Tag: Public Health

July 31, 2020

The UVA Center for Engineering in Medicine pairs engineers with clinicians to transform health care researchCredit: Photo credits: UVA Communications ...

CZI, CZ Biohub, and the State of California partner to track COVID-19 spread statewide

California COVID tracker is the first statewide SARS-CoV-2 tracking program of its kind in the United States -- will help ...

AJR study associates coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with large vessel occlusion strokes

After stratification for race and ethnicity, the risk of large vessel stroke among patients with COVID-19 was 2.4 times as ...

Biofilm early detection findings will advance chronic wound care

Biofilms, not visible by the naked eye, go undetected by health professionals damaging healing tissue and causing delays in wound ...

Pooling strategy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: A solution for mass population screening of SARS-CoV-2

A rapid, cheap, and reliable pooling strategy for screening of SARS-CoV-2 for maximization of available RT-PCR testing kits and resources ...

Researchers find therapeutic targets to fight SARS-CoV-2

Credit: Nersisyan, et. al. Researchers from HSE University have developed new approaches for regulating the expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 ...

Slowing down a ‘helper’ cell may someday make vaccines more effective for seniors

A surprising new concept for boosting the power of flu vaccines might also boost future COVID-19 vaccinesCredit: Cincinnati Children's Many ...

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. to publish Applied Biosafety

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 29, 2020--ABSA International has awarded the contract to publish their ...

US should consider ‘stay-at-home’ cooling options during pandemic

Credit: Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, University of Sydney published in Science of the Total Environment A new study from Australian scientists ...

New survey finds large racial divide in concern over ability to pay for COVID-19 treatment

Significant increase in medication insecurity also seen among people of colorCredit: Gallup-West Health U.S. Healthcare Study WASHINGTON, D.C. and SAN ...

Americans are consuming less sugar but more nonnutritive sweeteners

New Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics study shows US household purchases of foods & beverages containing caloric ...

University of Cincinnati ergonomics expert says work smarter at home

Sit up, raise the screen, pad the chairCredit: Photo by Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand. Taking a few minutes to ...

Randomized study for treatment of COVID pneumonia uses cystic fibrosis drug dornase alfa

Drug may break up 'neutrophil extracellular traps,' or NETs, which contribute to lung inflammation and thicken mucusCredit: Lucas de Meglio ...

Seafood products made from cells should be labeled cell-based

Rutgers study examines potential names for package labels to meet FDA rulesCredit: William Hallman/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Companies seeking to commercialize ...

Trial finds drug safe and effective in treating hep-c during pregnancy

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, July 27, 2020 - Critics of the new recommendation to screen all pregnant women for hepatitis C ...

Stopping listeria reproduction ‘in its tracks’

University of Houston researchers discover CoO-TiO2 compound to mitigate bacterial contaminationCredit: University of Houston Listeria contaminations can send food processing ...

MU School of Nursing programs help nursing homes respond to COVID-19

Credit: MU Sinclair School of Nursing COLUMBIA, Mo. - As the coronavirus pandemic continues to put a strain on health ...

Same-day IUD placements hard to come by in Ohio, study finds

Researchers: Obstacle to reproductive care could lead to unintended pregnanciesCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Though same-day access ...

Viral hepatitis: Europe needs to close the testing gap

World Hepatitis Day: is Europe on track for the on the way towards the Sustainable Development Goal for healthCredit: ECDC ...

NTU Singapore researchers speed up gold-standard COVID-19 diagnostic test