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Released: 30-Apr-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Closing the U.S./Mexico Border During COVID-19 Increased HIV Transmission
University of California San Diego

Rates of HIV transmission increased when the U.S./Mexico border was closed for COVID-19, according to a new study from University of California San Diego and Irvine.

Released: 30-Apr-2024 11:10 AM EDT
Columbia Nursing Study Gauges Effectiveness of COVID-19 Burden Mitigation Policies
Columbia University School of Nursing

In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers evaluated the effectiveness of state and territory-level policies enacted to reduce the severity of COVID-19's impact on older people served by home health care agencies and nursing homes.

Newswise: COVID-19-induced financial hardships reveal mental health struggles
Released: 29-Apr-2024 7:05 PM EDT
COVID-19-induced financial hardships reveal mental health struggles
University of South Australia

Economic researchers at the University of South Australia have examined the mental health effects on people who experienced financial setbacks during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Released: 26-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Texas Biomed Researching Vaccines and Treatments for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Texas Biomedical Research Institute

Researchers at Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed) are studying potential vaccines, antivirals and antibodies against highly pathogenic avian influenza, including H5N1 strains that closely mirror the one recently detected in cows, chickens and one person in Texas.

Released: 26-Apr-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Mesenchymal stem cells and their derived exosomes for the treatment of COVID-19
World Journal of Stem Cells

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute respiratory infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 infection typically presents with fever and respiratory symptoms, which can progress to

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Released: 26-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
New Diagnostic Tool Achieves Accuracy of Pcr Tests with Faster and Simpler Nanopore System
Texas Biomedical Research Institute

Researchers at Texas Biomed collaborate with teams at UC Santa Cruz and Brigham Young University to verify the new diagnostic system, which combines optofluidics and nanopores, accurately tests for COVID-19 and Zika virus.

25-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Undocumented Latinx patients got COVID-19 vaccine at same rate as U.S. citizens
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

For undocumented Latinx patients who sought care in the emergency room during the pandemic, the reported rate of having received the COVID-19 vaccine was found to be the same as U.S. citizens, a new UCLA Health study found.

Released: 22-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Rise seen in use of antibiotics for conditions they can’t treat – including COVID-19
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

America is going the wrong way when it comes to prescribing antibiotics, with 1 in 4 prescriptions going to patients who have conditions that the drugs won’t touch, a new study finds.



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