COVID-19 cases climbing, wiping out months of progress

COVID-19 deaths and cases in the U.S. have climbed back to levels not seen since last winter, wiping out months of progress and potentially bolstering President Joe Biden’s argument for his sweeping new vaccination requirements. The cases—driven by the delta variant combined with resistance among some Americans to getting the vaccine—are concentrated mostly in the South. While one-time hot spots […]

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Patients with opioid use disorder die at a rate similar to heart attacks

Hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder died at a rate comparable to those who suffered heart attacks within a year of hospital discharge, according to a new study from Oregon Health & Science University. The study, published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, found that almost 8% of patients with opioid use disorder died within 12 months of being discharged. Authors say […]

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People synchronize heart rates while listening attentively to stories

People often unconsciously synchronize bodily functions like heartbeat and breathing when they share an experience, such as a live performance or have a personal conversation. According to a new study, subjects’ heart rates synchronize even if they are just listening to a story by themselves, and this synchronization only occurs when the subjects are paying attention to the story. The […]

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New Rule Challenges Hospitals, Not Vendors, to Make EHRs Safer

In a little-noticed action last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a regulation requiring hospitals to attest that they have completed an annual safety assessment of their electronic health record (EHR) products so as to meet an objective of the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program, starting next year. Experts praised the move but said that EHR developers […]

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To curb the spread of COVID-19, restrict intercity travel as soon as a lockdown is announced: study

Travel within your own country in response to the government announcing a national lockdown is directly linked to a sharp rise in COVID-19 infections, according to an international study led by Bangladesh and involving a researcher from the University of Bath. The study—the first of its kind to combine genome sequencing and mobile phone data—has found a direct link between […]

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