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Military exposed to toxic fumes from burn pits set to get bipartisan boost

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Friday planned to roll out what could be the most ambitious attempt ever tried to treat American war fighters poisoned in deployments overseas.

26 Mar 2021

Democrats could undo Trump policies faster, But they’re not. Why?

Undoing many of the policies of his predecessor is one of President Joe Biden's top priorities. In early February, Biden even got a little defensive about all the executive actions he was taking in his first days in office to halt policies set by President Donald Trump.

26 Mar 2021

Children in low- and middle-income countries face an increased risk of delayed development

Child development can be vastly improved by providing pregnant women and caregivers of children with an integrated intervention that consists of improved water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), nutrition, mental health care and lead exposure prevention, says a study conducted in Bangladesh.

26 Mar 2021

Combination of X-rays and AI can serve as rapid diagnostic tool for COVID-19

X-rays, first used clinically in the late 1890s, could be a leading-edge diagnostic tool for COVID-19 patients with the help of artificial intelligence, according to a team of researchers in Brazil who taught a computer program, through various machine learning methods, to detect COVID-19 in chest X-rays with 95.6 to 98.5% accuracy.

26 Mar 2021

Study explores the implementation of TWH approach in Latin America

Researchers from the Center for Health, Work & Environment (CHWE) at the Colorado School of Public Health have published a paper in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health studying the effectiveness of applying Total Worker Health (TWH) in an international context.

26 Mar 2021

First-of-its-kind project to disseminate bundled interventions for Black women with HIV

The University of Massachusetts Lowell, in collaboration with AIDS United, and the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health at Boston University's School of Social Work (BUSSW), have been tapped to lead a national, first-of-its-kind project to evaluate and disseminate bundled evidence-informed and trauma-informed interventions for Black women with HIV.

25 Mar 2021

Vaccine hesitancy could pose a major threat to public health efforts to end COVID-19

Although demand for COVID-19 vaccines currently seems high, vaccine hesitancy could pose a major threat to public health efforts to end the pandemic, according to an editorial published today in the journal Science.

25 Mar 2021

Lupus Research Alliance announces recipients of the 2020 Distinguished Innovator Award

The Lupus Research Alliance proudly announces two exceptional recipients of the 2020 Dr. William E. Paul Distinguished Innovator Award in Lupus and Autoimmunity: Jacques Banchereau, PhD and Ignacio Sanz, MD.

25 Mar 2021

ColoradoSPH wins NIH grant to study how air pollutants impact kidney health of sugarcane workers

Three groups from the Colorado School of Public Health have been awarded a $3 million 5-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the effects of air pollution and climate on the kidney health of sugarcane workers in Guatemala.

25 Mar 2021

Physically active people recover better after colorectal cancer surgery

People who are physically active on a regular basis recover better after surgery for colorectal cancer. However, starting to exercise only after the diagnosis is a fact had no effect on recovery, a University of Gothenburg thesis shows.

25 Mar 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Getting down to work at HHS

As questions swirl about the Covid vaccine made by AstraZeneca, public health experts are worried the confusion could create more doubts among people already hesitant to get a vaccine.

25 Mar 2021

Nosing in on kids who had Covid and lost their sense of smell

Orange. Eucalyptus. Lavender. Peppermint. Doctors at Children's Hospital Colorado and Seattle Children's Hospital will use scents like these to treat children who lost their sense of smell to Covid-19. Parents will attend clinics and go home with a set of essential oils for their child to sniff twice a day for three months. Clinicians will check their progress monthly.

25 Mar 2021

Stop blaming Tuskegee, critics say. It’s not an ‘excuse’ for current medical racism.

For months, journalists, politicians and health officials — including New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Dr. Anthony Fauci — have invoked the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study to explain why Black Americans are more hesitant than white Americans to get the coronavirus vaccine.

25 Mar 2021

Inmates’ distrust of prison health care fuels distrust of Covid vaccines

One November night in a Missouri prison, Charles Graham woke his cellmate of more than a dozen years, Frank Flanders, saying he couldn't breathe. Flanders pressed the call button. No one answered, so he kicked the door until a guard came.

25 Mar 2021

New study shows large within- and between-assay variation for ß-CTX measurement

A new study by the IFCC‑IOF Committee for Bone Metabolism shows large within- and between-assay variation for ß-CTX measurement; until harmonization is achieved, proposes measuring ß-CTX by the same assay on EDTA plasma, especially for research.

25 Mar 2021

Anabolic-androgenic steroids can have deleterious effects on the brain

Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), a synthetic version of the male sex hormone testosterone, are sometimes used as a medical treatment for hormone imbalance. But the vast majority of AAS is used to enhance athletic performance or build muscle because when paired with strength training.

25 Mar 2021

Researchers are testing wearable devices to detect early Alzheimer's, other neurodegenerative diseases

The development of a wearable to detect early Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases years before symptoms show has taken a step closer to reality today, as UK charity Alzheimer's Research UK announces a partnership with Boston University that will see the first digital data flowing into its global Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (EDoN) initiative.

25 Mar 2021

Researchers conduct online survey on people’s intentions regarding COVID-19 vaccination

Ahead of the first U.S. emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine, only half of Americans said they were likely to get vaccinated as soon as possible, according to an in-depth study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

25 Mar 2021

New resource textbook can help improve behavioral science, health disparities

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, has published an authoritative resource textbook designed to help researchers better understand the framework for conducting minority health and health disparities science.

25 Mar 2021

Statement on the worsening humanitarian situation in Tigray region of Ethiopia

Amid a worsening humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, reports of indiscriminate and targeted attacks against civilians, including rape and other horrific forms of sexual violence, continue to surface. This must stop.

24 Mar 2021

Health Care News and Research

Military exposed to toxic fumes from burn pits set to get bipartisan boost

Democrats could undo Trump policies faster, But they’re not. Why?

Children in low- and middle-income countries face an increased risk of delayed development

Combination of X-rays and AI can serve as rapid diagnostic tool for COVID-19

Study explores the implementation of TWH approach in Latin America

First-of-its-kind project to disseminate bundled interventions for Black women with HIV

Vaccine hesitancy could pose a major threat to public health efforts to end COVID-19

Lupus Research Alliance announces recipients of the 2020 Distinguished Innovator Award

ColoradoSPH wins NIH grant to study how air pollutants impact kidney health of sugarcane workers

Physically active people recover better after colorectal cancer surgery

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Getting down to work at HHS

Nosing in on kids who had Covid and lost their sense of smell

Stop blaming Tuskegee, critics say. It’s not an ‘excuse’ for current medical racism.

Inmates’ distrust of prison health care fuels distrust of Covid vaccines

New study shows large within- and between-assay variation for ß-CTX measurement

Anabolic-androgenic steroids can have deleterious effects on the brain

Researchers are testing wearable devices to detect early Alzheimer's, other neurodegenerative diseases

Researchers conduct online survey on people’s intentions regarding COVID-19 vaccination

New resource textbook can help improve behavioral science, health disparities

Statement on the worsening humanitarian situation in Tigray region of Ethiopia

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