Articles by Shari Barbanel
Breastfeeding May Lead to Fewer Human Viruses in Infants
Even small amounts of breastmilk strongly influences the accumulation of viral populations in the infant gut and provides a protective effect against potentially pathogenic viruses, according to researchers who examined hundreds of babies in a study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The findings expand upon prior research that suggests ...
Tryten Responds to COVID-19 With Two Solutions
The Tryten (Seattle, WA) Healthcare Team has responded to COVID-19 by announcing two solutions that help safely address how to provide more practitioners and how to connect with at-risk populations. “Today, we need health care providers to triage, monitor and treat those impacted by the COVID-19 virus and we need to be able to connect family members to their loved ...
FCC Opens COVID-19 Telehealth Program Application Portal
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau has begun accepting applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program at www.fcc.gov/covid19telehealth. The COVID-19 Telehealth Program will provide $200 million in funding, appropriated by Congress as part of the CARES Act, to help health care providers furnish connected care services to patients at their homes or mobile locations in response to ...
USP Offers Hand Sanitizer Toolkit in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) is offering an online toolkit with guidelines from major public health organizations on compounding alcohol-based hand sanitizers and the preparation of hand sanitizers by manufacturers, pharmacies and other facilities. The toolkit was developed to help organizations meet the demand for these products, as shortages of commercially manufactured sanitizers have occurred. The toolkit includes important ...
OSU Names New Linus Pauling Institute Director
Emily Ho, PhD, the leader of Oregon State University’s (OSU) Moore Family Center for Whole Grain Foods, Nutrition and Preventive Health and an internationally recognized expert in the study of nutrients and chronic disease, has been named the next endowed chair and director of the university’s Linus Pauling Institute (LPI). Dr. Ho has been a ...
IBCCES Launches Telepractice Certification Program to Fill Growing Need for Services for Children With Special Needs
Millions of children with special needs across the U.S. may be going without services due to school closures and limits on face-to-face health care services. With the dramatic rise in the need for teletherapy and remote learning due to COVID-19, along with the recent CARES federal stimulus package to ease the burden on schools and ...
“Stealth Transmission” Fuels Fast Spread of Coronavirus Outbreak
Undetected cases, many of which were likely not severely symptomatic, were largely responsible for the rapid spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in China, according to new research by scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The findings based on a computer model of the outbreak are published online in the journal Science. The researchers ...
ANA Launches Resource Hub for Personalized Nutrition & COVID-19
To tap the power of personalized nutrition during the COVID-19 crisis, the American Nutrition Association (ANA) has mobilized its leading nutrition scientists and health practitioners to provide trusted, science-based information for the health professional community and for the public. The ANA has launched the Personalized Nutrition & COVID-19 Resource Hub at theana.org/COVID19. It includes: A Rapid Review of the ...
INM to Host Online Dialogue on Infectious Disease and Immune Resilience
In response to growing concerns about the coronavirus and its public health implications, the Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) has announced that it will host a two-part online educational series, featuring leading licensed naturopathic physicians and researchers, that focuses on strategies for maximizing immune system health. Part one of “Building Resilience Naturally: COVID-19 and Beyond” ...
4MedPlus Offers Free, Accredited, Online Infection Prevention Training for Medical Sites During Coronavirus Crisis
Hospitals and health care sites nationwide were already facing a nursing and clinical care staffing shortage. With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the shortage has expanded rapidly due to potentially ill health care workers and unprecedented demand. Emergency providers, law enforcement workers, community crisis teams and other non-health care workers have been called upon to assist with testing ...
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