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26-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Mental Health Emergencies in Kids Were More Severe During the Pandemic
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

A new study found that during the pandemic pediatric emergency departments (EDs) saw more children and adolescents who needed a psychiatric admission, as well as an increase in severe conditions, such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and substance use disorders.

Released: 1-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Georgia Tech Researchers Develop More Broadly Protective Coronavirus Vaccine
Georgia Institute of Technology

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a new vaccine that offers broad protection against not only SARS-CoV-2 variants, but also other bat sarbecoviruses.

24-Mar-2024 8:00 PM EDT
Rutgers Racing to Develop Paxlovid Replacement
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

SARS-CoV-2 will eventually become resistant to the only effective oral treatment. The world needs another.

Newswise: Pandemic Education Disruptions Likely Had Little Impact on Anxiety Levels of Autistic Teenagers
Released: 27-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Pandemic Education Disruptions Likely Had Little Impact on Anxiety Levels of Autistic Teenagers
Southern Methodist University

Study finds autistic teens' anxiety levels remained consistent amid COVID-19 disruptions to education, whether in-person, remote or homeschooled.

   
Newswise: Pandemic course improved COVID-19 knowledge, study finds
Released: 26-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Pandemic course improved COVID-19 knowledge, study finds
Washington University in St. Louis

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1,300 students enrolled in a three-week summer immersion course, “The Pandemic: Science and Society,” at Washington University in St. Louis.

   
Released: 26-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Flu-Vaccine Education in the Emergency Department Helps People get their Shot
Thomas Jefferson University

Patient education about flu shot during a non-life threatening emergency department visit increases vaccination rates, especially in patients without regular primary care.

Newswise: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Study Shows Negative Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Youth Minority Mental Health
Released: 26-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Study Shows Negative Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Youth Minority Mental Health
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Recent historical, political and public health events, most notably the COVID-19 pandemic, have collectively contributed to increased stress and mental health challenges among many groups of people — including adolescents in racial and ethnic minorities.

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Newswise: Research offers hope for preventing post-COVID ‘brain fog’ by targeting brain’s blood vessels
Released: 21-Mar-2024 8:55 AM EDT
Research offers hope for preventing post-COVID ‘brain fog’ by targeting brain’s blood vessels
University of Illinois Chicago

In a study of mice, researchers identified a mechanism that causes post-infection neurological problems

18-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Is the Burden of Neurologic Disease Higher After Influenza or COVID-19?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People who have an influenza infection are more likely to need medical care for neurologic disorders within the next year than people who have a COVID-19 infection, according to a study published in the March 20, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.



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