Survey: In Vermont, pandemic’s impact falling disproportionately on lower income groups
Credit: Glenn Russell High percentages of Vermonters agree with the social distancing measures put in place by the state in ...
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Electronic health information exchange improves public health disease reporting
Study shows prepopulating forms increases reporting rates for notifiable conditionsCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Disease tracking is an important area ...
Low physical function increase the risk for bone loss in older hip fracture patients
Acknowledgement of the risk factors is important for bone health and overall recoveryCredit: University of Jyväskylä. Low physical function and ...
Parents twice as likely to be concerned about ticks than of mosquitoes
Just 1 in 3 parents use a bug repellent on their child that contains DEET, which is most effective in ...
Parasites and the microbiome
In a study of ethnically diverse people from Cameroon, the presence of a parasite infection was closely linked to the ...
School may be the key to improvement for children in social care
Credit: Linköping University Children in social care have poorer mental health and perform worse in school than other children. But ...
Fuel walking and cycling with low carbon diets, researchers say
Credit: University of Otago Walking and cycling have many benefits and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but researchers say we ...
To help West Virginia reopen safely, WVU researchers develop new COVID-19 tests
Credit: West Virginia University COVID-19 tests are in short supply. The companies that make the necessary chemicals--called reagents--can't keep up ...
Clinical updates for diagnostic ultrasound during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Patient and visitor screening, segregation and monitoring of staff, scan vetting, strict protocol adherence help prevent nosocomial transmission of COVID-19 ...
Bulgaria’s National Cardiac Society pioneers ARPHA’s top-to-bottom bilingual publishing
The first 2020 issue of the society's bilingual journal is already online on a brand new and user-friendly websiteCredit: Bulgarian ...
ModGraProDep: Artificial intelligence and probabilistic modelling in clinical oncology
Mathematic modelling: new frontiers in the fight against cancerCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA / ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE Improving the prediction ...
Substandard hand sanitizers readily available on market, confirm pharmacists
'...the general public are often unaware that such products cannot ensure disinfection and are not fit for use amid the ...
New protocol on breast cancer and breastfeeding
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 10, 2020--Managing women with breast cancer who are breastfeeding is ...
An ISGlobal team achieves massive sexual conversion of the malaria parasite in a dish
The technique will facilitate the design of new tools to block disease transmissionCredit: Oriol Llorà Batlle/ISGlobal A research team at ...
Gaps in data on marijuana use limit public health response
UMass Amherst research examines availability of cannabis data as more states consider legalizationCredit: UMass Amherst Better data on marijuana use ...
National Autism Indicators Report: the connection between autism and financial hardship
A.J. Drexel Autism Institute releases the 2020 National Autism Indicators Report highlighting the financial challenges facing households of children with ...
Women generate lower travel-related greenhouse gas emissions, NZ study finds
Credit: University of Otago Women use more diverse modes of travel and generate lower greenhouse gas emissions than men, despite ...
Healthcare professional revenue falls nearly 50% across nation during COVID-19 pandemic
Oral surgery and gastroenterology decline the most of specialties studied, per fair health's third COVID-19 report, 'Healthcare professionals and the ...
Living near oil and gas wells may increase preterm birth risk
Credit: Photo credit: David Gonzalez Living in close proximity to oil and gas operations may increase the risk of preterm ...
Learning from history to fight against COVID-19
Grant awarded to MU researchers looks for similarities, differences between 1918 flu pandemic and COVID-19 pandemicCredit: Image courtesy of The ...
