C-sections by trained health officers a safe alternative
Task sharing in Sierra Leone -- teaching emergency surgery to health officers -- can help improve healthcare in a country ...
Tag: Public Health
Increased depression and suicidal behavior risk for young cannabis users
New international study reveals percentage of young cannabis users are gambling with risk of depression or suicidal behavior Montreal, February ...
Link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer ignored by women most at risk
Credit: Flinders University Middle aged women in Australia aren't getting the message about the proven link between alcohol consumption and ...
Verbal autopsies capture more accurate burden of disease in Uganda
Model is likely cost-effective and greatly increases reporting of vital statisticsCredit: Doreen Nabukalu, M.P.H. Chapel Hill, NC - Training community ...
Customized drug interaction alerts address alert fatigue, protect patients
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital For anyone who regularly uses a computer, the experience of clicking through multipage user ...
IU School of Medicine makes breakthrough toward developing blood test for pain
Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--A breakthrough test developed by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to measure pain ...
VUMC researchers, supercomputing effort reveal antibody secrets
Pushing forward the frontier of vaccine scienceCredit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Using sophisticated gene sequencing and computing techniques, researchers at ...
Safe consumption sites: Study identifies policy change strategies and challenges
Understanding community experiences may inform others seeking to establish safe consumption sites A new qualitative study from the Johns Hopkins ...
DDT exposure tied to breast cancer risk for all women through age 54
Six-decade-long study finds 40-year induction period between time of exposure and diagnosis All women exposed to high levels of DDT ...
Road salts could endanger ecosystems, water supplies
Lakes, rivers and some private wells are becoming saltier, largely thanks to high levels of road salt sprinkled on streets ...
Drug-resistant TB cured with new approaches in post-war DRC
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13, 2019 - A high proportion of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) cases can be cured in conflict-affected communities with ...
Fractures, head injuries common in e-scooter collisions, according to UCLA research
Study is first to analyze public health impact of emerging personal transportation option UCLA researchers have found that people involved ...
Laser-induced graphene gets tough, with help
Rice University lab combines conductive foam with other materials for capable new compositesCredit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 12, ...
Large study fails to link phthalates and increased breast cancer risk
UMass Amherst epidemiologist says more research is needed looking at younger womenCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In the largest ...
Investing in antibiotics critical to saving lives during pandemic influenza outbreaks
CDDEP researchers find that the availability of an effective antibiotic that can treat Staphylococcus aureus infections effectively during a pandemic ...
The Lancet: Direct-acting antivirals reduce risk of premature mortality and liver cancer for people with chronic hepatitis C
The first prospective, longitudinal study investigating treatment of chronic hepatitis C with direct-acting antivirals finds that the treatment is associated ...
Researchers examine postpartum hospital readmissions for women with psychiatric conditions
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), gestational diabetes affects an estimated 2 - 10% of pregnancies ...
VA pushing medical research and inventions to private sector
Hundreds of VA inventions available through license agreementsCredit: Eugene Russell/VA The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Monday a ...
Sophisticated blood analysis provides new clues about Ebola, treatment avenues
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease A detailed analysis of blood samples from Ebola patients in Sierra Leone ...
Changes in lung cells seen almost immediately after contact with low-molecular weight PAHs
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center It is well known that exposure to high-molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) increases ...