Tag: Public Health

Credit: Daniel Hanoch In what has the potential to significantly change how Corona patients are being treated and the severity ...

RedHill’s phase 2/3 COVID-19 study of opaganib passes second DSMB review

Independent DSMB unanimously recommends continuation of the global Phase 2/3 study of orally-administered opaganib in severe COVID-19 based on review ...

Graz research group develops health portal of the future

Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz Can this digital medium make predictions about the individual information needs of users, recognize ...

New report reveals human, economic toll of air pollution in India

Air pollution in India contributed to 1.67 million deaths, loss of 1.36 percent of GDP, finds new report led by ...

Antibiotics for C-sections effective after umbilical cord clamped

Rutgers co-authored study challenges current recommendations aimed at preventing infectionsCredit: NIH Antibiotics for cesarean section births are just as effective ...

Learning from three centuries of smallpox epidemics in London, UK

Credit: Olga Krylova and David J.D. Earn The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge of interest in the study ...

NIST software tool improves your doctor’s vaccination advice

Agency's testing tools have increased the correctness and consistency of computerized vaccination recommendations.Credit: B. Hayes/NIST Behind the scenes at your ...

Young people regarded COVID-19 as a threat to the older generation but not to themselves

Credit: NTU Singapore At the start of the pandemic, young Singaporeans regarded COVID-19 as a threat to the older generation ...

Traditional model for disease spread may not work in COVID-19

Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Dec. 21, 2020) - A mathematical model that can help project the ...

Drinking milk while breastfeeding may reduce the child’s food allergy risk

Credit: John Browne/Chalmers University of Technology Children of mothers who drink relatively more cow's milk during breastfeeding are at reduced ...

Screen time, emotional health among parents’ top concerns for children during pandemic

National poll: Cyberbullying, depression and unhealthy habits on parents' top 10 list of worries; Black families rank racism as No.1 ...

TTUHSC surgeon serves as a national lead for worldwide CovidSurg collaborative

Group's report addresses surgery backlog, conditions created by pandemicCredit: TTUHSC In 2013, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) established ...

A step toward understanding why COVID-19 boosts stroke risk

UCLA-led study uses 3D-printed 'blood vessels' to identify possible link between coronavirus and strokeCredit: UCLA Health A UCLA-led study may ...

nTIDE COVID Update November 2020: Surge takes its toll on jobseekers with disabilities

Following months of decline, furloughs increased for people with disabilities in November while continuing to decline for workers without disabilitiesCredit: ...

Study shows incorporating telemedicine helps surgical practices

Credit: Stony Brook University STONY BROOK, NY, December 18, 2020 - A new study that records patient volume at Stony ...

American Roentgen Ray Society awards 2021 scholarships to Tatiana Kelil, Camilo Jaimes

Kelil to pursue personalized breast cancer risk assessment using imaging biomarkers and machine learning; Jaimes to investigate fetal diffusion tensor ...

Researchers publish free guides packed with wisdom from COVID-19 patients and caregivers

Practical tips for COVID-19 hospital and post-hospital care available for anyone to use, and for any hospital or health system ...

Aboriginal women share their stories on keeping the heart strong

Credit: Photo by Steve Evans More than a decade after committing $130+ billion to Closing the Gap, there has been ...

UVA tests ‘radically different’ approach to managing type 2 diabetes

Credit: Jackson Smith | UVA Health A researcher at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is testing what he ...

Researchers use artificial intelligence to ID mosquitos