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Is covid ‘under control’ in the US? Experts say yes

President Joe Biden caused a stir in a “60 Minutes” interview on Sept. 18 when he declared that the covid-19 pandemic is over.

26 Sep 2022

Study compares monkeypox PCR testing protocols and efficiency at two U.S. reference labs

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers examined sample collection practices, epidemiological characteristics, and cycle threshold (Ct) values for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests used in two reference laboratories in the United States (U.S.) to detect monkeypox virus (MPXV).

25 Sep 2022

Cancer survival rate rises in the US

In a recent article by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the researchers highlighted basic, translational, and clinical cancer research and cancer-related population sciences in the 12th edition of its annual Cancer Progress Report.

25 Sep 2022

How smallpox and monkeypox viruses affect the nervous system

A recent study provides an overview of existing literature on the complications of infection with both smallpox and monkeypox virus.

25 Sep 2022

The Leopoldina Annual Assembly focuses on a broad spectrum of global health issues

Cooperation among many disciplines is required to improve the health situation and equity of all people worldwide.

23 Sep 2022

Access to affordable, safe, palatable tap water can reduce sugary drink intake among low income families

As the White House prepares for the first conference on hunger, nutrition and health in more than 50 years, public health officials point out that providing access to safe potable drinking water must be part of the national conversation.

23 Sep 2022

Genome editing approaches enable precise gene correction and disease rescue in inherited retinal diseases

In a new paper, University of California, Irvine researchers explain how precision genome editing agents have enabled precise gene correction and disease rescue in inherited retinal diseases (IRDs).

23 Sep 2022

Generating a mutation in key molecules could offer new way to prevent and treat gonorrhea

Creating a mutation that inhibits how the bacterial pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted infection, could offer a new way to prevent and treat the disease, according to researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

23 Sep 2022

U-M receives $5.5 million federal grant to launch National Institutes of Health firearm research coordinating center

The University of Michigan has received a $5.5 million federal grant to launch a National Institutes of Health firearm research coordinating center that will oversee community-based research projects designed to reduce firearm-related injuries, the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States.

23 Sep 2022

Researchers examine the impact of COVID-19 measures on influenza circulation in Canada

Shinhye et al. look into the impact of COVID-19 measures on influenza circulation in Canada between 2020 and 2022 and the vaccine effectiveness against late-season influenza illness due to A(H3N2) in 2022.

23 Sep 2022

In Jackson, the water is back, but the crisis remains

In mid-September, Howard Sanders bumped down pothole-ridden streets in a white Cadillac weighed down with water bottles on his way to a home in Ward 3, a neglected neighborhood that he called "a war zone."

23 Sep 2022

Medicare eligibility may increase food pantry visits, improve food security among seniors

Low-income seniors were seven times more likely to visit a food pantry in the year after becoming eligible for Medicare, resulting in improved food security, according to a new study from UT Southwestern.

23 Sep 2022

People wearing reusable contact lenses more likely to develop rare sight-threatening eye infection

People who wear reusable contact lenses are nearly four times as likely as those wearing daily disposables to develop a rare sight-threatening eye infection, finds a study led by UCL and Moorfields researchers.

23 Sep 2022

New engineered peptides could prevent the superbug crisis

A recent study reports the development of a synthetic antibacterial peptide PLG0206.

22 Sep 2022

Study reveals the long-term neurologic consequences of COVID-19

If you've had COVID-19, it may still be messing with your brain. Those who have been infected with the virus are at increased risk of developing a range of neurological conditions in the first year after the infection, new research shows.

22 Sep 2022

Lessons from South Korea's vaccination initiative can help cultivate planetary health action

South Korea had administered more COVID-19 vaccine doses per 100 people than other developed countries by the end of March 2022.

22 Sep 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden declares the pandemic ‘over’

President Joe Biden's declaration in a national interview that the covid-19 pandemic is "over" has complicated his own administration's efforts to get Congress to provide more funding for treatments and vaccines, and to get the public to go get yet another booster.

22 Sep 2022

UN, WHO Primary Health Care Award recognizes Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance’s achievements in primary care

An innovative program between Boston University School of Medicine's (BUSM) department of family medicine and the Lesotho Ministry of Health is being honored today by the United Nations (UN) at the annual meeting of the Friends of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases.

22 Sep 2022

Study investigates three psychological processes that predict vaccine discourse incivility

Despite vaccine availability, vaccine hesitancy has inhibited public health officials' efforts to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, which has killed more than 1 million people in the U.S. and nearly 6 million people worldwide.

22 Sep 2022

Can a commercial breath analysis test detect SARS-CoV-2?

Researchers demonstrated the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by a commercial breath analysis test (BAT).

22 Sep 2022

Public Health News and Research

Is covid ‘under control’ in the US? Experts say yes

Study compares monkeypox PCR testing protocols and efficiency at two U.S. reference labs

Cancer survival rate rises in the US

How smallpox and monkeypox viruses affect the nervous system

The Leopoldina Annual Assembly focuses on a broad spectrum of global health issues

Access to affordable, safe, palatable tap water can reduce sugary drink intake among low income families

Genome editing approaches enable precise gene correction and disease rescue in inherited retinal diseases

Generating a mutation in key molecules could offer new way to prevent and treat gonorrhea

U-M receives $5.5 million federal grant to launch National Institutes of Health firearm research coordinating center

Researchers examine the impact of COVID-19 measures on influenza circulation in Canada

In Jackson, the water is back, but the crisis remains

Medicare eligibility may increase food pantry visits, improve food security among seniors

People wearing reusable contact lenses more likely to develop rare sight-threatening eye infection

New engineered peptides could prevent the superbug crisis

Study reveals the long-term neurologic consequences of COVID-19

Lessons from South Korea's vaccination initiative can help cultivate planetary health action

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden declares the pandemic ‘over’

UN, WHO Primary Health Care Award recognizes Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance’s achievements in primary care

Study investigates three psychological processes that predict vaccine discourse incivility

Can a commercial breath analysis test detect SARS-CoV-2?

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