Tag: Public Health

May 12, 2020

Scientists at Northern Arizona University are testing wastewater in local communities to help determine the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus ...

FreshDirect depot brings increased traffic to South Bronx

Credit: Columbia University The 2018 opening of the FreshDirect warehouse in Mott Haven, Bronx, significantly increased truck and vehicle flow ...

Imaging reveals bowel abnormalities in patients with COVID-19

Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. (May 11, 2020) - Patients with COVID-19 can have bowel abnormalities, ...

GCS centres support research to mitigate impact of COVID-19 pandemic

High-performance computing provides essential tools for drug discovery and epidemiological modeling in the fight against the global pandemicCredit: Barbarossa, et ...

Blood test a potential new tool for controlling infections

Credit: Mayeta Clark, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia A new technique could provide vital information about a community's immunity ...

ATS COVID-19 Crisis Fund receives $100,000 donation from Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Credit: ATS May 11, 2020 -- Today, the American Thoracic Society announced a $100,000 donation from Gilead Sciences, Inc. to ...

Pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19) x-ray, CT in review of new lung disorders

Distribution, lung zone preference, symmetry of abnormalities, and unique findings such as halo sign offer narrower differential diagnosis of COVID-19 ...

OSU study shows grange a ‘natural partner’ for expanding health outreach

Credit: Courtesy Lilly Anderson, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. -- In the ongoing struggle to address health care disparities in ...

nTIDE April 2020 jobs report: COVID recession hits workers with disabilities harder

Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report -- featuring the Disability Rights Louisiana's FAIR (Financial Access Inclusion and ...

Understanding the impact of COVID-19 in pets and livestock

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 7, 2020--A new paper identifies the critical need for ) ...

FDA approves first at-home saliva collection test for coronavirus

Emergency authorization granted to pioneering Rutgers lab and collaboratorsCredit: David Sokolowski Rutgers' RUCDR Infinite Biologics received an amended emergency use ...

By the third day most with COVID-19 lose sense of smell

May 7, 2020

University of Cincinnati researcher says antiviral treatments may help most if patients identified earlyCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand A ...

Immunity of recovered COVID-19 patients could cut risk of expanding economic activity

May 7, 2020

Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech While attention remains focused on the number of COVID-19 deaths and new cases, a separate ...

Newcastle experts join global study into COVID-19 loss of smell

May 7, 2020

Credit: Newcastle University, UK People who have recently experienced loss of smell are being urged to participate in a survey ...

Position statement addresses difficult issue: allocating scare resources in COVID-19 era

Keck Medicine of USC launches clinical trial to study anti-inflammatory drug as treatment for COVID-19

Samples from trial also will be used in a study to develop biomarkers to identify patients at risk for severe ...

Children don’t know how to get proper nutrition information online

Kids need to be trained on how to find child-specific information from credible sources, according to a study in the ...

International group of physicists design FDA-approved, open-source ventilator

UH researcher joined effort to create a ventilator using off-the-shelf componentsCredit: Mechanical Ventilator MIlano As the spread of COVID-19 sparked ...

New genetic markers of type 2 diabetes identified in East Asians

First-in-kind study co-authored by UMass Amherst epidemiologist advances knowledge of diabetes' biological rootsCredit: UMass Amherst In the largest study of ...

Ultraviolet light exposes contagion spread from improper PPE use