American citizens arrested for not wearing masks outdoors: Author Alex Berenson, author of ‘Unreported Truths About COVID-19 and Lockdowns Part 2’ weighs in on the social pressures of wearing a mask. Breathe easy. A new study reiterates that surgical face masks don’t cause a buildup of carbon dioxide or restrict oxygen, despite opposing claims. The study, […]
Researchers at the University of Minnesota, working with Epic, say they’ve validated an artificial intelligence algorithm that can assess chest X-rays for potential cases of COVID-19. The tool, which was also developed in collaboration with M Health Fairview and already deployed at its 12 hospitals, will be made available through Epic to other providers. WHY […]
South African student Jessica* had already missed two periods when she shyly slipped into a clinic to seek an abortion in early July, as the coronavirus outbreak was reaching its peak. Nurses scurrying to accomodate a long line of patients with varying ailments told the 19-year-old that the clinic was “fully booked” and advised her […]
As the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention continue to recommend wearing a face mask during the coronavirus pandemic, mask accessories have started appearing. From mask chains to mask extenders, these accessories are meant to help make wearing one a little more comfortable and sanitary. More recently, face mask storage containers have slowly started to […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a flood of potentially substandard research amid the rush to publish, with a string of papers retracted or under a cloud and a surge in submissions to pre-print servers where fewer quality checks are made, a leading ethicist has warned in the Journal of Medical Ethics. This has implications for […]
Patient satisfaction with telehealth services has been increasing during the COVID-19 pandemic, but hurdles are still in place, a J.D. Power report released Thursday found. According to its 2020 U.S. Telehealth Satisfaction Study, Amwell ranks highest in telehealth satisfaction among direct-to-consumer brands, while Cigna ranks most highly among payers of health plan-provided virtual care services. […]
A new study in The Journal of Personality looked at how individuals' personality traits affected their inclination for conspiracy theories. Though the link was small, researchers found people who were narcissistic, impulsive, anxious, depressed, or a combination were more susceptible to conspiracies. The findings could help explain why conspiracy theories like QAnon have boomed during […]
Experts working in the field of vaccine development tend to believe that an effective vaccine is not likely to be available for the general public before the fall of 2021. In a paper published this week in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, a McGill-led team published the results of a recent survey of 28 […]
Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center working with colleagues at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have found that some antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are more protective than others, when it comes to reinfection. This information, discovered from the joint study and published online in the Journal of […]
THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 — Alcoholic formulations of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) seem to be safe and effective in preventing surgical site infections in clean surgery, according to a review published online Sept. 1 in the Annals of Surgery. Ryckie G. Wade, from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, and colleagues conducted a systematic […]
