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Community health worker program delivers low-cost device to improve hearing in older adults

A first-in-kind program that trains trusted older adult community health workers to fit and deliver low-cost hearing technology to peers with hearing loss significantly improved communication function among participants, according to the results of a randomized clinical trial led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers.

20 Dec 2022

Childhood body mass index unlikely to have big impact on child's mood or behavioral disorders

Childhood body mass index is unlikely to have a big impact on children's mood or behavioral disorders, according to a study published today in eLife.

20 Dec 2022

Researchers generate a remodeled live-attenuated measles vaccine capable of driving nAb responses against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Researchers developed a measles virus (MeV)-vectored vaccine capable of inducing high neutralizing antibody (nAb) responses against SARS-CoV-2.

20 Dec 2022

BGI cares - 2022 social responsibilities in review

At BGI Genomics, we believe it is our responsibility to not only enhance global health outcomes, but also to help make the places we work and live in better.

From BGI Genomics 20 Dec 2022

Nasal antibodies decline nine months after COVID-19 infection, study finds

A new study finds that antibodies produced in the nose decline nine months after COVID-19 infection, while antibodies found in the blood last at least a year.

20 Dec 2022

Long-lived Chilean rodent is a useful model of natural sporadic Alzheimer's Disease

Led by researchers from the University of California at Irvine, a new study reveals that a long-lived Chilean rodent, called Octodon degus (degu), is a useful and practical model of natural sporadic Alzheimer's Disease.

20 Dec 2022

Study investigates characteristics influencing the "belief in just deserts" regarding COVID-19 infection

Perceptions of the causes of illness vary widely across the global population. But now, researchers from Japan have found new information about the perception that individuals with COVID-19 deserved to get infected.

19 Dec 2022

Exercise reduces COVID-19 severity risk

Physical inactivity was associated with worse COVID-19 outcomes across clinical and demographic characteristic

19 Dec 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic's traumatizing effect on mothers in the USA

A new research paper presents the results of a study on maternal stress levels in American mothers during COVID-19.

19 Dec 2022

Patient satisfaction associated with completion of metabolic or bariatric surgery

Patients who are satisfied with their physicians are more likely to follow through with metabolic or bariatric surgery (MBS) regardless of racial or ethnic group, according to a study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston.

19 Dec 2022

Single-dose smallpox vaccine could be effective against mpox

Researchers estimated the efficacy of a single-dose Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavaria Nordic (MVA-BN) vaccine against mpox (MPX) in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM).

19 Dec 2022

Loneliness, social isolation, and living alone linked to premature death for people with cardiovascular disease

New research from University of Limerick in Ireland has revealed that loneliness, social isolation, and living alone is associated with premature death for those with cardiovascular disease.

19 Dec 2022

The impact of multimorbidity, smoking status, and demographics on vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Wales

A recent study examined the impact of multimorbidity and smoking on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among pregnant individuals.

19 Dec 2022

What advice is being given by general practitioners to people living with obesity?

A new study aimed to analyze the advice given by GPs during short consultations to patients living with obesity.

19 Dec 2022

A Montana addiction clinic wants to motivate people with rewards. Then came a Medicaid fraud probe.

A Montana addiction clinic's plan to give people with substance use disorders as much as $1,966.50 in gift cards and vouchers to follow its treatment program is raising questions about the use of financial incentives with patients.

19 Dec 2022

After tuition, books, and room and board, colleges’ rising health fees hit a nerve

You've compared tuition. Reviewed on-campus housing costs. Even digested student meal plan prices.

19 Dec 2022

HIV outbreak persists as officials push back against containment efforts

Brooke Parker has spent the past two years combing riverside homeless encampments, abandoned houses, and less traveled roads to help contain a lingering HIV outbreak that has disproportionately affected those who live on society's margins.

19 Dec 2022

Rise and waning of SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses induced by mRNA vaccine booster in a healthcare worker population

Researchers reported the waning of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in the six months following a booster dose of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.

19 Dec 2022

Study: Doctors and their family members less likely to comply with prescription drug guidelines

Following established guidelines about prescription drugs would seem to be an obvious course of action, especially for the professionals that do the prescribing.

18 Dec 2022

Recent surge in group A streptococcal infections among children in UK

In an editorial published in the journal New Microbes and New Infections, scientists have highlighted the possible reasons behind a sudden rise in cases of group A streptococcal infections among children in the United Kingdom and other European countries.

18 Dec 2022

Public Health News and Research

Community health worker program delivers low-cost device to improve hearing in older adults

Childhood body mass index unlikely to have big impact on child's mood or behavioral disorders

Researchers generate a remodeled live-attenuated measles vaccine capable of driving nAb responses against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

BGI cares - 2022 social responsibilities in review

Nasal antibodies decline nine months after COVID-19 infection, study finds

Long-lived Chilean rodent is a useful model of natural sporadic Alzheimer's Disease

Study investigates characteristics influencing the "belief in just deserts" regarding COVID-19 infection

Exercise reduces COVID-19 severity risk

The COVID-19 pandemic's traumatizing effect on mothers in the USA

Patient satisfaction associated with completion of metabolic or bariatric surgery

Single-dose smallpox vaccine could be effective against mpox

Loneliness, social isolation, and living alone linked to premature death for people with cardiovascular disease

The impact of multimorbidity, smoking status, and demographics on vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Wales

What advice is being given by general practitioners to people living with obesity?

A Montana addiction clinic wants to motivate people with rewards. Then came a Medicaid fraud probe.

After tuition, books, and room and board, colleges’ rising health fees hit a nerve

HIV outbreak persists as officials push back against containment efforts

Rise and waning of SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses induced by mRNA vaccine booster in a healthcare worker population

Study: Doctors and their family members less likely to comply with prescription drug guidelines

Recent surge in group A streptococcal infections among children in UK

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