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A family with five doctors — and two COVID deaths

On the morning of April 1, Dr. Priya Khanna inched her way from the bedroom to the front door, using walls, doors and railings to hold herself up long enough to get to the stretcher waiting outside. She had been battling COVID-19 for five days and was struggling to breathe.

11 Jun 2020

Using stories to mentally survive as a COVID-19 clinician

Dr. Christopher Travis, an intern in obstetrics-gynecology, has cared for patients with COVID-19 and performed surgery on women suspected of having the coronavirus. But the patient who arrived for a routine prenatal visit in two masks and gloves had a problem that wasn’t physiological.

11 Jun 2020

Co-existing non-communicable diseases linked to higher risk of illness and death from COVID-19

The interaction of COVID-19 with co-existing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a perfect storm, particularly for communities of poverty, according to a new opinion piece published by Columbia Mailman School of Public Health researchers in the journal British Medical Journal.

11 Jun 2020

Study: Better data on marijuana use is needed to support critical public health research

Better data on marijuana use in the U.S. is needed to support critical public health research, according to a review of relevant surveys conducted by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers.

11 Jun 2020

Article calls for international governance system to oversee access to Covid-19 vaccines, treatments

Human challenge trials to test the efficacy of vaccine candidates against SARS? CoV? 2, the novel coronavirus behind COVID? 19, could save considerable time and many lives.

11 Jun 2020

Researchers investigate risk perception of Ebola virus disease in rural areas of West Africa

A study led by the University of Kent's Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) has found significant differences in disease risk perception and channels of information about Ebola virus disease (EVD) in rural areas and urban centers of Guinea, West Africa.

11 Jun 2020

Immune modulation can cure severe and often fatal fungal infection in children

In the June 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a team of UCLA physicians and scientists describes the first case of immune modulation being used to cure a severe and often fatal fungal infection.

11 Jun 2020

Reducing food insecurity and improving mental health

As the coronavirus pandemic forces so many to reckon with growing food insecurity and increased health challenges, the Building Wealth and Health Network program of Drexel University's Center for Hunger-Free Communities is reducing food insecurity and improving mental health - without distributing any food or medicine.

11 Jun 2020

Reports highlights financial challenges facing households of children with ASD

An autism diagnosis can present a number of challenges for families from learning about the neurodevelopment disorder and accessing support services and resources to financial struggles.

10 Jun 2020

Asymptomatic spread of SARS-CoV-2 appears to be rare, says WHO

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has taken a toll on many countries, infecting more than 7.35 million people. Previously, scientists claimed that the virus could be transmitted via asymptomatic carriers, or those not showing symptoms of the disease.

10 Jun 2020

COVID-19 pandemic impacts mental, physical health of people with obesity

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on people with obesity as they struggle to manage their weight and mental health during shelter-in-place orders, according to research led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and UT Southwestern.

10 Jun 2020

Depression among 70-year-olds may be associated with gender expression

Over time, depression has decreased among older women. But it is still nearly twice as frequent as among older men.

10 Jun 2020

Expanding flu vaccine coverage could reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

Up to 76 percent of all outpatient antibiotic prescriptions in the United States may be inappropriate, with peak prescribing associated with the flu season.

10 Jun 2020

Smoking more than doubles the risk of stroke in African Americans

Current cigarette smoking and the number of cigarettes smoked per day are associated with more than twice the risk for all stroke - ischemic and hemorrhagic - among African Americans compared to nonsmokers, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

10 Jun 2020

Study: Cigarette smoking can increase the risk of stroke in African Americans

African Americans who smoke are nearly 2.5 times more likely to have a stroke than those who never smoked, while former smokers show a similarly lower risk as never smokers, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

10 Jun 2020

New FLIR Screen-EST software helps improve speed, accuracy of skin temperature screening

FLIR Systems, Inc. today announced the FLIR Screen-ESTTM software for FLIR T-Series, Exx-Series, and A-Series thermal imaging cameras.

10 Jun 2020

G42 and Oxford Nanopore co-develop population-scale technology to detect SARS-CoV-2

Group 42 (G42), a leading AI and Cloud Computing company based in the United Arab Emirates, and Oxford Nanopore Technologies, an advanced sequencing technology company based in the United Kingdom, announced today they have developed an unprecedented population-scale technology that rapidly and accurately detects SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

10 Jun 2020

Internet searches can help track the spread of COVID-19, says UofL researcher

When they're feeling sick, many people turn to the Internet. They Google their symptoms - headache, chest pain, shortness of breath - hoping to learn more about what's happening in their bodies.

10 Jun 2020

Weighing the risks and benefits of drug screening

Little evidence supports the new recommendations for clinical screening for drug use. Do the potential benefits outweigh the potential harms?

10 Jun 2020

Registered COVID-19 clinical trials lack key features to optimize their scientific value

Most of the registered clinical trials of potential treatments for COVID-19 underway as of late March were designed in ways that will greatly limit their value in understanding potential treatments, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

10 Jun 2020

Public Health News and Research

A family with five doctors — and two COVID deaths

Using stories to mentally survive as a COVID-19 clinician

Co-existing non-communicable diseases linked to higher risk of illness and death from COVID-19

Study: Better data on marijuana use is needed to support critical public health research

Article calls for international governance system to oversee access to Covid-19 vaccines, treatments

Researchers investigate risk perception of Ebola virus disease in rural areas of West Africa

Immune modulation can cure severe and often fatal fungal infection in children

Reducing food insecurity and improving mental health

Reports highlights financial challenges facing households of children with ASD

Asymptomatic spread of SARS-CoV-2 appears to be rare, says WHO

COVID-19 pandemic impacts mental, physical health of people with obesity

Depression among 70-year-olds may be associated with gender expression

Expanding flu vaccine coverage could reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

Smoking more than doubles the risk of stroke in African Americans

Study: Cigarette smoking can increase the risk of stroke in African Americans

New FLIR Screen-EST software helps improve speed, accuracy of skin temperature screening

G42 and Oxford Nanopore co-develop population-scale technology to detect SARS-CoV-2

Internet searches can help track the spread of COVID-19, says UofL researcher

Weighing the risks and benefits of drug screening

Registered COVID-19 clinical trials lack key features to optimize their scientific value

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