a quienes pueda interesar

Aquellos interesados en seguir temas de salud, pueden dirigirse a la página de Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vcerasale

A TODOS

Debido a las restricciones impuestas por la corporación Google, que merecen nuestro repudio, este blog no se volverá a editar. Gracias por vuestra comprensión. Octubre de 2020. Gracias por casi trece años de seguimiento.

LA ESTUPIDEZ HUMANA COMO DECISIÓN CORPORATIVA EN GOOGLE

definitivamente se prohibe la edición en Google... todo se ha vuelto lamentable e indudablemente parte de la discrecionalidad de la corporación para con los contenidos que intentan evitar se conozcan por este medio... Google demostró su intención en 2019 al hacer desaparecer Google+ y hace lo propio en octubre de 2020 con los Blog´s... seguramente siguiendo un criterio de censura y de destrucción de la propiedad intelectual así como del derecho creativo inherente al ser humano... esta conducta refleja la iniciativa nazi-sionista que envuelve a todo el planeta Tierra y que ha transformado al mundo en un campo de concentración semejante al ghetto de Varsovia... lo que sigue no será bueno... y lo que venga, tampoco... cuando un puñado de idiotas se apropia del futuro de la humanidad, el único resultado posible es la tragedia, cursó con el holocausto y está siendo transitado por estas horas. Triste. el editor. Octubre 19, 2020.-

India went past peak in September, Covid may run its course by February: Govt panel | India News,The Indian Express

India went past peak in September, Covid may run its course by February: Govt panel | India News,The Indian Express India went past peak in September, Covid may run its course by February: Govt panel A government-appointed committee of scientists said that their modelling exercise had also shown that the lockdown, particularly its timing in the third week of March, had a significant impact in slowing the spread of the disease, and preventing coronavirus-related deaths. Written by Amitabh Sinha | Pune | Updated: October 19, 2020 11:12:01 am

As the coronavirus surges, a new culprit emerges: Pandemic fatigue | World News,The Indian Express

As the coronavirus surges, a new culprit emerges: Pandemic fatigue | World News,The Indian Express

As the coronavirus surges, a new culprit emerges: Pandemic fatigue

By: New York Times | Updated: October 18, 2020 at 11:55 am

The virus has taken different paths in countries as leaders have tried to tamp down the spread with a range of restrictions. Shared, though, is a public weariness and a growing tendency to risk the dangers of the coronavirus, out of desire or necessity

A town in Italy has only two residents, but they are following all COVID-19 safety protocols | Lifestyle News,The Indian Express

A town in Italy has only two residents, but they are following all COVID-19 safety protocols | Lifestyle News,The Indian Express

A town in Italy has only two residents, but they are following all COVID-19 safety protocols

By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 18, 2020 at 5:25 pm

The elderly retirees are not taking any chances, despite the fact that they have no neighbours and that they seldom leave the town anyway

Hope of COVID-19 vaccine deployment in UK by New Year: Report | World News,The Indian Express

Hope of COVID-19 vaccine deployment in UK by New Year: Report | World News,The Indian Express

Hope of COVID-19 vaccine deployment in UK by New Year: Report

By: PTI | London | Updated: October 18, 2020 at 5:28 pm

In India, the vaccine has a Serum Institute of India tie-up as it undergoes trials.

Explained: Reasons for post-COVID-19 associated hearing loss | Explained News,The Indian Express

Explained: Reasons for post-COVID-19 associated hearing loss | Explained News,The Indian Express

Explained: Reasons for post-COVID-19 associated hearing loss

October 18, 2020 10:12 am

A recent study published in BMJ Case Reports, conducted by researchers from University College London and the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital in the UK, says COVID-19 may affect the hearing of some patients. What does the study say?

Quixplained: How long can coronavirus survive on surfaces? | Explained News,The Indian Express

Quixplained: How long can coronavirus survive on surfaces? | Explained News,The Indian Express

Quixplained: How long can coronavirus survive on surfaces?

October 18, 2020 12:20 pm

Findings from the study by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, appear to show that in a very controlled environment the virus remained infectious for longer than other studies have found.

Explained: Why the risk of catching Covid-19 on a plane is low, as per a new study | Explained News,The Indian Express

Explained: Why the risk of catching Covid-19 on a plane is low, as per a new study | Explained News,The Indian Express

Explained: Why the risk of catching Covid-19 on a plane is low, as per a new study

October 18, 2020 5:28 pm

According to the International Air Transport Association, globally, in 44 Covid-19 cases, transmission is believed to have taken place on an airplane, during a time when 1.2 billion passengers have travelled. 

Kerala positivity rate increases, but testing rate not in lockstep | India News,The Indian Express

Kerala positivity rate increases, but testing rate not in lockstep | India News,The Indian Express

Kerala positivity rate increases, but testing rate not in lockstep

OCTOBER 18, 2020 2:45:09 AM

Opposition Congress has alleged that the situation reflects the state government's attempts to cover up the magnitude of the spread of the virus, and experts warn of the danger of big spread if this continues for long.

West Bengal: Record 3,865 cases added, recovery rate takes a big hit | India News,The Indian Express

West Bengal: Record 3,865 cases added, recovery rate takes a big hit | India News,The Indian Express

West Bengal: Record 3,865 cases added, recovery rate takes a big hit

OCTOBER 18, 2020 3:35:23 AM

According to the health bulletin, in which figures are updated till 9 am, 43,428 samples were tested in 24 hours. The test positivity report increased marginally to 8.03 per cent.

Omar Abdullah: ‘During lockdown, had bubble of two-three homes, kept meeting’ | India News,The Indian Express

Omar Abdullah: ‘During lockdown, had bubble of two-three homes, kept meeting’ | India News,The Indian Express

Omar Abdullah: ‘During lockdown, had bubble of two-three homes, kept meeting’

OCTOBER 18, 2020 9:36:09 AM

Former Union minister Omar Abdullah says while he has been taking precautions during the pandemic, “ I do not sit and obsess about it.”

Maharashtra: Octogenarian doctor braves pandemic to treat villagers | India News,The Indian Express

Maharashtra: Octogenarian doctor braves pandemic to treat villagers | India News,The Indian Express

Maharashtra: Octogenarian doctor braves pandemic to treat villagers

OCTOBER 18, 2020 10:34:05 AM

With only his bicycle for company, Ramchandra Dandekar has been travelling barefoot for at least 10 km every day to villages in Mul, Pombhurna and Ballarshah talukas for the last 60 years, providing free doorstep treatment to people.

Covid-19 has peaked in India, says govt panel | India News,The Indian Express

Covid-19 has peaked in India, says govt panel | India News,The Indian Express

Covid-19 has peaked in India, says govt panel

OCTOBER 18, 2020 4:12:57 PM

The committee claimed that the lockdown imposed in March has had a powerful impact on slowing down the spread of the disease in the country. However, further lockdowns are “undesirable”, the committee has recommended since they are unlikely to have any significant impact.

Pollution may increase virus transmissibility making people more vulnerable to COVID-19, say experts | India News,The Indian Express

Pollution may increase virus transmissibility making people more vulnerable to COVID-19, say experts | India News,The Indian Express

Pollution may increase virus transmissibility making people more vulnerable to COVID-19, say experts

OCTOBER 18, 2020 4:37:55 PM

With winters approaching and easing of the coronavirus-induced lockdown, Delhi-NCR is bracing for months of poor air quality. The national capital's air quality was in the 'poor' category on Sunday morning.

Fact Sheet: Explaining Operation Warp Speed | HHS.gov

Fact Sheet: Explaining Operation Warp Speed | HHS.gov

HHS News Release

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

202-690-6343 media@hhs.gov www.hhs.gov/news Twitter @SpoxHHS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2020

Trump Administration Partners with CVS and Walgreens to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine to Protect Vulnerable Americans in Long-Term Care Facilities Nationwide

To meet the Trump Administration's Operation Warp Speed (OWS) goals, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) today announced agreements with CVS and Walgreens to provide and administer COVID-19 vaccines to residents of long-term care facilities (LTCF) nationwide with no out-of-pocket costs. Protecting especially vulnerable Americans has been a critical part of the Trump Administration’s work to combat COVID-19, and LTCF residents may be part of the prioritized groups for initial COVID-19 vaccination efforts until there are enough doses available for every American who wishes to be vaccinated. The Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program provides complete management of the COVID-19 vaccination process. This means LTCF residents and staff across the country will be able to safely and efficiently get vaccinated once vaccines are available and recommended for them, if they have not been previously vaccinated. It will also minimize the burden on LTCF sites and jurisdictional health departments of vaccine handling, administration, and fulfilling reporting requirements.    “Protecting the vulnerable has been the number one priority of the Trump Administration’s response to COVID-19, and that commitment will continue through distributing a safe and effective vaccine earliest to those who need it most,” said HHS Secretary Alex Azar. “Our unprecedented public-private partnership with CVS and Walgreens will provide convenient and free vaccination to residents of nursing homes across America, another historic achievement in our efforts to get a safe and effective vaccine to Americans as fast as possible.” “Today’s historic pharmacy partnership will truly help jurisdictions solve a logistical hurdle and decrease the burden of distributing, administering, and reporting COVID-19 vaccination for both states and long-term care facilities,” said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield. “CDC is proud to be a part of this public-private partnership that is advancing care for the Nation’s most vulnerable.” “The pandemic has inflicted a devastating toll on America’s nursing home residents,” said Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma. “That’s why the Trump Administration has taken unprecedented action to protect them in every possible way.  This effort will ensure they are at the front of the line for the COVID vaccine and will bring their grueling trial to a close as swiftly as possible.” The program is: ·       Free of charge to facilities. ·       Available for residents in all long-term care settings, including skilled nursing facilities (SNF), nursing homes, assisted living facilities, residential care homes, and adult family homes. ·       Available to all remaining LTCF staff members who have not been previously vaccinated for COVID-19 (e.g., through satellite, temporary, or off-site clinics). ·       Available in most rural areas that may not have an easily accessible pharmacy. ·       HHS is using multiple authorities to ensure appropriate reimbursement for these services and that no American being vaccinated for COVID-19 will have to pay out-of-pocket. CVS and Walgreens will schedule and coordinate on-site clinic date(s) directly with each facility. It is anticipated that three total visits over approximately two months are likely to be needed to administer both doses of vaccine (if indicated) to residents and staff.  The pharmacies will also: ·       Receive and manage vaccines and associated supplies (e.g., syringes, needles, and personal protective equipment). ·       Ensure cold chain management for vaccine. ·       Provide on-site administration of vaccine. ·       Report required vaccination data (including who was vaccinated, with what vaccine, and where) to the state, local, or territorial, and federal public health authorities within 72 hours of administering each dose. ·       Adhere to all applicable Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements for COVID-19 testing for LTCF staff. “Ensuring access to COVID-19 vaccines, particularly among our most vulnerable populations, will be critical to saving lives and helping our nation recover from the pandemic,” said John Standley, Walgreens president. “Since the onset of the pandemic, Walgreens has worked closely with the CDC, HHS and the Administration to help accelerate the availability of COVID tests, ensure access to essential medicines and products and serve as a safe and trusted source of information in our communities. We are proud of how our pharmacists have continued to serve our patients and look forward to leveraging our nationwide footprint, community presence and pharmacist expertise to help administer COVID-19 vaccines, once they become available.” “CVS Health has been on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19, working across the health care spectrum in all the communities we serve and that will continue to be the case when we have a vaccine to dispense,” said Troy Brennan, Chief Medical Officer, CVS Health. Starting October 19, 2020, LTCFs will be able to opt in and indicate which pharmacy partner their facility prefers to have on-site. LTCFs are not mandated to participate in this program and can request to use their current pharmacy contracts to support COVID-19 vaccination. Nursing homes can sign up via the National Healthcare Safety Network and assisted living facilities can sign up via an online survey they will receive.   To ensure success of this program, HHS and OWS will continue coordination with jurisdictions, long-term care facilities, and federal partners including the CMS, and expand engagement with professional organizations including the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, the National Association of County and City Health Officials, the American Health Care Association and Leading Age. Immunization with a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is a critical component of our nation’s strategy to reduce COVID-19-related illness, hospitalizations, and deaths. Early in the COVID-19 Vaccination Program, there may be a limited supply of COVID-19 vaccine, and vaccination efforts may focus on those critical to the response, those providing direct care, and those at highest risk for developing severe illness from COVID-19, including long-term care facility residents.  Currently there are no COVID-19 vaccines that have been authorized or approved by the Food and Drug Administration and recommended by CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.  However, the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-term Care Program is being established in anticipation that one or more COVID-19 vaccines will be available before the end of the year. About Operation Warp Speed (OWS): OWS is a partnership among components of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense, engaging with private firms and other federal agencies, and coordinating among existing HHS-wide efforts to accelerate the development, manufacturing, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics.

Proposed Decision Memo for Screening for Colorectal Cancer - Blood-Based Biomarker Tests (CAG-00454N)

Proposed Decision Memo for Screening for Colorectal Cancer - Blood-Based Biomarker Tests (CAG-00454N)

National Coverage Analyses (NCAs)

Screening for Colorectal Cancer - Blood-Based Biomarker Tests
              Posted proposed NCD and decision memo
https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/nca-proposed-decision-memo.aspx?NCAId=299

AlloMap® Molecular Expression Testing For Detection of Rejection of Cardiac Allografts
              Opened new tracking and posted proposed NCD and decision memo
https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/nca-details.aspx?NCAId=302

Medicare Coverage Determination Process

              Posted NCD Wait List

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/ncd-wait-list.pdf

READY Initiative COVID-19 Webinars: Landing Page | NLM

Disaster Information Management Research Center | NLM

READY Initiative COVID-19 Webinars: Landing Page

04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Save the Children International. Published: 4/2020. This web page provides information and links for a webinar series on topics relevant to COVID-19 and humanitarian settings, with questions from audience members from around the globe. READY is led by Save the Children in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, UK-Med, EcoHealth Alliance, and Mercy Malaysia. (Video or Multimedia)

Ten Immediate WASH Actions in Healthcare Facilities for COVID-19 Response | NLM

Disaster Information Management Research Center | NLM

Ten Immediate WASH Actions in Healthcare Facilities for COVID-19 Response

04/15/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Global Handwashing Partnership (GHP). Published: 4/15/2020. This four-page document describes 10 immediate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) actions that low-resource healthcare facilities can undertake with limited budget in the near-term (0-3 months) to prepare for and address COVID-19. WHO and UNICEF have also provided input on how to best adapt their Eight Practical Steps in the midst of COVID-19. (PDF)

Hygiene Baselines pre-COVID-19: Global Snapshot | NLM

Disaster Information Management Research Center | NLM

Hygiene Baselines pre-COVID-19: Global Snapshot

05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/2020. This seven-page document provides pre-COVID-19 hygiene baselines for households and population, schools, and health care facilities, and provides additional resources. (PDF)

XXII World Congress Special Session: COVID-19 and OSH (Occupational Safety and Health) | NLM

Disaster Information Management Research Center | NLM

XXII World Congress Special Session: COVID-19 and OSH (Occupational Safety and Health)

10/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: International Labour Organization (ILO). Published: 10/2020. This web page provides recordings from the XXII World Congress Special Session: COVID-19 and OSH, held on October 5-6, 2020, with topics that included Innovations in Addressing COVID-19, and The Changing World of Work and COVID-19. (Video or Multimedia)

Ethics and Vector-Borne Diseases: WHO Guidance | NLM

Disaster Information Management Research Center | NLM

Ethics and Vector-Borne Diseases: WHO Guidance

10/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 10/2020. This 74-page document details several aspects of vector-borne diseases, including malaria, dengue, and Zika, that raise significant ethical issues. The primary audience for this guidance is persons working directly in vector-borne disease prevention and control, including program managers, researchers, and field workers. The goal is to help readers recognize aspects of their work that raise significant ethical challenges and to respond to these challenges in accordance with internationally accepted values and norms. (PDF)

COVID-19 Transmission in U.S. Child Care Programs | NLM

Disaster Information Management Research Center | NLM

COVID-19 Transmission in U.S. Child Care Programs

10/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Child Care Aware of America. Published: 10/2020. This 25-page report provides information about a survey conducted by Yale University of more than 55,000 child care providers from May and June 2020 in the United States that helps provide some answers to the safety of child care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. (PDF)

What to Do If a Child Becomes Sick at Child Care or Reports a New COVID-19 Diagnosis | NLM

Disaster Information Management Research Center | NLM

What to Do If a Child Becomes Sick at Child Care or Reports a New COVID-19 Diagnosis

09/30/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Child Care Aware of America. Published: 9/30/2020. This one-page flowchart details what to do if a child in child care displays an illness consistent with COVID-19, or if parents, guardians, or caregivers report a child to have recent contact with a person with COVID-19. (PDF)

Housing and Shelter During a Pandemic Webinar Series: Landing Page | NLM

Disaster Information Management Research Center | NLM

Housing and Shelter During a Pandemic Webinar Series: Landing Page

09/25/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland Security and Defense. Published: 9/25/2020. This web page provides information and links for a webinar series discussing the challenges and emerging model practices for housing, sheltering, and congregate population management during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Video or Multimedia)

Public Health Webinar Series on Blood Disorders: Update on COVID-19 and Thrombosis Risk

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Public Health Webinar Series on Blood Disorders: Update on COVID-19 and Thrombosis Risk

09/17/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 9/17/2020. Participants in this one-hour webinar will learn to summarize the evidence from peer-reviewed publications of COVID-19-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE); describe proposed mechanisms by which COVID-19 may increase the risk for VTE; and recount the latest guidelines for preventing VTE in patients who are hospitalized for COVID-19. (Video or Multimedia)

Response to the Ebola Virus Disease in the Eastern of the Democratic Republic of Congo | NLM

Disaster Information Management Research Center | NLM

Response to the Ebola Virus Disease in the Eastern of the Democratic Republic of Congo

08/31/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance (ELRHA). Published: 8/31/2020. This 27-page report summarizes a study called “Humanizing the design of the Ebola response in DRC: Anthropological research on humane designs of Ebola treatment and care to build trust for better health,” which examined how humane designs of treatment and care at Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) influence the formation of trust into the response to the Ebola virus disease epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo. (PDF)