Medical labs face understaffing and burnout as demand for COVID tests skyrockets in Texas
Medical lab workers in Texas are dealing with a surge in COVID-19 tests as cases skyrocket nationwide. COVID testing conducted in a lab,...
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- Nov 24, 2021
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U.S. Medical Examiner/Coroner capability to handle highly infectious decedents
In the United States of America, Medical Examiners and Coroners (ME/Cs) investigate approximately 20% of all deaths. Unexpected deaths,...
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- Nov 16, 2021
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How COVID-19 Impacted PA Salaries
This year the 2021 AAPA Salary Report Sheds Light on Compensation and Benefits During Pandemic. The year 2020 brought with it a global...
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- Nov 8, 2021
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Antimicrobial Resistance - the Next Global Pandemic?
The World Health Organization cites antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, as one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity....
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- Feb 16, 2021
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A coronavirus variant with a mutation is already in at least 11 countries, including the US
A new coronavirus variant with three mutations "of biological significance" has been detected in 11 countries, according to a new...
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- Feb 9, 2021
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Patients with dementia are more at risk of COVID-19 infection
Experts argue more must be done to protect society’s vulnerable populations after a study revealed that individuals with dementia are at...
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- Feb 5, 2021
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The Coronavirus is a master of mixing its genome, worrying scientists
In recent weeks, scientists have sounded the alarm about new variants of the coronavirus that carry a handful of tiny mutations, some of...
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- Feb 1, 2021
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New diabetes cases linked to covid-19
Although covid-19 often attacks the lungs, it is increasingly associated with a range of problems including blood clots, neurological...
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- Jan 26, 2021
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AAPA offers ideas to improve immunization rates in your adult patients
With life expectancy increasing in older adults, it is more important than ever for them to receive recommended vaccines as suggested by...
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- Jan 20, 2021
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Doubling up on masks adds to "obstacle course" for COVID particles, research shows
Health experts are saying wearing a mask provides protection against COVID-19 both for the person wearing it and those around them. Now,...
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- Jan 15, 2021
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Post-COVID lungs can be worse than the worst smokers' lungs, surgeon says
A Texas trauma surgeon says it's rare that X-rays from any of her COVID-19 patients come back without dense scarring. Dr. Brittany...
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- Jan 12, 2021
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Autopsies reveal the damage COVID-19 can inflict on the human brain
As COVID-19 relentlessly infects more and more of us, scientists are getting a close look at the strange and permanent damage it can...
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- Jan 11, 2021
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In smaller hospitals, COVID-19 patients at triple the risk of dying, national study finds
Research from Boston and around the country finds that critically ill COVID-19 patients are much likelier to survive if they’re treated...
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- Jan 8, 2021
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First case of COVID-19 variant found in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued the following statement on Thursday: "Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today announced...
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- Jan 6, 2021
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The Covid variant found in South Africa is worrying experts
A new strain of the virus that has emerged in South Africa is causing concern. Similar to a variant that has been discovered in the U.K....
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