Tag: Public Health

March 8, 2021

Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM. DES PLAINES, IL - A Boston violence intervention ...

Helping people understand glaucoma with a mobile app

March 8, 2021

Free mobile app demystifies glaucoma - helping to explain symptoms, impact and treatment to patients and their familiesCredit: Allergan Researchers ...

New Lancet series shows mixed progress on maternal and child undernutrition in last decade

March 7, 2021

Series authors issue a call to action for fast-tracked funding to improve program coverage and quality service delivery which have ...

nTIDE February 2021 Jobs Report: Modest job gains provide hope for economic recovery

March 5, 2021

National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) - issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New HampshireCredit: Kessler Foundation ...

Species are our livelihoods

March 5, 2021

Biodiversity doesn't feature enough in large-scale assessments of ecosystem servicesCredit: Theresa Hickfang Functioning ecosystems provide the basis for security, basic ...

Int’l Women’s Day: Fathima Wakeel to present at Women in Data Science Conference

Wakeel, from Lehigh University's College of Health, will discuss how to frame population health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic using ...

An unstable working life affects the future mental health of young people

This study evaluates the relationship between the various possible pathways at the start of working life with future absenteeism due ...

A new strategy for pooling COVID-19 tests to detect outbreaks early

Novel protocol draws on mathematical models that account for false-negative test resultsCredit: Jean-François Rupprecht, the Centre for Theoretical Physics (CNRS/Aix-Marseille ...

A world without cervical cancer: Preventive Medicine publishes special issue to further global efforts to eliminate deadly disease

More than 100 scientists provide guidance towards meeting WHO global strategy of eliminating cervical cancer by 2030Credit: Moffitt Cancer Center ...

Purdue Research Foundation partners with IdentifySensors Biologics for COVID-19 technology

Credit: Purdue University/Chris Adam WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - IdentifySensors Biologics, a Purdue University-affiliated technology firm developing a rapid diagnostic platform ...

MDI Biological Laboratory receives funding to address arsenic threat

Maine CDC grant will support improving access to safe drinking waterCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The MDI ...

Accelerating gains in abdominal fat during menopause tied to heart disease risk

Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, March 3, 2021 - Women who experience an accelerated accumulation of abdominal fat during menopause ...

Sewage-handling robots help predict COVID-19 outbreaks in San Diego

Automated process helps test city sewage for SARS-CoV-2, allowing researchers to forecast the region's caseload one to two weeks ahead ...

uOttawa in studies investigating why COVID-19 devastation of long-term care residents