Public Health

New method can get anti-viral vaccines safely and cheaply to previously inaccessible populationsCredit: JD Howell, McMaster University HAMILTON, May 21, 2019- Researchers at McMaster University have invented a stable, affordable way to…

Almost half of households affected Food insecurity, meaning inadequate or insecure access to food because of a lack of money, has worsened in Nunavut communities since the introduction of the federal government's Nutrition North Canada…

Poor nutritional choices, including a high intake of ultra-processed foods and trans-fats, are putting millions of Europeans at an increased risk of a range of chronic digestive diseasesCredit: UEG (Vienna, May 21, 2019)…

First comprehensive study in Mexicali, MX looks at disease spreadCredit: Janet Foley/UC Davis In Mexicali, Mexico, an uncontrolled epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, one of the deadliest tickborne diseases in the Americas, has…

Common business practices, including enticing rebates, improves adoption of new cookstoves in rural IndiaCredit: Duke Global Health DURHAM, N.C. - Global health efforts to design and deliver improved cookstoves don't always catch on.…

Research by UMass Amherst epidemiologist pinpoints factors of health care quality, accessibility and comfortCredit: UMass Amherst Many women military veterans turn to the Veterans Administration (VA) for health care and social services…

Analysis in eight countries suggests trends advancing more quickly than previously thought, with married women the biggest users A new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that women in eight…

Researchers: Car seats are essential for safety but must be used as directedCredit: UVA Health System Car safety seats are vital to protect children while traveling, but a new infant death study underlines the need to follow the seats'…

Stakeholder group will channel collective action for national vector-borne disease strategyCredit: (Tick) Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org; (Mosquito) James Gathany, CDC Public Health Image Library …

Credit: Brian Cohen/Pitt PITTSBURGH, May 20, 2019 - Backed by a five-year, $6.7 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant, the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health today announced that it plans to lead a…