Public Health

A recent study indicates that a U.S. ban on the use of tanning beds among minors would prevent thousands of cases of melanoma in adolescents and would save millions of dollars in healthcare costs. The findings are published early online…

People who trust television and Facebook to provide them with accurate news about the coronavirus pandemic are less knowledgeable about COVID-19, according to a new study, which assessed people's knowledge of the virus in the earliest…

The Gibson D. Lewis Health Sciences Library works to improve access to authoritative health information for communities in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.Credit: HSC Federal funding from the…

Job site and neighborhood risks should be taken into account when setting priorities, authors argueCredit: Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta It's time for a more nuanced approach to vaccine prioritization, as…

When setting SARS-CoV-2 vaccine priorities, Canada should take a more nuanced approach that considers geographic and occupational risk exposures, as 75% of Canadian adults have at least 1 risk factor for severe COVID-19, argues an…

Children may not be as infectious in spreading SARS-CoV-2 to others as previously thought, according to new University of Manitoba-led research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). "Our findings have important public health…

Credit: Indiana University Since 2016, a federal regulation has allowed nurse practitioners and physician assistants to obtain a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder as a medication assisted…

A study by PRICELESS-SA and partners shows that SA's 2018 "sugar tax" led to a reduction in purchases of sugar sweetened beverages Led by a South African team at the South African Medical Research Council Centre for Health Economics and…

Intermountain Healthcare is working on a transformative model for the future of healthcare called population health that focuses on keeping people in communities healthy and pre-emptively addressing cause of illnesses, rather than just…

An international research team led by Monash University has uncovered a new technique that could speed up recovery from bone replacements by altering the shape and nucleus of individual stem cells. The research collaboration involving…

Emergency staff report substantial anxiety, burnout and PTSD During the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency department doctors, nurses and other frontline staff experienced unprecedented levels of stress and emotional…

Study in mice shows lasting effects of early-life habitsCredit: Marcell Cadney/UCR Exercise and a healthy diet in childhood leads to adults with bigger brains and lower levels of anxiety, according to new UC Riverside research in…

Research supports health benefits of breastfeedingCredit: TTUHSC As demonstrated by multiple studies over the years, women who breastfeed have a lower risk for developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes when compared to those who…

Government must invest in adequate water systems to reduce mosquito habitats Dengue risk is exacerbated in highly populated areas of Brazil after extreme drought because of improvised water containers housing mosquitoes, suggests a new…

Texas A&M researchers have found that they can indirectly retrieve and weaken fear memories; the discovery has therapeutic implications for treating trauma Scientists could be a step closer to finding a way to reduce the impact of…

New findings emerge from UMass Amherst newlyweds studyCredit: UMass Amherst Having a responsive, supportive partner minimizes the negative impacts of an individual's depression or external stress on their romantic relationship,…

Credit: Purdue University photo/ Rebecca McElhoe WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - New insights into the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infections could bring better treatments for COVID-19 cases. An international team of researchers…

Cambridge biotech startup awarded top prize in quest for funding, in-kind support LOWELL, Mass. - A biotech startup that aims to transform how intravenous medications are administered to patients is the top winner in the 2021 Massachusetts…

Credit: Purdue University photo/Rebecca McElhoe WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Scientists have been using genetics to track diseases for decades. Now, a team at Purdue University that typically tracks malaria spread in Southern and…

Evolution of outcomes for patients hospitalized during the first nine months of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in France: a retrospective analysis of national sur-veillance data As SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread in France, a thorough…