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Released: 13-Apr-2020 11:40 AM EDT
McMaster University researchers closing in on home test for COVID-19
McMaster University

McMaster University researchers are racing to create a home-based COVID-19 testing kit, which could potentially be ready to move forward for approvals and manufacturing within months.

Released: 24-Mar-2020 3:35 PM EDT
Wearable Technology in the Perioperative Period: Predicting Risk of Postoperative Complications inPatients Undergoing Elective Colorectal Surgery
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum Journal

There is significant room for improvement in baseline preoperative activity levels of patients undergoing colorectal surgery, and poor activity is associated with increased postoperative complications.

   
25-Feb-2020 5:00 AM EST
Embargoed: Forthcoming Report To Examine Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias in U.S.
Alzheimer's Association

The Alzheimer’s Association will issue the 2020 Alzheimer’s Diseases Facts and Figures Report on March 11, 2020. The new report will highlight the latest disease-related statistics for America’s 6th leading cause of death for those 65+, including prevalence, incidence, mortality, costs of care and impact on caregivers both nationally, as well as state by state data, for both 2020 and future projections. This new report will feature findings from a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive survey of primary care physicians (PCPs) and medical school residents which examines the medical profession’s readiness to meet future care needs for the growing number of people living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Information and report findings are under strict embargo until Wednesday, March 11, 2020.

Released: 6-Feb-2020 2:30 PM EST
Coronavirus - study finds methods for preventingglobal disease spread through airports
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

As coronavirus spreads across the globe via infected air travelers, authorities are looking for ways to contain the outbreak and avoid a pandemic. This study, published in Risk Analysis, analyzes the impact of implementing disease mitigation strategies at airports across the globe. The study finds that increasing traveler engagement with proper hand-hygiene at all airports has the potential to reduce the risk of a potential pandemic by 24-69 percent. The researchers also identify ten critical airports, central to the air-transportation network. If hand-washing mitigation strategies are implemented in just these ten locations, the pandemic risk can drop by up to 37 percent.



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