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As US bumps against debt ceiling, Medicare becomes a bargaining chip

While repealing the Affordable Care Act seems to have fallen off congressional Republicans' to-do list for 2023, plans to cut Medicare and Medicaid are back.

19 Jan 2023

Mpox has been silently circulating in non-mpox-endemic nations for 20 years, according to new study

Researchers described the evolution of the mpox virus (MPXV) before the 2022 outbreak.

19 Jan 2023

Roundtable addresses present-day inequities faced by communities of color

A new Roundtable focusing on health equity in communities of color features the expertise and insights of five distinguished academic and social justice leaders.

19 Jan 2023

Researchers find that study results converge on a consistent relationship between antibody levels and protection from COVID-19

Researchers described the factors associated with protection, protection thresholds, and immunobridging in COVID-19 patients.

19 Jan 2023

Vaccinated women well protected against severe COVID-19 symptoms, complications during pregnancy

The global network led by the Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI) at the University of Oxford has today published, in the Lancet, the results of the '2022 INTERCOVID Study' conducted in 41 hospitals across 18 countries.

19 Jan 2023

New research project aims to investigate the effect of late life learning on cognition and aging

The National Health Institute has awarded Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The American University of Beirut Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine a five-year grant for the Late Life Learning (LLL), Cognition and Aging (3LC) study.

19 Jan 2023

Study shows link between older adults with asthma and depression risk during COVID-19 pandemic

A recent, prospective study of approximately 2,000 older adults in Canada published online this month in the journal Respiratory Medicine found that older adults with asthma were at high risk of depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Jan 2023

New research reveals that childhood omicron infections have been under-reported in Canadian schools

A recent study from the east coast of Canada evaluated the extent of under-reporting among school children from elementary to high schools.

19 Jan 2023

Accurate information about what most other people are doing can boost vaccine uptake

Just as a highly transmissible variant prompts officials to extend COVID-19 emergency status, one of the largest surveys ever conducted shows people are more willing to get vaccinated when health workers reveal how many others are doing so.

18 Jan 2023

What does the future of clinical trials and evidence-based medicine look like?

In a recent perspective published in Nature Medicine, the researcher shared his vision and future perspectives for the domains of clinical research and evidence-based therapeutics.

18 Jan 2023

What is the association between fast-food intake and liver steatosis?

Researchers quantified the adverse effects of fast-food intake on liver steatosis in new research.

18 Jan 2023

COVID-19 is changing behaviors related to how people are exposed to household chemicals

COVID-19 is changing household behaviors related to how we are exposed to various household chemicals linked to poor health outcomes.

18 Jan 2023

Exploring a novel amplicon-based mpox virus sequencing strategy

Researchers described the development of a sequencing strategy based on amplicons for mpox detection.

18 Jan 2023

Numbers don’t lie. Biden kept his promise on improving Obamacare.

In a speech on Nov. 2, 2020, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden promised, “I'll not only restore Obamacare; I'll build on it.”

18 Jan 2023

Study suggests a link between dietary exposure to nitrites and risk of type 2 diabetes

Nitrites and nitrates occur naturally in water and soil and are commonly ingested from drinking water and dietary sources.

17 Jan 2023

Cancer mortality in the U.S. has declined 33% since the 90s

The American Cancer Society has recently published the statistics of cancer incidence and mortality for 2023 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

17 Jan 2023

Study finds no difference in the survival benefit of two diuretics for heart failure patients

Two drugs widely used to treat adults with heart failure – furosemide and torsemide – showed no difference in their ability to improve patient survival when compared, according to findings from a clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health.

17 Jan 2023

Study to investigate the effects of environmental factors on antibiotic resistance

Environmental factors, including pollution, that might help 'superbugs' become resistant to antibiotics is set to be investigated by the University of Surrey.

17 Jan 2023

Poor hygiene practices in hospitals may lead to antibiotic resistance

A new paper in Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that antibiotic resistance may result from poor hygiene practices in hospitals or other medical facilities.

17 Jan 2023

COVID-19 is a threat during pregnancy, study suggests

Pregnant women who are infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 face a 7 times increased risk of dying and a significantly elevated risk of being admitted to an intensive care unit or suffering from pneumonia, according to research published today in BMJ Global Health.

17 Jan 2023

Public Health News and Research

As US bumps against debt ceiling, Medicare becomes a bargaining chip

Mpox has been silently circulating in non-mpox-endemic nations for 20 years, according to new study

Roundtable addresses present-day inequities faced by communities of color

Researchers find that study results converge on a consistent relationship between antibody levels and protection from COVID-19

Vaccinated women well protected against severe COVID-19 symptoms, complications during pregnancy

New research project aims to investigate the effect of late life learning on cognition and aging

Study shows link between older adults with asthma and depression risk during COVID-19 pandemic

New research reveals that childhood omicron infections have been under-reported in Canadian schools

Accurate information about what most other people are doing can boost vaccine uptake

What does the future of clinical trials and evidence-based medicine look like?

What is the association between fast-food intake and liver steatosis?

COVID-19 is changing behaviors related to how people are exposed to household chemicals

Exploring a novel amplicon-based mpox virus sequencing strategy

Numbers don’t lie. Biden kept his promise on improving Obamacare.

Study suggests a link between dietary exposure to nitrites and risk of type 2 diabetes

Cancer mortality in the U.S. has declined 33% since the 90s

Study finds no difference in the survival benefit of two diuretics for heart failure patients

Study to investigate the effects of environmental factors on antibiotic resistance

Poor hygiene practices in hospitals may lead to antibiotic resistance

COVID-19 is a threat during pregnancy, study suggests

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