Frontiers

JULY 6, 2021

It affects between 16-91% of girls and women of reproductive age, of whom 2-29% have symptoms severe enough to restrict their daily activity. These results were recently published in the open access journal Frontiers in Public Health. Women who have never been pregnant are likewise known to be at greater risk.

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Your Local Epidemiologist

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Here is a dose of public health that may help you forget the stress of the elections. Participation in the study involves completing surveys about your health. They are particularly looking for people ages 50 and older or those living with chronic health conditions, but anyone over 18 in the United States is eligible to join.

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Gideon

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Risk Factors Immunocompromised individuals, such as those undergoing chemotherapy, are at an increased risk for hospital-acquired infection. Geriatric patients are also at increased risk, as are those with multiple medical comorbidities. Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Reports, 122(2), pp.160-166.

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Gideon

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The exact makeup of the gut microbiome varies greatly from individual to individual and is influenced by variables that include diet, exercise, medication use, sleep, stress, hormonal changes, aging, and disease. What About Diabetes and Gut Health? 2013 Sep 6;341(6150):1241214. The science is far from settled. 117.309715. (14)

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Gideon

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Whether you are a student of nursing, health sciences, public health, or another specialty, you may be interested in expanding your knowledge of epidemiology. Public health and government agencies prevent the spread of emerging infectious diseases on their shores. We can see this visually represented with outbreak or case maps.

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