Black Health Matters

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

According to the PBS documentary “Free to Dance,” Jamison was already tall at age six, so her parents enrolled her in dance to complement her exceptional height with grace. According to the New York Times, she and her older brother, John Jr., lived in the Germantown section of Philadelphia and were exposed to lots of music.

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HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Sign up for Your Local Epidemiologist New York and get Dr. Marisa Donnelly’s community public health forecast in your inbox a day early. Yes, mosquitoes are annoying, but they can also pose serious health risks for New Yorkers. New York state reports human case of EEE This is the first case in the state since 2015.

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Frontiers

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Now, a study published to Frontiers has found that contrary to stereotypes, older people are less likely to fall for the alleged benefits of scams than middle-aged and younger people are. This study involved 210 participants, of which 68 were between the ages of 18 and 40, 79 aged between 41 and 64, and 63 aged between 65 and 84.

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Frontiers

JANUARY 31, 2023

This is the second volume within the Nobel Collection, with articles written by Nobel Laureates and reviewed by children aged 8 to 15. McDonald , awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2015. It promises to be an exciting and educational experience for both kids and adults alike.

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Gideon

JUNE 30, 2021

Pulmonary Tuberculosis ( TB ): Chest x-ray shows alveolar infiltration at both lungs due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection Global Burden of the Disease The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a 22% decrease in TB-related mortality between 2000-2015, with a gradual 1.5% decrease in the annual rate.

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BU School of Public Health Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

birth Lower Neighborhood Opportunity May Increase Risk for Preterm Birth A new study suggests that neighborhoods with fewer educational, health, environmental, and socioeconomic resources may increase one’s risk for preterm birth and contribute to the racial gap in preterm birth in the Commonwealth. percent, followed by Hispanic infants at 7.3

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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? 2015 Sep;24(5):403-9. Gut Microbiota in Cardiovascular Health and Disease.

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Black Health Matters

AUGUST 12, 2024

The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology reports that “Fibroids are more common and more severe among African American women, and African American women have fibroids diagnosed at earlier ages, are more likely to be symptomatic, and are likely to have different responses to medical treatment than White women.”

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Mercola

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Second, Fitbit was bought by Google, which is siphoning your personal health and fitness data from these devices for their own gain. Without deep sleep, your body simply cannot perform the needed cellular repair to maintain health, which is part of why sleep dysfunction can have such wide-ranging health effects.

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Gideon

JULY 28, 2021

Meanwhile, in real life, a large and vocal group of researchers and public health organizations are sounding the alarm about Dengue as a pandemic-level threat in the near future. For example, Egypt’s Ministry of Health initially dismissed reports of Dengue fever in certain regions. Los Angeles, California, USA, 2015. [4]

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APHL

OCTOBER 23, 2024

And she said he may not live past age 7 or 10.” And she said he may not live past age 7 or 10.” Jennifer’s Story Jennifer Waverly was a first-time mom in 2015 when her son Thomas was born. I asked her, ‘What’s the best-case scenario?’ And she said that he would be asymptomatic. Then I asked her, ‘What’s the worst-case scenario?’

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Gideon

MARCH 31, 2021

coli (EPEC) infection is a common cause of infantile diarrhea, although it can affect people of all ages. DAEC infection is associated with diarrhea in children, where the risk of infection increases with age. Most cases are self-limited, but it may be life-threatening in infants. Like ETEC, diarrhea caused by EPEC is usually watery.

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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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Gideon

APRIL 7, 2021

In recognition of World Health Day 2021 , which falls on April 7, the WHO points out that “some people are able to live healthier lives and have better access to health services than others – entirely due to the conditions in which they are born, grow, live, work, and age.” of cases, respectively (7). References (1) D.

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Maternal Health Task Force

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Chan School of Public Health and Research Assistant at the Maternal Health Task Force. It has disrupted health systems and health delivery. Of particular concern includes the nearly 279% increase in congenital syphilis cases from 2015. By Mahaa Ahmed Mahaa Ahmed is an MSc student at the Harvard T.H.

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Gideon

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As our world continues to shrink due to globalization, it is getting harder for public health agencies to monitor and prevent Salmonella outbreaks from imported foods. 2015: 122 cases in Finland due to an ice hockey team event in Latvia. 2021: 450 cases due to contaminated lettuce imported from Germany via Sweden.

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Gideon

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Early diagnosis and treatment are important for preventing serious health complications. Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is most frequently observed in patients below the age of 30 and is often accompanied by a bullous otitis media and a ‘hacking’ cough. Treatment typically involves antibiotics and oxygen therapy. Online] [6] S.

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Gideon

JANUARY 28, 2021

During the Middle Ages, “Leper Colonies” were built to isolate these patients, with as many as 19,000 such institutions existing across Europe.[10] The GIDEON Difference in the Medical Field and Public Health GIDEON is one of the most well-known and comprehensive global databases for infectious diseases. 33-51, 2015.

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Frontiers

JUNE 21, 2023

months between 2015 and 2019. In contrast, the authors don’t yet know how long it takes before immune resistance is fully back to its pre-flight strength: the length of this period is likely to depend on age, sex, genetic differences, and childhood exposure to pathogens.

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Gideon

JANUARY 14, 2021

This problem is pervasive around the globe and impacts community health at large, so it’s no surprise that medical professionals are keeping an eye on any waterborne disease they come across. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 2.2 3] 90% of diarrhea deaths involve children under the age of five years. [4]

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Your Local Epidemiologist

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Here’s public health news you can use for the week. Regardless of what happens, the YLE audience—you—are trusted messengers (religious leaders, business executives, clinicians, public health departments, neighbors, grandparents) and will continue to have a critical role in listening and filling health information voids.

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KFF Health News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The availability of safe, effective covid vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection against infectious diseases. Now, after backlash against public health interventions culminated in President-elect Donald Trump’s nominating Robert F.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 14, 2024

By Arthur Allen The availability of safe, effective COVID vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection against infectious diseases. Hell make America sick again, said Lawrence Gostin, a professor of public health law at Georgetown University.

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The Hill

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Why isn’t this simply a case of age classification?” said she has been advocating against gender identity protections since 2015, when her local school board approved adding information about transgender people to its sex education curriculum. Matthew Rice began his argument. Hanford, of Fairfax, Va.,

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