No handshakes at meet and greet? Tech show adapts to virus A major European technology trade fair has a low-tech idea for reducing virus risks: go hands-free. Feb 7, 2020 0 5
New coronavirus infected 40 staff in single Wuhan hospital: study Forty health care workers were infected with the novel coronavirus by patients at a single Wuhan hospital in January, a new study has found, underscoring the risks to those at the frontlines of the growing epidemic. Feb 7, 2020 0 448
Inequitable medicare reimbursements threaten care of most vulnerable Hospitals, doctors and Medicare Advantage insurance plans that care for some of the most vulnerable patients are not reimbursed fairly by Medicare, according to recent findings in JAMA. Feb 7, 2020 0 2
Bright idea in dentist's office leads to innovative smoking cessation project While sitting in the dentist's office, Hollings Cancer Center researcher Matthew Carpenter, Ph.D., of the Medical University of South Carolina, had a bright idea. Feb 7, 2020 0 19
Discovery paves path forward in the fight against the deadliest form of malaria Scientists have identified a key molecule involved in the development of cerebral malaria, a deadly form of the tropical disease. The study identifies a potential drug target and way forward toward alleviating this condition ... Feb 7, 2020 0 28
New CAR-T target yields promising results for multiple myeloma Too many patients with cancers like multiple myeloma relapse after treatment. This grim reality motivated researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) to try to improve the depth and durability ... Feb 7, 2020 0 51
New method to detect early-stage cancer identified A new method to detect cancer in its early stages using a targeted MRI contrast agent that binds to proteins has been identified by a team of researchers led by Georgia State University Regents' Professor Jenny Yang. Feb 7, 2020 0 486
There's a virus spreading in U.S. that's killed 10,000: The flu (HealthDay)—Folks fretting about the coronavirus are forgetting there's another virus already running rampant in the United States, one that's killed nearly 20 times as many people in this country alone. Feb 7, 2020 0 29
Evidence lacking for use of bedside sitters to prevent falls (HealthDay)—There is a lack of evidence to suggest that adding bedside sitters to usual care prevents falls for patients in acute care hospitals, according to a review published online Feb. 4 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Feb 7, 2020 1 9
Number of nurse practitioners more than doubled 2010 to 2017 (HealthDay)—From 2010 to 2017, there was a substantial increase in the number of nurse practitioners in the United States, with a corresponding reduction in the size of the registered nurse workforce, according to a report ... Feb 7, 2020 0 3
