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COVID-conscious nations dominated gold medals

COVID-conscious nations dominated gold medals

Study:  Possible impact of national responses to the COVID pandemic on medal tallies at the Paris 2024 Olympics . Image Credit: Hethers / Shutterstock.com *Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information. The…

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Healthcare workers unprepared for mpox outbreak due to knowledge gaps and vaccine inequity

Healthcare workers unprepared for mpox outbreak due to knowledge gaps and vaccine inequity

Study: International healthcare workers’ experiences and perceptions of the 2022 multi-country mpox outbreak. Image Credit: Corona Borealis Studio / Shutterstock *Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information. A survey was recently conducted to understand…

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Simple intervention offers relief for burned-out nurses in Missouri

Simple intervention offers relief for burned-out nurses in Missouri

Even before the coronavirus pandemic, high rates of burnout and staffing shortages plagued the nursing industry, primarily because of the stressful demands of the job. The COVID-19 pandemic only amplified these challenges, and with nearly a third of all Missouri nurses nearing retirement, improving nurse retention is key to avoiding an impending nursing workforce crisis in…

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SARS-CoV-2 evolves differently in the brain, revealing critical insights into viral tropism

SARS-CoV-2 evolves differently in the brain, revealing critical insights into viral tropism

Study:  Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in the murine central nervous system drives viral diversification. Image Credit: Stock_Good / Shutterstock.com Multiple sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral infections have been associated with neurological complications that are potentially attributed to direct infection of the central nervous system (CNS). A recent Nature Microbiology…

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ChatGPT delivers the most accurate vasectomy information, outperforming Copilot and Gemini

ChatGPT delivers the most accurate vasectomy information, outperforming Copilot and Gemini

Study: Can AI chatbots accurately answer patient questions regarding vasectomies? Image Credit: Fabian Montano Hernandez / Shutterstock ChatGPT provided the most accurate and concise answers to frequently asked vasectomy questions compared to Gemini (formerly Bard) and Copilot (formerly Bing), making it a reliable patient resource. In a recent study published in the journal IJIR: Your…

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Mediterranean diet lowers COVID-19 risk, but its effect on symptoms and severity remains uncertain

Mediterranean diet lowers COVID-19 risk, but its effect on symptoms and severity remains uncertain

Study: Relevance of Mediterranean diet as a nutritional strategy in diminishing COVID-19 risk: A systematic review. Image Credit: Brian A Jackson / Shutterstock Systematic review found that high adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk of COVID-19, but its impact on symptoms and severity remains unclear. A recent systematic review published…

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Total neoadjuvant therapy shows promising results for rectal cancer

Total neoadjuvant therapy shows promising results for rectal cancer

In a recent prospective observational cohort study published in eClinicalMedicine, researchers evaluated a modified regimen of total neoadjuvant treatment (TNT) in high-risk locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) patients in Sweden. They found that the modified TNT regime achieved similar complete response (CR) rates and lower neurotoxicity compared to the RAPIDO trial, despite treating older patients…

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