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Study shows how genome sequencing can track mutations in SARS-CoV-2 virus

A study published in Cell Reports shows how next generation genetic sequencing can track mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which can in effect help with transmission tracing, diagnostic testing accuracy and vaccine effectiveness.

22 Oct 2020

Web-based analytics can help predict and respond to COVID-19 hot spots

Web-based analytics have demonstrated their value in predicting the spread of infectious disease, and a new study from Mayo Clinic indicates the value of analyzing Google web searches for keywords related to COVID-19.

22 Oct 2020

Non-pharmaceutical interventions can reduce spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus

Non-pharmaceutical interventions such as voluntary shelter-in-place, quarantines, and other steps taken to control the SARS-CoV-2 virus can reduce the peak number of infections, daily infection rates, cumulative infections, and overall deaths, a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE has found.

22 Oct 2020

U.S. residents in densely populated places are more likely to adhere to stay-at-home orders

Americans strongly reduced their visits to grocery stores, pharmacies, and transit stations following stay-at-home orders from mayors and governors earlier this year, but did not reduce their visits to parks and beaches, according to a study co-authored by a researcher at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

22 Oct 2020

Study looks at childbirth experiences during COVID-19 in the USA

A new study by Elizabeth Mollard at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Amaya Wittmaack from the University of Virginia School of Medicine published on the preprint server medRxiv in October 2020 reveals that pregnant women may feel less supported during their childbirth experience due to the changes in maternity unit practices related to the pandemic.

22 Oct 2020

Hydroxychloroquine does not prevent COVID-19 in health care workers, trial shows

University of Minnesota Medical School physician researchers studied hydroxychloroquine as a treatment to prevent COVID-19 for those with high-risk for exposure to the virus - health care workers.

21 Oct 2020

Trump says he saved 2 million lives from COVID. Really?

President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed to have saved 2 million lives from COVID-19 through his actions to combat the disease.

21 Oct 2020

Study analyzes the effect of political factors on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among the public

If an initial COVID-19 vaccine is about as effective as a flu shot, uptake by the American public may fall far short of the 70% level needed to achieve herd immunity, new Cornell research suggests.

21 Oct 2020

Breakthrough 25-minute COVID-19 test reaches final stages of clinical validation

A BREAKTHROUGH test for COVID-19 which works in just 25 minutes, with high accuracy and requiring only routine laboratory equipment, is currently in the final stages of clinical validation by British biotech firm MicrosensDx.

21 Oct 2020

Research finds one-third of students misusing prescription opioids tend to use heroin later

Nearly one-third of students who reported misusing prescription opioids as high school seniors between 1997 and 2000, but did not have a history of medical use, later used heroin by age 35, according to a University of Michigan study.

21 Oct 2020

New research highlights potential global hesitancy to accept a COVID-19 vaccine

A research team from the City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, the Vaccine Confidence Project at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Georgetown University Law School announced today that Nature Medicine has published their research revealing potential global hesitancy to accept a COVID-19 vaccine.

21 Oct 2020

Novel theory illuminates the impact of environment on human health

Researchers at Mount Sinai have proposed a groundbreaking new way to study the interaction between complex biological systems in the body and the environment.

20 Oct 2020

UC study shows how tobacco use impacts patients with kidney cancer

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have identified new clues into ways tobacco use impacts patients with kidney cancer.

20 Oct 2020

Mortality rates higher for U.S. working-age residents living in rural areas

A recent study by Syracuse University sociology professor Shannon Monnat shows that mortality rates are higher for U.S. working-age residents who live in rural areas instead of metro areas, and the gap is getting wider.

20 Oct 2020

Siemens Healthineers launches rapid antigen test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2

As society continues to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a critical public health need to get ahead of the spread with a fast and simple testing for all.

From Siemens Healthineers 20 Oct 2020

Can ordinary COVID patients get the Trump treatment? It’s OK to ask

When Terry Mutter woke up with a headache and sore muscles on a recent Wednesday, the competitive weightlifter chalked it up to a hard workout.

20 Oct 2020

Older males who have recovered from COVID-19 are best plasma donors for treatment

Sex, age, and severity of disease may be useful in identifying COVID-19 survivors who are likely to have high levels of antibodies that can protect against the disease, according to a new study co-led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

20 Oct 2020

Study helps restore retinal and visual functions of mice models of inherited retinal disease

A breakthrough study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine, results in the restoration of retinal and visual functions of mice models suffering from inherited retinal disease.

20 Oct 2020

Molecular simulations reveal detailed structure and dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Recently, researchers reported a study in which they analyzed the structure and dynamics of the spike protein using multiple molecular dynamic simulations. Their study is published on the preprint server bioRxiv.

19 Oct 2020

Researchers provide new evidence that fear and anxiety reflect overlapping brain circuits

Anxiety, the most common family of mental illnesses in the U.S., has been pushed to epic new heights by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that nearly 1 in 3 U.S. adults and a staggering 41% of people ages 18-29 experienced clinically significant anxiety symptoms in late August.

19 Oct 2020

Public Health News and Research

Study shows how genome sequencing can track mutations in SARS-CoV-2 virus

Web-based analytics can help predict and respond to COVID-19 hot spots

Non-pharmaceutical interventions can reduce spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus

U.S. residents in densely populated places are more likely to adhere to stay-at-home orders

Study looks at childbirth experiences during COVID-19 in the USA

Hydroxychloroquine does not prevent COVID-19 in health care workers, trial shows

Trump says he saved 2 million lives from COVID. Really?

Study analyzes the effect of political factors on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among the public

Breakthrough 25-minute COVID-19 test reaches final stages of clinical validation

Research finds one-third of students misusing prescription opioids tend to use heroin later

New research highlights potential global hesitancy to accept a COVID-19 vaccine

Novel theory illuminates the impact of environment on human health

UC study shows how tobacco use impacts patients with kidney cancer

Mortality rates higher for U.S. working-age residents living in rural areas

Siemens Healthineers launches rapid antigen test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2

Can ordinary COVID patients get the Trump treatment? It’s OK to ask

Older males who have recovered from COVID-19 are best plasma donors for treatment

Study helps restore retinal and visual functions of mice models of inherited retinal disease

Molecular simulations reveal detailed structure and dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Researchers provide new evidence that fear and anxiety reflect overlapping brain circuits

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