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COPD patients more compliant with COVID-19 restrictions in the UK

A new study reports on the tendency among COPD patients in the UK to practice social distancing, compared to the public at large, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

11 Feb 2022

New tools may better help in prevention of heart disease in individuals with chronic kidney disease

A new study reveals that certain changes to models that predict the risk of developing cardiovascular problems in the general population can help clinicians improve risk prediction in individuals with kidney disease.

11 Feb 2022

Yale researchers confirm the health benefits of moderate calorie restrictions in humans

Decades of research has shown that limits on calorie intake by flies, worms, and mice can enhance life span in laboratory conditions. But whether such calorie restriction can do the same for humans remains unclear.

11 Feb 2022

What are taxpayers spending for those ‘free’ covid tests? The government won’t say.

The four free covid-19 rapid tests President Joe Biden promised in December for every American household have begun arriving in earnest in mailboxes and on doorsteps.

11 Feb 2022

Exits by Black and Hispanic teachers pose a new threat to covid-era education

Lynette Henley needed one more year to receive her full pension after 40 years as a teacher, but she couldn't convince herself it was worth the risk.

11 Feb 2022

Direct oral anti-coagulants less likely to result in major bleeding after rare, fatal stroke

Direct oral anti-coagulant (anti-clotting) (DOAC) medications that target a single clotting factor work just as well to prevent future clots as the older, less-specific medication warfarin.

11 Feb 2022

Newer clot-busting drug may lengthen the window for additional stroke treatment to 24 hours

If patients with clot-caused strokes obtain medical care more than 4½ hours after their symptoms are noticed, it is too late to receive the standard clot-busting medication alteplase.

11 Feb 2022

Survey demonstrates financial and mental health damage that may outlive the COVID threat

New Yorkers entering their third year of COVID have bleak views of the near-term economy and a strong conviction that vaccines should be required for those seeking to participate in their city's indoor activities (69%), to work in its service industries (66%) or schools (69%), and even to travel on airplanes (68%).

11 Feb 2022

Case study: COVID-19 preventive behaviors impacted by implicit social pressure, desire for normalcy

As we move into the third year of the COVID-pandemic, we still face a multitude of information and it can be hard to know what guidelines to follow.

10 Feb 2022

Study paves the way for efficient one-dose strategy to reduce scabies prevalence

One dose of an anti-parasite drug was just as effective as two at significantly reducing the spread of scabies, the contagious, intensely itchy skin condition, according to a new study.

10 Feb 2022

Michigan residents experienced increased disabilities following COVID-19 illness

Michigan residents who were sick with COVID-19 in 2020 were almost twice as likely to experience disability following their illness, according to the latest report from the Michigan COVID-19 Recovery Surveillance Study.

10 Feb 2022

Stress created by police violence may affect Black women’s perinatal and cardiovascular health

It is well known that Black women experience disproportionately high rates of preterm delivery and cardiovascular disease.

10 Feb 2022

ISU surveillance efforts uncover invasive mosquito species in three Iowa counties

Iowans might notice some new uninvited guests crashing their summer barbecues this year.

10 Feb 2022

New rapid, cheaper test could help advance personalized cancer treatment

Using a routine blood sample, investigators have developed an extremely sensitive assay to detect and quantify DNA fragments containing rare genetic mutations in a patient's cancer cells.

10 Feb 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: FDA takes center stage

The FDA is still lacking a Senate-confirmed leader, but the agency is at the center of several major policy battles. Lawmakers this year must renew the bill that authorizes drug companies to pay "user fees," which enable the agency to hire additional reviewers to speed the approval of drugs.

10 Feb 2022

Public Health News and Research

COPD patients more compliant with COVID-19 restrictions in the UK

New tools may better help in prevention of heart disease in individuals with chronic kidney disease

Yale researchers confirm the health benefits of moderate calorie restrictions in humans

What are taxpayers spending for those ‘free’ covid tests? The government won’t say.

Exits by Black and Hispanic teachers pose a new threat to covid-era education

Direct oral anti-coagulants less likely to result in major bleeding after rare, fatal stroke

Newer clot-busting drug may lengthen the window for additional stroke treatment to 24 hours

Survey demonstrates financial and mental health damage that may outlive the COVID threat

Case study: COVID-19 preventive behaviors impacted by implicit social pressure, desire for normalcy

Study paves the way for efficient one-dose strategy to reduce scabies prevalence

Michigan residents experienced increased disabilities following COVID-19 illness

Stress created by police violence may affect Black women’s perinatal and cardiovascular health

ISU surveillance efforts uncover invasive mosquito species in three Iowa counties

New rapid, cheaper test could help advance personalized cancer treatment

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: FDA takes center stage

Analysis reveals the prevalence of loneliness at a problematic level in 113 countries

Excess COVID-19 mortality in Eastern Europe linked to lower vaccination rates and weak implementation of regulations

Study explores protection against Omicron and Delta infections by COVID-19 vaccination and previous infection

Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 test performance by sample type and modality in close contacts of SARS-CoV-2 cases

Regular surveillance testing of a community can prevent Covid-19 outbreaks

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