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Thousands of experts hired to aid public health departments are losing their jobs

As covid-19 raged, roughly 4,000 highly skilled epidemiologists, communication specialists, and public health nurses were hired by a nonprofit tied to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to plug the holes at battered public health departments on the front lines.

14 Nov 2022

Sick profit: Investigating private equity’s stealthy takeover of health care across cities and specialties

Two-year-old Zion Gastelum died just days after dentists performed root canals and put crowns on six baby teeth at a clinic affiliated with a private equity firm.

14 Nov 2022

Serbia’s high-throughput genetic sequencing implementation | BGI Perspectives

On the occasion of the 17th International Conference of Genomics (ICG-17) jointly organized by BGI Genomics in Riga, Dr. Ivana Morić, a research professor from the Institute of Molecular Genetic and Genetic Engineering (IMGGE) at the University of Belgrade shared first-hand insights about the implementation of high-throughput sequencing in Serbia and its exciting future.

From BGI Genomics 14 Nov 2022

How lessons from the HIV epidemic can help combat COVID-19

Researchers revisit lessons learned from the HIV pandemic in response to COVID-19.

13 Nov 2022

What is the duration of persistent symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection, and what factors are associated with their resolution?

Researchers examined temporal dynamics of persistent symptom resolution following acute COVID-19 in the general population of France.

11 Nov 2022

IVI and Lemonex sign MOU to join forces on vaccine development

The International Vaccine Institute announced on November 10 it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Lemonex, a company specializing in RNA gene therapy development, and agreed to seek cooperation in research and development.

10 Nov 2022

Smartphones are potential receptacles for allergens, study shows

According to the 2018 U.S. Census, smart phones are present in 85% of American households. They are reportedly viewed 14 million times a day, making them potential receptacles for environmental hazards such as allergens.

10 Nov 2022

Researchers highlight a significant cancer disparity among young Black men in the American South

Research shows that incidences of Kaposi's sarcoma among people living with HIV have fallen significantly over the past two decades, but a new evaluation of data led by researchers at UTHealth Houston highlights a significant disparity among one particular demographic – young Black men in the American South.

10 Nov 2022

Pitt scientists solve the mystery of how melanoma tumors control their mortality

Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered the missing puzzle piece in the mystery of how melanoma tumors control their mortality.

10 Nov 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The midterm shake-up

The predicted Republican "red wave" was a no-show in this week's midterm elections, but the margins in both the U.S. House and Senate are so small that the GOP could still wrest control from the Democrats as the last few "too close to call" races are settled.

10 Nov 2022

Proteomics approach helps identify protein signatures that can improve detection of prediabetes

Scientists have used a proteomics approach to identify a three-protein signature in the blood that can improve detection of isolated impaired glucose tolerance, a form of prediabetes.

10 Nov 2022

Multiple factors contributed to occupational stress of physicians during the pandemic

Front-line physicians who cared for COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic in New York City and New Orleans reported multiple factors that contributed to their occupational stress during this extraordinarily trying time in their careers.

10 Nov 2022

Repeat SARS-CoV-2 infections increase risk of adverse health conditions in multiple organs

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began almost three years ago, scientists have learned that an initial infection can lead to short- and long-term health risks affecting nearly every organ system in the body.

10 Nov 2022

Research reveals why stem cell transplants are so successful in MS patients

Blood stem cell transplantation is a radical but highly effective therapy for multiple sclerosis. A study led by the University of Zurich has now examined in detail the way in which the treatment curbs the autoimmune disease and how the immune system regenerates afterwards.

10 Nov 2022

Stopping the churn: Why some states want to guarantee Medicaid coverage from birth to age 6

Before the covid-19 public health emergency began in 2020, millions of children churned on and off Medicaid each year — an indication that many were losing coverage because of administrative problems, rather than because their family's income had increased and made them ineligible.

10 Nov 2022

South Dakota voters approved Medicaid expansion, but implementation may not be easy

South Dakotans voted Tuesday to expand the state's Medicaid program to cover thousands of additional low-income residents, becoming the seventh state to approve expansion via the ballot box.

10 Nov 2022

Parents represent a promising resource in preventing HIV among gay and bisexual male youth

A first of a kind study published today suggests that parents can be taught to communicate with their gay or bisexual sons about safe sex.

10 Nov 2022

Pain disparities among racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. are far larger than previously understood

Racial and ethnic disparities in pain prevalence in the U.S. are far larger than previously realized, according to the results of a new study co-written by a University at Buffalo medical sociologist.

9 Nov 2022

COVID-19 vaccine intention linked to trust in opinion of health experts, media literacy

An early pandemic survey found that respondents' intentions to receive COVID-19 vaccines were linked more to their media literacy and opinion of health experts than knowledge of the virus or previous vaccination behavior.

9 Nov 2022

Study highlights major disparities in geographical access to COVID-19 "Test to Treat" sites

A new study from investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of Mass General Brigham, the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and the University of Pittsburgh, finds that COVID-19 "Test to Treat" sites - clinical centers launched based on a federal initiative to provide free testing, diagnosis, and immediate access to COVID-19 antiviral treatment with Paxlovid - may not be accessible to those who need it most.

9 Nov 2022

Public Health News and Research

Thousands of experts hired to aid public health departments are losing their jobs

Sick profit: Investigating private equity’s stealthy takeover of health care across cities and specialties

Serbia’s high-throughput genetic sequencing implementation | BGI Perspectives

How lessons from the HIV epidemic can help combat COVID-19

What is the duration of persistent symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection, and what factors are associated with their resolution?

IVI and Lemonex sign MOU to join forces on vaccine development

Smartphones are potential receptacles for allergens, study shows

Researchers highlight a significant cancer disparity among young Black men in the American South

Pitt scientists solve the mystery of how melanoma tumors control their mortality

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The midterm shake-up

Proteomics approach helps identify protein signatures that can improve detection of prediabetes

Multiple factors contributed to occupational stress of physicians during the pandemic

Repeat SARS-CoV-2 infections increase risk of adverse health conditions in multiple organs

Research reveals why stem cell transplants are so successful in MS patients

Stopping the churn: Why some states want to guarantee Medicaid coverage from birth to age 6

South Dakota voters approved Medicaid expansion, but implementation may not be easy

Parents represent a promising resource in preventing HIV among gay and bisexual male youth

Pain disparities among racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. are far larger than previously understood

COVID-19 vaccine intention linked to trust in opinion of health experts, media literacy

Study highlights major disparities in geographical access to COVID-19 "Test to Treat" sites

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