Tag: Public Health

June 7, 2021

The global phase 2/3 study of orally-administered opaganib for the treatment of severe COVID-19 enrolled a total of 475 patients, ...

Colorectal Cancer: UVA Health Expert Helps Develop New National Screening Guidelines

Screenings Recommended to Begin at Age 45Credit: UVA Health Most Americans should get screened for colorectal cancer beginning at age ...

Beyond synthetic biology, synthetic ecology boosts health by engineering the environment

BU scientists are investigating how environmental molecules can be used to engineer 'designer' microbiomes for combating disease, pollution, and moreCredit: ...

nTIDE May 2021 Jobs Report: Slow improvement as economy strives for recovery

National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) -- issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New HampshireCredit: Kessler Foundation ...

A novel tuberculosis regimen shortens treatment course for patients

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere find a new antibiotic regimen that shortens the treatment course ...

Mason scientists explore herbal treatment for COVID-19

Credit: George Mason University Could an over-the-counter health "shot" help fight COVID-19? George Mason University researchers think it just might. ...

Gene protection for COVID-19 identified

Credit: Newcastle University, UK The first evidence of a genetic link explaining why some people who catch Covid-19 don't become ...

Most Californians unaware of law to prevent gun violence but would support using it

Gun violence restraining orders offer judicial pathway for removal of firearms from people at risk of causing harmCredit: UC Regents ...

Lessons from the last pandemic point the way toward universal flu vaccines

Strong immune responses to unchanging, conserved parts of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic flu virus suggest strategies for effective universal vaccinesCredit: ...

Mixed farming methods could reduce US emissions and increase productivity

Modeled nitrogen-sparing farms across the US exceeded demand for protein but produced 20% less beefCredit: Gidon Eshel Small-scale mixed-use agriculture ...

Secret shopper study sheds light on barriers to opioid treatment for women

Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center After a 2020 Vanderbilt University Medical Center study showed women have a difficult time accessing ...

University study highlights alarming rise in usage and costs of antidepressants

Credit: University of Huddersfield RESEARCHERS at the University of Huddersfield have warned there is an urgent need for the country's ...

Faith-community nurses promote physical activity among congregants

West Virginia University research shows faith communities have the potential to promote physical wellbeing along with emotional or spiritual healthCredit: ...

High-intensity strength and impact training attenuates skeletal aging