Two Biosimilars Approved in Europe for Autoimmune Disorders Two Biosimilars Approved in Europe for Autoimmune Disorders
The drugs are intended to treat several types of arthritis, psoriasis, COVID-19, and Crohn ' s disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Pharmacist News Alert Source Type: news
Two-Thirds of Survivors of the Most Severe COVID-19 Face Impairment at One Year
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- Nearly two-thirds of survivors of severe COVID-19 discharged to long-term acute care hospitals have persistent impairments at one year, according to a study published online April 10 in Critical Care Medicine.Anil... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Can Neosporin Protect You From Getting COVID-19?
For years, researchers have been working on vaccines that aim to prevent viral infections by strengthening immune defenses at viruses’ doorway to the body: the nose.
A small study recently published in PNAS presents a similar, if lower-tech, idea. Coating the inside of the nose with the over-the-counter antibiotic ointment Neosporin seems to trigger an immune response that may help the body repel respiratory viruses like those that cause COVID-19 and the flu, the study suggests.
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The research raises the idea that Neosporin could serve as an “extra layer” ...
Source: TIME: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Medical lab owner from Aventura charged in alleged $36M fraud scheme
The alleged targeted federal agencies included Medicare and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Covid-19 Uninsured Program. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Eman Elshahawy Source Type: news
Scientists discover higher levels of CO2 increase survival of viruses in the air and transmission risk
A new study has revealed for the first time the vital role carbon dioxide (CO2) plays in determining the lifespan of airborne viruses – namely SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - April 26, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Alumni, Health, International, Postgraduate, Public engagement, Publications, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, School of Chemistry; Press Release Source Type: news
Loneliness and Heart Disease: What the Literature Tells Us and What We Can Do to Help
Of the many things we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, one valuable lesson is that loneliness has a tremendous impact on health. Loneliness has been linked to a number of medical conditions in older patients, including depression, dementia, and heart disease. Loneliness, defined as “being without company,” is the subjective feeling of being socially isolated. A person can be alone without feeling lonely, just as one can have social support and yet still report feeling lonely. As part of the special section on Heart Disease and Matters of the Heart, we present recent litera ture on the impact of loneliness on heart d...
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Casey Rust, Seifu Tulu Source Type: news
Impact of COVID-19 on acute care hospitalizations for suicidality - Dellazoppa A, Porada K, Zaspel JA, Bourgeois S, Vepraskas SH.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic contributed to the public health crisis for pediatric mental health. We characterized our local patient population presenting with suicidality or suicide attempts before and after ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Now is the time to strengthen government-academic data infrastructures to jump-start future public health crisis response - Lee JS, Tyler ARB, Veinot TC, Yakel E.
During public health crises, the significance of rapid data sharing cannot be overstated. In attempts to accelerate COVID-19 pandemic responses, discussions within society and scholarly research have focused on data sharing among health care providers, acr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Perceptions on violence against women and its impacts on mental health and response mechanisms among community-based stakeholders: a qualitative study from Nepal - Shrestha R, Sapkota D, Sarraf RR, Mehra D, Ekstrom AM, Deuba K.
BACKGROUND: Violence against women (VAW) is a significant public health problem. With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the frequency and severity of VAW has escalated globally. Approximately one in four women in Nepal have been exposed to either phy... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Community-Based Prevention Source Type: news
Domestic violence patterns in postpartum women who delivered during the COVID-19 pandemic - Correia LL, Machado MMT, Vieira-Meyer APGF, Ara újo DABS, Gomes EABM, Saldanha AB, Rodrigues RCR, Gomes YVC, Castro MC.
OBJECTIVE: To longitudinally assess domestic violence (DV) during the postpartum period, identifying types, patterns and determinants of DV, according to mothers' reports in Fortaleza, Brazil. METHODS: Data from the Iracema-COVID cohort study inter... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
What Is a ‘Decent Wage’? France’s Michelin Raises a Debate
When the French tire maker Michelin closed its factories during the coronavirus pandemic, Florent Menegaux, the company’s chief executive, took stock of the closures’ impact on employees worldwide. Thousands of workers in Asia, Europe and the United States at the lower end of the company’s pay…#florentmenegaux (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Empowering a healthy workforce — Table of Experts
Stress from the COVID-19 pandemic shook employees ’ sense of stability in ways most people could not anticipate, highlighting fractures that employees were already facing in their lives.
That realization has made it even more important for employers to enhance their wellness strategy to help workers take a comprehensive approach to their wellbei ng and perform better on the job.
Brent Hunter, general manager for Cigna Healthcare’s Mid-America market, including St. Louis, explains, “Our overall… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Cigna Healthcare Source Type: news
Aligos Therapeutics Presents Positive Clinical Data at ESCMID 2024 from the ALG-097558 Phase 1 Study
Data demonstrates a 7-day treatment regimen with the pan-coronavirus protease inhibitor ALG-097558 was well tolerated and does not require ritonavir boosting SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. ALGS "Aligos"))), a clinical stage…#alg097558 #aligos #eposter #escmid #barcelona #spain #alg097558phase1 #nirmatrelvir #lawrenceblatt #phd (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Uveitis History Linked to Recurrence After COVID Vaccination
(MedPage Today) -- People with a history of uveitis were more likely to experience recurrences of the potentially dangerous eye inflammation after vaccination against COVID-19, a retrospective population-based cohort study from South Korea found... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - April 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding and Rapid Antigen Test Performance - Respiratory Virus Transmission Network, November 2022-May 2023
This report describes the sensitivity of different kinds of tests that detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - April 25, 2024 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
