(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), members of Mass General Brigham, today announced progress towards the testing and development of an experimental vaccine called AAVCOVID….
Month: May 2020
NIH Statement on World Asthma Day 2020
(HealthNewsDigest.co) – Today on World Asthma Day, the National Institutes of Health stands with patients, families, advocates, researchers, and health care professionals to raise awareness about this common chronic respiratory disease….
From Immunity Passports to Vaccination Certificates for COVID-19: Scientific, Equitable and Legal Challenges
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON – As governments from countries including the U.S., Germany, Italy and the U.K., explore the possibility of issuing so-called “immunity passports,” a leading global health and legal scholar warns….
Study to Determine Incidence of Novel Coronavirus Infection in US Children Begins
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A study to help determine the rate of novel coronavirus infection in children and their family members in the United States has begun enrolling participants.
Russia Creates Its Own Humanized Mice to Test COVID-19 Vaccines and Drugs
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Following the recent Coronavirus outbreak, almost three million people have been infected worldwide, whereas the death toll has already passed the 200,000 mark, according to official reports.
Facebook Study Reveals COVID-19 Compliance and Coping Behaviors of Floridians
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A study led by Michael A. DeDonno, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Florida Atlantic University’s College of Education and Schmidt College of Medicine, in collaboration with Joy Longo, Ph.D.,….
Interactive Caregiving For Seniors Brings Daily Joy To Help Sustain Physical, Emotional, Social Well Being
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In our head-down world where many of us spend our days plowing through life and checking things off our lists, it’s easy to forget that oftentimes there’s a human at the other end of the exchange.
Will Our Clean Air Last After COVID-19? UCLA Study Says It’s Possible
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Since millions of Californians began staying at home and off the roads in March, air quality in the Golden State has visibly improved. Once life returns to normal, however, air pollution levels are likely to return to their prepandemic levels.
Digital Game Development Center To Support Projects That Address COVID-19 Crisis
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – TROY, N.Y. — Combatting the COVID-19 crisis will require researchers to tackle the problem with a range of strategies and tools — and that includes gaming.
AMA Launches Physician Guide for Reopening Medical Practices
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO – In response to states across the nation revising COVID-19 executive orders to allow elective or non-urgent medical procedures, the American Medical Association (AMA) is announcing a new resource that provides a step-by-step guide for physicians planning to reopen medical practices.
VentFree™ Respiratory Muscle Stimulator receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Use During COVID-19 Pandemic
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CRESTWOOD, KY, 4th May 2020 – Liberate Medical today announced that it has received Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization for its VentFree™ Respiratory Muscle Stimulator….
American Association of Endodontists Kicks Off Save Your Tooth Month
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO — The American Association of Endodontists officially began its annual Save Your Tooth Month celebration on May 1 — with some modifications to fit the times.
In New Normal, Hotels to Compete on ‘Sanitized Cleanliness’
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – As businesses countrywide start to reopen, industries are struggling to come up with safety standards to reassure consumers.
Online Dating Probably Will Get a Boost from Pandemic, UAH Sociologist says
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (May 4, 2020) – Online dating’s popularity probably will get a boost from the coronavirus pandemic, says an assistant professor of sociology at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).
UC San Diego Health Offers Virtual Appointments to Patients with COVID-19
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – While almost 30 percent of patients who contract COVID-19 require hospitalization, most are able to recover at home.
Global Survey Underway to Help Ease Supply Chain Strain During COVID-19 Crisis
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – TROY, N.Y. — The uncertainty and anxiety that surround the COVID-19 pandemic have placed strains on the supply chain, as people across the globe stock up on excess food, masks, and household products.
Loyola Medicine to Resume Medical Services and Elective Surgeries in May
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MAYWOOD, IL— In accordance with guidelines set by the Illinois State Department of Public Health, Loyola Medicine hospitals will resume elective surgeries in phases beginning May 11 to provide care for patients.
Wayne State Researchers Complete Analysis on Testing and Reopening Under COVID-19
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DETROIT – Governors across the United States are anxious to reopen their struggling economies. However, because COVID-19 has not disappeared, testing remains limited and a vaccine is at least months away, reopening remains a difficult feat.
Low-income Students Face a Lack of Educational Opportunity Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – With schools transitioning to online learning due to the coronavirus, an education scholar at Binghamton University, State University of New York says that not all students may be benefitting from virtual education.
First-Hand Experience of Connecting Dying Covid-19 Patients with Family
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Since hospitals implemented no-visitor policies, health care providers and patient advocates have stepped in, using cell phones and iPads to connect Covid-19 patients with loved ones.