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A top doctor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center warns about a new surge of COVID-19 cases with younger people.
The state recorded more than 450 cases last week, an increase of 55% from the week before.
Dr. James Lawler says the increase isn’t a surprise given the presence of the highly contagious delta variant and the number of unvaccinated people in the state.
He also told an Omaha TV station the summer could get “ugly” for people in the 20-to-50 year age group.
He predicted the worst part of the pandemic is coming for this younger demographic.
Data from the CDC shows that the state’s rate of new cases per capita ranked 23rd among the states last week.
Nebraska COVID-19 cases jump to 456 last week
July 7, 2021 GMT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) The number of COVID-19 cases reported in Nebraska jumped last week, but the rate of new cases remained below the national average.
The Omaha World-Herald reports that the state recorded 456 virus cases last week, which was up from 253 and 181 in the two previous weeks, according to data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The state’s rate of new cases per capita remains slightly below the national average and it ranked 23rd among the states last week.
Dr. James Lawler with the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Global Center for Health Security said the increase in cases isn’t a surprise given the presence of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus and the number of people in the state who haven’t gotten vaccinated.
Basheer Qolomany part of NU team studying peripheral artery disease Post Views: 931
Research project title: Machine learning applications for gait signatures in patients with peripheral artery disease
Grant award: University of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative Grant. This project has been funded for a two-year total of $149,405.
Project description: In this project we propose a novel approach for the detection and monitoring of peripheral artery disease (PAD) progression using wearable devices and machine learning to analyze human gait. The long-term goal of this project is to use wearable devices in concert with machine learning to improve the diagnosis and treatment of functional problems in patients with PAD outside the clinical setting.
Hospitals may not be adequately prepared for the next pandemic, study finds
As the COVID-19 pandemic wanes in the U.S., a new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) finds that hospitals nationwide may not be adequately prepared for the next pandemic.
A 10-year analysis of hospitals preparedness for pandemics and other mass casualty events found only marginal improvements in a measurement to assess preparedness during the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was published last month in the
Journal of Healthcare Management.
Our work links objective healthcare data to a hospital score that assesses the ability to save lives in a disaster. It attempts to fill a glaring gap in the national conversation on the need for improved assessments of and the opportunity for better hospital planning to assure readiness.
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