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Study confirms the growing resistance in non-pathogenic Listeria species

In the food processing industry, the deadly bacteria Listeria monocytogenes is monitored closely. Not only can the bacteria make people extremely ill, it is known to be developing resistance to various food safety measures across the world.

5 Dec 2022

Home air purifiers can improve markers of cardiovascular health in people with COPD

A six-month study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers concludes that the use of portable home air purifiers can improve some markers of cardiovascular health in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD.

5 Dec 2022

Trial aims to make it easier, convenient for patients to perform health checks and reduce pressure on GPs

A landmark trial aiming to make it easier and more convenient for patients to carry out important health checks and reduce pressure on GPs has been launched in Cornwall.

5 Dec 2022

Much of the CDC is working remotely. That could make changing the agency difficult.

Earlier this year, top leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began a monumental task: turning the sprawling, labyrinthine organization known for its highly specialized, academically focused scientific research into a sleek, flexible public health response agency primed to serve the American public.

5 Dec 2022

Researchers develop a polyvalent lipid nanoparticle mRNA vaccine against Monkeypox virus

Researchers developed an mRNA technology-based vaccine candidate against the monkeypox virus and evaluated its immunogenicity in animal models.

5 Dec 2022

COVID-19 pandemic caused rapid brain aging in adolescents

Researchers assess how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the neurological development of young adults.

4 Dec 2022

Adoption of front-of-pack nutrition labeling in the Americas can help reduce poor-nutrition related NCDs

The adoption of best practice front-of-pack nutrition labeling in more countries of the Americas can help reduce poor-nutrition related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes, high blood pressure and some cancers in the region, a recent study led by researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno and the Pan American Health Organization suggests.

2 Dec 2022

Maternal stress during pregnancy linked to accelerated cell aging of white children, not Black kids

Does stress during pregnancy impact children's cell aging, and does race matter? The answer is yes, according to a new UC San Francisco study published Dec. 2 in Psychological Medicine.

2 Dec 2022

Exercise can help people to sleep better

People in good physical shape are less likely to need a sleeping pill prescription from their doctor. This suggests that being fit can help you sleep better.

2 Dec 2022

Primary and original booster mRNA vaccination can reduce the risk of Omicron-related infection

mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against Omicron infections than other variants. A study publishing December 1st in the open access journal PLOS Medicine by Margaret L. Lind at the Yale School of Public Health, U.S. and colleagues suggests that the additional protection offered by the initial booster shot may be reduced among people with a previous COVID-19 infection.

1 Dec 2022

Best practices and challenges in One Health approach to fight zoonotic diseases

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Zoonoses are infectious diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans and/or from humans to animals.

1 Dec 2022

Chemical residue from commercial dishwashers causes gut epithelial barrier damage

Residue from rinse agents is left behind on dishes after they are cleaned in professional-grade dishwashers.

1 Dec 2022

LSHTM researchers launch new global health research group on HIV-associated fungal infections

Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine are co-launching a new global health research group on HIV-associated fungal infections.

1 Dec 2022

Two experimental mRNA vaccines highly effective in reducing malaria infection and transmission

Malaria is found in more than 90 countries around the world, causing 241 million cases and an estimated 627,000 deaths every year.

1 Dec 2022

New method can measure overall fitness accurately on wearable devices

Cambridge researchers have developed a method for measuring overall fitness accurately on wearable devices – and more robustly than current consumer smartwatches and fitness monitors – without the wearer needing to exercise.

1 Dec 2022

Smoking associated with increased risk of 56 diseases among Chinese adults

Smoking increases the risks of 56 diseases and kills more than 1 million adults in China each year from 22 different causes, according to new research published today in The Lancet Public Health.

1 Dec 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Medicaid machinations

The lame-duck Congress is back in Washington with a long list of bills it would like to pass and a short time to do it before Republicans take over the House majority in January.

1 Dec 2022

The incidence of antimicrobial resistance among urinary E. coli isolates is increasing in both hospital and community settings in Australia

Researchers comparatively evaluated trends in AMR among urinary Escherichia coli strains from a private, commercial community-based laboratory and a public HB laboratory in the Illawarra Shoalhaven area located in NSW, Australia.

1 Dec 2022

Her apartment might have put her son’s health at risk. But ‘I have nowhere else to go.’

When Louana Joseph's son had a seizure because of an upper respiratory infection in July, she abandoned the apartment her family had called home for nearly three years.

1 Dec 2022

New method for determining the need for coronary stents, bypass surgery more effective than angiogram

A new method for determining whether patients with heart disease need coronary stents or bypass surgery is more effective than the angiogram, which is currently used, according to research from UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular.

30 Nov 2022

Public Health News and Research

Study confirms the growing resistance in non-pathogenic Listeria species

Home air purifiers can improve markers of cardiovascular health in people with COPD

Trial aims to make it easier, convenient for patients to perform health checks and reduce pressure on GPs

Much of the CDC is working remotely. That could make changing the agency difficult.

Researchers develop a polyvalent lipid nanoparticle mRNA vaccine against Monkeypox virus

COVID-19 pandemic caused rapid brain aging in adolescents

Adoption of front-of-pack nutrition labeling in the Americas can help reduce poor-nutrition related NCDs

Maternal stress during pregnancy linked to accelerated cell aging of white children, not Black kids

Exercise can help people to sleep better

Primary and original booster mRNA vaccination can reduce the risk of Omicron-related infection

Best practices and challenges in One Health approach to fight zoonotic diseases

Chemical residue from commercial dishwashers causes gut epithelial barrier damage

LSHTM researchers launch new global health research group on HIV-associated fungal infections

Two experimental mRNA vaccines highly effective in reducing malaria infection and transmission

New method can measure overall fitness accurately on wearable devices

Smoking associated with increased risk of 56 diseases among Chinese adults

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Medicaid machinations

The incidence of antimicrobial resistance among urinary E. coli isolates is increasing in both hospital and community settings in Australia

Her apartment might have put her son’s health at risk. But ‘I have nowhere else to go.’

New method for determining the need for coronary stents, bypass surgery more effective than angiogram

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