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Severe vitamin D deficiency associated with greater risk of premature mortality

It’s the vitamin that we get from the sun, yet despite its ample availability, one in three Australian adults still suffer from mild, moderate or severe vitamin D deficiency.

26 Oct 2022

25 years on, varicella vaccination reports impressive success in the USA

New research suggests that 25 years on, varicella vaccination continues to report impressive success in the USA.

26 Oct 2022

Study uses compartmental modeling to test the efficiency of sentinel surveillance for developing public COVID-19 mitigation policies

Researchers used a stochastic compartmental model of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission to examine various sentinel surveillance indicators and determine the minimal sampling effort required for a reliable alert indicating a one-step increase in transmission rate.

26 Oct 2022

SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1 variant cases may increase in Europe

A recent epidemiological update by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control indicated that a new SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineage was likely to increase COVID-19 case numbers.

26 Oct 2022

A review of emerging pediatric respiratory viruses

Respiratory viruses continue to be a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality.

26 Oct 2022

Newborn screenings more likely to miss cystic fibrosis diagnosis in non-white babies

Researchers call for better newborn screens across the U.S. Cystic fibrosis is missed more often in newborn screenings for non-white than white babies, creating higher risk for irreversible lung damage and other serious outcomes in Black, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian and Alaska Native newborns, a new study finds.

25 Oct 2022

Minorities with common form of lung cancer face longer wait times for receiving radiation therapy

A new study has revealed significant racial disparities in how quickly minorities with the most common form of lung cancer receive potentially lifesaving radiation therapy compared with their white counterparts.

25 Oct 2022

Geographical location of an individual may determine the likelihood of receiving autism diagnosis

New autism diagnoses tend to be clustered within specific NHS service regions, suggesting that where an individual lives may influence whether they receive an autism diagnosis and access to special education needs support.

25 Oct 2022

Did COVID-19 mitigation measures in the United Kingdom impact the transmission of other infectious diseases?

Researchers explored the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic-associated non-pharmaceutical prevention measures on the transmission of 22 infectious diseases in England.

25 Oct 2022

Applications of artificial intelligence in COVID-19 clinical response measures

Researchers reviewed existing literature on the use of AI in health care, to characterize the AI applications used in clinical applications during the COVID-19 pandemic, investigate the location, timing, and extent of AI use in healthcare, and examine the U.S. regulatory approval processes.

25 Oct 2022

Study sheds light on the effect of anxiety disorders on vaccine hesitancy

Individuals who deal with anxiety are no less hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine compared to those without anxiety, according to new research.

25 Oct 2022

New diagnostic method applies machine learning to advanced genomics data to detect sepsis

Sepsis, the overreaction of the immune system in response to an infection, causes an estimated 20% of deaths globally and as many as 20 to 50% of U.S. hospital deaths each year.

24 Oct 2022

Compact rapid detection kit to test for monkeypox virus shows promising results in new research

In a new study, researchers introduced a compact rapid detection kit that tests for the monkeypox virus using a combination of RPA and CRISPR technology.

24 Oct 2022

Analyses of 11 commercially available PCR kits to detect monkeypox virus DNA

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* server, researchers in Germany and Switzerland evaluated 11 commercial reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) kits (A to L) for Monkeypox virus (MPXV) detection.

23 Oct 2022

Relationship between COVID-19 and chilblains

A recent study discusses the associations between chilblains and COVID-19.

23 Oct 2022

The public health impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant BA.5 relative to BA.2 in Denmark

Researchers conducted a nationwide study in Denmark to assess the public health impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant BA.5 relative to BA.2.

22 Oct 2022

Food insufficiency increased in US households by 25% after expiration of Child Tax Credit payments

When Congress failed to renew advance Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments last year, public health experts feared that the loss of this monthly federal pandemic relief benefit would push millions of families and children in America back into poverty and hunger.

21 Oct 2022

New technology to track the spread of water contaminants in the blink of an eye

Imagine using your mobile phone to track the spread of water contaminants - such as oil spills or even viruses like COVID-19 - in the blink of an eye.

21 Oct 2022

Wearable soft robot can improve patient experience during unpleasant medical procedures

While most of us are never without our smartphones, robots may also soon become indispensable companions.

21 Oct 2022

Surprising discovery in people of Polynesian ancestry offers clues to genetic underpinnings of high cholesterol

The discovery of a genetic variant that is relatively common among people of Polynesian ancestry, but incredibly rare in most other populations, is giving clues to the genetic underpinnings of high cholesterol in all people, according to new research led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists in partnership with several other groups, including the University of Otago and the Samoan health research community.

21 Oct 2022

Public Health News and Research

Severe vitamin D deficiency associated with greater risk of premature mortality

25 years on, varicella vaccination reports impressive success in the USA

Study uses compartmental modeling to test the efficiency of sentinel surveillance for developing public COVID-19 mitigation policies

SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1 variant cases may increase in Europe

A review of emerging pediatric respiratory viruses

Newborn screenings more likely to miss cystic fibrosis diagnosis in non-white babies

Minorities with common form of lung cancer face longer wait times for receiving radiation therapy

Geographical location of an individual may determine the likelihood of receiving autism diagnosis

Did COVID-19 mitigation measures in the United Kingdom impact the transmission of other infectious diseases?

Applications of artificial intelligence in COVID-19 clinical response measures

Study sheds light on the effect of anxiety disorders on vaccine hesitancy

New diagnostic method applies machine learning to advanced genomics data to detect sepsis

Compact rapid detection kit to test for monkeypox virus shows promising results in new research

Analyses of 11 commercially available PCR kits to detect monkeypox virus DNA

Relationship between COVID-19 and chilblains

The public health impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant BA.5 relative to BA.2 in Denmark

Food insufficiency increased in US households by 25% after expiration of Child Tax Credit payments

New technology to track the spread of water contaminants in the blink of an eye

Wearable soft robot can improve patient experience during unpleasant medical procedures

Surprising discovery in people of Polynesian ancestry offers clues to genetic underpinnings of high cholesterol

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