Health Care February 2020

Is It Safe To Travel To China?

With the CDC recommending travelers avoid nonessential travel to China amid the spread of the coronavirus, the UNL has suspended its faculty travel and study abroad programs to China.

Health Care January 2020

Does Student At Yale Event Have Coronavirus?

Hispanic Outlook previously reported that a student at the Yale Model United Nations conference was being tested for the coronavirus. Update: the student does not have the virus.

Health Care January 2020

Do Masks Protect Against The Coronavirus?

Protective masks can offer some protection against the coronavirus, but they are not a substitute for taking precautions and exercising proper hygiene.

Health Care January 2020

ASU Responds To Confirmed Coronavirus Case

Students at ASU are worried about a confirmed case of the coronavirus despite the university’s response. The patient has ties to the ASU community but does not live in school housing.

Health Care January 2020

Illness Ends Model UN Event Early

A student at in the Yale Model United Nations conference has tested positive for the flu and is being tested for the coronavirus. The event was ended early, and the student is isolated.

Health Care January 2020

NMSU Professor Gets $1.5M

Paola Mera, a professor at New Mexico State University, has been awarded a $1.5 million grant for research on antibiotic resistance. The grant is from National Institutes of Health.

Health Care January 2020

Nursing School Gets $100K

The School of Nursing at West Virginia’s Fairmont State University is getting a new pediatric patient simulator thanks to $100,000 in donations.

Health Care January 2020

Wash. Requires Student Vaccinations

State law in Washington is requiring students to be vaccinated for the measles, mumps and rubella. Families can no longer opt out because of personal or philosophical reasons.

Health Care December 2019

Big Pharma Dealt Setback

A provision that would have given the makers of expensive drugs 10 years of protection from less-expensive knockoffs has been removed from the revamped North American trade deal.

Health Care December 2019

U Of A Tightens Mumps Vaccine Requirements

U of A has tightened mumps vaccine requirements. The state’s Department of Health said 35 mumps cases that can be linked to the campus have been identified since Sept. 1.

Health Care December 2019

US Proposes New Organ Transplants Rules

New proposed rules regarding organ transplants is meant to overhaul parts of the nation’s transplant system. More than 113,000 Americans linger on the transplant waiting list.

Health Care December 2019

Opioid Overdose Treatment Pushed Abroad

Mundipharma, the international affiliate of Purdue Pharma, is pushing naloxone, an opioid overdose treatment, abroad. It is also working to dominate the market for the treatment.