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Omicron evades roughly twice the number of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies than Delta

New study results highlight that Omicron has an increased affinity to ACE-2 receptors, therefore, has increased infectivity, viral load, and transmissibility compared to other variants of concern, including the Delta variant.

22 Dec 2021

Extended interval between second and third vaccination beneficial against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

A new study proposes a multi-boost vaccine strategy with a longer duration between the second and third dose, as that would be beneficial in acquiring immunity against severely mutated SARS-CoV-2 variants.

22 Dec 2021

How can we increase confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine?

In this interview, we speak to Professor Rishi Goyal and Professor Dennis Yi Tenen about their latest research that investigated COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.

22 Dec 2021

Middle-aged men living in rural counties in the US have higher heart attack death rates than women

Middle-aged adults, men, Black adults and adults living in rural counties have significantly higher heart attack death rates before the age of 65 compared to women, white adults and people living in urban counties, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

22 Dec 2021

Fast food giant focuses on kids in lower middle income countries with child friendly marketing

Fast food giant McDonald's seems to be focusing on kids in lower middle income countries, with more Instagram posts, price promotions, and child friendly marketing than is evident for wealthier nations, reveals an analysis of the company's social media marketing across 15 countries and published in the open access journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health.

22 Dec 2021

Tobacco-style health campaigns are required to spell out the harms of ultra processed foods

Tobacco-style public health campaigns are needed to spell out the full extent of the harms of ultra processed foods, argue public health experts in the open access journal BMJ Global Health.

22 Dec 2021

‘An Arm and a Leg’: The rapid-test edition: Who’s making a buck?

Rapid, at-home covid-19 tests are close to essential if you want to see friends and family this holiday season, and do your best to stay safe.

22 Dec 2021

Layers of subcontracted services confuse and frustrate Medi-Cal patients

Theresa Grant, a resident of Culver City, California, has endured debilitating pain for the past year from a mysterious bulge protruding from her lower rib cage.

22 Dec 2021

As pandemic wears down hospital staff, one town offers groceries to say thanks

This mountain community — which comes alive during the winter ski season and annual Sundance Film Festival — is home to the Park City Hospital, which has 460 employees.

22 Dec 2021

NIH’s new report provides a road map on how to improve Americans’ oral health

Despite important advances in the understanding and treatment of oral diseases and conditions, many people in the U.S. still have chronic oral health problems and lack of access to care, according to a report by the National Institutes of Health.

21 Dec 2021

Promising new drug target for TB identified

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the hardy bacterial species that causes tuberculosis (TB), has an unexpected vulnerability that future drugs may be able to exploit, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

21 Dec 2021

Early administration of SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma reduces outpatient hospitalizations

The results of a nationwide, multicenter clinical trial led by Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health provides solid evidence for the use of plasma from convalescent patients — those who have recovered from the disease and whose blood contains antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 — as an early treatment.

21 Dec 2021

Crude infection fatality rate is a key indicator in understanding COVID-19 mortality

Researchers leveraged recent data sources and broadly applicable modeling strategies to calculate the COVID-19 crude infection fatality rate (cIFR) in 77 countries from 28 March 2020 to 31 March 2021

21 Dec 2021

Stabilizing the long-term endemic behavior of COVID-19

Researchers used a classic age and contact structured model to explore the several reopening and vaccination coverage scenarios regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

21 Dec 2021

Moving more often is beneficial for long-term weight maintenance in older adults

When considered alongside the current Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, new findings suggest that focusing less on structured exercise, and more on building frequent periods of enjoyable movement into the day, will more likely contribute to health benefits that can be sustained, according to a paper published online in Obesity, The Obesity Society's flagship journal.

21 Dec 2021

Parenting intervention for first-born children influences the weight of second-born sibling

A new study suggests that a parenting educational intervention for first-born children is robust enough to influence the weight of second-born children, according to a paper published online in Obesity, The Obesity Society's flagship journal.

21 Dec 2021

COVID-19 vaccine protection declines after three months of receiving two doses

The protection offered by the Oxford-Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine declines after three months of receiving two doses, a study says.

21 Dec 2021

Risk of hospitalization for infants and children with COVID-19 below 1%

Children are a low-risk group for COVID-19 following infection with SARS-CoV-2, with less than 2% of European hospitalizations with the disease being in children below the age of 19.

21 Dec 2021

Cheap and accessible methods for genome sequencing will help tackle future pandemics

A worldwide consortium of scientists, led by the Earlham Institute and the University of Liverpool in the UK, mark a significant milestone in equipping researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with cheap and accessible methods for sequencing large collections of bacterial pathogens - at a cost of less than $10USD per genome.

21 Dec 2021

Some groups are left out of Montana covid test giveaway program

As Montana's tally of new covid cases neared 1,000 each day in September, Shelly Stanley-Lehman worried about when the virus would reach her day care in Billings.

21 Dec 2021

Public Health News and Research

Omicron evades roughly twice the number of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies than Delta

Extended interval between second and third vaccination beneficial against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

How can we increase confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine?

Middle-aged men living in rural counties in the US have higher heart attack death rates than women

Fast food giant focuses on kids in lower middle income countries with child friendly marketing

Tobacco-style health campaigns are required to spell out the harms of ultra processed foods

‘An Arm and a Leg’: The rapid-test edition: Who’s making a buck?

Layers of subcontracted services confuse and frustrate Medi-Cal patients

As pandemic wears down hospital staff, one town offers groceries to say thanks

NIH’s new report provides a road map on how to improve Americans’ oral health

Promising new drug target for TB identified

Early administration of SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma reduces outpatient hospitalizations

Crude infection fatality rate is a key indicator in understanding COVID-19 mortality

Stabilizing the long-term endemic behavior of COVID-19

Moving more often is beneficial for long-term weight maintenance in older adults

Parenting intervention for first-born children influences the weight of second-born sibling

COVID-19 vaccine protection declines after three months of receiving two doses

Risk of hospitalization for infants and children with COVID-19 below 1%

Cheap and accessible methods for genome sequencing will help tackle future pandemics

Some groups are left out of Montana covid test giveaway program

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