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Side-effects and costs are important issues for users of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, survey finds

A new survey finds that men who would be potential users of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication prefer long-acting injections over pills, but rank side effects and costs as the most important issues for them in considering whether to take PrEP.

1 Feb 2023

Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods associated with greater risk of developing cancer

Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods may be linked to an increased risk of developing and dying from cancer, an Imperial College London-led observational study suggests.

31 Jan 2023

Can reducing air pollution prevent multimorbidity?

Researchers argues for the need to more studies to identify a potential association between multimorbidity and air pollution, if it exists.

31 Jan 2023

Implications of SARS-CoV-2 immunological evasion

Researchers modeled the implications of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) immunological evasion.

31 Jan 2023

Social media advertisement campaigns have been effective in changing public perceptions and receptiveness to COVID-19 vaccines

Researchers examined the impact and success of social media advertisements worth $40 million in influencing the opinions about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines and increasing the vaccination rates during the first year of vaccine roll-out.

31 Jan 2023

Pilot interview study reports a wide variation in long COVID symptom types and severity and awareness about the disease

Researchers reported the findings from a pilot interview study that was conducted to gain insights into the new and persistent symptoms experienced by long coronavirus disease (COVID) patients and to obtain data for the study design and participant recruitment for the Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission-Long COVID (REACT-LC) study.

31 Jan 2023

Some addiction treatment centers turn big profits by scaling back care

Near the end of his scheduled three-month stay at a rehab center outside Austin, Texas, Daniel McKegney was forced to tell his father in North Carolina that he needed more time and more money, he recently recalled.

31 Jan 2023

It’s ‘telehealth vs. no care’: Doctors say Congress risks leaving patients vulnerable

When the covid-19 pandemic hit, Dr. Corey Siegel was more prepared than most of his peers.

31 Jan 2023

Impaired glucose tolerance and cardiovascular risk factors associated with fertility problems

The present study provided strong evidence that supported the hypothesis that hyperinsulinemia and glucose intolerance cause infertility in women.

31 Jan 2023

Study: COVID-19 is a significant cause of death in children and young people in the U.S.

COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for more than 940,000 people in the US, including over 1,300 deaths among children and young people aged 0–19 years.

30 Jan 2023

New biomaterial allows for treating damaged tissue from the inside out

A new biomaterial that can be injected intravenously, reduces inflammation in tissue and promotes cell and tissue repair.

30 Jan 2023

Machine learning identifies drugs that could be repurposed to help people quit smoking cigarettes

Medications like dextromethorphan, used to treat coughs caused by cold and flu, could potentially be repurposed to help people quit smoking cigarettes, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine and University of Minnesota researchers.

30 Jan 2023

New model shows how infectious diseases evolve in space and time

A new disease model that can account for contact patterns between age groups shows how infectious diseases evolve in space and time and how to predict future case numbers across a region.

30 Jan 2023

How have home testing kits affected official reporting of COVID-19 cases in the US?

Researchers gathered patient’s patients’ self-reported data about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic from across the United States of America (USA).

30 Jan 2023

Third booster dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine associated with 90% reduction in COVID-19 deaths

A booster (third) dose of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine was associated with a 90% reduction in death in people with multiple health conditions compared to 2 doses, according to a new study from Hong Kong published in CMAJ.

30 Jan 2023

Research supports weight-neutral care for women with binge eating disorders

In a recent study published in the journal eClinical Medicine, researchers in the United States reported findings of qualitative research that they pursued to understand the perceived impact of weight stigma and weight-neutral care among women receiving treatment for binge eating disorder (BED) with type 2 diabetes. BED is the most common eating disorder in the United States (US).

29 Jan 2023

Public Health News and Research

Side-effects and costs are important issues for users of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, survey finds

Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods associated with greater risk of developing cancer

Can reducing air pollution prevent multimorbidity?

Implications of SARS-CoV-2 immunological evasion

Social media advertisement campaigns have been effective in changing public perceptions and receptiveness to COVID-19 vaccines

Pilot interview study reports a wide variation in long COVID symptom types and severity and awareness about the disease

Some addiction treatment centers turn big profits by scaling back care

It’s ‘telehealth vs. no care’: Doctors say Congress risks leaving patients vulnerable

Impaired glucose tolerance and cardiovascular risk factors associated with fertility problems

Study: COVID-19 is a significant cause of death in children and young people in the U.S.

New biomaterial allows for treating damaged tissue from the inside out

Machine learning identifies drugs that could be repurposed to help people quit smoking cigarettes

New model shows how infectious diseases evolve in space and time

How have home testing kits affected official reporting of COVID-19 cases in the US?

Third booster dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine associated with 90% reduction in COVID-19 deaths

Research supports weight-neutral care for women with binge eating disorders

Nerve stimulation therapy for spinal cord injuries shows promise in animal studies

EPA announces $30,000 grant to TTUHSC El Paso for the Farmworkers Pesticide Use Protection Project

Studying the HIV response for pandemic preparedness

Montana pharmacists may get more power to prescribe

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How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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