(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — As the numbers increase of Americans tested and those confirmed to have COVID-19, many people are experiencing a new level of anxiety.
Month: May 2020
Hand and Upper Limb Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Alejandro Badia Says Some Yoga Poses are Risky for the Shoulder and Wrist
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Miami, FL, May 6, 2020 – When it comes to avoiding shoulder injury, yoga practitioners – yogis — might well heed the words of Roman lyric poet, Horace:
World Migratory Bird Day is May 9
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Migratory birds are now flooding across the continent, as they return to their nesting grounds this spring. World Migratory Bird Day is on May 9, 2020, as people around the globe welcome birds back—and lend them a helping hand.
Introducing the UC San Diego Return to Learn Program
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – University of California San Diego is taking the first steps to introduce Return to Learn, a program that aims to test broadly students, faculty and staff on campus on a recurring basis for presence of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Anesthesiologists Provide Elective Surgery Checklist for Patients During COVID-19 Four Signs It’s Safe to Schedule Your Procedure
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO – Your knee replacement, cataract removal, hernia repair or other elective surgery was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and now your doctor is calling to reschedule, but you are unsure.
Coronavirus Structure Clue to High Infection Rate
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell University researchers studying the structure of the virus that causes COVID-19 have found a unique feature that could explain why it is so transmissible between people.
Supportive Oncodermatology Interventions Improve Patient Quality of Life
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON – Enrollment in a supportive oncodermatology program is associated with a significantly improved quality of life score
Are We Speaking the Same Mental Health Language?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Athens, Ga. – There is a disconnect between the way some top mental health organizations describe African American mental health problems and the way African Americans describe them
Financial Incentives Boost Doctor Training in Opioid Treatment Medication
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new study shows that a financial incentive can dramatically increase the number of emergency department physicians trained to prescribe a potentially life-saving medication that prevents patients from fatal opioid overdose.
‘Extraordinary Uncertainty’ for Brazil as Senate Mulls Aid Package
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The COVID-19 virus arrived in Latin America later than Europe and the United States, but it is currently spreading across the region, with peaks expected to come later in May.
Leaders Must Adapt to Virtual Workplace to Effectively Support Employees
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The workplace has transformed into a new, online landscape, thanks to the coronavirus. It can be difficult to adjust to this new workplace, but leaders must rework their initiatives to set the tone for their employees….
On the COVID-19 Front Lines With Nurses During Nurses Week
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – LOS ANGELES (May 6, 2020) — When Marlon Bustamante, RN, meets a COVID-19 patient in Cedars-Sinai’s Ruth and Harry Roman Emergency Department, he doesn’t know how long their illness will last or what path it may take. DOWNLOADABLE VIDEO DIARY
SINK COVID-19 Study: Can Common Drugs Offer 2-step Approach to Combat Deadly Virus?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Researchers at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan have begun enrolling patients in a new clinical study aimed at treating COVID-19 patients with two common drugs – naltrexone and ketamine.
Ultraviolet Light Exposes Contagion Spread from Improper PPE Use
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Despite the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), reports show that many health care workers contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which raises substantial concerns about the effectiveness of the PPE.
It’s Not Me—It’s You: We Believe We’re Less Likely than Others Are to Fall for Online Scams
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – We believe we are less likely than others are to fall for phishing scams, thereby underestimating our own exposure to risk, a new cybersecurity study has found.
COVID-19 Trials Opening at Accelerated Rate
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Michael Baram and other pulmonary researchers at Jefferson partnered with the Jefferson Clinical Research Institute (JCRI) to get one of the first COVID-19 related clinical trials up and running in record time at Thomas Jefferson University.
Sensitive New Test Detects Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2 in Only 10 minutes
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – As the COVID-19 curve shows signs of flattening in the U.S. and elsewhere, public health officials are trying to grasp just how many people have been infected.
Focused Ultrasound Opening Brain to Previously Impossible Treatments
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., May 6, 2020 – University of Virginia researchers are pioneering the use of focused ultrasound to defy the brain’s protective barrier so that doctors could, at last….
Teen Obesity, Diabetes or High Blood Pressure May Lead to Prematurely Aged Arteries
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DALLAS, May 6, 2020 — Teenagers who have obesity, type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure may be more likely to have signs of premature blood vessel aging compared to teens without those health conditions
School-based Program Aims to Reduce ‘teacher trauma’ from COVID-19 Pandemic
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – INDIANAPOLIS — With the abrupt closure of schools across the country, U.S. students, teachers and other school personnel are one of the groups most strongly affected by the coronavirus pandemic.