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Key lessons from San Diego's Hepatitis A outbreak can be applied to COVID-19 pandemic

In an age when many people get their news from social media, ensuring health information is communicated accurately and understood clearly is critical, especially during infectious disease outbreaks.

16 Oct 2020

Quarter of people with severe sight loss have unmet needs

Almost a quarter of people with severe sight loss in the UK are going without the treatment they need, according to a new study being presented at the World Congress on Public Health today (Friday 16 October).

16 Oct 2020

NIH launches adaptive Phase 3 clinical trial to test immune modulator drugs in COVID-19 patients

The National Institutes of Health has launched an adaptive Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of three immune modulator drugs in hospitalized adults with COVID-19.

16 Oct 2020

African women use advice apps to improve sexual relationships rather than health

Rather than using apps to seek health information, 20 per cent of African women use them to please their partners, writes Laura Owings.

16 Oct 2020

Control trial proves effectiveness of repurposed drugs for COVID-19 treatment

In just six months, the world's largest randomized control trial on COVID-19 therapeutics has generated conclusive evidence on the effectiveness of repurposed drugs for the treatment of COVID-19.

16 Oct 2020

Impact of COVID-19 on Australians with hypertension

Ten months into the COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), it is unclear how people with hypertension are coping, given their increased risk. A retrospective case-control study compared people with hypertension to matched healthy controls during COVID-19 lockdown to determine whether they have higher risk perceptions, anxiety, and prevention intentions. The study is published on the preprint server medRxiv* in October 2020.

16 Oct 2020

Scientists develop a conceptual model to identify health impacts of autonomous vehicles

Autonomous vehicles (AV) are the wave of the future in the automobile industry, and there's extensive discussion about the impacts on transportation, society, the economy and the environment.

16 Oct 2020

NFID issues new report detailing risks of co-infection with flu and COVID-19 in vulnerable adults

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) issued a new Call to Action report detailing the risks of co-infection with influenza (flu) and COVID-19 in adults with chronic health conditions, and the importance of flu vaccination during the 2020-2021 season.

16 Oct 2020

FDA reissues EUA for certain filtering face-piece respirators manufactured in China

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reissued the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for certain filtering face-piece respirators (FFRs) that are manufactured in China and are not approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

16 Oct 2020

Study: E-cigarettes may not be a safer alternative to smoking during pregnancy

E-cigarettes might not be a safer alternative to smoking during pregnancy, according to the first known study into the effects of prenatal nicotine exposure on babies.

16 Oct 2020

Sexually active students more likely to use STI self-testing services

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are at record levels in the United States, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting recent "steep and sustained" increases.

16 Oct 2020

Glutathione precursor improves multiple deficits associated with premature aging

Premature aging in people with HIV is now recognized as a new, significant public health challenge. Accumulating evidence shows that people with HIV who are between 45 to 60 years old develop characteristics typically observed in people without HIV that are more than 70 years of age.

15 Oct 2020

Study aims to understand the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian veterans and their spouses

Lawson Health Research Institute and the Centre of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are partnering with a population at high risk of mental illness - Canadian Veterans and spouses of Canadian Veterans - to study how they have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

15 Oct 2020

Supportive nursing care during labor and after childbirth increases breastfeeding rates

New parents who receive attentive, supportive nursing care during labor and immediately after childbirth are more likely to exclusively breastfeed their newborn when leaving the hospital, finds a study published in MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing.

15 Oct 2020

New technique uses ultrasound to provide non-invasive assessments of lung health

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina have developed a technique that uses ultrasound to provide non-invasive assessments of pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary edema.

15 Oct 2020

Health benefits of good education are less evident among bisexual adults, study finds

Education has long been linked to health -- the more schooling people have, the healthier they are likely to be. But a new study from Rice University sociologists found that the health benefits of a good education are less evident among well-educated bisexual adults.

15 Oct 2020

UCI-led researchers receive $3 million NIH grant for 4D Nucleome project

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a team of researchers, led by the University of California, Irvine's Xiangmin Xu, PhD, a five-year, $3 million grant for a project titled, "Single-Cell Analysis of Aging-Associated 4D Nucleome in the Human Hippocampus."

15 Oct 2020

FDA warns women about the risks of using NSAIDs in the second half of pregnancy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today in a Drug Safety Communication that it is requiring labeling changes for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

15 Oct 2020

No, the WHO didn’t change its lockdown stance or ‘admit’ Trump was right

On Monday, President Donald Trump claimed that the World Health Organization (WHO) "admitted" he was correct that using lockdowns to control the spread of COVID-19 was more damaging than the illness.

15 Oct 2020

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Democrats May lose on SCOTUS, but hope to win on ACA

Republicans appear to be on track to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court before Election Day, cementing a 6-3 conservative majority on the high court regardless of what happens Nov. 3. Democrats, meanwhile, lacking the votes to block the nomination, used the high-profile hearings to batter Republicans for trying to overturn the Affordable Care Act.

15 Oct 2020

Public Health News and Research

Key lessons from San Diego's Hepatitis A outbreak can be applied to COVID-19 pandemic

Quarter of people with severe sight loss have unmet needs

NIH launches adaptive Phase 3 clinical trial to test immune modulator drugs in COVID-19 patients

African women use advice apps to improve sexual relationships rather than health

Control trial proves effectiveness of repurposed drugs for COVID-19 treatment

Impact of COVID-19 on Australians with hypertension

Scientists develop a conceptual model to identify health impacts of autonomous vehicles

NFID issues new report detailing risks of co-infection with flu and COVID-19 in vulnerable adults

FDA reissues EUA for certain filtering face-piece respirators manufactured in China

Study: E-cigarettes may not be a safer alternative to smoking during pregnancy

Sexually active students more likely to use STI self-testing services

Glutathione precursor improves multiple deficits associated with premature aging

Study aims to understand the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian veterans and their spouses

Supportive nursing care during labor and after childbirth increases breastfeeding rates

New technique uses ultrasound to provide non-invasive assessments of lung health

Health benefits of good education are less evident among bisexual adults, study finds

UCI-led researchers receive $3 million NIH grant for 4D Nucleome project

FDA warns women about the risks of using NSAIDs in the second half of pregnancy

No, the WHO didn’t change its lockdown stance or ‘admit’ Trump was right

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Democrats May lose on SCOTUS, but hope to win on ACA

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