Decline Seen in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Colon, Rectal Cancer in 2020
THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 -- There was a 17.3 percent decrease in the number of patients undergoing surgery for colon and rectal cancer in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online March 25 in the Journal of the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 11, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Long Covid trials aim to clear lingering virus —and help patients in need
One Monday morning last September, Shelley Hayden pulled into a parking spot in an underground garage at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She switched off the ignition, pushed the red record button on her cellphone, and gazed into the camera. “The time has come,” said Hayden, long dark-blond hair framing her blue eyes. “Here we are, I’m actually getting to do something.”
More than 3 years earlier, in the summer of 2020, Hayden had come down with COVID-19 while visiting family in Colorado. Since then she’s been plagued by the disease’s cruel sequel, Long Covid, whose symptoms include ov...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 11, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
International Collaboration in Selected Critical and Emerging Fields : COVID-19 and Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence ( AI ) and COVID-19 research are two areas that have complex challenges that both domestic and international institutions are motivated to overcome. A concentration on domestic research can indicate the presence of sufficient domestic knowledge and resources or an interest in preserving in-house expertise. This InfoBrief examines the extent to which top producers of science and engineering articles engaged in domestic and international collaborations in AI and COVID-19 research. (Source: NSF - Statistics on U.S. Science and Engineering Resources)
Source: NSF - Statistics on U.S. Science and Engineering Resources - April 11, 2024 Category: Statistics Source Type: news
Atrium Health CEO Gene Woods talks goals, growth, vision
Atrium Health President and CEO Gene Woods says nation's fifth-largest health system took a significant financial hit during the Covid-19 pandemic but is well on the way to recovery. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 11, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Elise Franco Source Type: news
Two-Thirds of Severe COVID Survivors Face Health Issues Months Later
THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 -- People who survive a long and harrowing bout of COVID-19 do not emerge unscathed from their illness, a new study warns.
Two-thirds of severe COVID patients still have physical, psychiatric and thinking problems one year... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 11, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
