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Academic medical centers may help mitigate structural racism in cardiovascular care for Black women

Investigators from the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai have found that among a cohort of women with obstructive coronary artery disease treated at academic medical centers, racial and ethnic disparities did not impact their long-term outcomes.

20 Nov 2023

Uniting Against Antimicrobial Resistance: An Interview with the World Health Organization

An interview with Kitty van Weezenbeek, Director of Surveillance, Prevention and Control of AMR for the World Health Organistion (WHO) AMR division.

20 Nov 2023

US military says national security depends on ‘forever chemicals’

The Department of Defense relies on hundreds, if not thousands, of weapons and products such as uniforms, batteries, and microelectronics that contain PFAS, a family of chemicals linked to serious health conditions.

20 Nov 2023

Innovative arts-literacy program shows promise in reducing youth depression and anxiety

A RCT to assess the efficacy of the Pre-Texts arts-literacy intervention in decreasing anxiety and depression among high school pupils.

20 Nov 2023

Kiwi cafés sizzle with success on meat-free mondays, cooking up environmental change

Study explores the implementation and support of Meat-Free Mondays in New Zealand's hospital cafés, finding strong participation and environmental concerns as key drivers while identifying knowledge gaps and taste preferences as main barriers to its success.

20 Nov 2023

Study finds high levels of enteric pathogens in children from Alabama's rural areas, highlights sanitation issues

The study reveals a significant presence of enteric pathogens in children from Alabama's Black Belt region, linking well water consumption to increased pathogen detection and underscoring the need for improved sanitation infrastructure.

19 Nov 2023

Study reveals significant post-COVID meningitis resurgence

A team of scientists from the Institut Pasteur has used the database of the National Reference Center for Meningococci to trace the evolution of invasive meningococcal disease cases in France between 2015 and 2022, revealing an unprecedented resurgence in the disease after the easing of control measures imposed during the COVID-19 epidemic.

17 Nov 2023

Study highlights the importance of BMI control in preventing cardiovascular disease

There is a well-known relationship between good physical fitness at a young age and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease later in life.

17 Nov 2023

Experts provide ten-point plan to improve UK cancer care

The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is currently facing major workforce deficits and cancer services are struggling to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report published in The Lancet Oncology.

17 Nov 2023

Focusing on innovation for planetary health

The University of Bonn has once again recruited an exceptional talent: Ina Danquah has been appointed as the new Hertz-Chair "Innovation for Planetary Health" at the "University of Excellence Bonn".

17 Nov 2023

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Congress kicks the (budget) can down the road. Again.

Congress narrowly avoided a federal government shutdown for the second time in as many months, as House Democrats provided the needed votes for new House Republican Speaker Mike Johnson to avoid his first legislative catastrophe of his brief tenure.

16 Nov 2023

Study suggests optimal blood pressure targets for Asian adults with type 2 diabetes

Keeping blood pressure in check could save lives among Asian adults with type 2 diabetes, suggests a sizable new study of more than 80,000 patients in Singapore. But how low should it go?

16 Nov 2023

Air filtration systems do not reduce risk of viral infections, study finds

Air filtration systems do not reduce the risk of picking up viral infections, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

16 Nov 2023

Researchers develop easy-to-calculate scales to predict COVID-19 severity

Factors associated with hospital admissions, ICU stays and mortality in patients who have had SARS-CoV-2 are identified, and clinical prediction rules are developed.

16 Nov 2023

Maternal distress during pregnancy linked to mental health risk and behavior problems in children

Children whose mothers are highly stressed, anxious or depressed during pregnancy may be at higher risk for mental health and behavior issues during their childhood and teen years, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

16 Nov 2023

Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance Together: A Conversation with Dr. Beverley Isherwood

An interview with Dr Beverley Isherwood.

16 Nov 2023

MaxCyte joins the Alliance for mRNA Medicines (AMM) as a founding member

MaxCyte, Inc., a leading, cell-engineering focused company providing enabling platform technologies to advance the discovery, development and commercialization of next-generation cell-based therapeutics and innovative bioprocessing applications, today announced that it has joined the Alliance for mRNA Medicines (AMM), as a founding member.

From MaxCyte, Inc. 16 Nov 2023

Public Health News and Research

Academic medical centers may help mitigate structural racism in cardiovascular care for Black women

Uniting Against Antimicrobial Resistance: An Interview with the World Health Organization

US military says national security depends on ‘forever chemicals’

Innovative arts-literacy program shows promise in reducing youth depression and anxiety

Kiwi cafés sizzle with success on meat-free mondays, cooking up environmental change

Study finds high levels of enteric pathogens in children from Alabama's rural areas, highlights sanitation issues

Study reveals significant post-COVID meningitis resurgence

Study highlights the importance of BMI control in preventing cardiovascular disease

Experts provide ten-point plan to improve UK cancer care

Focusing on innovation for planetary health

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Congress kicks the (budget) can down the road. Again.

Study suggests optimal blood pressure targets for Asian adults with type 2 diabetes

Air filtration systems do not reduce risk of viral infections, study finds

Researchers develop easy-to-calculate scales to predict COVID-19 severity

Maternal distress during pregnancy linked to mental health risk and behavior problems in children

Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance Together: A Conversation with Dr. Beverley Isherwood

MaxCyte joins the Alliance for mRNA Medicines (AMM) as a founding member

Emerging tick-borne viral threats in eastern europe and the black sea basin

It’s getting harder to find long-term residential behavioral health treatment for kids

Study: 1.3 million lives lost every year to cancers caused by smoking tobacco across 7 countries

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