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A unique approach. A unique population. Investing in nurses’ mental health

On Medicine

Nurses play a unique role in our healthcare systems. Nurses in the UK There are approximately 704,520 nurses registered in the UK as of March 2022. It is therefore essential to find ways to support our nurses to allow our healthcare systems to stay alive and thriving.

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A proactive diabetes review model: from concept to nurse-led research

On Medicine

There are a few (but growing) centers that will proactively see patients with diabetes in high-risk areas when admitted to the hospital, however, by far the most common practice is for patients to only be seen by a specialist team, including for diabetes, on receipt of a referral.

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Vaccines and various response rates

Drug Discovery World

Dr Pollock is the Chief Investigator of the LEGACY03 clinical trial, a study aiming to investigate lymph nodes and vaccination responses across age groups. RA: Could you tell us about the LEGACY03 trial? DDW Editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Dr Katrina Pollock from the Oxford Vaccine Group at the University of Oxford.

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NHS staff sign up to Covid-19 sniffer dog trial

The Pharma Data

Medical detection dogs Bramble (left) and Lexi during a visit to Kettering General Hospital. NHS staff are taking part in a trial to see if dogs can sniff out Covid-19 – even in people who are asymptomatic. If the trial is successful, the dogs could be used at UK airports to screen people arriving from abroad.

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Regeneron Announces Encouraging Initial Data from COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail Trial in Hospitalized Patients on Low-flow Oxygen

The Pharma Data

29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Phase 3 program in hospitalized patients to continue based on passing futility analysis on ability to reduce incidence of death or mechanical ventilation. As in earlier outpatient trial, immune status when patients entered the trial was a strong predictor of viral load and clinical outcomes.

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RECOVERY Trial Data Monitoring Committee Recommends Continuing Evaluation of REGN-COV2 in All Hospitalized Patients

The Pharma Data

Regeneron announced today an update from the independent data monitoring committee (DMC) for the United Kingdom-based RECOVERY trial evaluating REGN-COV2 in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. The DMC letter is available here: [link]. Department of Health and Human Services under OT number: HHSO100201700020C.

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CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths

The Pharma Data

Another record-breaking day of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths underscored Redfield’s grim warning. The number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 on Wednesday passed 100,000, nearly double the highest point seen last spring. With hospitals filling up in multiple states, the days ahead do appear bleak. .