Tag: Public Health

Medical innovation districtCredit: UT Arlington Urban studies researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are constructing a strategic development ...

Study questions success of health intervention currently used in developing countries

In the early 20th century, researchers in Massachusetts studied the first community-based health intervention in the world, the Framingham Health ...

Restricted permit-only access to Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome summit, anticipated to improve hiker safety, did not

New study published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine assesses hiker safety before and after restrictions and found that hiking in ...

Study: No outcome differences after hernia surgery by medical doctors vs surgeons in Ghana

Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - Inguinal hernia is one of the most common general surgical conditions in ...

Diving into water treatment strategies for swimming pools

With summer in full swing, many people are cooling off in swimming pools. However, some of the substances that are ...

Significant UK air quality improvements over past 40 years cut death rates

Policies to improve air quality in the UK over the past 40 years have led to significant reductions in pollution ...

Older adults’ independence is most significant factor for vulnerability in hot weather

Efforts to support older people during extreme heat should focus on those who lack independence or have pre-existing health issues, ...

New unprinting method can help recycle paper and curb environmental costs

Rutgers-led study shows the benefits of removing toner with pulses of intense xenon lightCredit: Rajiv Malhotra/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Imagine if ...

Lessons from Columbine: New technology provides insight during active shooter situations

Credit: Eric Dietz/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Run, hide, fight. It has become a mantra for how to act ...

From simple tools to high-level buy-in, how doctors can help cancer patients quit tobacco

Penn study shows Moonshot-funded program is making an impact PHILADELPHIA - A simple set of decision-support tools combined with institutional ...

Repeat ER users changed how they used ERs after gaining medicaid coverage

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded health insurance coverage, including eligibility for Medicaid, the public insurance program for low-income Americans. ...

Multiresistant intestinal bacteria spread widely in Vietnamese hospitals

Credit: John Karlsson/LiU Around half of patients admitted to hospital in Vietnam are carriers of multiresistant intestinal bacteria, which are ...

Zero-calorie sweeteners on trial again

Exposure to sucralose and acesulfame-K in the womb and via breastmilk leads to altered intestinal flora and liver toxicity in ...

New osteoporosis therapy’s dual effects on bone tissue

Credit: Dr. Pascale Chavassieux Sclerostin is a protein produced by osteocytes in the bone that inhibits bone formation. A recent ...

Exposure to air pollution in India is associated with more hypertension in women

Long-term exposure to air pollution has been previously associated with a higher risk of hypertension in high-income countries, where air ...

‘M-RISE’ research program aims to prevent brain damage caused by cardiac arrest

Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. - For the more than 350,000 Americans that experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each ...

Intelligent testing could save lives by defusing ticking time bomb of liver disease

A new way of detecting liver disease decades before it can become fatal has been developed by a team of ...

NIH launches large TB prevention trial for people exposed to multidrug-resistant TB

Study will compare delamanid to isoniazid for preventing TB disease in at-risk contactsCredit: NIAID A large clinical trial to assess ...

Chronic conditions — not infectious diseases — are top 5 causes of early death in China

Substantial reductions in maternal and child mortality reveal 'dramatic shift' from communicable to chronic conditions; Top risk factors are high ...

Better care needed for people displaying first symptoms of bipolar disorder