COVID-19 and dental and dental hygiene students’ career plans

Alexandria, Va., USA — The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted dental education and training. The study “COVID-19 and Dental and Dental Hygiene Students’ Career Plans,” published in the JDR Clinical & Translational Research (JDR CTR), examined the short-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental hygiene and dental students’ career intentions. An anonymous online survey…

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COVID-19 outcomes for patients on immunosuppressive drugs on par with non- immunosuppressed patients

People taking immunosuppressive drugs to prevent organ transplant rejection or to treat inflammatory or autoimmune diseases do not fare worse than others on average when they are hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Estimates suggest that there are approximately 10 million immunocompromised people…

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C-Path PRO Consortium measure used to support an FDA-approved label claim

TUCSON, Ariz., January 7, 2021 — Critical Path Institute’s (C-Path) Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Consortium announces that clinical study results using the Consortium’s Diary for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms-Constipation (DIBSS-C) were recently included in the expanded label for the drug LINZESS® (linaclotide). The DIBSS-C was developed by the PRO Consortium’s Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Working Group…

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COVID-19 accelerates cancer virtual care with quality, convenience and cost savings

Patients and healthcare providers at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre rated virtual care during COVID-19 as highly satisfactory overall for quality of care and convenience, while at the same time saving patients millions in costs. Research led by Princess Margaret Radiation Oncologist Dr. Alejandro Berlin showed that virtual care can be implemented rapidly and safely…

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