When the antidote is the poison: investigating the relationship between people's social media usage and loneliness when face-to-face communication is restricted - J ütte D, Hennig-Thurau T, Cziehso G, Sattler H.
When governments mandated lockdowns to limit the spread of the coronavirus, the resulting reduction of face-to-face communication threatened many people's psychological well-being by fostering feelings of loneliness. Given social media's eponymous social n... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Breaking Through: My Life in Science by Katalin Karik ó review – real-life lessons in chemistry
This vivid account of the Hungarian biochemist who endured decades of derision before pioneering Pfizer ’s Covid vaccine is a tribute to her tenacity and self-beliefIn May 2013, Katalin Karik ó turned up for work at her laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania and found her belongings piled in the hallway. “There were my binders, my posters, my boxes of test tubes,” she recalls. Nearby a lab technician was shoving things into a trash bin. “My things!” Karikó realised.Despite having worked at the tiny lab for years, the scientist – then in her 50s – was cast out, without notice, for failing to bring in ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 11, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Tags: Science and nature books Vaccines and immunisation Culture Coronavirus Immunology Infectious diseases Medical research Society Health Microbiology Biochemistry and molecular biology Source Type: news
The Cable
Hosts Jonathan Ferro and Guy Johnson speak with Marcus Ashworth, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, about EU rescue measures to combat the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, and historic turmoil in the oil market.#jonathanferro #guyjohnson #marcusashworth #bloombergopinion (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Assessment of severity and outcome of poisoning before and during the era of COVID-19 pandemic - Abdelkader SI, Abdelhamid WG, Wahdan MM, Eweda SA.
This study aimed to evaluate the pattern, severity and outcome of the intoxication in patients presented to the Poison Control Center of Ain Shams University Hos... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Public Inspection: HHS: Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records
Pre-publication notice of final rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) modifying its regulations to implement provisions of Section 3221 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which, among other things, requires HHS to bring 42 CFR part 2 ("Part 2") into greater alignment with certain aspects of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules. This notice also summarizes and responds to public comments on theDecember 2, 2022, proposed rule. This rule is effective 60 days after the publicatio...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 9, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
News at a glance: Weird early trees, CERN ’s next big collider, and protecting U.S. gray wolves
PALEONTOLOGY
Rare fossil reveals weird early tree
The earliest trees, from nearly 400 million years ago, are known mostly from fossils of their trunks; their leaves and canopy shapes have remained a mystery. A newly reported, 350-million-year-old tree found in Canada provides a vivid answer for one such primordial species: As if having a perpetual bad hair day,
a thick crown of spiky leaves stuck out perpendicularly from the trunk
. Scientists named the tree
Sanfordiacaulis densifolia
, after the owner of the New Brunswick quarry where they found five specimens. The fossils, amo...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 8, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
JCVI outlines plan for 2024 spring COVID-19 booster campaign
The government has accepted advice from the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation (JCVI) on a spring COVID-19 booster campaign for 2024 with minor changes to eligible groups. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 8, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Coronavirus Source Type: news
Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Has Effectiveness of 54 Percent
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 -- Updated monovalent COVID-19 vaccines offer vaccine effectiveness (VE) of 54 percent against symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, according to research published in the Feb. 1... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
COVID map shows 12 states with higher death rates
Twelve states were among those with an elevated number of deaths attributed to coronavirus in the latest recorded week, maps from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show. Nationwide, COVID-19 was attributed to 3.6 percent of all deaths of any cause in the week ending January 27,…#cdc #nationwide #rsv #northcarolina #week56percent #pennsylvania #newhampshire #mississippi #arizona #connecticut (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alternating Arms for Vaccines May Boost Your Immunity, Study Says
Receiving multidose vaccinations in both arms, instead of just one, may increase the immune response, new research suggests. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Vaccination and Immunization Research Immune System Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Arms (Body Part) Lymph Nodes and Lymphatic System Antibodies Journal of Clinical Investigation Source Type: news
COVID map shows 4 states with highest hospital cases
Four states were among those with the highest totals of hospital admissions with coronavirus in the latest recorded week, maps from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show. California, Florida, New York and Texas all had more than a thousand hospitalizations with the virus in the…#cdc #florida #newjersey #connecticut #vermont #rsv #greatlakes #southeast #southcentral #arkansas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Analysis of increased motorcycle accidents during the COVID-19 pandemic: a single-center study from T ürkiye - Demir N, Sayar S, Dokur M, Sezer HB, Koc S, Topkarci YB, Türk MF.
BACKGROUND: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a unique set of circumstances, straining health-care systems and affecting the way of life in societies around the world. Measures such as social isolation, travel restrictions, and wo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Prolonged SARS-CoV-2 Risk Varies Across Immunosuppressive Conditions
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2024 -- The risk for prolonged severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) varies across immunosuppressive conditions, according to a study published in the Jan. 24 issue of Science Translational Medicine.
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Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 31, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Viral protein fragments may unlock mystery behind serious COVID-19 outcomes
Key takeawaysThere remains no clear explanation for why COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, can result in severe outcomes or death while other coronaviruses just cause common colds, or why COVID-19 symptoms persist after the coronavirus that causes it has been eliminated.A UCLA-led research team has shown that fragments of the coronavirus may drive inflammation by mimicking the action of specific immune molecules in the body.The findings could contribute to not only the understanding and treatment of COVID-19 but also efforts to detect coronaviruses with the potential to cause pandemics before they become widespread.There are ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - January 31, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Malawi: Malawi Launches New Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign Amid Rising Cases
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- The Malawi government and the World Health Organization launched a new COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Monday in 10 of the country's 29 districts. This is partly in response to new cases confirmed in the past three weeks in several districts across the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 30, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Coronavirus Health and Medicine Malawi Southern Africa Source Type: news
