Policy/Ethics

Updated CT scoring criteria from AJR considers both lobe involvement and changes in CT findings to quantitatively and accurately evaluate the progression of COVID-19 pneumoniaCredit: American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) …

Interdisciplinary team assesses technology and policy strategies for industrial decarbonization WASHINGTON, DC--A major new study by an interdisciplinary team of researchers finds that it is possible--and critical--to bring industrial…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Medical product companies, such as those that make pharmaceuticals and medical devices, make recall decisions quite differently as women are added to their board of directors, according to a new study by professors…

The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) urges countries to collaborate, use and share science-based information, and help the developing worldCredit: The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) The current COVID-19 outbreak was first…

A new study of the medical products industry -- the first to examine the impact of female board representation on product recalls -- finds that firms with female directors on their boards announce high-severity recalls 28-days faster than…

Fake Facebook ads placed by Russians in 2016 earned 9 times more clicks than typical adsCredit: Courtesy: Chris Vargo/CU Boulder Facebook users flipping through their feeds in the fall of 2016 faced a minefield of targeted advertisements…

Springer book covers the US Census from its Constitutional founding through the upcoming 2020 count, discusses the unique significance of this statistical undertaking, and explores controversies and questions surrounding demographic data…

German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina presents ad-hoc statement The worldwide spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and its associated respiratory disease COVID-19 proceeds at a highly dynamic pace. The Leopoldina has convened an…

Experts are investigating a better way of measuring the number of people exposed to the health risks of poorly-managed sanitation systems - and it will help reveal whether the world is on track to deliver UN Sustainable Goal 6 (SDG6).…

Analysis of human mobility and epidemiological data by a global consortium of researchers, led by the University of Oxford and Northeastern University, shows that human mobility was predictive of the spread of the epidemic in China.…

China's fast economic growth and accompanying rise in food demand is driving an increase in water use for agriculture and industry, thus threatening the country's water security. The findings of a new study underscore the value and…

Taylor & Francis has published a new microsite that aggregates and organizes all recently published COVID-19 research in one easy to navigate portal, including all relevant research articles and book chapters. All breaking research…

First of its kind modelling study in Singapore indicates that quarantining of people infected with the new coronavirus and their family members, school closures plus quarantine, and workplace distancing plus quarantine, in that order,…

With over 300,000 COVID-19 cases across the globe, including recent cases in Syria and the Gaza Strip, the data continues to demonstrate how the disease has no borders. A new Dartmouth-led commentary in the International Journal for…

OAK BROOK, Ill. - Clinical data should be treated as a public good when it is used for secondary purposes, such as research or the development of AI algorithms, according to a special report published in the journal Radiology. "This…

In service to the journalism and public information communities, the National Association of Science Writers (NASW) invites those covering the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the COVID-19 disease pandemic to use the organization's Information Access…

Credit: Courtesy of Lin Zeng, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering In recent years, the attention of scientists and environmentalists has turned toward how population growth and urban expansion are driving habitat loss and an…

Catastrophic shock to US agriculture would deplete reserves, including those of other countries The American Dust Bowl of the 1930s - captured by the novels of John Steinbeck - was an environmental and socio-economic disaster that worsened…

Credit: Florida Atlantic University For decades, public health officials have directed the containment of emerging pandemics - perhaps most notably - the worldwide eradication of smallpox starting in the early to mid-1960s. Since then,…

Coronavirus pandemic underscores need for streamlined approach that clarifies regulatory authority, enhances transparency, preserves innovation, and ensures broad patient access to essential laboratory developed testing procedures…