Tag: Public Health

The Safer at School Early Alert pilot program tests wastewater and surfaces to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in schools ...

Scent detection dogs can identify individuals infected with COVID-19

The use of trained scent detection dogs to detect volatile organic compounds associated with the COVID virus shows promise in ...

Handgun ownership associated with firearm suicide

Handgun ownership, not shotgun ownership, is associated with greater odds of a person having died from self-inflicted gunshot woundCredit: Raymond ...

Coronavirus test from a suitcase

Mobile laboratory for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 for AfricaCredit: Dr Ahmed Abd El Wahed The PCR test is the most ...

Small is big: the need for a holistic approach to manage cerebral small vessel disease

Cerebral small vessel disease manifests as a wide range of symptoms, requiring a holistic approach for identification and interventionCredit: Gerd ...

Cold sores: Discovery reveals how stress, illness and even sunburn trigger flareups

Credit: Courtesy Cliffe lab at UVA Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed light on what ...

Tiny population of neurons may have big role in depression

Credit: Phil Jones, freelance photographer A tiny population of neurons known to be important to appetite appear to also have ...

Caution: 1918 influenza provides warning for potential future pandemic reemergence

Credit: Siddarth Chandra EAST LANSING, Mich. - The 1918 influenza pandemic provides a cautionary tale for what the future may ...

Definitely not the flu: risk of death from COVID-19 3.5 times higher than from flu

Credit: CMAJ A new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) found that the risk of death from COVID-19 ...

Temple-Led Team: COVID containment measures in Philly associated with rise in gun violence

Pandemic has exacerbated issues such as poverty, unemployment and structural racism that are empirically tied to violence in PhiladelphiaCredit: Temple ...

Long-term stress linked to increased risk of heart attack

Credit: Emma Busk Winquist/Linköping University Can long-term stress lead to heart attacks? Most people would probably answer in the affirmative, ...

Virtual post-sepsis recovery program may also help recovering COVID-19 patients

Credit: ATS Feb. 10, 2021 - A new paper published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society describes ...

Universal access to preventive drugs could reduce HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa

Credit: Gabriel Chamie Universal HIV testing with linkage to treatment and prevention may be a promising approach to accelerate reductions ...

Vaccine confidence grows under new administration, latest CUNY SPH Survey reveals

Credit: CUNY SPH Under the Biden Administration, New Yorkers' acceptance of the Covid-19 vaccine has increased significantly. In September, 55% ...

Children’s finger length points to mothers’ income level

- links with diseases that begin in the wombCredit: John Manning, Swansea University Low-income mothers feminize their children in the ...

Blueprint for understanding the pandemic

Credit: ETH Zurich /Giulia Marthaler Scientific and public health experts have been raising the alarm for decades, imploring public officials ...

Study seeks to better understand how COVID-19 and cancer intersect

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers join nationwide study to examine long-term outcomes of cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19Credit: MUSC Hollings ...

Fast-growing parts of africa see a surprise: less air pollution from seasonal fires

But growing urban emissions mean reprieve may be only temporaryCredit: Kyu Lee/Earth Institute, Columbia University Often, when populations and economies ...

Death by suicide? Drug overdoses muddy waters for investigators, amplify mental health crisis

Credit: West Virginia University Classifying a death as suicide may be easiest for medical examiners and coroners in the western ...

Study finds Americans went out more after face mask mandates