As Covid cases surge, Md. university will again graduate some nurses early to bolster health care workforce
In the spring, 107 University of Maryland School of Nursing students graduated and entered the workforce early. This fall, 182 students may do the same. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - November 25, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Morgan Eichensehr Source Type: news
How Will COVID Affect Black Friday Sales? Stores ‘ Significantly Scaling Back, ’ Says Expert
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: CBS Boston Tags: Business Consumer News Black Friday covid-19 Holiday Shopping Jie Zhang Norm Elrod Source Type: news
How Will COVID Impact Black Friday Sales? Stores ‘ Significantly Scaling Back, ’ Expert Says
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: CBS Boston Tags: Business Consumer News Black Friday covid-19 Holiday Shopping Jie Zhang Norm Elrod Source Type: news
University of Maryland Medical Center to open temporary ICU as Covid-19 cases surge
Sixteen extra ICU beds will be added to UMMC's existing inventory of 160 at both its downtown and Midtown campuses. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 19, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Morgan Eichensehr Source Type: news
UMD Researcher Receives NIH Funding to Develop a Novel Approach to...
With funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the University of Maryland (UMD) is leading research that will leverage the conserved replication machinery across all enteroviruses to try...(PRWeb November 18, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/umd_researcher_receives_nih_funding_to_develop_a_novel_approach_to_vaccination_against_a_wide_range_of_enteroviruses_in_a_single_vaccine/prweb17556241.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 18, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Researchers identify promising new compounds to potentially treat novel coronaviruses
(University of Maryland School of Medicine) Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have discovered new drug compounds to potentially treat the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. This finding could lead to the development of new broad-spectrum antiviral drugs that target viruses such as influenza, Ebola and coronaviruses. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 13, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
COVID-delayed Arctic research cruise yields late-season data
(University of Alaska Fairbanks) Researchers studying the Bering and Chukchi seas for three weeks in October found no ice and a surprisingly active ecosystem as they added another year's data to a key climate change record. The research vessel Norseman II carried scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Clark University. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - November 11, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Late-season Arctic research cruise reveals warm ocean temperatures, active ecosystem
(University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science) Arctic researchers have been visiting the Bering and Chukchi seas off Alaska for nearly 30 years, collecting information about the biological diversity of the watery world under the sea ice. This year, a late-season research cruise revealed a surprise. At a time of year when an ice-breaking ship is usually required to get to some of the data-gathering outposts, scientists found nothing but open water and an unusually active ecosystem. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - November 11, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Botswana: U.S. Extends Bilateral Health Funding to Botswana
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The US government has extended cooperative agreements amounting to over P280 million between the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Botswana University of Maryland School of Medicine Health Initiative (BUMMHI) and Botswana Training and Education Center for Health (B-TECH). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 9, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Care Planning During Crises: Communication Is Key
Nancy Lerner, DNP, RN, associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, talks about how you can play role in planning your loved one ’s care in a nursing home during the pandemic and beyond. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - October 31, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Caregiver ’s Corner Source Type: news
States Want to Approve COVID-19 Vaccines Themselves. Will That Lead to More Trust —Or Less?
Getting a COVID-19 vaccine—and fast—has been a main focus in the fight against the coronavirus. But when a vaccine is ultimately made available to the American public, California Governor Gavin Newsom said at a press conference last week, another factor will come into play: what he called the “speed of trust.”
“You have to have confidence in the efficacy of the vaccine, confidence that we’re not rushing to judgment in terms of its distribution and its accessibility,” said Newsom. His comments came while announcing that his state is convening a scientific review panel to double-chec...
Source: TIME: Health - October 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Coronavirus: Aspirin-taking patients '47% less likely to die'
A new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine found that patients in the aspirin group were 43% less likely to be admitted to the ICU and 44% less likely to need ventilators. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hospitalized patients taking aspirin daily were 47% less likely to die of COVID-19
A new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine found that patients in the aspirin group were 43% less likely to be admitted to the ICU and 44% less likely to need ventilators. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Birthrates, marriage, gender roles will change dramatically in post-pandemic world, scientists predict
COVID-19 and America ’s response to it are likely to profoundly affect our families, work lives, relationships and gender roles for years, say12 prominent scientists and authors who analyzed 90 research studies and used their expertiseto evaluate our reaction to the pandemic andpredict its aftermath.The group, which included several UCLA researchers, foresees enduring psychologicalfallout from thecrisis, even amongthose who haven ’t been infected. Their predictions and insights,published Oct. 22 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, include:Planned pregnancies will decrease in a disease-ridde...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 22, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
New study: aspirin use reduces risk of death in hospitalized patients
(University of Maryland School of Medicine) Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were taking a daily low-dose aspirin to protect against cardiovascular disease had a significantly lower risk of complications and death compared to those who were not taking aspirin, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM). (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - October 22, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
