Many medical professionals who volunteered for short-term deployment to a field hospital in New York during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced high levels of secondary traumatic stress, a new study found. However, high levels of compassion satisfaction—the gratification that these volunteers derived from helping others—buffered some against psychological distress, according to Tara M. Powell, a professor […]
Patients with a specific form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the United States, are at significant risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke, according to new research from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. This study, published in the July issue of Retina, is the first to […]
The Laboratory Response Network (LRN) has facilitated rapid testing and detection of patients with monkeypox, according to research published in the July 8 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Noting that as part of public health preparedness for infectious disease threats, the LRN has the […]
The largest medical record-based study ever of adverse events suffered by hospitalized patients in the U.S., published in the July 12 issue of JAMA, reports a significant decrease in the rate of adverse events over the last decade. The study findings hold promise for both the safety of patients and the effectiveness of hospital patient […]
People with severe allergies now have more choices for which epinephrine auto-injector to carry in case they suffer a life-threatening attack, and most pay less for it than they did when the EpiPen was the primary option, a new study shows. But for a significant minority, the amount they pay has stayed high – largely […]
Remaining physically active protects against risk of mortality for people aged over 50, according to a new study from Trinity College Dublin. Researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging (TILDA) created a “mortality risk index”—a tool to identify those at high mortality risk, who may benefit from additional care and support. They found that […]
Expanded genomic sequencing may be an effective adjunct hearing screening to detect hearing loss among patients in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), according to a study published online July 11 in JAMA Network Open. Yunqian Zhu, from National Children’s Medical Center in Shanghai, and colleagues examined the association between expanded genomic sequencing combined with […]
Countries should step up their work on genomic technologies to combat diseases, and share that technology more quickly with developing nations, a new WHO report argued Tuesday. Genomics—the study of DNA sequences and gene functions—could make a vast contribution to improving human health, said the World Health Organization’s Science Council. “Genomic technologies are driving some […]
New research published in Clinical & Translational Immunology has identified the child cancer patients at greatest risk of developing life-threatening infections, a crucial step towards the development of an early diagnostic test. There is currently no clinical test to identify which children are likely to develop severe infections during febrile neutropenia (FN)—a condition common in […]
The Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay has today appointed Dr Henrietta Hughes OBE as the first ever Patient Safety Commissioner for England. Adding to and enhancing existing work to improve the safety of medicines and medical devices, the appointment of a Commissioner is in response to the recommendations from Baroness Cumberlege's review into […]
