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Interactive website shows how different policies affect employment and number of COVID-19 deaths

As states and cities grapple with how to reopen businesses, schools, and other staples of everyday life amid surges in COVID-19 infections, Asst. Prof. Abhishek Nagaraj and a team of researchers across four universities are building an interactive website that shows how different policies affect employment and the number of deaths from the virus.

18 Aug 2020

Non-sustained research on emerging infectious diseases endangers pandemic responses

Lack of Continuing Research Into Infectious Disease Epidemics Endangers Pandemic Responses, According to Ben-Gurion University Researchers

18 Aug 2020

Pigs appear to be immune to SARS-CoV-2

Now, a team of researchers at Kansas State University aimed to determine if pigs are potential carriers of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

18 Aug 2020

Switching off 'master regulator' may protect critical brain cells from Parkinson's-related damage

Switching off a molecular "master regulator" may protect the brain from inflammatory damage and neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease, reports a study published today in Nature Neuroscience.

17 Aug 2020

Telemedicine use by older adults has skyrocketed, new poll finds

One in four older Americans had a virtual medical visit in the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of them by video, a new telehealth poll finds.

17 Aug 2020

New study finds a connection between traffic noise and obesity

Transport noise is a major problem in Europe, with over 100 million people living in areas where road traffic noise exceeds levels greater than 55dB, the health-based threshold set by the EU.

17 Aug 2020

FDA approves drug for treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Enspryng (satralizumab-mwge) for the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) in adults with a particular antibody - patients who are anti-aquaporin-4 or AQP4 antibody-positive.

17 Aug 2020

Politics slows flow of US pandemic relief funds to public health agencies

As the coronavirus began to spread through Minneapolis this spring, Health Commissioner Gretchen Musicant tore up her budget to find funds to combat the crisis. Money for test kits.

17 Aug 2020

Trust, fear and solidarity will determine the success of a COVID vaccine

Thousands of letters stuffed with money flooded Jonas Salk's mailbox the week after his polio vaccine was declared safe and effective in 1955. Everybody wanted his vaccine.

17 Aug 2020

PPE shortage could last years without strategic plan, experts warn

Shortages of personal protective equipment and medical supplies could persist for years without strategic government intervention, officials from health care and manufacturing industries have predicted.

17 Aug 2020

With COVID vaccine trial, rural Oregon clinic steps onto world stage

From the outside, it appears to be just another suburban allergy clinic, a tidy, tan brick-and-cinder-block building set back from a busy highway and across the road from an auto parts store.

17 Aug 2020

Scientists reveal most likely order of COVID-19 symptoms

Now, a team of researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) has revealed the order of symptoms often experienced by those who infected with SARS-CoV-2. Knowing the order of the symptoms may help the patients seek medical help immediately. The research is published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health.

16 Aug 2020

Historical redlining associated with adverse birth outcomes

Past discriminatory housing practices may play a role in perpetuating the significant disparities in infant and maternal health faced by people of color in the U.S., suggests a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

15 Aug 2020

COVID-19 crisis could offer valuable insights for climate change mitigation efforts

The dynamics of the current COVID-19 pandemic could offer valuable insights for the efforts to mitigate climate change.

15 Aug 2020

Loughborough expert predicts how COVID-19 will impact the birth weight of babies

Being pregnant is a wonderful experience, but at the same it can be incredibly stressful - throw a global pandemic into the mix and those nine months may see an expecting mother go from happy and joyful, to fearful and concerned.

15 Aug 2020

UW team receives $33,000 grant to develop model to help lower COVID-19 infections in King County

Policymakers continue to have uncertainties on how to answer important questions about the novel coronavirus -- such as when and how to reopen businesses and schools, and how to distribute a vaccine once one becomes available.

15 Aug 2020

Poor hygiene and antibiotic use can contribute to colonization of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria

Scientists have found clear indicators for how the interaction of poor hygiene and antibiotic use contribute to the colonization of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria in humans, a problem that contributes to hundreds of thousands of deaths annually.

15 Aug 2020

Frequently used serology test may not detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, shows study

Two different types of detectable antibody responses in SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) tell very different stories and may indicate ways to enhance public health efforts against the disease, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

15 Aug 2020

FDA grants emergency use authorization to Yale's SalivaDirect COVID-19 diagnostic test

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Yale School of Public Health for its SalivaDirect COVID-19 diagnostic test, which uses a new method of processing saliva samples when testing for COVID-19 infection.

15 Aug 2020

FDA provides investigation update on Cyclospora illnesses tied to bagged salad consumption

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on the status of the investigation of Cyclospora cayetanensis illnesses tied to the consumption of bagged salads.

15 Aug 2020

Public Health News and Research

Interactive website shows how different policies affect employment and number of COVID-19 deaths

Non-sustained research on emerging infectious diseases endangers pandemic responses

Pigs appear to be immune to SARS-CoV-2

Switching off 'master regulator' may protect critical brain cells from Parkinson's-related damage

Telemedicine use by older adults has skyrocketed, new poll finds

New study finds a connection between traffic noise and obesity

FDA approves drug for treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

Politics slows flow of US pandemic relief funds to public health agencies

Trust, fear and solidarity will determine the success of a COVID vaccine

PPE shortage could last years without strategic plan, experts warn

With COVID vaccine trial, rural Oregon clinic steps onto world stage

Scientists reveal most likely order of COVID-19 symptoms

Historical redlining associated with adverse birth outcomes

COVID-19 crisis could offer valuable insights for climate change mitigation efforts

Loughborough expert predicts how COVID-19 will impact the birth weight of babies

UW team receives $33,000 grant to develop model to help lower COVID-19 infections in King County

Poor hygiene and antibiotic use can contribute to colonization of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria

Frequently used serology test may not detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, shows study

FDA grants emergency use authorization to Yale's SalivaDirect COVID-19 diagnostic test

FDA provides investigation update on Cyclospora illnesses tied to bagged salad consumption

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