Public Health

An interventional therapy aimed at improving survival chances and reducing the need for critical care treatment due to COVID-19 is being investigated by physicians at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).…

Patients who died from COVID-19 in 2020 are 12 times more likely to die in a hospital than patients who died from any cause in 2018 CHICAGO--- Patients who died from COVID in 2020 were almost 12 times more likely to die in a medical…

Researchers identify an unintended consequence of a new air traffic modernization plan: a greater risk of having a low birth weight baby Prolonged exposure to loud noise is more than annoying?it is bad for human health. Beyond the obvious…

Rice engineers show feces from gulls, ducks and crows harbor abundant resistant bacteria, resistance genesCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (July 13, 2020) - Bird poop may pose more health risks than people realize, according to…

AUSTIN, Texas-- More than one in five women at risk of an unplanned pregnancy in the U.S. would use a different method of contraception if cost were not a factor, says a new study from the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) published…

American Journal of Preventive Medicine focus on critical public health aspects of COVID-19Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Ann Arbor, July 13, 2020 -- New research and guidance in the American Journal of Preventive…

UC aerosol expert says efficiency of face masks and respirators drop with sterilization treatment for reuseCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Creative + Brand A University of Cincinnati researcher is advising against…

Patients who received single intravenous dose of tocilizumab were also more likely to leave the hospital or be off ventilator within a month, despite double the risk of additional infectionCredit: University of Michigan/Clinical Infectious…

Concurrent failures of federal drinking water standards and Michigan's emergency manager law reinforced and magnified each other, leading to the Flint water crisis, according to a University of Michigan environmental policy expert.…

Study shows: Arsenic trioxide strengthens the body's defenses against virusesCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM An adenovirus infection can be potentially life-threatening, especially for children after a stem cell transplant.…

A portable testing lab that fits into a suitcase is being hailed as the key to tackling one of the world's biggest dangers to health.Credit: Newcastle University, UK A portable testing lab that fits into a suitcase is being…

'COVID-19 is making a bad situation worse'Credit: Source: iapewec Mothers, newborns, young children and adolescents are losing 20 percent of their health and social services due to the COVID-19 pandemic says a Panel of senior global health…

Smoking habits trump asthma, obesity in risk factors for otherwise healthy population As the number of young adults infected with the coronavirus surges throughout the nation, a new study by researchers at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals…

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Marked racial disparities exist in confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths, investigators say, and highlight urgent needs to ensure adequate testing and treatment are available to…

Strategies for the safe reopening of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) from months of strict social distancing in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic must recognise that preserving people's health is as important as reviving…

Credit: Baycrest Rates of depression and stress have increased among the general population since the COVID-19 pandemic began. However, we know little about the current state of mental health of older adults (65+), who are at a…

Leading firearm violence prevention researchers are first to use data to show differences in gun culture across the country, identifying gun cultures around recreation, self-defense, and politics.Credit: Boine et al. Leading…

PHILADELPHIA (July 10, 2020) - As of May 2020, nursing home residents account for a staggering one-third of the more than 80,000 deaths due to COVID-19 in the U.S. This pandemic has resulted in unprecedented threats--like reduced access…

Finding highlights the need for flu vaccines to target multiple sites on virus Strains of a common subtype of influenza virus, H3N2, have almost universally acquired a mutation that effectively blocks antibodies from binding to a key viral…

Medical University of South Carolina team is one of nine chosen by U.S. Army to build a prototype for increasing ICU surge capacity during COVID-19.Credit: Emma Vought, Medical University of South Carolina To prepare for…