Tag: Public Health

November 6, 2020

Credit: Schachner & Spieler - LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - AuntMinnie.com awarded Bradley Spieler, MD, Vice Chairman ...

Vaccine shows promise against herpes virus

November 6, 2020

New study demonstrates candidate's potential to generate antibodies, limit viral sheddingCredit: Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln A genetically edited form ...

USask researchers find face masks don’t hinder breathing during exercise

Credit: John Ko SASKATOON - A new University of Saskatchewan (USask) study has found that exercise performance and blood and ...

Tokyo’s voluntary standstill may have stopped COVID-19 in its tracks

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo - Why did Japan largely contain COVID-19 despite famously jam-packed ...

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Social media can guide public pandemic policy: QUT research

Social media analytics now a valuable tool in understanding the thoughts and actions of the public during a pandemicCredit: QUT ...

Prejudice, poverty, gender – illustrations show the reality of living with disease

Community-based research programme leads to innovative 'cartoons'Credit: Sightsavers Illustrations by a local artist in Nigeria are helping health workers and ...

Physician advocates screening teen emergency room patients for sexually transmitted infections

University of Cincinnati researcher says it will help combat future health complicationsCredit: Photo by Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati. A University ...

Scientists find Ebola virus antibodies in people before 2018 DRC outbreak

Exposure to Ebola viruses may be more frequent and widespread than previously thoughtCredit: Tracey Goldstein/UC Davis Scientists found antibodies to ...

Dietary supplement may help in the treatment of fatty liver

A recent study by researchers at the University of Jyväskylä was successful in partially preventing fatty liver disease in rats.Credit: ...

Covid-19 monitoring: New NUS system wirelessly captures data from pulse oximeters

Credit: National University of Singapore Automating the collection and presentation of healthcare data is crucial in the fight against COVID-19 ...

Being in treatment with statins reduces COVID-19 mortality by 22% to 25%

This drug is currently taken by one in four people to reduce cholesterol in the blood and thus prevent cardiovascular ...

Intensive lab experiences and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

Credit: Dr. McCleery For students studying ecology and evolution, it's important to experience the processes and concepts they are learning ...

One last trip: when tourism embraces the terminally ill

November 3, 2020

This is a hidden community for whom tourism isn't merely a recreation, it could be a need; but they require ...

Study suggests increased risk of restraint use in black patients in the emergency setting

Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- A study published in ...

Hot or cold, weather alone has no significant effect on COVID-19 spread

Credit: Ian Dolphin. At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, there were high hopes that hot summer temperatures could reduce ...

Excessive alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic

McLean Hospital experts offer insights on how to address this public health crisisCredit: McLean Hospital Alcohol consumption is a common ...

The role of the Sun in the spread of viral respiratory diseases

Credit: Paolo Bonfini, University of Crete Why do most viral epidemics spread cyclically in autumn and winter in the globe's ...

Collecting sperm from Covid-19 patients

October 30, 2020

How does Covid-19 affect sperm and thus the next generation´s immune system? Norwegian researchers are collecting sperm to find the ...

Sugars could be the key to an earlier test for breast cancer