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Study finds many undocumented health problems among individuals exposed to bushfire smoke

The physical and mental burden of prolonged exposure to bushfire smoke is vastly underestimated by official statistics that are based upon admissions into the health system, finds a large survey of residents affected by the widespread bushfires close to Canberra, Australia's capital city, in the summer of late 2019 and early 2020.

15 Oct 2021

New study shows how COVID-19 response has impacted the U.S. public health system

The cruel impact of COVID-19, the virus that emerged in late 2019 and has claimed 5 million lives to date, is chronicled in daily headlines. It has robbed us of loved ones, jobs, plans and so much more.

15 Oct 2021

New risk measure can better predict pandemic spread than other models

COVID-19 is not the flu. The disease caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus is more transmissible, and deadlier, than most influenza epidemics we've encountered in our lifetimes, and scientists and physicians are still learning new things about the disease and its long-term effects.

15 Oct 2021

Mapping proteo-genomic connections between different human diseases

Hundreds of connections between different human diseases have been uncovered through their shared origin in our genome by an international research team led by scientists from the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge, challenging the categorization of diseases by organ, symptoms, or clinical specialty.

15 Oct 2021

Study finds high and increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods among Americans

Consumption of ultra-processed foods has increased over the past two decades across nearly all segments of the U.S. population, according to a new study by researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health.

15 Oct 2021

Global progress in tackling tuberculosis has been reversed by the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and for the first time in over a decade, TB deaths have increased, according to the World Health Organization's 2021 Global TB report.

15 Oct 2021

Contraceptive pill can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in women with PCOS, study reveals

A study led by the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time that the contraceptive pill can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by over a quarter in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

15 Oct 2021

Study: Statin treatment slightly lowers COVID-19 mortality

Statins are a recommended and common intervention for preventing cardiovascular events by reducing levels of lipoprotein cholesterol in the blood. During the pandemic, it has been debated whether statins influence the risk of death from COVID-19.

15 Oct 2021

Schedule online visits first? It’s the next big thing in health insurance

At the height of the covid-19 pandemic, people often relied on telemedicine for doctor visits. Now, insurers are betting that some patients liked it enough to embrace new types of health coverage that encourages video visits — or outright insists on them.

15 Oct 2021

The military as a disease vector and COVID-19

A recent systematic review aimed to study existing evidence for the military being a historically relevant disease vector that has been overlooked during the COVID-19 pandemic.

15 Oct 2021

Scientists identify gene responsible for food-dependent form of Cushing's Syndrome

A team of scientists in Montreal and Paris has succeeded in identifying the gene responsible for the development of a food-dependent form of Cushing's Syndrome, a rare disease affecting both adrenal glands.

15 Oct 2021

Laser treatment shows potential to transform glaucoma management in Africa

Laser treatment has the potential to transform the management of glaucoma in Africa, and to prevent more people from going irreversibly blind, particularly in regions with high disease prevalence and incidence, suggests new research published in Lancet Global Health.

15 Oct 2021

Climate change action could significantly benefit human health in the future

Measures to tackle climate change could significantly benefit human health in the next few years, as well as in the long-term, says a new report from the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal Society.

15 Oct 2021

Lateral flow tests are more accurate at detecting Covid-19 than previously reported

Lateral flow tests are more accurate than previously reported and cannot be compared directly to how PCR tests work, finds a new paper led by UCL researchers.

15 Oct 2021

Scientists testify the importance of timely influenza vaccination

With flu season approaching in the United States, new research from an international team of scientists testifies to the importance of timely vaccination

15 Oct 2021

Uppsala Health Summit focuses on pathways to lifelong mental wellbeing

Increasing mental ill health is one of the most urgent public health challenges in the world. The global meeting Uppsala Health Summit, to be held online on 18-21 October, will discuss which preventive measures societies should deploy to better address this troubling trend.

14 Oct 2021

Public Health News and Research

Study finds many undocumented health problems among individuals exposed to bushfire smoke

New study shows how COVID-19 response has impacted the U.S. public health system

New risk measure can better predict pandemic spread than other models

Mapping proteo-genomic connections between different human diseases

Study finds high and increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods among Americans

Global progress in tackling tuberculosis has been reversed by the COVID-19 pandemic

Contraceptive pill can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in women with PCOS, study reveals

Study: Statin treatment slightly lowers COVID-19 mortality

Schedule online visits first? It’s the next big thing in health insurance

The military as a disease vector and COVID-19

Scientists identify gene responsible for food-dependent form of Cushing's Syndrome

Laser treatment shows potential to transform glaucoma management in Africa

Climate change action could significantly benefit human health in the future

Lateral flow tests are more accurate at detecting Covid-19 than previously reported

Scientists testify the importance of timely influenza vaccination

Uppsala Health Summit focuses on pathways to lifelong mental wellbeing

Warming climate favors the transmission of West Nile Virus in Europe

UC San Diego researchers receive NIH award to expand the study of developing brains

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