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Mild COVID during pregnancy does not affect brain development in infants

Columbia researchers have found that babies born to moms who had mild or asymptomatic COVID during pregnancy are normal, based on results from a comprehensive assessment of brain development.

10 Apr 2023

Innovative statewide surveillance system will help reduce the burden of opioid use disorder in Kentucky

University of Kentucky researchers are creating an innovative statewide surveillance system to inform prevention and response efforts aimed at reducing the burden of opioid use disorder in Kentucky.

10 Apr 2023

HIV diagnoses increases more than three-fold after implementing targeted testing in EDs

Targeted testing for HIV in emergency departments has great potential for increasing diagnoses, this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark, (15-18 April), will hear.

10 Apr 2023

Mistrust in authorities, information linked to lower Covid-19 vaccine uptake among minority groups

Lower Covid-19 vaccine uptake among Black ethnic groups in London compared to White British groups was driven by trust, including mistrust in the vaccine itself and in authorities administering it, according to research led by UCL.

10 Apr 2023

Study develops a novel model that estimates undetected COVID-19 emergence

Researchers developed a model framework to estimate the probability of an undetected epidemic.

10 Apr 2023

Air pollution linked to higher dementia rates

In a recent article published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health presented the findings of a systematic review and meta-analysis that showed a link between air pollutants, especially particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and clinical dementia. PM2.5 are fine air particles/droplets two and one-half microns or less in width.

9 Apr 2023

Study reveals SARS-CoV-2 on hands and frequently-touched surfaces as key predictors of household transmission

A study investigating risk factors and vectors of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) household transmission reveals that the presence of the virus on the hands of primary and secondary cases and on frequently-touched surfaces is associated with transmission risk. The study is published in the journal THE LANCET Microbe.

9 Apr 2023

Study finds increase in frequency of intimate partner violence during the pandemic

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people who experienced intimate partner violence in their current relationship before COVID-19 had an increase in the frequency of victimization after the pandemic began, according to a Rutgers study.

7 Apr 2023

Discovery may change the way people think about immune strategies

The human body is capable of creating a vast, diverse repertoire of antibodies - the Y-shaped sniffer dogs of the immune system that can find and flag foreign invaders.

7 Apr 2023

Study indicates that targeted interventions strengthening HIV antiretroviral therapy initiation are critical

Researchers assessed five-year trends in human immunodeficiency virus viral load suppression rates.

7 Apr 2023

Increasing reports of invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections mandate surveillance for toxigenic lineage M1UK

Study explores the emerging invasive group A Streptococcus M1uk lineage,

7 Apr 2023

Non-drug interventions for Alzheimer's disease result in better quality of life and also save money

While new drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease tend to receive the most public attention, many well-researched ways to care for people with dementia don't involve medication.

7 Apr 2023

Thoracic spine pain prevalent among adolescents spending more time looking at screens

Thanks to the popularization of smartphones and tablets, and the multiplication of video channels, computer games and educational apps, children and adolescents are spending more and more time looking at screens, usually with bad posture, which can cause back pain, among other problems.

7 Apr 2023

Higher exposure to fine particulate pollution may raise dementia risk

Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of dementia, even at levels below current US, UK and European air quality standards, finds research published by The BMJ.

6 Apr 2023

Post-exposure doxycycline approach leads to two-thirds reduction in STI incidence

The oral antibiotic doxycycline prevented the acquisition of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) when tested among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women who took the medication within 72 hours of having condomless sex, according to findings published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

6 Apr 2023

Public Health News and Research

Mild COVID during pregnancy does not affect brain development in infants

Innovative statewide surveillance system will help reduce the burden of opioid use disorder in Kentucky

HIV diagnoses increases more than three-fold after implementing targeted testing in EDs

Mistrust in authorities, information linked to lower Covid-19 vaccine uptake among minority groups

Study develops a novel model that estimates undetected COVID-19 emergence

Air pollution linked to higher dementia rates

Study reveals SARS-CoV-2 on hands and frequently-touched surfaces as key predictors of household transmission

Study finds increase in frequency of intimate partner violence during the pandemic

Discovery may change the way people think about immune strategies

Study indicates that targeted interventions strengthening HIV antiretroviral therapy initiation are critical

Increasing reports of invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections mandate surveillance for toxigenic lineage M1UK

Non-drug interventions for Alzheimer's disease result in better quality of life and also save money

Thoracic spine pain prevalent among adolescents spending more time looking at screens

Higher exposure to fine particulate pollution may raise dementia risk

Post-exposure doxycycline approach leads to two-thirds reduction in STI incidence

Study sheds new light on the spread of COVID-19 in households

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Study identifies disparities among patients receiving advanced pulmonary support

Air pollution associated with increased risk of developing dementia

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