Tag: Public Health

Computer-simulated study suggests that solid food feeding guides from hospitals and baby-formula makers need to be re-evaluated Starting six-month-old infants ...

Research finds connecting patients with their community could transform healthcare

Credit: Florida Atlantic University Engaging a wider range of resources to connect patients with organizations within their community can help ...

Targeted testing for viral hepatitis: Europe’s persistent public health challenge

ECDC estimate: around 9 million Europeans live with chronic hepatitis B or CCredit: ECDC European surveillance data show on-going transmission ...

US emergency medical services underrepresented of women and minorities

More must be done to tackle issue, with less than a quarter of newly certified paramedics being female Women and ...

San Francisco VA researcher to receive prestigious Barnwell Award

SAN FRANCISCO - Dr. Michael Shlipak will receive the Department of Veterans Affairs' Barnwell Award at an award ceremony at ...

Signals from skin cells control fat cell specialization

Credit: Kobe University When cells change to a more specialized type, we call this process cellular differentiation. Scientists have revealed ...

Study: Reducing greenhouse gas in rocky mountain region has health, financial benefits

As Rocky Mountain region plans its energy future, study suggests reigning in greenhouse gas emissions will save hundreds of lives ...

Rotavirus cell invasion triggers a cacophony of calcium signals

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine To successfully set off disease, rotavirus, a virus that causes severe diarrhea and vomiting in ...

America’s packaged food supply is ultra-processed

Americans are overexposed to products that are high in calories, saturated fat, sugar and saltCredit: Northwestern University About 80% of ...

UMass researchers receive $10 million grant to study jail-based opioid addiction treatment

National Institutes of Health announces creation of Justice Community Opioid NetworkCredit: UMass Amherst Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst ...

ADVANCE study provides evidence for shift to dolutegravir-containing ART in SA

The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute and partners have presented evidence for a shift to Dolutegravir-containing ART in SACredit: ...

Visits to the dentist decline in old age, especially among minorities

Study also finds disparities in adult dental visits by race, immigration Visits to the dentist drop significantly after adults turn ...

Study to explore accessibility of talk therapy treatment for new mothers is underway

The departments of psychiatry and obstetrics and gynecology at the UNC School of Medicine are collaborating on a large-scale, $13.2 ...

Findings from CARE Consortium added to global repository for brain injury data

Credit: IU School of Medicine Data from the world's most comprehensive concussion study is now publicly available in a repository ...

South Florida partnership using data to guide stroke triage decisions

EMS-driven effort to improve stroke systems of care is first of its kind in the nation Miami Beach, Fla.--A progressive ...

Fracking activities may contribute to anxiety and depression during pregnancy

A new study led by a researcher at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health identifies a link between proximity ...

Magnetic eyelashes: A new source of MRI artifacts

Cosmetic product degrades MRI and presents patient hazardCredit: American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) Leesburg, VA, July 24, 2019--A new cosmetic ...

Is deadly Candida auris a product of global warming?

Higher global temperatures may have adapted this mysterious, disease-causing fungus for growth in warm-blooded mammals A drug-resistant fungus species called ...

Hair could be the key to better mental-illness diagnosis in teens

Study also finds lower depression risk in kids with good family supportCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - It's ...

Study highlights the benefits of a US salt reduction strategy to US food industry