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Poll: Older Americans strongly support COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health workers

A new poll finds strong support among older Americans for requiring health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

10 Sep 2021

It’s not just covid: Recall candidates represent markedly different choices on health care

Gov. Gavin Newsom's covid-19 rules have been a lightning rod in California's recall election. But there's a lot more at stake for Californians' health care than mask and vaccine mandates.

10 Sep 2021

Enzyme appears to be a major driver of dangerous pregnancy complication

A new study by UT Southwestern scientists indicates that an enzyme called protein phosphatase 2 (PP2A) appears to be a major driver of preeclampsia, a dangerous pregnancy complication characterized by the development of high blood pressure and excess protein in the urine.

9 Sep 2021

Eyeglasses for school students help improve academic achievement

Students who received eyeglasses through a school-based program scored higher on reading and math tests, Johns Hopkins researchers from the Wilmer Eye Institute and School of Education found in the largest clinical study of the impact of glasses on education ever conducted in the United States.

9 Sep 2021

Cellular program could turn T cells into effective cancer killers

Cancer-fighting immune cells in patients with lung cancer whose tumors do not respond to immunotherapies appear to be running on a different "program" that makes them less effective than immune cells in patients whose cancers respond to these immune treatments, suggests a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.

9 Sep 2021

Study finds increasing disparities in opioid overdose deaths for Black people

Non-Hispanic Black individuals in four U.S. states experienced a 38% increase in the rate of opioid overdose deaths from 2018 to 2019, while the rates for other race and ethnicity groups held steady or decreased, according to a new study by the National Institutes of Health published in the American Journal of Public Health.

9 Sep 2021

Behavioral change strategies could help curb short birth spacing in Africa

Chichi Okafor, a 30-year-old Nigerian woman, unexpectedly became pregnant again before her daughter turned six months old.

9 Sep 2021

New study provides stark statistics about care availability for dementia patients

A new study provides stark statistics about a reality that 6 million Americans with dementia and their families live every day: one where people with dementia receive hundreds of hours a month in unpaid care from spouses, adult children and other relatives, and where some rely on paid help including nursing home care.

9 Sep 2021

Understanding the changing coronavirus landscape

With the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants such as beta and delta, people are not only getting a refresher course on the Greek alphabet but also experiencing confusion and anxiety about what the variants mean for public health.

9 Sep 2021

Remnant cholesterol provides an accurate stand-alone metric for predicting heart attack, stroke risk

An analysis of data gathered from more than 17,000 adults by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers supports the belief that so-called "remnant cholesterol" (RC) provides an accurate stand-alone metric — just as doctors currently use measures of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) — for predicting risk of clogged arteries, heart attacks and strokes.

8 Sep 2021

Common nutrition apps are devoid of content features dedicated to behavior change

Many consumers seek technology to support weight management efforts. Fortunately, there are many free and paid versions of nutrition smartphone apps that possess an abundance of features dedicated to dietary intake, anthropometrics, and physical activity.

8 Sep 2021

Study measures the impact of stigma and discrimination on positive COVID-19 diagnosis

Stigma and discrimination linked to a positive COVID-19 diagnosis are the subjects of research being conducted by a multidisciplinary University of Queensland team.

8 Sep 2021

Public Health AmeriCorps launched for the development of a new generation of public health leaders

AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and national service, has launched Public Health AmeriCorps,external icon a new partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support the recruitment, training, and development of a new generation of public health leaders who will be ready to respond to the nation's public health needs.

8 Sep 2021

Study finds stark racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in COVID-19 vaccination rates

In a study of the 9 largest U.S. cities, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found stark racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in COVID-19 vaccination rates across neighborhoods.

8 Sep 2021

'Do not resuscitate' decision recorded for only 1 in 5 very sick older patients, study finds

Only around 1 in 5 very sick older patients has a 'do not resuscitate' decision recorded at the time of their emergency admission to hospital, reveals a study at one large UK hospital and published online in the journal BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.

8 Sep 2021

A study of 105 protective and risk factors related to the incidence and severity of COVID-19

A recent study discusses both the known and unknown factors that may affect the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 and a severe course of COVID-19.

7 Sep 2021

New open-access repository of FAQs on human genomic research counters misinformation

New research on the genomic influences on traits such as intelligence, household income, and sexual behavior captures public attention, but it is also used to justify beliefs in racial and social inequalities.

7 Sep 2021

Legalization of cannabis smoking lounges impacts indoor air and public health

After years of progress on protections against secondhand tobacco smoke, multiple states and local governments now allow indoor smoking of cannabis at licensed cannabis businesses.

7 Sep 2021

Researchers create a QIBA profile for cartilage compositional imaging

New recommendations will help provide more reliable, reproducible results for MRI-based measurements of cartilage degeneration in the knee, helping to slow down disease and prevent progression to irreversible osteoarthritis, according to a special report published in the journal Radiology.

7 Sep 2021

Deep learning provides a better estimate of breast cancer risk

Compared with commonly used clinical risk factors, a sophisticated type of artificial intelligence (AI) called deep learning does a better job distinguishing between the mammograms of women who will later develop breast cancer and those who will not, according to a new study in the journal Radiology.

7 Sep 2021

Education News and Research

Poll: Older Americans strongly support COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health workers

It’s not just covid: Recall candidates represent markedly different choices on health care

Enzyme appears to be a major driver of dangerous pregnancy complication

Eyeglasses for school students help improve academic achievement

Cellular program could turn T cells into effective cancer killers

Study finds increasing disparities in opioid overdose deaths for Black people

Behavioral change strategies could help curb short birth spacing in Africa

New study provides stark statistics about care availability for dementia patients

Understanding the changing coronavirus landscape

Remnant cholesterol provides an accurate stand-alone metric for predicting heart attack, stroke risk

Common nutrition apps are devoid of content features dedicated to behavior change

Study measures the impact of stigma and discrimination on positive COVID-19 diagnosis

Public Health AmeriCorps launched for the development of a new generation of public health leaders

Study finds stark racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in COVID-19 vaccination rates

'Do not resuscitate' decision recorded for only 1 in 5 very sick older patients, study finds

A study of 105 protective and risk factors related to the incidence and severity of COVID-19

New open-access repository of FAQs on human genomic research counters misinformation

Legalization of cannabis smoking lounges impacts indoor air and public health

Researchers create a QIBA profile for cartilage compositional imaging

Deep learning provides a better estimate of breast cancer risk

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