe obesity lose a lot of weight and improve their health. Two common types of bariatric surgery are lap band surgery, which places a band around the top of the stomach to create a very small pouch that can hold only a small amount...

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SABIC Launches Innovative Pharmaceutical Grades for Healthcare Applications

SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, has developed and launched two specialty grades for use in healthcare and hygiene applications as part of its commitment to meet customers' needs through innovative solutions. The company's innovative polyethylene glycol SAPEG 400/600 PH are intermediate products to produce liquid pharma preparations like syrup, and personal care products like cosmetics, creams, toothpaste and soap. The pharmaceutical grades have obtained all necessary appr...

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The Roquette Foundation for Health grants its first Research Award

The Roquette Foundation for Health, under the aegis of La Fondation de France, has been supporting innovative or educational programs in the field of food and nutrition for the past three years. This year, the Foundation presented its first Research Award as well as a Jury's 'Coup de Coeur' Award, during a digital event. The 2020 Research Award has been given to Laurent Reber (PhD) for his work on food allergies The jury, gathering French experts from the medical and academic spheres,...

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Roche receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for new test to measure the level of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that its Elecsys® Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibody test has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The serology (blood) test can be used to measure the level of antibodies in people who have been exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The EUA in the United States follows the launch of the Elecsys® Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibody test for markets accepting the CE Mark announced on 18 September. The new...

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EASA/ECDC Guidelines Confirm Ineffectiveness of Passenger Quarantines

- - • EASA/ECDC “Guidelines for COVID-19 testing and quarantine of air travellers [1]” unequivocally reject quarantines in current epidemiological situation, where transmission of the virus is already widespread. - • Guidelines confirm air travellers account for less than 1% of all detected COVID-19 cases and do not increase the rate of COVID-19 transmission. - • Aviation associations urge governments to consider rapid testing technologies and success of travel corridors to help restore p...

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Two-Thirds of U.S. Consumers Likely to Switch Healthcare Providers If COVID-19 is Poorly Managed, Accenture Report Reveals

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of U.S. patients are likely to switch to a new healthcare provider if their current health provider doesn't meet their expectations for managing COVID-19 concerns, according to a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN). - - Based on a survey of more than 4,600 U.S. respondents, the report, “Elevating the Patient Experience to Fuel Growth,” notes that patients are looking for a safer, more secure and convenient healthcare experience — including strict sanitary and safe...

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LeAnn Rimes Continues Wellness Journey with Launch of Mental Health & Wholeness iHeartRadio Podcast “Wholly Human”

Following the release of her highly-anticipated record CHANT: The Human & The Holy, today, GRAMMY Award-winning singer/songwriter and mental health advocate LeAnn Rimes continues her wellness journey with the launch of her mental health and wholeness iHeartRadio Original podcast, Wholly Human. It's no secret that the multi-platinum selling singer/songwriter has both professionally and personally weathered the highest heights and the lowest depths for nearly three decades, which set her...

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NAB and Reynolds Journalism Institute Announce Partnership on COVID-19 Vaccine Education Messaging

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute today announced a nationwide research project to identify effective COVID-19 vaccine education messaging. The research findings will be used to develop tools and resources for local radio and television broadcasters and other journalists to craft public health messages and educational programming that will best resonate with their communities. The research project will be conducted by consulting...

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ChildLife Foundation Has Selected Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to Help Expand Life-Saving Operations

ChildLife Foundation (ChildLife), a not-for-profit healthcare organization in Pakistan that has saved lives of over three million children to-date, has selected Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to support its third party hospital management system application. As a result, ChildLife has significantly increased the utilization of the application by improving its availability and performance, at a reduced cost. This is helping it direct the maximum amount of funding and resource towards...

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Announces Advisory Committee Meeting to Discuss Second COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a meeting of its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) on Dec. 17 to discuss the request for emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc. “In keeping with the FDA's commitment to ensuring full transparency, dialogue and efficiency, the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, made up of outside scientific and public health experts from around the country, w...

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P&R Dental Strategies' Data Used in Pediatric Silver Diamine Fluoride Study

P&R Dental Strategies, LLC, which delivers customized, actionable business intelligence to support a variety of dental payer objectives, today announced its co-authorship and contribution of de-identified dental insurance claims data for a recently published study that investigates the utilization of silver diamine fluoride by pediatric dentists and general dentists in the United States. The study is titled: “Utilization of Silver Diamine Fluoride by Dentists in the United States: A D

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Together, let's support isolated people: BNP Paribas triples your donation!

"Giving Tuesday" The global Covid-19 pandemic has made the precariousness and isolation (whether social, geographic or in terms of access to healthcare) of certain vulnerable groups more visible than ever. With this in mind, the Rescue & Recover Fund decided to focus its end-of-year campaign on three projects aiming to strengthen support for those who are most isolated. This call for donations will continue until 31 December 2020. All year long, donations will be matched. On 1 Decemb...

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Completion of Unilever's Unification

From today, and for the first time in its history, Unilever now trades with one market capitalisation, one class of shares and one global pool of liquidity, whilst also maintaining the Group's listings on the Amsterdam, London and New York stock exchanges. Nils Andersen, Chairman of Unilever, said: “This is an important day for Unilever and we would like to thank our shareholders for their strong support of our Unification proposals, which give us greater flexibility for strategic portfol...

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O2 to help Manchester's most vulnerable with local device donation drive

- - • O2 demonstrates its support for Manchester's vulnerable population with local mobile device and data donation drive. - • O2 is partnering with charity Hubbub with the aim of donating 2,000 devices and 12 months of free connectivity to digitally excluded people across Manchester. - • With 3 million Brits facing digital exclusion and Manchester now placed into Tier 3, O2 is prioritising the people that need connection the most during this time. - • To support the campaign and donat...

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Apple PPE donation helps Zambia in the fight against COVID-19 and HIV

At a sprawling warehouse in Lusaka, a truck is loaded with boxes of lifesaving antiretrovirals and begins a two-hour drive west out of Zambia's capital city. It's on its way to a rural health clinic in Mwembeshi, and today there are additions to its usual cargo: boxes of face masks and face shields from Apple to help in the fight against COVID-19. This year, COVID-19 drastically changed the landscape of healthcare, and the Global Fund, which coordinates these shipments to help fight AIDS,...

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NVIDIA Launches Inception Alliance with GE Healthcare and Nuance to Accelerate Medical Imaging AI Startups

Just over 125 years ago, on Nov. 8, 1895, the world's first X-ray image was captured. It was a breakthrough that set the stage for the modern medical imaging industry. Over the decades, an entire ecosystem of medical imaging hardware and software came to be, with AI startups now playing a key role within it. Today we're announcing the NVIDIA Inception Alliance for Healthcare, an initiative where medical AI startups have new opportunities to chart innovations and accelerate their success...

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XPO Logistics Increases Productivity and Safety in E-Commerce Warehouses with Touchless Machine Vision Scanners

XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: XPO), a leading global provider of transport and logistics solutions, has deployed 370 state-of-the-art barcode scanners with machine vision in warehouses in the UK, Spain, France and the Netherlands. The fixed-mount, computerized scanners speed the reading of inventory data, while replacing shared, handheld scanners with a more hygienic solution. XPO selected the Cognex Series 370 technology following pilot programs for major retail customers, such as H&M, with...

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AdvaMed Issues MedTech Industry Principles to Address Racial Health Disparities

The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), under the leadership of the Board of Directors, issued a set of principles to guide the industry in addressing racial health disparities. “Racial disparities and inequity within the domain of health care and access to care for people of color have persisted for far too long,” the principles read. “AdvaMed is committed to long-term action to reach real solutions. The following principles and considerations are intended as initial steps...

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WHO calls for reinvigorated action to fight malaria

The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries and global health partners to step up the fight against malaria, a preventable and treatable disease that continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives each year. A better targeting of interventions, new tools and increased funding are needed to change the global trajectory of the disease and reach internationally-agreed targets. According to WHO's latest World malaria report, progress against malaria continues to plateau,...

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Over the past several years there have been multiple cases of hospitals temporarily closing parts of their facilities due to the presence of mold. Not only can elevated levels of mold act as a respiratory irritant, allergen and asthma trigger for patients and workers, but some types of mold can cause potentially deadly infections in people. - - Just last year it came to light that a cluster of patients in a hospital in Washington had developed infections due to exposure to Aspergillus. As...

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