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Released: 22-May-2020 12:05 PM EDT
COVID-19 and Connectedness: Finding a Balance in Our Online Lives
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

As uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine wears on, there remains one constant: a reliance on the internet, social media, and streaming services for work, school, entertainment, and keeping in touch with friends and family. But is the increased screen time — and the resulting onslaught of emails, memes, and media consumption that come with the removed barrier between work and home — taking a toll on our mental health? For answers, we turned to Simon Gottschalk, a UNLV sociology professor and author of “The Terminal Self: Everyday Life in Hypermodern Times,” which examines the social and psychological toll of our increasingly online lives on work, education, family life, interactions, our sense of self, and more.

20-May-2020 10:05 AM EDT
Social isolation linked to more severe COVID-19 outbreaks
PLOS

Regions of Italy with higher family fragmentation and a high number of residential nursing homes experienced the highest rate of COVID-19 infections in people over age 80, according to a new study published May 21, 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Giuseppe Liotta of the University of Rome, Italy, and colleagues.

Released: 21-May-2020 8:05 AM EDT
Life at Home During the Pandemic
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

While many Americans agree that the coronavirus is changing life at home on an unprecedented scale, men and women report significant differences in their views and behavior, according to the first comprehensive study of the social and cultural impact of the pandemic conducted by the USC Center for the Digital Future and the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).

Released: 20-May-2020 9:00 AM EDT
iTHRIV seeks to address COVID-19 information gap in Virginia
University of Virginia Health System

The Integrated Translational Health Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV) has developed an online tool to collect COVID-19 information from volunteers who live in Virginia.

   
Released: 19-May-2020 7:10 AM EDT
Signs of Child Abuse During COVID-19 Pandemic
Children's of Alabama

With the pandemic keeping families inside their homes, and no access to school, faith institutions, or daycare, signs of child abuse may be easier to miss. Melissa Peters, MD, discusses how the potential increase in child abuse can be addressed, including signs to watch for in your community.

15-May-2020 8:15 AM EDT
New and Diverse Experiences Linked to Enhanced Happiness, New Study Shows
New York University

New and diverse experiences are linked to enhanced happiness, and this relationship is associated with greater correlation of brain activity, new research has found. The results reveal a previously unknown connection between our daily physical environments and our sense of well-being.

Released: 15-May-2020 12:05 PM EDT
Why have nursing homes been hit harder by the coronavirus, and should you remove your relative?
University of Michigan

ANN ARBOR—Nursing home residents and workers account for about one-third of COVID-19 deaths in the United States, so far, according to media reports.Sheria Robinson-Lane, a gerontologist and assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, is an expert in palliative and long-term care and nursing administration.

     
Released: 14-May-2020 3:40 PM EDT
Coronavirus outbreak trending topics - See the Coronavirus Channel
Newswise

Research and experts on the symptoms and spread of COVID-19, impact on global trade and financial markets, public health response, search for an effective treatment, and more

       
Released: 14-May-2020 3:10 PM EDT
A Brave New Virtual World of Work?
University of California San Diego

The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in remote work on an unprecedented scale. Elizabeth Lyons, an assistant professor of management at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, predicts this sudden transition to virtual will create a "new normal" in the world of work.

12-May-2020 3:20 PM EDT
Physera Delivers Physical Therapy to the Masses with New Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth Service
Physera

To ease access to needed healthcare services during the COVID-19 crisis, Physera, an app-based platform for remote physical therapy, today announced that it has launched a new direct-to-consumer service for people who have musculoskeletal (MSK) issues and pain.

Released: 12-May-2020 6:40 AM EDT
Work-family balance upended by global pandemic
University of Delaware

The striking parallels between Colonial America and Coronavirus America reveal the cyclical nature of work-family life, according to Professor Bahira Sherif Trask, who teaches courses on the history and diversity of American families at the University of Delaware.

11-May-2020 10:50 AM EDT
Researchers to track impact of lockdown on alcohol, gambling and pornography use
University of Cambridge

Is the lockdown leading us to drink more alcohol or spend more time gambling online or watching pornography? Researchers today launch a survey aimed at tracking how our habits have changed in response to our forced isolation.

   
Released: 7-May-2020 10:10 AM EDT
Mindfulness can help you stop procrastinating while working from home
Binghamton University, State University of New York

In addition to the stress of the global pandemic, working remotely could make people work inefficiently. According to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York, practicing mindfulness may decrease levels of procrastination.

   
Released: 6-May-2020 5:30 PM EDT
The Medical Minute: The heightened risk of child abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic
Penn State Health

Reports of suspected child abuse have declined in Pennsylvania since the onset of social distancing guidelines. But experts in the Penn State Center for the Protection of Children say this does not correlate with an actual decline in abuse cases.

Released: 6-May-2020 8:40 AM EDT
It’s Not Me—It’s You: We Believe We’re Less Likely than Others Are to Fall for Online Scams
New York University

We believe we are less likely than others are to fall for phishing scams, thereby underestimating our own exposure to risk, a new cybersecurity study has found.

   
Released: 5-May-2020 8:30 AM EDT
Facebook Study Reveals COVID-19 Compliance and Coping Behaviors of Floridians
Florida Atlantic University

The study provides empirical evidence for various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as important information about associated social, emotional and behavioral factors. Results could assist policy makers on effective decision-making. In addition, depending on the length and time of social isolation, it may become appropriate to explore the influence of COVID-19 on depression, anxiety and stress.

Released: 1-May-2020 4:20 PM EDT
National STOP THE BLEED Month will address home injuries during COVID-19 pandemic
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

May 2020 marks the second annual National STOP THE BLEED® Month, and May 21, 2020, marks the third annual National STOP THE BLEED® Day. This year, these observances will highlight the importance of STOP THE BLEED® knowledge, particularly because so many people are staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Released: 1-May-2020 2:10 PM EDT
Tip Sheet: Coronavirus biology, Q&A with Joel McHale, brain topographic maps, single cell sequencing and more
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings and other news with links for additional background and media contacts.

Released: 29-Apr-2020 1:30 PM EDT
Ergonomics 101: Working from Home During Coronavirus
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Marshmallow-soft couch cushions and a cutesy vintage chair here. Dim lighting and blackout curtains there. Ah, there’s nothing like the comforts of home. Except during a pandemic. Across the nation, new work-from-home and distance learning routines amid the COVID-19 outbreak have many people -- and their strained necks, backs, and eyes -- wishing they could trade those home comforts for the comforts of the office.

Released: 28-Apr-2020 8:00 AM EDT
COVID-19 Tip Sheet: Story Ideas From Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins Medicine

The following are story ideas regarding the COVID-19 illness. To interview experts cited in these tips or others at Johns Hopkins, please contact [email protected].

Released: 27-Apr-2020 4:30 PM EDT
FSU professor offers suggestions for families spending more time together during COVID-19
Florida State University

By: Bill Wellock | Published: April 27, 2020 | 3:44 pm | SHARE: Sometimes, too much time with the same people can make you long for a little social isolation.Families around the world are spending much more time together during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lots of time together in close quarters can leave people without a release valve for energy and stress.

Released: 27-Apr-2020 10:00 AM EDT
ASU Launches Comprehensive Summer School 2020 Program for Learners at all Levels
Arizona State University (ASU)

What does Summer School look like for students in 2020? In a period of economic uncertainty with shifting job markets and employment opportunities that are evaporating in some places and springing to life in others, higher education remains one of the best investments people can make. And for those who find themselves thrust into a new set of circumstances by changes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, universities offer a dynamic place to explore options and quench the thirst for learning something new.

Released: 24-Apr-2020 3:05 PM EDT
Ivory Innovations Recognizes America’s Top Housing Innovators
Sorenson Impact Center, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah

Ivory Innovations revealed three housing innovators as the winners of the 2020 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability.

Released: 24-Apr-2020 8:35 AM EDT
Nursing Homes Prepared for Pandemics, but COVID-19 Reveals Gaps
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

New data suggests that Michigan nursing homes that responded to a survey were far better prepared for this pandemic than they were for the last one. The study includes responses from 130 nursing homes to a survey performed during the week the state announced its first documented case of COVID-19.

Released: 23-Apr-2020 2:05 PM EDT
K-12 online learning platform from U-M sees dramatic rise in use
University of Michigan

Like thousands of K-12 Michigan teachers, Wendy Skinner wasn't sure where to turn when the Michigan Department of Education released its "Learning at a Distance" guideline in early April, requiring teachers to help students maintain and continue learning outside the classroom during the COVID-19 crisis.

Released: 23-Apr-2020 11:20 AM EDT
Can Music Distract Us While We Work From Home?
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A Rutgers researcher offers insight into the impact of music while we work

Released: 23-Apr-2020 10:55 AM EDT
Move it or lose it: Sitting around while avoiding COVID-19 creates other health risks, warns exercise researcher
McMaster University

Prolonged pandemic-related isolation, physical distancing and workplace closures are leading a McMaster University researcher to raise concern over the health impacts of inactivity.

Released: 21-Apr-2020 3:05 PM EDT
With Sharp Decrease of Intimate Partner Violence in Nicaragua, New Study Shows Violence Against Women and Girls Is Preventable
George Washington University

The percentage of women and girls in Nicaragua’s second-largest city who reported experiencing physical violence by their partners during their lifetimes decreased from 55% in 1995 to 28% in 2016, according to a GW new study.

Released: 21-Apr-2020 2:30 PM EDT
Public health experts explain what our new normal will look like
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

As local, state, and national government leaders release guidelines on reopening businesses and returning to a “new normal” during the COVID-19 pandemic, public health and infectious disease experts at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) say a gradual, cautious return would be the most effective.

Released: 20-Apr-2020 5:20 PM EDT
COVID-19 treatment depends upon disease severity
Cornell University

How individuals, and health care professionals, deal with infection from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, varies depending on the severity of the infection.

Released: 20-Apr-2020 12:20 PM EDT
Parenting during COVID-19? FSU psychology researchers offer their advice
Florida State University

By: Anna Prentiss | Published: April 20, 2020 | 10:59 am | SHARE: While there is currently no hard data accessible to fully understand the effects COVID-19 has on young children, researchers from the Florida State University Department of Psychology feel that children seem to be coping, on average, quite well during this time.

Released: 20-Apr-2020 9:00 AM EDT
Supporting healthy "grandfamilies"
West Virginia University - Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

Master of Social Work student Mariah Martin is an intern with Healthy Grandfamilies, an eight-week training program from the Children’s Home Society for grandparents voluntarily raising their grandchildren.

Released: 17-Apr-2020 1:10 PM EDT
UC Davis Health specialists are seeing a big increase in cooking-related burns
UC Davis Health (Defunct)

Since California's stay-at-home order took effect, specialists at the Firefighters Burn Institute Regional Burn Center at UC Davis Medical Center have seen a nearly six-fold increase in patients with burns related to at-home food preparation.

Released: 17-Apr-2020 11:05 AM EDT
Fandoms and virtual engagement in a time of social distancing
DePaul University

With many people remaining in physical isolation due to the coronavirus, some are turning to old hobbies and even older TV shows to stay engaged socially.

Released: 17-Apr-2020 9:00 AM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Newswise Live Expert Panel for April 16, 2020: COVID-19 Updates, Medicine Safety, 3D Printed Medical Equipment, Exercise in Isolation
Newswise

Newswise Live Expert Panel for April 16, 2020: COVID-19 Updates, Medicine Safety, 3D Printed Ventilators, Exercise in Isolation

   
Released: 16-Apr-2020 2:20 PM EDT
Newly translated 1500s book teaches the ‘art’ of drinking
Cornell University

When Michael Fontaine, professor of classics in the College of Arts and Sciences, began translating the Latin poem “How to Drink: A Classical Guide to the Art of Imbibing” by German humanist Vincent Obsopoeus, he could not have known it would be published in the middle of a pandemic.

Released: 16-Apr-2020 8:30 AM EDT
Caring for Those Most Vulnerable to COVID-19 Requires Vigilance
Florida Atlantic University

Early reports suggest the case fatality rate for those over 80, which constitutes nearly half of nursing home residents, is more than 15 percent. In areas where there is a shortage of ICU beds and respirators, even the most carefully thought out ethical approaches to rationing these resources will place older patients at a lower priority. Nursing homes must be prepared to manage patients who have had or have COVID-19 infection.

Released: 16-Apr-2020 8:25 AM EDT
Daddy day-care: new-look flexible work options, thanks to pandemic
University of South Australia

The COVID-19 pandemic is putting flexible work on the table for thousands of fathers as they prove that working from home can be just as viable as working in a traditional office environment.

Released: 16-Apr-2020 8:00 AM EDT
The American Academy of Home Care Medicine partners with Home Centered Care Institute and The National Home-Based Primary Care Learning Network in three-year, $1.6M grant awarded by The John A. Hartford Foundation
American Academy of Home Care Medicine

In the Fall of 2019, The John A. Hartford Foundation awarded a three-year, $1.6M grant entitled, Moving and Scaling Home-Based Primary Care Phase II: Quality, Training and Advocacy. The project aims to improve care for the more than two million older adults who are the “invisible homebound” with functional impairments and frailty. This phase builds on the success of the initial grant phase, with the same organizations leading three complementary grants. While each organization has its own unique deliverables, they continue to work in close collaboration to achieve the overall goal ─ increasing access to high quality, home-based primary care that leads to improved outcomes for both patients and caregivers.



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