Tag: Public Health

Local communities could use open access hardware to help alleviate the burden of COVID-19 on global health systems, according to ...

How do epidemics spread and persist before and after introduction of a vaccine?

Modeling 40 years of measles dynamics demonstrates the complexity of epidemic spread and the impact of vaccinationCredit: Max S. Y. ...

Early-career researchers from preLights launch covidpreprints.com

The new website tracks landmark coronavirus studies throughout the pandemic on an interactive timeline.Credit: covidpreprints.com Cambridge, UK, 27 April 2020 ...

COVID-19 could spell the end of an egalitarian National Health Service

A return to the principles of equality and universality of care that informed the NHS 70 years ago could be ...

University of the Witwatersrand publishes first clinical data on COVID-19 in South Africa

This special issue of the Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine covers a range of aspects of the pandemic, from the ...

Unique Namibian trial finds smart interventions reduce malaria transmission by 75%

University of the Witwatersrand scientists along with Namibian, UK and US partners have shown how the smart application of existing ...

UCLA scientists receive grants for COVID-19 research from California’s stem cell agency

Credit: Broad Stem Cell Research Center Three researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem ...

Holistic approach best for tackling nonmedical drug use, study finds

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Health practitioners are constantly developing new ways to help those with ...

USask VIDO-InterVac awarded $23 million for COVID-19 vaccine research

Credit: University of Saskatchewan The University of Saskatchewan's VIDO-InterVac (Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre) has been awarded $23 ...

Indiana State Department of Health, IU partner on COVID-19 study

Study to include random sample testing for SARS-CoV-2 viral infections, antibodiesCredit: James Brosher, Indiana University INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana State ...

COVID-19 coronavirus could cost the US billions in medical expenses

Study shows hospitalizations, ventilators, and other health resources that patients would require could cost $654 billion if a majority of ...

University of Montana researchers work on COVID-19 vaccine

Credit: UM Photo by Tommy Martino MISSOULA - Researchers in the Center for Translational Medicine at the University of Montana ...

Search for drugs effective against COVID-19 includes UAB and Southern Research

The work centers around ReFRAME, a vast collection of drugs developed for other diseases that are already known to be ...

Dietary supplements an important weapon for fighting off COVID-19

Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Supplements containing vitamins C and D and other micronutrients, sometimes in amounts exceeding ...

Inexpensive, portable detector identifies pathogens in minutes

Credit: Graphic courtesy Brian Cunningham CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Most viral test kits rely on labor- and time-intensive laboratory preparation and ...

Study shows fewer kids enrolling in cancer clinical trials

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Historically, pediatric cancer patients have been much more likely than adult cancer patients to ...

Engineers share 3D-printed ventilator adapter design to help during COVID-19 pandemic

Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY -- Engineers at Binghamton University, State University of New York ...

Health impacts of pollution upon indigenous peoples

Health impacts of pollution upon Indigenous Peoples worldwide are most often related to water and foodCredit: Joan de la Malla ...

NIAID strategic plan details COVID-19 research priorities

Credit: NIAID-RML WHAT: Urgent public health measures are needed to control the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the ...

Created for anthrax attacks, cold plasma air filter is being prepped to combat COVID-19