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Drugs used to prevent bone loss may help lower ovarian cancer risk

Medicines used to prevent bone loss may help lower the risk of ovarian cancer according to research by The University of Queensland.

16 Jun 2022

Infertility rate among women in the United States remains largely the same, analysis finds

During recent decades, the rate of infertility among women in the United States has remained largely the same, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

16 Jun 2022

Repeated exposure to hurricanes may be associated with increased mental health problems

Repeated exposure to hurricanes, whether direct, indirect or media-based, is linked to adverse psychological symptoms and may be associated with increased mental health problems, according to a first-of-its kind study led by University of California, Irvine researchers.

16 Jun 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Closing in on covid vaccines for ‘the littles’

Children younger than 5 are the only population not eligible for a covid-19 vaccine in the U.S. But that may be about to change as an advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration recommends authorization for that group.

16 Jun 2022

Physical activity and diet improve after weight loss surgery, but fall short of federal guidelines

In a long-term study of adults who have undergone bariatric weight loss surgery, University of Florida researchers found participants' physical activity and diet quality improved after surgery, but fell short of federal physical activity guidelines.

16 Jun 2022

Combination drug strategy activates natural killer cell-mediated immunity to attack tumors

Most skin cancer drugs that activate the immune system work by triggering immune cells, called T cells, to attack tumors, but when T cells are activated for too long, they can wear out and cease to function.

16 Jun 2022

UiO researchers find 13 special genes related to epigenetic changes in cancer samples

Abnormal epigenetic changes are observed in the development of multiple types of cancer. Researchers at Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (UiO) found 13 special genes linked to epigenetic changes in cancer samples.

16 Jun 2022

It’s hot outside — and that’s bad news for children’s health

Heat waves are getting hotter and becoming more frequent because of rising rates of air pollution, putting children's health at risk, a wide-ranging new report finds.

16 Jun 2022

Study reveals sex differences in COVID-19 diagnosis at the start of the pandemic

University of Alicante Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health María Teresa Ruiz Cantero has prepared a study based on COVID-19 and gender biases in healthcare and the inequalities revealing sex differences, recently presented as part of the 2022 Gender and Health Report of the Spanish Ministry of Health, through the Women's Health Observatory.

16 Jun 2022

At a Bay Area ‘test-to-treat’ site, few takers for free antivirals

After avoiding movie theaters, restaurants, and gyms for more than two years, Helen Ho decided to take her first big risk since the start of the pandemic to attend her graduation.

16 Jun 2022

Youth substance use declined during the pandemic, research shows

The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to concerns for youth mental health and social well-being, including its potential to spur substance use behaviors.

16 Jun 2022

Obesity causes COVID vaccines to lose their efficacy more rapidly

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers examined a clinical cohort of severely obese people vaccinated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to determine the relationship between an individual's body mass index (BMI) and COVID-19-related hospitalization and mortality.

16 Jun 2022

Public Health News and Research

Drugs used to prevent bone loss may help lower ovarian cancer risk

Infertility rate among women in the United States remains largely the same, analysis finds

Repeated exposure to hurricanes may be associated with increased mental health problems

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Closing in on covid vaccines for ‘the littles’

Physical activity and diet improve after weight loss surgery, but fall short of federal guidelines

Combination drug strategy activates natural killer cell-mediated immunity to attack tumors

UiO researchers find 13 special genes related to epigenetic changes in cancer samples

It’s hot outside — and that’s bad news for children’s health

Study reveals sex differences in COVID-19 diagnosis at the start of the pandemic

At a Bay Area ‘test-to-treat’ site, few takers for free antivirals

Youth substance use declined during the pandemic, research shows

Obesity causes COVID vaccines to lose their efficacy more rapidly

UQ researchers call for an urgent review of low vaccination rates during pregnancy

Stanford researcher outlines pollution and climate change threats to children's health

Scientists estimate the incubation period of 2022 monkeypox

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