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The impact of misinformation on Spanish-language social media platforms

PNAS Nexus
Peer-Reviewed Publication

US Latinos who rely on social media in Spanish for their news are more vulnerable to political misinformation than those who use English-language social media, according to a study.

Journal: PNAS Nexus

SLU study explores the pandemic’s impact on breastfeeding practices in historically marginalized communities

Saint Louis University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A Saint Louis University study, recently published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal, found that 34% of mothers said stay-at-home orders facilitated easier breastfeeding at home, stronger mother-child bonding, and extended breastfeeding duration for many women. However, the pandemic also presented significant barriers, including limited access to lactation support and heightened maternal stress.

Journal: Maternal and Child Health Journal

Relationship between concentrations of oxygen and levels of oxidative stress in patients receiving oxygen therapy for severe COVID-19 pneumonia

Xia & He Publishing Inc.
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Severe COVID-19 pneumonia often requires high concentrations of oxygen, which can potentially lead to oxidative stress and lung injury. This study aimed to investigate the impact of different oxygen therapy modalities on oxidative stress by comparing malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, an oxidative stress marker, and glutathione (GSH), an antioxidant marker, in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia.

Journal: Exploratory Research and Hypothesis in Medicine

Korea University College of Medicine study reveals COVID-19 vaccine safety in patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter

Korea University College of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The risks of thromboembolism—blood clots blocking blood flow to organs—following COVID-19 vaccination in patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF/AFL) remain uncertain. In a new study, researchers from Korea University College of Medicine assessed thrombo-embolic event rates post-vaccination. Notably, in AF/AFL patients who are already on anticoagulation therapy, a COVID-19 vaccination does not increase thromboembolic risk. However, in those not taking oral anticoagulants, COVID-19 vaccination was associated with a significantly higher risk of thromboembolism.

Journal: European Heart Journal

Revolutionizing biology education: Scientists film ‘giant’ mimivirus in action

Tokyo University of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us all the importance of educating the public about viral infections. Besides educating the general public, we need to equip the next generation of scientists by bringing viral education into the classroom. Now, researchers from the Tokyo University of Science have filmed the ‘giant’ virus Mimivirus in the process of infecting a cell, creating a fascinating film that can help educators teach biology in a more engaging manner.

Journal: Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Community partners key to success of vaccine clinic focused on neurodevelopmental conditions

University of California - Davis Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Community partnerships led to a specialized clinic delivering COVID and flu shots to individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions like autism at the MIND Institute.

Long Covid could cost the economy billions every year

University College London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Working days lost to long Covid could be costing the economy billions of pounds every year as patients struggle to cope with symptoms and return to work, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Journal: BMJ Open

New therapeutic approach for severe COVID-19: faster recovery and reduction in mortality

University of Cologne
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An international research consortium from Cologne, London, Vienna, Heidelberg, Zaragoza and Madrid have tested a novel therapeutic concept to treat virus-induced lung failure in patients with severe COVID-19 in a phase 2 clinical trial. The approach may also be applicable to other infections / publication in eClinicalMedicine

Journal: EClinicalMedicine

Association for Molecular Pathology publishes joint consensus report on SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance for hospitals and public health laboratories

Association for Molecular Pathology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Association for Molecular Pathology published a joint consensus report with the Association of Public Health Laboratories that reviews and summarizes standard concepts and best practices for next-generation sequencing methods for SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance.

Journal: Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Study reveals medical boards rarely discipline physician misinformation

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Despite increased concerns about doctors spreading false medical claims during the COVID-19 pandemic, medical boards rarely take disciplinary action against physicians for spreading misinformation, according to a new study by Richard S. Saver, Arch T. Allen Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law and Professor in the Department of Social Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, published in JAMA Network Open.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Medical board discipline of physicians for spreading medical misinformation

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: The frequency of discipline for physician-spread misinformation observed in this cross-sectional study was quite low despite increased salience and medical board warnings since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic about the dangers of physicians spreading falsehoods. These findings suggest a serious disconnect between regulatory guidance and enforcement and call into question the suitability of licensure regulation for combatting physician-spread misinformation.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

First-ever randomized clinical trial uses telehealth for suicide prevention

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study found that brief cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide prevention – when delivered remotely via video telehealth – reduces suicide attempts and suicidal ideation. Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine led the study that is published online in the journal JAMA Network Open.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Multidrug-resistant bacterium posing a global public health threat is detected in Northeast Brazil

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This particular strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae had previously been detected in the United States. The bacterium frequently causes infections in hospitals, is not eliminated by any existing antibiotic, and is especially dangerous for people with low immunity.

Journal: The Lancet Microbe
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

One genomic test can diagnose nearly any infection

University of California - San Francisco
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A genomic test developed at UC San Francisco to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen – virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite – has proved successful after a decade of use.

Journal: Nature Medicine
Funder: BARDA EZ-BAA, US CDC, US CDC, Abbott Laboratories, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco

Alarming increase in alcohol use during pandemic persists

American College of Physicians
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A population-based study of adults aged 18 and older found that alcohol use increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and was sustained post pandemic.

Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine

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