(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Government agencies and medical institutions have been hit hard recently by hackers attempting to steal coronavirus research.
Month: May 2020
COVID-19 and the Challenging Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Three weeks ago, my son’s 68-year-old father-in-law (KS) was admitted to a New Jersey hospital ER with 2 days of fever, cough and increasing respiratory distress.
Stockpiling by Retail Shoppers During Pandemic: Justifiable or Just Greedy?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A famous catchphrase from the 1987 movie Wall Street held that “greed is good.”
“Mental Disorders Could Become Second Pandemic” Says Trauma Expert
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Kristen Choi, PhD, MS, RN, is a psychiatric nurse and an expert in mental health, trauma, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
How Are You Doing? Researchers Hope to Measure Well-Being at Global Scale
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have launched a new mobile platform to address another serious complication of the novel coronavirus pandemic: stress and anxiety.
Government Orders Have Less Impact on Voluntary Quarantine Than Having News About the Pandemic
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University researchers have released results from the first comprehensive study of how COVID-19 mitigation policies affect measures of individual movement and contact in the United States.
Managing Your Orthopaedic Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROSEMONT, Ill. (May 5, 2020)—The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented situation that has raised healthcare questions for patients of all ages.
Mayo Clinic Receives $26 Million from BARDA for COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Expanded Access Program
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Mayo Clinic was awarded a $26 million contract today from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
New Targets for Childhood Brain Tumors Identified
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Children with the genetic condition neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) can develop brain and nerve tumors. If a tumor develops within the optic nerve, which connects the eye and the brain, the child may lose his or her vision.
Potato Power: Spuds Serve High Quality Protein That’s Good for Women’s Muscle
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Researchers from McMaster University have found that the potato, primarily known as a starchy vegetable, can be a source of high-quality protein that helps to maintain muscle.
COVID-19: Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Play Integral Role in Treating Patients
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO – Health care teams are working to comfort and treat patients with the novel coronavirus COVID-19 including helping them breathe and providing nutritional support.
Getting Back to Business; UNH Experts Comment on Restarting Economy
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DURHAM, N.H.— Slowly, and cautiously, states are loosening stay-at-home orders because of COVID-19 and phasing in plans to reopen businesses and restart the economy.
UAH Boosts Search for COVID-19 Drugs Using HPE Cray Sentinel Supercomputer
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (May 5, 2020) – University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) professor of biological science Dr. Jerome Baudry is collaborating with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to use HPE’s Cray Sentinel
Genetic Scoring Can Identify More Men at Risk for Aortic Aneurysm
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DALLAS, May 5, 2020 — A new genetic risk score based on 29 mutations in the blood identified more men at increased risk for an abdominal aortic aneurysm and who could benefit from screening to detect it prior to rupture
Miniature Version of Human Vein Allows Study of Deep Vein Thrombosis
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DALLAS, May 5, 2020 — The Vein-Chip device, a miniaturized version of a large human vein, allowed scientists to study changes in vein wall cells, blood flow and other functions that lead to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in humans….
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.
ATS Announces GSK Grants to Support COVID-19 Crisis Fund’s Research and Outreach Efforts
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New York, NY – May 5, 2020 – Today, the American Thoracic Society announced that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has awarded the Society two grants totaling $380,000 to support the ATS COVID-19 Crisis Fund….
Anesthesiologists Provide Elective Surgery Checklist for Patients During COVID-19
(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.
Researchers Explore Quantum Computing to Discover Possible COVID-19 Treatments
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Quantum machine learning, an emerging field that combines machine learning and quantum physics, is the focus of research to discover possible treatments for COVID-19….
UAB Biotechnology Aids Hunt for Novel COVID-19 DNA Vaccine
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – University of Alabama at Birmingham biotechnology is being used in Oregon in the hunt for a novel DNA vaccine for COVID-19.