Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
With Medicare now covering semaglutide for people with obesity and cardiovascular disease who don't have diabetes, a study looks at who that might include, depending on what cutoffs prescription plans apply.
Science Daily - Public Health
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Exposure to certain pollutants, like fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), during pregnancy and childhood is associated with differences in the microstructure of the brain s white matter, and some of these effects persist throughout adolescence.
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Environmental Health News
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
An estimated 189 compounds linked to breast cancer are found in food packaging and tableware, according to a new study. The study, published today in the Frontiers in Toxicology journal , comes as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — which is responsible for regulating potentially harmful substances in food and packaging — is reassessing how they manage chemicals in food additives and packaging, something that health researchers have long called for.
The Health Care Blog
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Bringing the Tools of Accountable Care to Maternity Care is a Great Idea – But This Sure Ain’t It By VICTORIA ADEWALE & J.D. KLEINKE How desperate are we to find some kind of good news about the sorry state of maternity care in America? To find out, look no further than the current cover of no less venerable a health policy journal than Health Affairs.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Researchers explored the powerful effect of repetition on people's beliefs.
Smart Data Collective
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
AI technology has led to major breakthroughs in video technology, which can make video chats great for team collaboration.
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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 24, 2024
A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and could offer a new way to source these in-demand metals, according to new research. Rare earth elements are found in smartphones, flat screen TVs, magnets, and even trains and missiles. They are also vital to the development of electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies such as wind turbines.
Smart Data Collective
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The growing demand for AI technology has led to new career opportunities for software engineers.
UK Health Security
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
As we approach winter, it’s time for people at risk to be booked in for their free flu jab. If you’re eligible, you need to know why it matters that you take up the offer. Flu is far more than just a bad cold. For those susceptible, it can increase the risk of developing serious lung and airway infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia or can make existing conditions worse.
Environmental Health News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
PITTSBURGH — More than a year after the Pennsylvania Department of Health published three studies linking fracking to cancer and other health effects, advocates say the agency failed to keep promises to help residents living near fracking wells. The studies , conducted by University of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania Department of Health researchers, found that residents living near fracking wells were more likely to experience childhood cancer, severe asthma attacks and low birth weights.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Sea robins are unusual animals with the body of a fish, wings of a bird, and walking legs of a crab. Now, researchers show that the legs of the sea robin aren't just used for walking. In fact, they are bona fide sensory organs used to find buried prey while digging.
Public Health Insider
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
We’re proud to be partnering with the Seahawks to host a free gun lockbox giveaway at Lumen Field, to give away 3,000 free gun lockboxes. The event will be held on September 26, from 10 AM to 2 PM, at Muckleshoot Plaza at Lumen Field. All are welcome, and free gun lockboxes will be available while supplies last. The post 100 Days of Action: Gun lockbox giveaway event September 26 with Seattle Seahawks appeared first on PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER.
Science Daily - Public Health
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
With an aging population and fewer physicians available, the burden on rural communities is set to grow.
Environmental Health News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
As people from around the world are gathering in New York for the UN-sponsored Climate Week, it is past time the world focused on the threats to climate from plastics. For decades the fossil fuel industry has rightly been a target for climate action. It was major news last year when the UN climate change conference for the first time in decades agreed on calling for a transition away from fossil fuels.
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.
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
Black Health Matters
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
According to the World Health Organization , 240,000 babies are born each year with sickle cell disease (SCD) on the continent of Africa, and 80% of them will die before age five from severe infections or acute chest syndrome. But we talked to one Nigerian family who found a screening program they believed saved their infant son’s life. “There was newborn screening going on at the healthcare center where I took my son Sean to get his immunization,” Debbie explained. “It&#
Science Daily - Public Health
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Children born during the pandemic, including those exposed to COVID in utero, were no more likely to screen positive for autism than unexposed or pre-pandemic children.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years. The research suggests a new origin for kefir cheese and sheds light on the evolution of probiotic bacteria.
The Official PLOS Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Author: Renee Hoch, Managing Editor, PLOS Publication Ethics Team The publishing industry and research communities are grappling with numerous large-scale integrity threats, including paper mills, authorship-for-sale, peer review manipulation, and problematic usage of AI-generated content. These issues can evade publishers’ checks and be damaging on multiple levels if published: they can quickly litter the published record with high volumes of unreliable content, fracture researchers’
Black Health Matters
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
In Part One of my investigation into nutrition myths , I tested five of the most popular ones, and they failed. I made a point to avoid armchair experts peddling myths on social media for followers. I continued my search for credible evidence and decided to focus on three more important ones: fats and carbohydrates are bad, and apple cider vinegar is a weight loss wonder.
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
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Compared with inactivity, a weekend warrior pattern of exercise (concentrating most moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in one to two days during the week) or a more evenly distributed physical activity pattern were associated with similarly lower risks of diseases across 16 categories -- from heart and digestive conditions to mental health and neurological illnesses.
The Official PLOS Blog
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
It’s Peer Review Week, an annual event to celebrate the value of peer review in scholarly publishing. And peer review does not happen without the contributions from tens of thousands of researchers who dedicate their time and energy to support the scientific endeavor. From all of us at PLOS, we want to thank you for everything you do for our research community!
JPHMP Direct
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Dr. Lloyd Novick shares highlights of the November 2024 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. The post From the Editor: November 2024 first appeared on JPHMP Direct.
HEALTHBEAT
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. The first person to be diagnosed with eastern equine encephalitis in New York state in nearly a decade has died, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced Monday. The human case of the rare and often fatal mosquito-borne disease was confirmed in Ulster County on Friday.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Researchers have discovered a new bacterium that weakens the immune system in the gut, potentially contributing to certain inflammatory and infectious gut diseases. The team identified the bacterium, Tomasiella immunophila (T. immunophila), which plays a key role in breaking down a crucial immune component of the gut's multi-faceted protective immune barrier.
Science Daily - Public Health
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
A new study has revealed that despite the recent pandemic, outbreak detection efforts remain under-resourced in South and Southeast Asia, with only about half the countries reviewed having integrated pathogen genomic surveillance initiatives in their national plans. The study also identifies key priorities to enhance the preparedness of the region against future pandemics.
Your Local Epidemiologist
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
This is post 2 of 4 in this mini-series looking back at the public health communication around the Covid-19 vaccines, why trust was lost, and where communication broke down. The goal is not to point fingers or lay blame, but rather get a view from outside our bubble to see how messages were perceived. Read the first post here —level setting on a reduction of trust in vaccines.
The New Social Worker
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
What are a social worker’s ethical obligations when clients do not show up for services? Consider a client who misses a scheduled meeting with you. You follow up, but the client does not respond. What now?
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Using mathematical modeling, researchers found a way to maintain cooperation without relying on complex norms or institutions.
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
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.
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