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The United States was short on doctors before COVID-19 hit. The pandemic put massive strain on the entire health care system, pushing physicians to their limits as they try to care for patients in an environment where there already weren't enough doctors to go around. Health care organizations made changes to adapt, and not all of them were positive. Medical Economics spoke with Alyson Maloy, MD, FAPA, member of Physicians for Patient Protection, to discuss the physician shortage and what it means for medicine in the long run. (Editor's note: The transcript has been edited for clarity and brevity.) Medical Economics: What has COVID taught us about the physician shortage in the US? Alyson Maloy: What COVID has taught us is that the physician shortage in the U.S. right now is here and it's severe. There has been a lot of predictions and projections put out there about when it would be and how many physicians the shortage would consist of. And one of the most recent ones was ...

Colitis is a broad term that refers to inflammation in the colon—which is the biggest part of the largest intestine. Colitis is not a disease in and of itself, but is rather a sign of a condition. There are a variety of causes of colitis, including infection, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), microscopic colitis, ischemic colitis, and allergic colitis (a condition found in infants). aldomurillo / Getty Images Common Causes Inflammatory Bowel Disease  The various forms of IBD, which include Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and indeterminate colitis, can all lead to the development of colitis. The causes of IBD are not understood, but theories do exist. These diseases are called "idiopathic," meaning that it's not yet clear what the underlying series of changes in the body are that lead to the development of the disease. However, some clues are being investigated to learn more about ca...

Share on Pinterest Artificial intelligence might help scientists predict which viruses are more likely to make the jump into humans. Protonic Ltd/Stocksy A recent study demonstrates that machine learning methods could determine the risk of a viral jump or "spillover" from animals to humans using viral genomes. The research models predicted that genetically similar nonhuman primate viruses had an increased risk of human transmission, which was not the case with other animal groups. Scientists will need to conduct more research to confirm that the viruses that prediction models identified represent a high risk of animal-to-human transmission. Zoonotic diseases, or zoonoses, occur due to viruses, bacteria, parasites, or fungi that spread between animals and people. Approximately 60% of known and 75% of new or emerging infectious diseases can spread from animals to humans. Dr. Barbara A. Han, Ph.D., a disease ecologist for the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, explained in a ...

Major players in the hospital-acquired infections testing kits market are Becton, Dickinson and Company, Abbott Laboratories, Cepheid, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. , and Hologic. The global hospital acquired infections testing kits market is expected to grow from $0. New York, Sept. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Hospital Acquired Infections Testing Kits Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Growth And Change To 2030" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p06151557/?utm_source=GNW 9 billion in 2020 to $1 billion in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.1%. The growth is mainly due to the companies resuming their operations and adapting to the new normal while recovering from the COVID-19 impact, which had earlier led to restrictive containment measures involving social distancing, remote working, and the closure of commercial activities that resulted in operational challenges. The market is expected to reach $1.49 billion i...

106,245 people receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week, a fall of 4,525 on last week Some €27.5 million in PUP weekly payments paid into bank accounts or post offices this week Wide range of employment supports available for PUP recipients as part of Pathways to Work strategy, available via www.gov.ie/pathways Public reminded about Scam Phone Calls and Scam Texts from callers claiming to be from the Department of Social Protection This week, the Department of Social Protection issued weekly payments valued at €27.5 million to 106,245 people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP). This represents a fall ...

S ince March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic was first officially declared, doctors, nurses and other clinicians have stepped up and shouldered burdens they never anticipated. They rose to the challenge magnificently, caring for the ill while protecting themselves and their families. But their commitment to helping others has come, in many cases, at no small cost to themselves. Even many of those who didn't contract the coronavirus have changed forever. For those who continue to treat patients with ever more virulent strains of the virus, the deluge of need seems unrelenting. And that constant pressure to provide care is giving rise to a new crisis, as providers grapple with the trauma they've witnessed and the close calls they and their loved ones have endured. Burnout among doctors was a problem long before the pandemic dominated every conversation. But COVID-19 has made being a healt...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and health officials updated the community on the City's efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus at a briefing on Tuesday. "Since early last year, we've been running race against the novel coronavirus. Our major goals have been to prevent more illness, death and disruption and to prevent our hospitals from being overburdened. In the earliest days all we had were common sense measures; masks, handwashing, social distancing. These non-pharmaceutical interventions alone were not enough to keep us in the lead. What we were hoping was a sprint, became a marathon, and it's one that we're still running. The development of safe and effect vaccines gave us a second wind, and a real shot at winning the race. And with the support of so many people in our community, we took the lead. But just as the finish line was in sight, more hurdles were put in our way. The Delta variant, which is more likely to land people in th...

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By  Dorsey Armstrong, Ph.D. ,  Purdue University Between 1347 and 1353, the whole of the medieval world was affected by the Black Death. About 50 percent of the population perished because of it. However, there were a few communities and nations that managed to escape the initial outbreak. Such was the case with Nuremberg. During the spread of the Black Death, Nuremberg had a mortality rate of only about 10 percent. (Image: illustrissima/Shutterstock) Nuremberg was a major hub in terms of trade through and across the Alps, so it seems logical that it would have been severely affected once plague broke out. But, according to some measures, Nuremberg had a mortality rate of only about 10 percent. Sanitation in Nuremberg At the time, Nuremberg was unique among Western European medieval cities for its high standards of public health. Unlike many European cities, in Nuremberg, the streets were not only almost entirely paved, ...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Covid-19 Surpasses 1918 Flu to Become Deadliest Pandemic in American History    Smithsonian Then vs. Now: COVID surpasses Spanish flu death toll    WKRN News 2 US, NC COVID death tolls surpass those of 1918 flu pandemic    Spectrum News Data find more Americans lost to COVID-19 than 1918 flu pandemic    eNCA With 675,000 deaths, Covid's death in the United States reaches the level of a 1918 pandemic    Ohionewstime.com View Full Coverage on Google News