Emergent wins $75m BARDA contact for anthrax vaccine
Pharmaceutical Technology
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Emergent’s Cyfendus was approved by the US FDA as a post-exposure prophylactic vaccine for anthrax in July.
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How Everyday Contact Lenses Could Help Monitor Ocular Disease
XTalks
MARCH 17, 2021
Researchers at Purdue University have developed contact lenses with a new integrated technology that can monitor, and may even be able to diagnose, ocular disease progression. The novel technology has been applied to commercial soft contact lenses so they can be used as a bioinstrumentation tool for unobstructed ocular monitoring.
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Why eye contact is rare among people with autism
Medical Xpress
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
A hallmark of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, is the reluctance to make eye contact with others in natural conditions.
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Contact-tracing apps ‘could improve COVID vaccination strategy’
pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
While it has been widely reported that the success of digital contact tracing technologies has been hampered by inadequate uptake rates, the researchers found improvements even for simulations in which relatively few people use the apps.
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Beyond sci-fi: manipulating liquid metals without contact
Scienmag
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
In a landmark discovery, FLEET University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers have realised the non-contact manipulation of liquid metal. Credit: University of Wollongong In a landmark discovery, FLEET University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers have realised the non-contact manipulation of liquid metal.
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Apple, Google block NHS contact tracing app update on privacy grounds
pharmaphorum
APRIL 12, 2021
Apple and Google collaborated on the development of the contact tracing system that allows people who have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 to provide a notification of their status, and warn other users of the app who have been in close contact with them to self-isolate. The older version of the app is however still available.
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Contact Support
The Pharma Data
MAY 13, 2021
Product Name: Contact Support. Click here to get Contact Support at discounted price while it’s still available… All orders are protected by SSL encryption – the highest industry standard for online security from trusted vendors. Contact Support is backed with a 60 Day No Questions Asked Money Back Guarantee.
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Study shows student-based contact-tracing prevented COVID-19 exposures, infections for university students and staff
Medical Xpress
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Epidemiologists at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) developed and implemented a novel, student-driven, contact-tracing program that reduced COVID-19 exposures and infections on the campus during the 2020-2021 school year.
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UK’s second go at a contact tracing app heads for pilot study
pharmaphorum
AUGUST 14, 2020
After ditching its home-grown attempt at a coronavirus contact-tracing app for smartphones, the UK is ready to start pilot trials of a second version based on a platform developed by Apple and Google. The #NHSCOVID19app uses Bluetooth to register contacts made with other app users. It does not track your location.
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Substantial racial inequalities despite frequent health care contact found in treatment for opioid use disorder
Medical Xpress
MAY 10, 2023
Across racial groups, patients made a similar number of visits to health care providers in the six months following such an event—indicating that disparities in treatment are not explained by low contact with care.
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Lack of in-person contact is key patient concern when HCPs use AI
Pharmaceutical Technology
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Concerns have arisen that innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) could have a damaging effect on HCP relationships
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'Smart contact lens' to detect eye infections
Medical Xpress
DECEMBER 5, 2022
A pioneering smart contact lens to test for eye infections in a quick, non-invasive way is being developed.
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Contact tracing and exposure investigation framework helps to mitigate spread of monkeypox in the US
Medical Xpress
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
A large contact tracing investigation of a patient with monkeypox virus (MPXV) infection found no secondary cases in community or health care settings.
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Researchers design more secure mobile contact tracing
Scienmag
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
For public health officials, contact tracing remains critical to managing the spread of the coronavirus — particularly as it appears that variants of the virus could be more transmissible.
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'Will you look at me?' How socially anxious people avoid eye contact
Medical Xpress
APRIL 24, 2023
Individuals suffering from social anxiety disorder (SAD) consistently avoid eye contact. However, in a non-clinical population, gaze avoidance in socially anxious individuals depends on social situations, Jiemiao Chen saw in a series of experiments, for which she used wearable eye-trackers. On April 25, she'll defend her Ph.D.
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Skin-to-skin contact key for premature baby survival, WHO says in shift
Medical Xpress
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Skin-to-skin contact is key to improving survival of premature and small babies, the WHO said on Tuesday in a major overhaul of policy that previously called for the use of incubators.
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Skip Costume Contact Lenses This Halloween
The Pharma Data
OCTOBER 25, 2020
Skip Costume Contact Lenses This Halloween. 25, 2020 — Halloween is risky enough this year with the coronavirus pandemic, so don’t risk your vision as well by wearing costume contact lenses, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) says. Food and Drug Administration-approved contact lenses. Consumer News.
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JAMA Internal Medicine
AUGUST 22, 2021
This cohort study evaluates the association between the timing of exposure to and severity of COVID-19 disease in close contacts of index patients with COVID-19.
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STAT+: After years of lax oversight, the NIH is starting to contact institutions about unreported clinical trial results
STAT News
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
More than two dozen institutions have been contacted as of this week, according to the Clinical Trials Registration and Results Reporting Taskforce, a national consortium of academic medical centers, universities, hospitals, and nonprofit organizations focused on clinical trial transparency.
Adverse childhood experiences are linked to justice system contact
Scienmag
DECEMBER 15, 2020
A new paper released by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health reports a strong association between a high number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and contact with the U.S. justice system.
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MIT PRESS publishes new book on contact-tracing apps and public health
Scienmag
APRIL 26, 2021
Contact tracing is key, the first step in a process that has proven effective: trace, test, and isolate. Smartphones can collect some of the information required by contact tracers–not just where you’ve been but also who’s […]. Susan Landau’s ‘People Count’ Credit: The MIT PRESS, 2021.
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Outcomes of Contact Tracing in San Francisco, California—Test and Trace During Shelter-in-Place
JAMA Internal Medicine
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
This case series evaluates case investigation and contact tracing outcomes in San Francisco, California, during shelter-in-place restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Largest-ever study on children’s soft contact lens safety shows low complication rates
Scienmag
DECEMBER 10, 2020
December 10, 2020–The largest-ever retrospective study of its kind has found very low complication rates in children who wear soft contact lenses, similar to rates in adults.(1) Extensive retrospective review offers real-world data for myopia management in children Credit: R Chalmers SAN RAMON, Calif.,
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Tweezers of sound can pick objects up without physical contact
Scienmag
JULY 23, 2021
Hemispherical array of ultrasound transducers lifts objects off reflective surfaces Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new technology which allows non-contact manipulation of small objects using sound waves.
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FDA Releases Draft CPG on Major Food Allergen Labeling and Cross-Contact
FDA Law Blog
MAY 23, 2023
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft update to its Compliance Policy Guide (CPG) for FDA staff on the Agency’s enforcement of major food allergen labeling and cross-contact. The draft CPG directs FDA field staff to examine possible food product adulteration due to labeling related to allergen cross-contact.
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Soft Contact Lenses Safe in Children
The Pharma Data
DECEMBER 18, 2020
Soft Contact Lenses Safe in Children. 18, 2020 — Children and young teens can safely wear soft contact lenses (SCLs), according to a study recently published in Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics. percent per year for contact lens papillary conjunctivitis. Professional. FRIDAY, Dec. percent per year and 0.48
More complex than we thought: The body’s reaction to contact allergens
Scienmag
JULY 12, 2021
Together with hay fever and food allergies, allergic contact dermatitis due to exposure to e.g. nickel and perfume ingredients represents the majority of allergic reactions seen among Danes. Hair dye, perfume, jewellery. Beautifying to most, but for some they are equivalent to rashes, irritation and reduced quality of life.
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Soft contact lenses eyed as new solutions to monitor ocular diseases
Scienmag
MARCH 10, 2021
– New contact lens technology to help diagnose and monitor medical conditions may soon be ready for clinical trials. The team enabled commercial soft contact […]. Credit: Purdue University/Chi Hwan Lee WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.
New long-term study affirms contact lens wear as healthy option for children
Scienmag
MARCH 2, 2021
Six-year research of physiological response to daily disposable soft contact lenses published in contact lens and anterior eye Credit: Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) SAN RAMON, Calif.,
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Contact lenses poised to detect cancer, treat disease and replace digital screens
Scienmag
MARCH 28, 2021
Newly-published “contact lens technologies of the future” paper reviews innovative uses for disease detection and therapy, drug delivery, vision enhancement and mor Credit: Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) WATERLOO, Ontario, March 29, 2021–A newly-published paper represents one of the most comprehensive reviews of (..)
Coronavirus: Contact tracers to be reduced by 6,000 in England
The Pharma Data
AUGUST 10, 2020
The remaining contact tracers will work alongside local public health teams to reach more infected people and their contacts in communities. Test and trace is staffed by NHS clinicians and people who were trained to become contact tracers during the pandemic. A return to old-fashioned contact tracing?
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Pivotal international seven-year MiSight® 1 day contact lens study indicates no myopia control rebound in children
Scienmag
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
2, 2021—CooperVision, a world leader in myopia control and management for children, today announced new seven-year findings from its pivotal MiSight® 1 day contact lens clinical trial. SAN RAMON, CALIF., 1,2†Credit: CooperVision […].
CDC Broadens Definition of ‘Close Contact’ in Tracing COVID-19 Infections
The Pharma Data
OCTOBER 22, 2020
CDC Broadens Definition of ‘Close Contact’ in Tracing COVID-19 Infections. health officials released new guidance on Wednesday that redefines who is considered a “close contact” of an infected individual. State and local health departments rely on this definition to conduct contact tracing, The Post reported.
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How Antidote’s Contact Center gets to the heart of patient-centricity: A Q&A with Andy Schulz
Antidote
APRIL 7, 2022
Antidote has a robust Contact Center with personable and knowledgeable agents that walk patients through the prescreening process and answer any questions along the way. Two of the most critical components of any clinical trial recruitment campaign are patient-centricity and trust.
A smart contact lens that diagnoses and treats glaucoma
Medical Xpress
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Glaucoma is a common ocular disease in which the optic nerve malfunctions due to the increased intraocular pressure (IOP) caused by drainage canal blocking in the eye. This condition narrows the peripheral vision and can lead to vision loss in severe cases. Glaucoma patients have to manage IOP levels for their life-time.
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BioTech 365
JANUARY 10, 2022
Alcon to Launch DAILIES TOTAL1 Contact Lenses in the U.S. for Patients with Astigmatism Alcon to Launch DAILIES TOTAL1 Contact Lenses in the U.S. for Patients with Astigmatism The first and only Water Gradient contact lens for patients with astigmatism, … Continue reading →
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New COVID-19 contact tracing app set to launch trial in England
The Pharma Data
AUGUST 13, 2020
A new coronavirus contact tracing app is scheduled to begin public trials in England today to support the NHS Test and Trace service, the BBC has reported. If a user is diagnosed with the disease later on, whoever they have been in close contact with for a sustained period will be notified by the app. Source link.
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IQVIA Launches New A.I.-Powered MI Contact Center For Life Sciences
BioTech 365
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Powered MI Contact Center For Life Sciences IQVIA Launches New A.I.-Powered Powered MI Contact Center For Life Sciences RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–(BUSINESS IQVIA Launches New A.I.-Powered
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Coronavirus: England's contact-tracing app readies for launch
The Pharma Data
AUGUST 6, 2020
A second attempt at a Covid-19 contact-tracing app for England will soon be tested by members of the public. One technologist said she was concerned the app was being pushed out in an unfinished state to stop further questions being asked about the absence of a contact-tracing app in England at a time local lockdowns are coming into force.
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BioTech 365
OCTOBER 4, 2021
HPO Announces Exclusive Licensing Agreements with Alcon for New Contact Lens Innovation HPO Announces Exclusive Licensing Agreements with Alcon for New Contact Lens Innovation CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS
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Coronavirus: England's contact tracing app trial gets under way
The Pharma Data
AUGUST 13, 2020
Baroness Dido Harding – who heads up the wider Test and Trace initiative – had earlier voiced concern about implementing the automated contact-tracing feature because of fears many people who had been falsely flagged might be told to go into quarantine. It initially works in five languages, with plans to add more soon.
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NHS contacting five million people for fourth COVID-19 vaccination
Pharma Times
MARCH 23, 2022
Groups including those aged over 75-years-old, care home residents and the immunocompromised will be entitled to a fourth jab
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Six-Year MiSight contact lens study: 23% of eyes showed no additional myopia progression
Scienmag
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Powerful findings from CooperVision study shared at American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting Credit: CooperVision CooperVision is reporting the latest findings from its landmark MiSight® 1 day clinical study, providing new insights about myopia management and the proven efficacy of the specially designed contact lens.
Skin-to skin contact with fathers may help newborns after caesarean delivery
Scienmag
JANUARY 5, 2021
A new study published in Acta Paediatrica has found that providing skin-to-skin contact with the father may provide benefits to a newborn. In the study, 95 newborns were randomized to cot, father’s arms, or skin-to-skin contact with the father after Caesarean section delivery. […].
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