The temporal dynamics of variables related to compliance with behavioral measures during the COVID-19 pandemic

In a recent study published in the British Journal of Social Psychology, researchers assessed the alterations in compliance with behavioral measures overtime during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Study: How compliance with behavioural measures during the initial phase of a pandemic develops over time: A longitudinal COVID-19 study. Image Credit: STEKLO/Shutterstock Background Since vaccines […]

Three eye conditions more likely to occur during the winter

Vision Direct test people's eyesight at Liverpool Airport We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The first is the eyes feeling drier […]

US COVID hospital admissions decline, patients less severely ill

U.S. hospital admissions for COVID-19 continue to decline, and patients who do seek medical help have been far less ill than they were earlier in the pandemic due to multiple factors including vaccines and treatments, according to Johns Hopkins experts. And even as the numbers of daily cases and deaths in the United States continue […]

One in five US adults report household food insecurity

More than one in five U.S. adults report household food insecurity, according to a report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Elaine Waxman, from the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C., and colleagues examined how food insecurity changed from March/April 2020 to June 2022 among nonelderly adults. The analysis included data from the Health Reform […]

Epic launches data-driven clinical trial matchmaking in its EHR

To improve how patients, providers and research sponsors connect, Epic’s new Life Sciences program is designed to expand clinical trial access to more patients and better support the development of new research. WHY IT MATTERS The current disparate systems used for clinical studies can be tedious for patients and providers, according to Epic’s announcement. Epic […]

Cuckoo’s Nest’s Nurse Ratched, Louise Fletcher, battled cancer

Milos Foreman directs One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Louise Fletcher won an Academy Award […]

Did the diagnosis and management of Hodgkin lymphoma differ during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic?

In a recent study published in Current Problems in Cancer, researchers evaluated the impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic on the diagnosis and treatment of classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) patients in Istanbul, Turkey. Study: Diagnosis and management of classical Hodgkin lymphomaduring the COVID-19 pandemic. Image Credit: Nemes Laszlo/Shutterstock Studies have […]

US Sees Second Possible Monkeypox Death

Los Angeles County health officials said Thursday they’re looking into the death of a person who had monkeypox. An autopsy has not been done yet, Rita Singhal, MD, chief medical officer of the county Department of Public Health, said at a news conference. “We are early in the investigation and do not have additional details […]

Microbiota transplantation as a therapeutic tool: Deciphering how the technique affects different diseases

From incurable intestinal infections to metabolic syndrome, from melanoma to chronic inflammatory bowel disease to Tourette’s syndrome: Many diseases can potentially be cured by Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT), and researchers from the Catholic University, Rome and the University of Trento have shown that the greater the level of engraftment of the transplanted microorganisms, the greater […]