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Study suggests stay-at-home-cooling strategies during COVID-19 pandemic in the US

A new study from Australian scientists at the forefront of climate and health modeling suggests electric fans and water dousing could be a viable stay-at-home cooling strategy as the United States (US) anticipates extreme heat.

30 Jul 2020

New model can help local entities to prevent COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations

With communities throughout the United States combating surges in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Northwestern University have created a framework that helps policymakers determine which data to track and when to take action to protect their communities.

30 Jul 2020

COVID-19 pandemic is "one big wave" says WHO

The COVID-19 pandemic that has gripped the world has to date infected over 16.95 million individuals and taken more than 665,000 lives. Now the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that this pandemic could cause a Tsunami of cases, and there is no scope for complacency in regions where numbers have declined.

30 Jul 2020

FDA posts new template for over-the-counter COVID-19 diagnostic tests

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a new template for commercial developers to help them develop and submit emergency use authorization requests for COVID-19 diagnostic tests that can be performed entirely at home or in other settings besides a lab, such as offices or schools, and that could be available without a prescription.

29 Jul 2020

FDA issues warning letters to companies for illegally selling hangover remedies

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it has issued warning letters to seven companies for illegally selling unapproved products labeled as dietary supplements that claim to cure, treat, mitigate or prevent hangovers, in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).

29 Jul 2020

Social media users more likely to have misperceptions about COVID-19

A new study led by researchers at McGill University finds that people who get their news from social media are more likely to have misperceptions about COVID-19.

29 Jul 2020

Review: Children are not a major source of COVID-19 transmission

As provinces across Canada are deciding how to restart schools during the pandemic, a research review has found children are not a major source of transmission of COVID-19.

29 Jul 2020

SARS-CoV-2 exposure five times more likely among Black and Hispanic pregnant women

Black and Hispanic pregnant women in Philadelphia are five times as likely as white and Asian women to have been exposed to the novel coronavirus, according to a new study led by Scott Hensley, PhD, an associate professor of Microbiology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Karen Marie Puopolo, MD, PhD, an associate professor of Pediatrics and neonatologist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The study was published today in Science Immunology.

29 Jul 2020

New edition of trilateral study on access to medical technologies and innovation launched

On 29 July, the Directors-General of the World Health Organization, the World Intellectual Property Organization and the WTO presented a new edition of the Trilateral Study on Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation.

29 Jul 2020

Where mask-wearing isn’t gospel: Colorado churches grapple with reopening

The lights dimmed. Guitars thrummed. And a nine-piece band kicked off what amounted to a rock concert inside an amphitheater of a church. "Shout for joy to the Lord," one musician called out, quoting Scripture.

29 Jul 2020

Public health experts fear a hasty FDA signoff on vaccine

The vaccine trial that Vice President Mike Pence kicked off in Miami on Monday gives the United States the tiniest chance of being ready to vaccinate millions of Americans just before Election Day.

29 Jul 2020

Analysis: When is a coronavirus test not a coronavirus test?

Desperate to continue the tradition of a family beach week, I hatched a plan that would allow some mask- and sanitizer-enhanced semblance of normality.

29 Jul 2020

Study examines the prevalence and volume of foods that contain nonnutritive sweeteners

A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, published by Elsevier, found that between 2002 and 2018 purchases by US households of foods and beverages containing caloric sweetener (CS, i.e., sugar) declined while purchases of products containing both caloric sugars and nonnutritive sweeteners (NNS, i.e., sugar substitutes) increased.

29 Jul 2020

Case Fatality Rate alone may be a misleading measure of overall COVID-19 mortality

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected over 16.67 million individuals and caused over 659,000 deaths around the world. Commonly the deadly virus and its impact are measured by the case fatality ratio (CFR).

29 Jul 2020

Ergonomic lessons from the 'new normal' of working from home

Taking a few minutes to get that periodic cup of joe might not be such a bad idea.

28 Jul 2020

Researchers analyze global trends of antibiotic consumption in each WHO AWaRe category

Antibiotic consumption per capita increased nearly 40 percent worldwide between 2000 and 2015, primarily driven by increases in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where lack of access to antibiotics exists alongside overuse.

28 Jul 2020

Evolutionary origins of SARS-CoV-2 identified

By reconstructing the evolutionary history of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, an international research team of Chinese, European and U.S. scientists has discovered that the lineage that gave rise to the virus has been circulating in bats for decades and likely includes other viruses with the ability to infect humans.

28 Jul 2020

Researchers unlock new insights that may help inform vaccine design for infectious diseases

Vaccination is the most effective public health measure to prevent infectious diseases. Vaccines can greatly reduce the risk of infection by working with the body's natural defenses to safely develop immunity to disease.

28 Jul 2020

Study reveals women’s experiences in maternity care based on insurance type

Giving birth in the United States is a radically different experience based on race and income, illustrated most brutally by the Black and Indigenous maternal mortality crisis.

28 Jul 2020

Elevated BPA levels associated with more asthma symptoms in kids

Children in low-income neighborhoods in Baltimore tended to have more asthma symptoms when levels of the synthetic chemical BPA (Bisphenol A) in their urine were elevated, according to a study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and School of Medicine.

28 Jul 2020

Public Health News and Research

Study suggests stay-at-home-cooling strategies during COVID-19 pandemic in the US

New model can help local entities to prevent COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations

COVID-19 pandemic is "one big wave" says WHO

FDA posts new template for over-the-counter COVID-19 diagnostic tests

FDA issues warning letters to companies for illegally selling hangover remedies

Social media users more likely to have misperceptions about COVID-19

Review: Children are not a major source of COVID-19 transmission

SARS-CoV-2 exposure five times more likely among Black and Hispanic pregnant women

New edition of trilateral study on access to medical technologies and innovation launched

Where mask-wearing isn’t gospel: Colorado churches grapple with reopening

Public health experts fear a hasty FDA signoff on vaccine

Analysis: When is a coronavirus test not a coronavirus test?

Study examines the prevalence and volume of foods that contain nonnutritive sweeteners

Case Fatality Rate alone may be a misleading measure of overall COVID-19 mortality

Ergonomic lessons from the 'new normal' of working from home

Researchers analyze global trends of antibiotic consumption in each WHO AWaRe category

Evolutionary origins of SARS-CoV-2 identified

Researchers unlock new insights that may help inform vaccine design for infectious diseases

Study reveals women’s experiences in maternity care based on insurance type

Elevated BPA levels associated with more asthma symptoms in kids

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