Watch out for dangerous combinations of over-the-counter cold medicine and prescription drugs – two pharmacoepidemiology experts explain the risks

Some of the prescription medications you’re taking may not mix with over-the-counter drugs.

Ximena Oyarzún-González, Postdoctoral Researcher in Outcomes and Translational Sciences, The Ohio State University • conversation
April 21, 2023 ~10 min

COVID burnout hitting all levels of healthcare workforce

Through a national survey, researchers identified prevalent work overload, burnout, and intent to leave health care professions among nurses, clinical staff, and non-clinical staff, including housekeeping, administrative staff, lab technicians, and food service workers.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
March 31, 2023 ~4 min


More staff COVID testing saved nursing home resident lives

"...frequent COVID surveillance testing protected nursing home residents and undoubtedly saved lives," says Brian McGarry.

Mark Michaud-Rochester • futurity
March 24, 2023 ~6 min

Cheaper method gets COVID-fighting nanobodies from llamas

"...many of the nanobodies we have identified with this method target variants-of-concern, so they have real therapeutic potential."

Rockefeller University • futurity
March 21, 2023 ~6 min

Increases in opioid overdoses in Pennsylvania varied by county during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pennsylvania has long had one of the highest death rates from drug overdose in the US. But new studies suggest counties throughout the state have different rates of opioid deaths.

Ruchi Patel, Doctoral Student in Geography, Penn State • conversation
March 21, 2023 ~6 min

Underactive immune response may explain obesity link to COVID-19 severity

Individuals who are obese may be more susceptible to severe COVID-19 because of a poorer inflammatory immune response, say Cambridge scientists.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 20, 2023 ~6 min

William Hanage on COVID lessons we still need to learn

Harvard epidemiologist looks back and ahead.

Alvin Powell • harvard
March 16, 2023 ~9 min

How COVID-19 disrupted cancer care

Interviews with over 90 patients and caregivers in the US and Australia highlight how COVID-19 disrupted cancer care in 2020 and 2021.

Alexis Porter - Duke • futurity
March 16, 2023 ~5 min


Loneliness is down among older adults but still too high

Three years into the pandemic, loneliness and isolation are finally coming down among older adults, but still remain high, researchers find.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
March 14, 2023 ~7 min

What the research shows about risks of myocarditis from COVID vaccines versus risks of heart damage from COVID – two pediatric cardiologists explain how to parse the data

Parsing the risk of myocarditis from viral infection versus vaccination is challenging, and researchers are intensely studying the various factors that are at play.

Jennifer H. Huang, Associate Professor of Pediatric Cardiology, Oregon Health & Science University • conversation
March 13, 2023 ~12 min

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