Hospitals

Asthma
Children's Health, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Asthma medication use, treatment, and exacerbations
Lourdes Antenor Jun 1, 2021

How does the switch to a high-deductible health plan affect children with asthma? A new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

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victoria
Aged Care, COVID-19, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Victoria reports 5 cases of COVID-19 on day 3 of lockdown
Lourdes Antenor Jun 1, 2021

Victoria reported 5 new local cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. One of these cases was a health worker in a Melbourne aged care facility where

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nursing
Aged Care, Hospitals, Learning - Topics, Policy, Strategy
World first study reveals nurses, allied health workers more likely to take rural jobs if they study there
Lourdes Antenor Jun 1, 2021

The initial results from a world-first, 10-year study of more than 100 nursing and allied health graduates have found that the more time students spend

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proteins
Aged Care, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Proteins that predict future dementia, Alzheimer’s risk, identified
Lourdes Antenor May 27, 2021

The development of dementia, often from Alzheimer’s disease, late in life is associated with abnormal blood levels of dozens of proteins up to five years

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kangaroo
Healthcare News, Hospitals
Kangaroo mother care started immediately after birth critical for saving lives
Lourdes Antenor May 27, 2021

Immediate kangaroo mother care for preterm and low birthweight babies requires dedicated Mother-Newborn Intensive Care Units. Kangaroo mother care, which involves skin-to-skin contact and exclusive breastfeeding,

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pathogens
COVID-19, Hospitals
Switzerland launches global BioHub for pathogen storage, sharing and analysis
Lourdes Antenor May 25, 2021

The Swiss Confederation signed a Memorandum of Understanding to launch the first WHO BioHub Facility as part of the WHO BioHub System, which was announced

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THANZ
COVID-19, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Full statement from ATAGI and THANZ on Thrombosis with TTS and the use of AstraZeneca Vaccine
Lourdes Antenor May 25, 2021

Read this joint statement from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) and the Thrombosis and Haemostasis society of Australia and New Zealand (THANZ)

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machines
Aged Care, COVID-19, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Machines: People with COVID-19 are being nicer to them
Lourdes Antenor May 20, 2021

People are not very nice to machines. The disdain goes beyond the slot machine that emptied your wallet, a dispenser that failed to deliver a

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plasma
Hospitals
Convalescent plasma may improve survival with severe COVID-19
Lourdes Antenor May 20, 2021

A randomized double-blind controlled trial of convalescent plasma for adults hospitalized with severe COVID-19 found that mortality at 28 days in the treatment arm was

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immune
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Optimizing the body’s own immune system to fight cancer on new research
Lourdes Antenor May 20, 2021

A groundbreaking study led by engineering and medical researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities shows how engineered immune cells used in new cancer

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AHHA
Hospitals
AHHA appoints new executive chief following retirement of current head
Lourdes Antenor May 20, 2021

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) announced the appointment of John Gregg as Chief Executive, following the retirement of its current Chief Executive, Adjunct

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adolescents
Hospitals, Mental Health
New tool for mental health of adolescents given highlight by UNICEF
Lourdes Antenor May 18, 2021

The Helping Adolescents Thrive Toolkit The Helping Adolescents Thrive Toolkit, launched today, provides programmatic guidance for people working in the health, social services, education and

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