| 4/12/2021 |
37 Percent of Iowa's Adult Population Fully Vaccinated for COVID-19 | AM 600 WMT - NewsRadio |
iheart.com |
Inscription COVID-19 on blue background with red abstract virus strain model IOWA - Almost thirty-seven percent of Iowa's adult population has been fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Numbers from the Iowa Department of Public Health show another nineteen percent have had the first dose of Pfizer or Moderna. Delivery of Johnson & Johnson vaccines to Iowa is expected to drop this week, and not pick up again until next month ... |
| 4/12/2021 |
Making Canada a Destination for Medical Tourists: Why Canadian Provinc |
canadawork.org |
When Canadian researchers examine the subject of medical tourism, they typically focus on ethical, social, public health and health policy issues related to Canadians seeking health services in other countries. They emphasize study of Canada as a departure point for medical tourists rather than as a potential destination for international patients. Several influential voices have recently argued that provincial healthcare systems in Canada should market health services to international patients ... |
| 4/12/2021 |
The European digital health revolution in the wake of COVID-19 |
Healthcare IT News |
... pandemic, Healthcare IT News takes a closer look at the big digital health investments made in a few key markets. 07:56 AMCredit: Getty ImagesAlthough European health systems have faced the most challenging public health threat they have ever experienced, the promising side effects have undoubtedly been the disruptions catalysed by digital health. During this time of crisis, digital health has stepped in to provide expedient health care services ... |
| 4/12/2021 |
‘Doctors to the people’ would bring healthcare to low-income patients, under plan by NYC mayoral candidate Ray McGuire |
NY Daily News |
... term health impacts of the pandemic, and we have just started to scratch the surface of what those look like,” Hogrebe said. “The only way you’re going to manage that kind of public health challenge is getting New Yorkers actually connected to ongoing health care.” Advertisement Buying and outfitting the fleet of buses would cost about $10 million, he said. As with other parts of his platform ... |
| 4/12/2021 |
Clinical briefs for Monday, April 12 |
McKnight's Long Term Care News |
PrintMild COVID in low-risk healthcare workers : 1 in 7 report lasting symptoms … Up next: CMS moves to mandate staff vaccination reporting during public health emergency … Healthcare workers upbeat about future while facing psychological effects from pandemic, survey finds … International panel on long-term care reflects on balancing public health , infection control priorities Topics: You must be a registered member of McKnight's Long Term Care News ... |
| 4/12/2021 |
Danger ahead?: SNFs face potentially steep cuts as CMS considers changes to PDPM, VBP program |
McKnight's Long Term Care News |
... rule on Thursday.PDPM’s implementation was supposed to be budget neutral and not result in an increase or decrease to aggregate SNF spending, CMS explained. The agency also acknowledged that the COVID-19 public health emergency, which began less than halfway into PDPM’s first year, also could have also affected the data.Based on the data from the initial phase of PDPM, nonetheless, CMS said “a recalibration of ... |
| 4/12/2021 |
How the decline in COVID-19 testing could blind us to new problems |
The Mercury News |
... discover outbreaks or detect whether they are eluding our vaccines.Rates of testing have fallen by more than 60% since January’s peak, according to the most recent data by the California Department of Public Health . Statewide, a total of 186,112 tests were reported on March 31, down from 477,718 on Jan. 4.The precipitous decline is reflected in Bay Area data, as well, falling about 40% in Santa Cruz ... |
| 4/12/2021 |
Brain DNA Methylation Patterns in CLDN5 Associated With Cognitive Decline - PubMed |
National Institutes of Health |
... Jager 5 , David A Bennett 6 , Aliza P Wingo 7 , Michael P Epstein 8 , Thomas S Wingo 9 Affiliations 1 Department of Human Genetics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health , Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health , Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. 2 Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. 3 Department of Human Genetics ... |
| 4/12/2021 |
Partograph Utilization and Associated Factors among Obstetric Care Providers |
Physicians Weekly |
... a graphic representation of labor that health professionals use for monitoring labor progress and fetal and maternal wellbeing. Hence, this study aimed to determine partograph utilization and related factors among obstetric care providers at public health facilities in Southern Ethiopia. A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 436 health professionals. A simple random sampling method was carried out to select 19 health facilities and study participants from chosen ... |
| 4/12/2021 |
Immunizations: Addressing the Growing Anti-Vaccine Movement |
Physicians Weekly |
Immunizations: Addressing the Growing Anti-Vaccine MovementApr 12, 2021Despite immunizations being some of the most effective, life-saving public health interventions in history, anti-vaccine propaganda and vaccine hesitancy have presented challenges for clinicians trying to convince patients to get recommended vaccinations. Vaccine hesitancy is persistent, despite the system for developing and approving vaccines in the United States involving the FDA, NIH, and CDC, which help to ensure ... |
| 4/12/2021 |
Thailand Introduces Largest Inter-Agency Collaboation to Raise MICE SAFETY STANDARD in 10 MICE Cities |
Yahoo News |
... for MICE industry in 10 MICE cities nationwide.Thailand Introduces Largest Inter-Agency Collaboation to Raise MICE SAFETY STANDARD in 10 MICE Cities Spearheaded by TCEB and Department of Health under the Ministry of Public Health , the effort aims to boost confidence for MICE throughout the country with heightened disease control measures.Witnessing the signing of MoU was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health , Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, who ... |
| 4/12/2021 |
Monday Morning COVID-19 Update: Zero New Cases Reported In Caldwell County In Latest Update |
whky.com |
... New Cases Reported In Caldwell County In Latest Update April 12, 2021 NEWS18 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the last update, which was issued Friday (April 9) by Catawba County Public Health . The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic is 18,008. There were no new coronavirus-related deaths reported, and 18 people were hospitalized.Zero new cases were reported in Caldwell County ... |
| 4/11/2021 |
AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots: what is known so far |
bdnews24.com |
AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots: what is known so far Benjamin Mueller and Denise Grady, The New York Times 11:12 AM 11:20 AM BdST FILE PHOTO: A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine has been deployed against COVID-19 in at least 115 countries, some of them ... |
| 4/11/2021 |
USDA issues public health alert for more than 211,000 pounds of ground turkey for possible salmonella risk |
usatodaysun.com |
USDA issues public health alert for more than 211,000 pounds of ground turkey for possible salmonella risk By WhatsApp A public health alert has been issued for approximately 211,406 pounds of raw ground turkey products potentially linked to salmonella hadar illness. The Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the alert Saturday night for the products that were produced by Plainville Brands, LLC, which is based in ... |
| 4/11/2021 |
USDA issues public health alert for more than 211,000 pounds of ground turkey for possible salmonella risk |
dailymagazine.news |
A public health alert has been issued for approximately 211,406 pounds of raw ground turkey products potentially linked to salmonella hadar illness.The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the alert Saturday night for the products that were produced by Plainville Brands, LLC, which is based in New Oxford, Pennsylvania.The affected products were shipped to stores nationwide and have January "use by/freeze/sell by" dates ... |
| 4/11/2021 |
More Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Clinics Hit Pause — 18 People Suffer Reactions at N.C. Site, 4 Hospitalized |
consciouslifenews.com |
... ÄúWe know it can be alarming to hear about or see people having reactions to vaccination ‚Äî this is why we closely monitor those we vaccinate in case of reaction,‚Äù said Wake County Public Health Medical Director Kim McDonald.A few hours after the PNC Arena clinic closed, UNC Health‚Äôs Friday Center and Hillsborough Campus vaccination sites also stopped administering J&J‚Äôs vaccine.According to U.S. News ... |
| 4/11/2021 |
Over half of people in England live in areas with almost no new Covid cases, yet restrictions continue |
sott.net |
... have all but vanished, with some places not reporting a case in public data for more than a month. Infections have been so low in areas with a total population of 34.5 million that Public Health England has redacted their latest weekly case tallies in order to protect the privacy of those - if any - who test positive. These 4,307 areas could have had at most two new cases but potentially ... |
| 4/11/2021 |
Events of 2020 moved medical students to political activism |
arcamax.com |
... people of color.And there were other concerns, too. Issues of racial justice came to a head in the wake of George Floyd’s death in May in Minneapolis, while matters of science and public health were subject to debate on the presidential campaign trail.To many, getting involved in politics quickly became as much a professional responsibility as studying human anatomy or shadowing residents on clinical rounds. Sakinah, for ... |
| 4/11/2021 |
The currency gap between black and white Americans is wider than ever: can companies fix it? |
bollyinside.com |
... corporations and anchor institutions in our community to understand there is a problem,” said Rogers. And the problem is very real – a September 2020 poll by NPR, the Harvard Chan School of Public Health , and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that 60% percent of Black households are facing serious financial problems since the pandemic began. Story continuesAlthough COVID has been devastating for people across all demographic ... |
| 4/11/2021 |
Health Minister Defends Thailand's Highly Disputed Vaccine Program |
chiangraitimes.com |
CTN NewsThailand’s Public Health Minister has insisted authorities never stopped the private sector from importing Covid-19 vaccines as criticism escalates, even after the government confirmed that 10 million doses could be ordered by private hospitals.Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Saturday that Prayut Chan-o-cha’s government fully supported plans by the private hospitals to buy “alternative vaccines”.Presently Prime Minister Prayut Chan ... |