Tag: Public Health

May 22, 2019

Extending rates to non-expansion states would have led to 355,184 additional screenings A new study examining Medicaid expansion and cancer ...

Female firefighters more likely to suffer PTSD, contemplate suicide

UH study: 1-in-5 females, 1-in-8 males experience PTSDCredit: University of Houston In the heavily male-dominated firefighting profession, females seem to ...

Successful HIV effort prompts call for clinics to expand mental health services on site

Credit: University of Virginia Health System Increasing access to mental health services improves HIV outcomes among vulnerable patients, a new ...

Widespread testing, treatment of Hepatitis C in US prisons improves outcomes

BOSTON-- At current drug prices, testing all persons entering prison for Hepatitis C, treating those who have at least 12 ...

Study to explore reasons rural communities are less healthy

UofL researchers part of a NIH-funded multi-site longitudinal studyCredit: UofL A new study hopes to help researchers understand what causes ...

Statistical model could predict future disease outbreaks

Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - Several University of Georgia researchers teamed up to create a statistical method that may allow ...

Why lack of sleep is bad for your heart

Study finds short-sleepers have lower levels of gene-regulating microRNA In recent years, numerous studies have shown that people who don't ...

McMaster researchers create a better way to transport life-saving vaccines

New method can get anti-viral vaccines safely and cheaply to previously inaccessible populationsCredit: JD Howell, McMaster University HAMILTON, May 21, ...

Food insecurity in Nunavut increased after Nutrition North Canada introduced

Almost half of households affected Food insecurity, meaning inadequate or insecure access to food because of a lack of money, ...

Millions of Europeans at risk of chronic digestive diseases, new report reveals

Poor nutritional choices, including a high intake of ultra-processed foods and trans-fats, are putting millions of Europeans at an increased ...

AJTMH tipsheet for May 2019

Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID); Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIH California Study Warns Obscure Q Fever a ...

Rocky mountain spotted fever risks examined

First comprehensive study in Mexicali, MX looks at disease spreadCredit: Janet Foley/UC Davis In Mexicali, Mexico, an uncontrolled epidemic of ...

Giving rural Indians what they want increases demand for cookstoves

Common business practices, including enticing rebates, improves adoption of new cookstoves in rural IndiaCredit: Duke Global Health DURHAM, N.C. - ...

Why do women military vets avoid using VA benefits?

Research by UMass Amherst epidemiologist pinpoints factors of health care quality, accessibility and comfortCredit: UMass Amherst Many women military veterans ...

Progress in family planning in Africa accelerating

Analysis in eight countries suggests trends advancing more quickly than previously thought, with married women the biggest users A new ...

New coalition to bolster fight against ticks and mosquitoes

Stakeholder group will channel collective action for national vector-borne disease strategyCredit: (Tick) Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org; (Mosquito) ...

Infant deaths highlight danger of misusing car seats, other sitting devices

Researchers: Car seats are essential for safety but must be used as directedCredit: UVA Health System Car safety seats are ...

Pitt to lead creation of global, cloud-based data system for infectious diseases

Credit: Brian Cohen/Pitt PITTSBURGH, May 20, 2019 - Backed by a five-year, $6.7 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant, ...

New single vaccination approach to killer diseases

Scientists from the University of Adelaide's Research Centre for Infectious Diseases have developed a single vaccination approach to simultaneously combat ...

Preparing low-income communities for hurricanes begins with outreach, Rutgers study finds