COVID-19-related Perceptions and Stress Affect Lung and Heart Health in African Americans
Data presented at Chest 2021 demonstrated that African American adults disproportionately experience the consequences of COVID-19.
Category: General Healthcare
General Healthcare
Latest
General Healthcare
Latest
HHS Endorses COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Starting Sept 20
The US Department of Health and Human Services has endorsed COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, citing waning protection against SARS-CoV-2 over time for those immunized.
General Healthcare
Latest
United States to Rejoin World Health Organization
Among a slate of executive orders on the first day of his administration, President Joe Biden signed an executive order for the United States to rejoin the World Health Organization.
Evidence that COVID-19 May Trigger Diabetes in Some Patients
Diabetes is already a risk factor for greater severity of COVID-19, but evidence is now surfacing that some patients have received new diabetes diagnoses upon coronavirus hospitalization.
Read More
Philips Adds Obstetric Monitoring Solution to Support ‘Contactless’ Monitoring during COVID-19
The Avalon CL Fetal and Maternal Pod and Patch allow for continuous, noninvasive monitoring of maternal heart rate, fetal heart rate, and uterine activity with a single-use, 48-hour, disposable electrode patch placed on the mother’s abdomen.
Read More
NIH to Study Pregnancy Outcomes during COVID-19
NIH will study the effects of COVID-19 during and after pregnancy to evaluate whether healthcare delivery affected complications or cesarean delivery.
Read More
Xerox Producing Hand Sanitizer for Hospital Workers
Xerox is producing approximately 140,000 gallons of hand sanitizer by June 2020 for healthcare workers in Canada and the United States.
Read More
Medical Students Fast-tracked into Fight Against COVID-19
US and EU students graduating medical schools are quickly being placed into hospitals to support the healthcare response to COVID-19, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Read More
Drones Delivering COVID-19 Test Samples in Ghana
A Silicon-Valley company that uses drones to deliver medical supplies has used its unmanned aircraft to deliver COVID-19 test samples from rural areas in Ghana to medical facilities for testing.
Read More
AZ Respiratory Therapists Deploy to Colorado for COVID-19 Response
Four Banner Health respiratory therapists have deployed from Arizona to northern Colorado to assist COVID-19 patient treatment in Greeley.
Read More
Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care During COVID-19
The Alzheimer’s Association has published new guidance on caring for Alzheimer’s and all dementia patients in long-term care and community-based settings during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More
Duke Researchers Publish ‘How to’ on Decontaminating N95 Masks for Reuse
According to Duke researchers, they tested and validated the use of Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor to successfully decontaminate N95 respirators for up to 30 reuses, including human fit testing to ensure proper fitting.
Read More
As Blood Donations Drop, FDA Encourages Healthy Americans to Donate
Social distancing measures implemented across America to fight the spread of COVID-19 have had the unfortunate side effect of curtailing blood donations.
Read More
Survey: How Are You Staying Informed On COVID-19?
RT Magazine is gathering data on how the industry’s healthcare professionals are staying informed on COVID-19 and other medical news.
Read More
The Rise of COPD in Women
Despite women’s increased vulnerability and susceptibility to COPD, cases of COPD in women often go misdiagnosed or unidentified in the earlier stages of the disease.
Read More