American Roentgen Ray Society statement on health care and racial inequities
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Tag: Public Health
Software project aims to keep patient data protected in COVID-19 research
Computer scientist receives NSF grant to help develop toolCredit: The University of Texas at Dallas The COVID-19 pandemic has created ...
Physical activity in all of its forms may help maintain muscle mass in midlife
Hormonal changes during menopause decrease muscle mass, but physical activity might slow the decrementCredit: University of Jyväskylä A large study ...
May 2020: Job numbers up for Americans with disabilities as COVID restrictions ease
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire May 2020 nTIDE report -- featuring the New Jersey-based GI Go Fund's programs ...
Air conditioner bumps the electric bill by 42%, increasing the risk of energy poverty
Credit: Gaia Squarci A new study published in Economic Modelling by researchers at Ca' Foscari University and CMCC shows that ...
Something in the water: Pollutant may be more hazardous than previously thought
Credit: M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins Medicine, using NASA and public domain images Sometimes toxins, such as hazardous wastes and industrial ...
Volcanic glass spray shows promise in controlling mosquitoes
Credit: Photo courtesy of Michael Roe, NC State University. An indoor residual spray made by combining a type of volcanic ...
Largest ever study of radiosurgery for brain metastases from small cell lung cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The international First-line Radiosurgery for Small-Cell Lung Cancer (FIRE-SCLC) analysis led by University of ...
Beating COVID-19 through genomic research
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 4, 2020--Next-generation sequencing of the COVID-19 virus is providing powerful ...
COVID-19: Virginia launches statewide antibody testing
Credit: UVA Health UVA Health has partnered with the Virginia Department of Health and other hospitals around the state to ...
Continued nicotine use promotes brain tumors in lung cancer patients, study suggests
Wake Forest researchers suggest nicotine replacement therapies may not be suitable smoking cessation strategies for this populationCredit: Wu et al., ...
Researchers find new way to detect blood clots
Texas A&M biomedical engineering researchers designed a medical device that mimics blood vessels to design and monitor drugs for patients ...
Chapman University national study highlights wide-ranging effects of COVID-19 pandemic
The survey examined the experiences of 4,149 adults living in the United States and how the crisis is impacting their ...
Interventional radiologists modify protocol for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Chief among the myriad practical updates to minimize risks for patients and imaging personnel alike is a tiered approach for ...
First do no harm — researchers urge halt in prescribing hydroxycholoroquine for COVID-19
Credit: Florida Atlantic University The sacred oath taken by physicians during graduation from medical school to "First do no harm," ...
Discrimination may erase ‘birthweight advantage’ of black US immigrants in one generation
Credit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University Black women have the highest prevalence of low birthweight babies compared to other racial and ...
Wearable sensor may help to assess stress in healthcare workers
Credit: Emma Chapron, University of South Wales A wearable biosensor may help monitor stress experienced by healthcare professionals, according to ...
‘Major gaps’ in understanding how land-use changes affect spread of diseases
Credit: Connor Butler The quest to discover how new diseases - such as Covid-19 - emerge and spread in response ...
New evidence on bed bug burden in urban neighborhoods
UMass Amherst researcher and team see more risk of bed bugs in poorer, crowded urban areasCredit: Charles Kremenak AMHERST, Mass. ...
Study finds COVID-19 convalescent plasma therapy safe, with 76% patients improving
First peer-reviewed publication on US trial results from Houston MethodistCredit: George Kovacik, Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(June 2, 2020) - The country's ...
