Despite years of progress, many african countries have wide variation in vaccine coverage
New study published in The Lancet helps identify where to improve vaccine deliveryCredit: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation SEATTLE ...
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Dr. Constance Nathanson awarded Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship
April 11, 2019 --Constance A. Nathanson, professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health has been ...
American College of Rheumatology applauds introduction of bipartisan step therapy legislation
The Safe Step Act would place reasonable limits on use of step therapy and protect autonomy in clinical decision making ...
Keeping the taste, reducing the salt
Credit: Public Domain (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_chip#/media/File:Potato-Chips.jpg) PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have found a way to make food taste salty ...
$4.9 million initiative addresses racial disparities in maternal, infant mortality
Healthy Start program focuses on black mothers and babiesCredit: University of Houston Despite being home to a world-class medical center, ...
New study advances treatment options for PTSD
New research from Texas A&M neuroscientist Dr. Stephen Maren found that stress increases the activity of fear-promoting regions of the ...
Opioid epidemic may have cost US governments $37.8 billion in tax revenue
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The opioid epidemic may have cost U.S. state and federal governments up to $37.8 billion in ...
Chronic diseases restrict the mobility of older people — often unconsciously
Chronic diseases are a key factor limiting the mobility of older people Chronic diseases are a key factor limiting the ...
Philadelphia hospitals responded to equivalent of 54 mass shooting-type events in 11 years
Researchers analyzed number of firearm-injured patients that presented in 'clusters' within 15 minutes of each other at the same hospital ...
What do people who practice anal sex desire for preventing HIV?
New study explores three delivery methods for rectal microbicidesCredit: MTN Sometimes a well-made shirt can look great on a hanger, ...
Researchers creating the most advanced 3D human lung to test e-cigarettes and hookah
CU Anschutz awarded $3.4 million by FDA to investigate the harm of emerging tobacco productsCredit: CU Anschutz Medical Campus The ...
The Lancet Planetary Health: Traffic-related air pollution associated with 4 million new cases of childhood asthma every year
Globally, the estimates suggest that there are 170 new cases of traffic pollution-related asthma per 100,000 children every year, and ...
University of Arkansas project makes a difference for low-income youth with disabilities
A new report finds that Arkansas PROMISE has succeeded at improving education and career outcomes for participants.Credit: Matt Reynolds A ...
GARDP announces multi-actor partnerships in search of new antibiotics
Discovery efforts will focus on World Health Organization's (WHO) priority pathogens Multi-actor partnership tests natural products and compound libraries for ...
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