Laypeople have difficulty estimating severity of blood loss
Credit: Linkoping University When an accident occurs, the reactions of bystanders are important. Researchers have studied whether laypeople realise the ...
Tag: Public Health
Marijuana use typically drops at the beginning of the year, then climbs in summer and fall
Seasonal variation may be explained by new year's resolutionsCredit: Image by Louliana Voelker for NYU; icons by Guilherme Furtado and ...
$2.25 million NIH grant enables exploration of a pathway to better vaccines
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (January 11, 2021) - To build better vaccines, scientists want to know more ...
Big differences in how coral reef fish larvae are dispersed
Rutgers-led research could help scientists improve conservation of speciesCredit: Katrina A. Catalano How the larvae of colorful clownfish that live ...
Child marriage is legal and persists across Canada
Over 3,600 marriage certificates were issued to children under the age of 18 between 2000 and 2018Credit: Alissa Koski and ...
nTIDE December 2020 Jobs Report: COVID surge slows recovery for people with disabilities
National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire Institute on DisabilityCredit: Kessler ...
Tiny wireless device sheds light on combating obesity
Texas A&M researchers have designed a device that stimulates the endings of the vagus nerve, which is responsible for the ...
COVID-19 likely lingered longer than reported in Wuhan
Credit: Duan S, et al. (2021) (CC-BY 2.0) Wuhan City in China was the first place to report COVID-19 in ...
Cutting COVID-19 infectious period could prevent millions of cases
Simulations highlight potential value of developing ways to reduce how long someone is contagiousCredit: Sarah Rebbert/PHICOR, 2020 (CC-BY) A new ...
School nutrition professionals’ employee safety experiences during onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
Attention to the safety and concerns of school nutrition employees is vital for continuation of school nutrition programs during the ...
Mental health of UK women, ethnic minorities especially affected during pandemic
UK survey conducted before and during pandemic also indicates increase in average mental distress for all citizensCredit: Proto E, Quintana-Domeque ...
The link between opioid medication and pancreatic cancer
First study showing opioid use may be a risk factor contributing to the increasing incidence of pancreatic cancerCredit: Rush Production ...
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 ...
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 ...
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