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Future lung cancer screening strategies should address equity, implementation issues, say experts

Calling the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's newly released recommendation statement to expand eligibility for annual lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography a step forward, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers say future changes should address equity and implementation issues.

10 Mar 2021

COVID-19 testing can be effectively integrated into K-12 schools' pandemic response plans

A RAND Corporation report funded by The Rockefeller Foundation shows that COVID-19 testing can be effectively integrated into K-12 schools' pandemic response plans, helping families and staff feel more comfortable with in-person instruction.

10 Mar 2021

Delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines has benefits, but longer-term results rely on robust immunity

Delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines should reduce case numbers in the near term.

10 Mar 2021

Rising cost of antiparasitic drugs in U.S increases patient costs, may reduce quality of care

New study finds the skyrocketing cost of drugs in U.S. used to treat hookworm and other soil-transmitted parasites increases patient costs, suggests decreased quality of care.

10 Mar 2021

Smoke from local wildfires can affect the health of Colorado residents, shows study

Smoke from local wildfires can affect the health of Colorado residents, in addition to smoke from fires in forests as far away as California and the Pacific Northwest.

10 Mar 2021

Study: COVID-19 test package can reduce infections and mortality at justifiable cost

Mailing a package of SARS-CoV-2 tests to every household in America and asking people to use them once a week could greatly reduce total infections and mortality at a justifiable cost, a new study led by the Yale School of Public Health finds.

10 Mar 2021

Analysis shows moderate evidence for SARS-CoV-2 recombination

Recently, a team of researchers from the US performed a comprehensive recombination analysis across all medically relevant human coronaviruses, including 158,118 public seasonal hCoV, SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2, and MERS-CoV genome sequences with the help of the RDP4 software. They aimed at identifying the current and future risks of the emergence of recombinants of SARS-CoV-2

10 Mar 2021

Study finds reduction in pediatric emergency visits, hospitalizations during the pandemic

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, children's hospitals across the United States have seen signification reductions in the number of children being treated for common pediatric illnesses like asthma and pneumonia, according to a new multicenter study led by Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.

9 Mar 2021

Five herbal medicines show potent activity against Babesia duncani in the lab

Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leading sponsor of Lyme disease research in the U.S., today announced the publication of new data finding that five herbal medicines had potent activity compared to commonly-used antibiotics in test tubes against Babesia duncani, a malaria-like parasite found on the West Coast of the U.S. that causes the disease babesiosis.

9 Mar 2021

Phase 2 clinical trial is now open at Columbia to test gene therapy for dry macular degeneration

A phase 2 clinical trial is underway at Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian to test an investigational gene therapy for dry age-related macular degeneration, a progressive, chronic eye disease with no cure and a leading cause of blindness in the United States.

9 Mar 2021

Sugar-sweetened soda intake associated with increased risk of mortality among breast cancer patients

New research from the University at Buffalo suggests that breast cancer patients who drink sugar-sweetened beverages regularly are at increased risk for death from any cause and breast cancer in particular.

9 Mar 2021

Study uncovers mechanism to help explain how maternal stress causes idiopathic preterm birth

Preterm birth is a leading cause of infant deaths and illness in the U.S. -- yet its underlying molecular causes remain largely unclear. About 40 to 50% of preterm births, defined as births before 37 weeks of pregnancy, are estimated to be "idiopathic," meaning they arise from unexplained or spontaneous labor.

9 Mar 2021

Research reveals increased risk of COVID-19 among women with PCOS

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are at a significantly increased risk of contracting COVID-19 than women without the condition, new research led by the University of Birmingham has revealed.

9 Mar 2021

A genetic variant of TMPRSS2 may confer protection against severe COVID-19

Among a large sample of COVID-19 patients, researchers found that a genetic variant – caused by an amino acid substitution from valine to methionine – is associated with a reduced chance of severe disease.

9 Mar 2021

Study reveals increased hospitalization rates in older adults following tropical cyclones

An increase in overall hospitalizations was reported for older adults in the week following exposure to a tropical cyclone, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University's Earth Institute and colleagues at Colorado State University and Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.

9 Mar 2021

Pandemic aid package includes relief from high premiums

As President Joe Biden's pandemic relief package steams through Congress, Democrats have hitched a ride for a top health care priority: strengthening the Affordable Care Act with some of the most significant changes to insurance affordability in more than a decade.

9 Mar 2021

Public Health News and Research

Future lung cancer screening strategies should address equity, implementation issues, say experts

COVID-19 testing can be effectively integrated into K-12 schools' pandemic response plans

Delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines has benefits, but longer-term results rely on robust immunity

Rising cost of antiparasitic drugs in U.S increases patient costs, may reduce quality of care

Smoke from local wildfires can affect the health of Colorado residents, shows study

Study: COVID-19 test package can reduce infections and mortality at justifiable cost

Analysis shows moderate evidence for SARS-CoV-2 recombination

Study finds reduction in pediatric emergency visits, hospitalizations during the pandemic

Five herbal medicines show potent activity against Babesia duncani in the lab

Phase 2 clinical trial is now open at Columbia to test gene therapy for dry macular degeneration

Sugar-sweetened soda intake associated with increased risk of mortality among breast cancer patients

Study uncovers mechanism to help explain how maternal stress causes idiopathic preterm birth

Research reveals increased risk of COVID-19 among women with PCOS

A genetic variant of TMPRSS2 may confer protection against severe COVID-19

Study reveals increased hospitalization rates in older adults following tropical cyclones

Pandemic aid package includes relief from high premiums

Rapid increase of UK SARS-CoV-2 variant found in sewage in England between October 2020 to January 2021

New research project aims to treat patients with secondary brain damage

Nursing homes with largest proportions of non-white residents experience more COVID-19 deaths

Transmission risk for schistosomiasis peaks at higher water temperature

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