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Study: Pesticide bans can be a cost-effective intervention for reducing suicide deaths

National bans on highly hazardous pesticides can be a cost-effective and affordable intervention for reducing suicide deaths in countries with a high burden of suicides attributable to pesticides, according to a new study published in The Lancet Global Health today.

18 Dec 2020

FDA approves first implant system for adults who have above-the-knee amputations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Osseoanchored Prostheses for the Rehabilitation of Amputees (OPRA) Implant System, the first implant system marketed in the U.S. for adults who have transfemoral—or above-the-knee—amputations and who have or are anticipated to have rehabilitation problems with, or cannot use, a conventional socket prosthesis.

18 Dec 2020

FDA approves first oral drug for treating adult patients with advanced prostate cancer

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Orgovyx (relugolix) for the treatment of adult patients with advanced prostate cancer.

18 Dec 2020

Wildfire smoke's microbial content can cause infectious diseases

Wildfire smoke contains microbes, a fact that's often ignored, but one that may have important health repercussions.

18 Dec 2020

Concerns for loved ones tied to lower negative attitudes toward social distancing, vaccines

While many people have listened to messaging about wearing a mask and following social distancing guidelines to limit the spread of COVID-19, resistance remains.

18 Dec 2020

AOAC INTERNATIONAL issues Certificates of Validation for three test kits that detect SARS-CoV-2

AOAC INTERNATIONAL announced today that it has issued Certificates of Validation for three proprietary test kits that detect SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19 illness, on environmental surfaces.

18 Dec 2020

A protein plays key role in the spread of stress signals among liver cells

A key protein in the communication channels between cells can allow a stress response in one liver cell to spread to neighboring liver cells in mice, causing otherwise healthy cells to become dysfunctional, according to new research co-led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Sheba Medical Center in Israel.

18 Dec 2020

Higher COVID-19 mortality among certain groups in Colombia linked to structural inequalities

Researchers at the Ministry of Health and Social Protection in Bogotá, Colombia, provided evidence of socioeconomic inequalities in COVID-19 deaths in terms of age, sex, ethnicity, type of health insurance regime, and socioeconomic status.

18 Dec 2020

Pandemic-related paid sick days and leave to expire Dec. 31 — with no extension in sight

Like tens of millions of other parents nationwide, Jonathan and Sara Sadowski struggle to assist their four children, ages 5 to 11, with their online schooling at home. In addition, their eldest child, who has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair, needs special care.

18 Dec 2020

No more ICU beds at the main public hospital in the nation’s largest county as COVID surges

She lay behind a glass barrier, heavily sedated, kept alive by a machine that blew oxygen into her lungs through a tube taped to her mouth and lodged at the back of her throat. She had deteriorated rapidly since arriving a short time earlier.

18 Dec 2020

More Americans — of all political persuasions — are donning masks

As apprehension about the pandemic intensifies, more Americans — nearly three-quarters — say they wear masks every time they leave the house, according to a poll released Friday.

18 Dec 2020

Ski resorts work to stay open as COVID cases snowball

The day after Thanksgiving, Dr. Jana Eller and Dr. Shiraz Naqvi were seated beside an outdoor fire pit at the base of Telluride Ski Resort, taking a short break from skiing.

18 Dec 2020

Can online health forums track the effect of COVID-19 on mental health?

A team of researchers at King's College London, UK, and other institutions used publicly accessible sources of real-world data, such as online health forums. They found that authors of COVID-19 related posts most frequently mentioned mental health symptom keywords during the first wave, followed by physical symptoms and intensive care keywords.

18 Dec 2020

Public Health News and Research

Study: Pesticide bans can be a cost-effective intervention for reducing suicide deaths

FDA approves first implant system for adults who have above-the-knee amputations

FDA approves first oral drug for treating adult patients with advanced prostate cancer

Wildfire smoke's microbial content can cause infectious diseases

Concerns for loved ones tied to lower negative attitudes toward social distancing, vaccines

AOAC INTERNATIONAL issues Certificates of Validation for three test kits that detect SARS-CoV-2

A protein plays key role in the spread of stress signals among liver cells

Higher COVID-19 mortality among certain groups in Colombia linked to structural inequalities

Pandemic-related paid sick days and leave to expire Dec. 31 — with no extension in sight

No more ICU beds at the main public hospital in the nation’s largest county as COVID surges

More Americans — of all political persuasions — are donning masks

Ski resorts work to stay open as COVID cases snowball

Can online health forums track the effect of COVID-19 on mental health?

AAHMS report spells out the necessary steps to maintain control over COVID-19 in 2021

Study: At least a fifth of the world’s population may not have access to covid-19 vaccine until 2022

UEA study offers recommendations to reduce Covid-19 transmission in universities

Project explores how carers recognize and manage health deterioration in people with learning disabilities, autism

Scientists identify rehabilitation recommendations in cancer-treatment guidelines

Certain male enhancement and weight loss products may pose serious health risk, warns FDA

West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes are abundant in lower-income areas of Baltimore

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