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Mistrust and polarization steer rural governments to reject federal public health funding

When Elko County commissioners rejected a $500,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that could have helped the county create a health department or health district, Kayla Hopkins pleaded with them to reconsider.

20 Nov 2022

Path cleared for Georgia to launch work requirements for Medicaid

Georgia is set to become the only state to have work requirements for Medicaid coverage.

20 Nov 2022

As STDS proliferate, companies rush to market at-home test kits. But are they reliable?

Among the more remarkable legacies of the covid-19 pandemic is how quickly federal regulators, the health care industry, and consumers moved to make at-home testing a reliable tool for managing a public health crisis.

20 Nov 2022

Exploring the effect of herd immunity on monkeypox outbreak sizes

Researchers illustrated the baseline trajectory of the monkeypox virus (MPXV) epidemic anticipated under the sole effect of infection-derived or herd immunity.

18 Nov 2022

COVID-19 carries a much higher risk of epilepsy and seizures than influenza

COVID-19 increases risk of both seizures and epilepsy as compared to influenza infection

17 Nov 2022

Benign breast disease is a key indicator of a higher risk of breast cancer

The risk of breast cancer is almost doubled in women diagnosed with benign breast disease through screening, according to research presented at the 13th European Breast Cancer Conference today.

17 Nov 2022

Novel, student-driven, contact-tracing program reduced COVID-19 exposures

Epidemiologists at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) developed and implemented a novel, student-driven, contact-tracing program that reduced COVID-19 exposures and infections on the campus during the 2020-2021 school year. Results from the program, which deployed UIC students to conduct both COVID-19 case investigations and contact tracing among non-clinical campus members, were published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC).

17 Nov 2022

Study concludes monkeypox virus is readily detected by qPCR using three clinically validated assays

Researchers validated monkeypox virus (MPXV) quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays.

17 Nov 2022

When is it best to use dose-sparing vaccination strategies for monkeypox to protect more people?

Researchers evaluated dose-sparing strategies for monkeypox (MPX) vaccination using mathematical modeling.

17 Nov 2022

Mothers of younger or multiple children may engage in lower amounts of physical activity

A new study exploring physical activity patterns among mothers in Britain suggests that mothers of young children and mothers of multiple children may engage in lower amounts of moderate or vigorous physical activity.

16 Nov 2022

Amyloid-PET scanning has misled the FDA into granting approval for Aduhelm

Last year, the FDA gave accelerated approval of the antibody aducanumab (marketed as Aduhelm by Biogen) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

16 Nov 2022

Antibiotic-resistant, opportunistic pathogen enhances the pathogenesis of C. difficile

Clostridioides difficile, often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that causes severe intestinal illness and, as its name suggests, can be difficult to study and treat.

16 Nov 2022

Colleagues can encourage employees' healthy eating behavior

Scientists from Cologne and Utrecht have found that employees are more likely to eat fruit and vegetables as well as engage in physical activity when their colleagues encourage a healthy lifestyle.

16 Nov 2022

Diet containing excess salt can contribute to increased levels of stress, study shows

A diet containing lots of salt can contribute to increased levels of stress, a new study shows.

16 Nov 2022

Weak evidence that programs to mitigate housing insecurity lead to positive health outcomes

Research finds low-certainty evidence that programs such as emergency rent assistance, legal assistance with waitlist priority for public housing, long-term rent subsidies and homeownership assistance lead to positive health outcomes.

16 Nov 2022

Stress from fears about Covid-19 led to anxiety and depressive symptoms in pregnant women

A study that assessed stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms in pregnant women from seven Western countries during the first major wave of the Covid-19 pandemic (April 17 to May 31, 2020) shows that stress from fears about Covid-19 led to anxiety and depressive symptoms above normal levels.

16 Nov 2022

Minority women's perinatal experiences overshadowed by isolation and fear due to changing COVID-19 policies

Black, Indigenous and other women of color who were pregnant or gave birth during the pandemic said these experiences were overshadowed by isolation, confusion and fear, much of it caused by unclear or frequently changing institutional policies, according to a new study.

16 Nov 2022

Medicine and Mortality in Mali: one health heroine's work to improve community health

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Mariam Cissé about her recent Heroines of Health Award as well as her dedication to improving the health of her community.

From Women in Global Health 16 Nov 2022

Birth delivery method associated with baby’s immune response to key childhood vaccines

The method by which a baby was delivered is associated with how its immune system will respond to two key childhood vaccines, research suggests.

16 Nov 2022

Researchers are developing calculator that weighs risk and benefit of taking osteoporosis drugs

Osteoporosis is a major, worsening public health problem and bisphosphonates which help restore a healthier balance of bone production and resorption, have been a relatively inexpensive, successful treatment, particularly for those at highest risk for fractures.

16 Nov 2022

Public Health News and Research

Mistrust and polarization steer rural governments to reject federal public health funding

Path cleared for Georgia to launch work requirements for Medicaid

As STDS proliferate, companies rush to market at-home test kits. But are they reliable?

Exploring the effect of herd immunity on monkeypox outbreak sizes

COVID-19 carries a much higher risk of epilepsy and seizures than influenza

Benign breast disease is a key indicator of a higher risk of breast cancer

Novel, student-driven, contact-tracing program reduced COVID-19 exposures

Study concludes monkeypox virus is readily detected by qPCR using three clinically validated assays

When is it best to use dose-sparing vaccination strategies for monkeypox to protect more people?

Mothers of younger or multiple children may engage in lower amounts of physical activity

Amyloid-PET scanning has misled the FDA into granting approval for Aduhelm

Antibiotic-resistant, opportunistic pathogen enhances the pathogenesis of C. difficile

Colleagues can encourage employees' healthy eating behavior

Diet containing excess salt can contribute to increased levels of stress, study shows

Weak evidence that programs to mitigate housing insecurity lead to positive health outcomes

Stress from fears about Covid-19 led to anxiety and depressive symptoms in pregnant women

Minority women's perinatal experiences overshadowed by isolation and fear due to changing COVID-19 policies

Medicine and Mortality in Mali: one health heroine's work to improve community health

Birth delivery method associated with baby’s immune response to key childhood vaccines

Researchers are developing calculator that weighs risk and benefit of taking osteoporosis drugs

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