Tag: Public Health

USAID-funded program aimed at reducing deaths from complications due to childbirth appears to have prompted more efficient care A U.S.-funded ...

Award for ‘bridge builder’ professor Ferdinand Gerlach

The general practitioner receives €10,000 Public Fellowship Award for his work mediating between medicine, politics, and society as a wholeCredit: ...

Gonorrhoea: Drug resistance compromises recommended treatment in Europe

Very limited alternatives left to successfully treat gonorrhoeaCredit: ECDC Gonorrhoea is the second most commonly notified sexually transmitted infection across ...

New study indicates early-term infants can succeed at breastfeeding

Contrary to earlier research, early birth need not impact nursing success Researchers have determined that healthy premature babies can have ...

Higher hospital readmission rates for cardiac patients in Northern vs. Southern Ontario: Importance

Study suggests providing post-discharge transitional care may be key to reducing hospital readmissions, according to the Canadian Journal of CardiologyCredit: ...

India’s child nutrition program sees higher utilization, but fewer gains in high-burden states

Improved access for historically marginalized castes and tribes, but low-educated women and the poorest groups left behind February 28, New ...

Don’t panic: Lessons learned from Hawaii false alarm

'Ballistic missile threat inbound' text message made people verify and check what others were doing When Hawaiian Island residents received ...

Thirty years of fast food: Greater variety, but more salt, larger portions, and added calories

Changes in food variety, portion size, dietary energy, and selected micronutrients are potentially fueling the obesity epidemic, according to a ...

Medicating mosquitoes to fight malaria

Applying antimalarial drugs to bed nets could lead to drop in malaria transmission Mosquitoes that landed on surfaces coated with ...

Latest anti-retroviral drug regimens provide ‘Lazarus Effect’ for HIV patients

TUCSON, Ariz. - Treatment of the HIV/AIDS epidemic has seen remarkable advancements with the advent of the latest anti-retroviral drug ...

For breast cancer survivors, group exercise beats personal training for quality of life

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Study after study has shown that for cancer survivors, exercise is good. But what ...

Health insurance is not assurance of healthcare

For subsidized Ohio health-exchange users, high out-of-pocket costs often mean bypassed care compared to Medicaid recipientsCredit: Case Western Reserve University ...

CVIA special issue on women’s heart health to coincide with ‘The Heart Truth’

CVIA Volume 3 Issue 4 now publishedCredit: Compuscript Limited. The first Friday of February is an annual celebration by millions ...

Resistance training even as little as once per week benefits older individuals

Resistance training improves the health of over 65-year-olds, and the benefits occur even when some people train as little as ...

Custom-made proteins may help create antibodies to fight HIV

A new way to create proteins that can sneak through HIV's protective coating may be a step toward understanding the ...

ACTG presents new research on HIV and TB, co-morbidities, treatment, and cure at CROI 2019

The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), the world's largest and longest-established HIV research network, funded by NIAID at the U.S. ...

PCORI Board approves $2.8 million to support implementation of findings

Projects focus on sleep apnea and community health worker interventions WASHINGTON, DC (February 26, 2019) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research ...

Zoonoses: Antimicrobial resistance shows no signs of slowing down

ECDC/EFSA report 'rings alarm bells,' says EU CommissionerCredit: ECDC/EFSA, 2019 Data released today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention ...

UA physicians and scientists developing technology to prevent adverse reactions to medications

PHOENIX - The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix and Banner Health are collaborating to prevent life-threatening adverse ...

UVA expanding telehealth to better treat diabetes, heart disease