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WHO names Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, as chief scientist

STAT News

Jeremy Farrar , director of the Wellcome Trust, the world’s second largest private funder of biomedical research, has been named the new chief scientist of the World Health Organization. Tuipulotu, the former minister of health for the Kingdom of Tonga, will join WHO in the first quarter of 2023.

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Association between nursing home crowding, COVID-19 infection, mortality in Ontario, Canada

Scienmag

What The Study Did: Researchers examined the association between nursing home crowding and COVID-19 across the entire nursing home system of Ontario, Canada, during the first months of the pandemic. Authors: Kevin A. Brown, Ph.D., of the University of Toronto and Nathan M. Stall, M.D.,

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Scientists Develop Test for Parkinson’s Based on Woman’s Ability to Smell the Disease

XTalks

Scientists at the University of Manchester in the UK have developed a test for Parkinson’s disease using information from a woman’s unique sense of smell that can detect the condition. Because of this, Milne, a retired nurse, has been nicknamed “the woman who can smell Parkinson’s.”.

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Sharks may be closer to the city than you think, new study finds

Scienmag

In a new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, researchers tracked the movements of three shark species, bull, nurse and […].

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January 30, 2023: NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory Begins 2023 With New Cores in Health Equity and Implementation Science

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Gonzalez-Guarda is an associate professor of nursing at Duke University, faculty lead for the Population Health Research Area of Excellence at Duke’s Center for Nursing Research, and codirector of the Community Engagement Core for Duke Clinical Translational Science Institute. Devon Check and Dr. Hayden Bosworth.

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Drop in COVID Cases Seen in Nursing Homes as U.S. Vaccine Effort Makes Headway

The Pharma Data

1, 2021 — As America’s vaccination campaign begins to gain momentum, a promising sign has emerged: Federal data shows that coronavirus cases in nursing homes have declined over the past four weeks. The country recorded 17,584 cases in nursing homes during the week ending Jan. MONDAY, Feb.1, 17, The New York Times reported.

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Nursing researcher’s experience in COVID-19 vaccine trial

Scienmag

What The Article Says: This perspective is that of a nursing researcher turned volunteer in a COVID-19 vaccine trial. She considers the experience of study participants and how clinicians will need to prepare their patients for the vaccine’s possible adverse effects. Authors: Kristen R. Choi, Ph.D.,

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