Public Health Informatics Institute Newsletters
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Shawn Eastridge provides examples of public health jurisdictions emphasizing how communication is key to a successful data modernization plan. The post Communication plays a key role in successful data modernization planning appeared first on PHII.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
A new study shows how individual brain cells in the hippocampus respond to pronouns. 'This may help us unravel how we remember what we read.
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National Network of Public Health Institutes
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI), on behalf of the PHIG National Evaluation Team (NET)*, seeks to fund up to two innovative and collaborative contractors to conduct sub-evaluations in key areas of interest within the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG). These and future sub-evaluations seek to answer questions generated by individuals and organizations that will actively use and apply PHIG evaluation findings, including PHIG Recipients, National Partners (NNPHI, PHAB
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
A new international study has revealed the genetic impact of hunting in northern elephant seals. The research shows that this species narrowly escaped extinction by hunting, resulting in lasting genetic effects in the present population.
JPHMP Direct
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Curated and accessible data dashboards paired with hands-on training can support community-based organizations in addressing health inequities in their communities. The post Leveraging Data to Tackle Health Inequities: The Role of the Project SIGNAL Dashboard in Community Response first appeared on JPHMP Direct.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
The risk of being born with a major heart defect is 36% higher in babies who were conceived after assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to results of a very large study.
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Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
There is unexpectedly large variation in height growth in girls after their first period. Every second girl grows either more or less in length than the 6-8 centimeters that is considered standard.
BU School of Public Health Blog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
health disparities Professor Receives $29M NIH Grant to Study Dementia Risk Factors, Prevention, and Treatment Maria Glymour will lead the Triangulation of Innovative Methods to End Alzheimer’s Disease project, which will utilize large, diverse datasets to examine whether interventions targeting alcohol use, depression, vision or hearing impairments, or social isolation can reduce the development of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
A new study suggests that an ordinary old log could help refine strategies to tackle climate change. A team of researchers analyzed a 3,775-year-old log and the soil it was excavated from. Their analysis revealed that the log had lost less than 5% carbon dioxide from its original state.
Big Cities Health Coalition
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
In a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, the 136 members of the CDC Coalition, including Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), expressed strong opposition to the proposed $1.8 billion (22%) cut to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlined in the FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Orbital angular momentum monopoles have been the subject of great theoretical interest as they offer major practical advantages for the emerging field of orbitronics, a potential energy-efficient alternative to traditional electronics. Now, through a combination of robust theory and experiments, their existence has been demonstrated.
Kent State University Epidemiology Blog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Important Information Regarding Fall 2024 Midterm Grading | Faculty/Staff News Now | Midterm grades are required for full-term (Aug. 19, 2024, through Dec. 8, 2024), lower-division undergraduate courses (levels 00000, 10000, 20000). Midterm grading began Sept. 9, 2024, via FlashFAST. Please remember that midterm grading applies ONLY to courses that meet for the full semester.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Researchers showed that the 1995 Kobe (Hyogo-ken Nanbu) earthquake, which struck southern Hyogo Prefecture, may have been triggered by deep underground flooding beneath Arima Hot Springs. By analyzing the stable isotope ratios of hydrogen and oxygen as well as chloride ions in Arima hot spring water over several decades, the researchers have uncovered a likely connection between the earthquake and water originating from the subducting Philippine Sea Plate.
Managed Care Matters
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
The widely-followed S&P stock index hit a record high yesterday, great news indeed for those with 401(k)s, retirement accounts or any $ in the stock market. Thanks for reading Managed Care Matters! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. The markets climbed on excellent news that second quarter economic growth in the US a) beat Wall Streets expectations, b) doubled the Q1 growth rate , AND jobless claims fell to the lowest levels in four months.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
A crater-rich dwarf planet named Ceres located in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter was long thought to be composed of a materials mixture not dominated by water ice. Researchers at Purdue used data from NASA's Dawn mission to show that Ceres' crust could be over 90 percent ice.
The Global Fund
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
The Global Fund is excited to announce the new members of its Youth Council.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Geologists discover a mysterious subduction zone deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, reshaping our understanding of Earth's interior.
BU School of Public Health Blog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Biostatistics SPH Launches New Center for Health Data Science Debbie Cheng, professor of biostatistics, will lead the new center, which will combine and expand the work of the Population Health Data Science Program and the Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center. September 27, 2024 1 Michael Saunders Twitter Facebook The School of Public Health has launched a new Center for Health Data Science to advance scholarship in one of the most dynamic and promising areas of public health res
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Asteroid Ryugu possibly did not travel as far from its place of origin to its current near-Earth orbit as previously assumed. New research suggests that Ryugu was formed near Jupiter. Earlier studies had pointed to an origin beyond the orbit of Saturn.
HEALTHBEAT
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
This article is a collaboration with THE CITY. A public agency with offices at 26 Federal Plaza notified the General Services Administration of a case of Legionnaires’ disease among one of its employees recently, THE CITY and Healthbeat have learned. The reported case of Legionnaires’ disease, a severe form of pneumonia, comes less than three weeks after GSA found the bacteria that can cause the disease in water throughout the building , which houses immigration court and federal law enforcement
UNC Epidemiology Blog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
September 27, 2024 Bonnie Shook-Sa, DrPH, has received a Research Career Development (K) Award from The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The award will total over $800,000 spanning the next five years. Her project is titled “Generalizing Effects of Infectious Disease Prevention Interventions in the Presence of Interference.
HEALTHBEAT
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. It’s been over a month since the FDA approved new Covid vaccines, but for uninsured and underinsured Atlantans who rely on the public health system to get the shots at low cost, the process is fraught with conflicting information and fluctuating supplies. Some county health departments still don’t have the vaccine; others have a limited supply earmarked for the uninsured, which are free but carry service fees
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