Citizenship tasks tax women physicians
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 6, 2021--Women physicians feel pressured to spend more time in ...
Tag: Public Health
Facebook posts help facilitate belief that HPV vaccine is dangerous to health
University of Missouri health communication expert believes study could inform the ongoing COVID-19 vaccine roll out and distributionCredit: University of ...
Binghamton University awarded SUNY Prepare Innovation Grants to pursue COVID-19 research
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY--The State University of New York has awarded grants of up ...
New resource for survivors from NCCN helps guide life after cancer diagnosis and treatment
New NCCN guidelines for patients: Survivorship series provides expert advice to help cancer survivors sustain better health while monitoring for ...
In-utero exposures associated with increased risk of thyroid cancer
Maternal health, in-utero, and perinatal exposures and risk of thyroid cancer in offspringCredit: University of Bergen A recent study by ...
Sweetened beverage sales bounced back quickly after Cook County tax repealed
Study published in JAMA Network OpenCredit: UIC Following the repeal of the short-lived Cook County, Illinois Sweetened Beverage Tax, sales ...
New virtual screening strategy identifies existing drug that inhibits Covid-19 virus
In lab experiments, pralatrexate outperforms remdesivir against SARS-CoV-2Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH, 2020 (CC0) A novel computational ...
Multiple mosquito blood meals accelerate malaria transmission
Credit: W. Robert Shaw, 2020 (CCBY 2.0) Multiple bouts of blood feeding by mosquitoes shorten the incubation period for malaria ...
New mutations in malaria parasite encourage resistance against key preventive drug
The mutations are already widespread in parasite populations in Africa and AsiaCredit: Lauren Holden, Wellcome Collection (CC BY 4.0) In ...
Traditional Ghanaian medicines show promise against tropical diseases
Credit: Osei-Safo 2020 (CC-BY 2.0) The discovery of new drugs is vital to achieving the eradication of neglected tropical diseases ...
Asian tiger mosquito poses low risk for Zika virus outbreaks
Credit: Albin Fontaine and Céline Jourdan, 2020 (CCBY 2.0) The Asian tiger mosquito does not pose a major risk for ...
Study: in social media safety messages, the pictures should match the words
Effective posts led to better understanding among new parentsCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When using social media ...
Transfusions with higher red blood cell levels do not improve preterm baby outcomes
Largest study to-date compares thresholds for blood transfusions in premature babiesCredit: George Mason University Very low birthweight infants are at ...
UC researcher urges caution using remdesivir to treat COVID-19
Pharmaceutical scientist sees potential problems with remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatmentCredit: University of Cincinnati While the world has its eyes ...
Imaging of ballistic wounds, bullet composition and implications for MRI safety
Since patients with ballistic embedded fragments are frequently denied MRI, due to indeterminate bullet composition sans shell casings, radiography and ...
Study examines the most effective COVID-19 control policies
Credit: Rotman School of Management Toronto - With the arrival of effective vaccines for the COVID-19 virus, the end of ...
2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend grains at all life stages
Guidelines maintain existing serving size for whole and enriched grainsCredit: The Grain Chain The Grain Chain, a farm to fork ...
Kobe University and Sysmex conducted clinical evaluation of the ELISPOT method: A new test for COVID
Report on T cell immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in the Japanese populationCredit: Sysmex/Kobe University Kobe University (Location: Kobe, Japan; President: Hiroshi ...
With COVID exacerbating superbug threat, researchers ID new weapon
Study identifies novel compound in fight against antibiotic resistanceCredit: CU Boulder As scientists around the globe wage war against a ...
Cost-effective or not? New research on national vaccination programs
Credit: University of Gothenburg. Immunizing children against chickenpox would save money, but offering shingles vaccinations to all 65-year-olds would not. ...
