Nurses at higher risk of COVID-19 than other health care workers

Number of concussions does not affect cognitive treatment response

Psychiatric conditions not linked to worse nicotine withdrawal

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Health Beat: Artificial hand that feels (12/04/2020)

DENVER - Keith Vonderhuevel lost his right hand in a work accident and has struggled with a prosthetic. "My granddaughters, they grab a hold of my hand," Vonderhuevel shared. "If I'm not watching close enough, I squeeze a little tight, and they're like, 'Ow, let go!' Because without sensation, you can't tell." But now, Vonderhuevel is on the cutting edge of technology. A team from CU Boulder, Case Western Reserve, and the Cleveland VA Medical Center is working to give amputees prosthetics that can feel.

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• COVID-19 patients at higher risk of death, health problems than those with flu (12/15/2020...Washington University – St. Louis)


• The un-appeal of banana: liquid e-cigarette flavorings measurably injure lungs (12/14/2020...University of California-San Diego…Dec. 14, 2020) )


• First 10 days after leaving hospital carry high risk for COVID-19 patients, study finds (12/14/2020...University of Michigan)


• New review confirms disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black, Hispanic populations (12/04/2020...Oregon Health & Science University)


• New pathway in development of Alzheimer’s disease discovered, providing earlier target for potential therapeutics (12/02/2020...Case Western Reserve University)

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