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A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. During a pandemic, transmission can be anticipated in the workplace, not only from patient to workers in health care settings, but also among co-workers in general work settings. A pandemic would cause high levels of illness, death, social disruption, and economic loss. Everyday life would be disrupted because so many people in so many places become seriously ill at the same time. Impacts could range from school and business closings to the interruption of basic services such as public transportation and food delivery.

COVID-19 pandemic linked to increased low birth weight incidence in India

The incidence of low birth weight rose sharply in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame.

2 Jul 2024

MoMo study: Tracking physical fitness and activity of German youth for over 20 years

For over 20 years, the "Motorik-Modul-Studie" (MoMo) has been providing representative data on how fit and active children and young people in Germany are.

2 Jul 2024

Recombinhunt: An important tool to combat future pandemics

Combating future pandemics through data analysis of recombinant virus genomes. A study published in the prestigious journal Nature Communication presents the promising results of RecombinHunt, a new data-driven method developed by the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering of the Politecnico di Milano and the University of Milan, which can identify, with high accuracy and computational efficiency, recombinant SARS-CoV-2 genomes with one or two breakpoints.

2 Jul 2024

Financial incentives can improve smoking cessation among socioeconomically disadvantaged adults

A study published today by a University of Oklahoma researcher shows that financial incentives can make a big difference in helping smokers quit.

2 Jul 2024

NIH launches Phase 1 trial for innovative nasal COVID-19 vaccine

A Phase 1 trial testing the safety of an experimental nasal vaccine that may provide enhanced breadth of protection against emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is now enrolling healthy adults at three sites in the United States.

1 Jul 2024

Study links common infections to enhanced COVID-19 defense in children

Analyzing nasal swabs taken during the pandemic, researchers at Yale School of Medicine suggest that the frequent presence of other viruses and bacteria may have helped to protect children from the worst effects of COVID-19 by boosting their immune systems.

1 Jul 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': SCOTUS ruling strips power from federal health agencies

In what will certainly be remembered as a landmark decision, the Supreme Court's conservative majority this week overruled a 40-year-old legal precedent that required judges in most cases to yield to the expertise of federal agencies.

28 Jun 2024

Meaningful social interactions have net positive outcomes for affective well-being, stress, and loneliness

Engaging in meaningful social interactions with peers is associated with lower loneliness and greater affective well-being, new research finds.

28 Jun 2024

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LJI study details measles virus neutralization

What happens when measles virus meets a human cell? The viral machinery unfolds in just the right way to reveal key pieces that let it fuse itself into the host cell membrane.

28 Jun 2024

Scientists test a novel scale for quantifying sexual desire and erotic fantasies

A study validates the Sexual Desire and Erotic Fantasies questionnaire (SDEF1) as a reliable tool to assess various dimensions of sexual desire, highlighting significant gender and orientation differences among 1,773 Italian participants.

28 Jun 2024

Global physical inactivity rises, challenging 2030 reduction targets

Researchers analyzed data from 163 countries to investigate global physical inactivity trends from 2000 to 2022. They found an increase from 23.4% to 31.3%, indicating challenges in meeting the 15% reduction target by 2030 set by global health bodies.

27 Jun 2024

Understanding the role of vaccination in mitigating long COVID brain fog

Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, 10 to 30 per cent of the general population has experienced some form of virus-induced cognitive impairment, including trouble concentrating, brain fog or memory loss.

27 Jun 2024

New study links COVID-19 to lasting neuropsychiatric issues, highlights vaccination benefits

COVID-19 survivors face significantly higher risks of developing neuropsychiatric conditions, but vaccination reduces these risks over time.

27 Jun 2024

School readiness predicts future absenteeism

Children who are not considered "school ready" by their teachers are more than twice as likely to become persistently absent at some point in their education, according to a new study led by the University of Leeds.

26 Jun 2024

UCL's insights on vaccine technology transfers to low- and middle-income countries

A new science policy briefing on vaccine technology transfers to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), written by UCL researchers, informed discussions at the United Nations.

26 Jun 2024

3D drug printers could help personalize medications in the future

Chocolate-flavored pills for children who hate taking medicine.

25 Jun 2024

Study shows feasibility of paper-based patient-reported outcomes in integrative health and medicine

Led by a team of researchers at University Hospitals Connor Whole Health, a new study finds that collecting paper-based patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures of pain, anxiety, and stress is feasible – and that provider, operational, and clinical-level factors impact successful completion more so than patient factors.

25 Jun 2024

Impact of COVID-19 and GP appointment availability on continuity of care in English general practices

Fewer GP appointments and the COVID lockdown have exacerbated declining continuity of care in English general practices.

25 Jun 2024

WHO report highlights global burden of alcohol and drug-related deaths

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that 2.6 million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for 4.7% of all deaths, and 0.6 million deaths to psychoactive drug use.

25 Jun 2024

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COVID-19 pandemic linked to increased low birth weight incidence in India

MoMo study: Tracking physical fitness and activity of German youth for over 20 years

Recombinhunt: An important tool to combat future pandemics

Financial incentives can improve smoking cessation among socioeconomically disadvantaged adults

NIH launches Phase 1 trial for innovative nasal COVID-19 vaccine

Study links common infections to enhanced COVID-19 defense in children

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': SCOTUS ruling strips power from federal health agencies

Meaningful social interactions have net positive outcomes for affective well-being, stress, and loneliness

Leading By Example: Bedfont® Encourages Employee Well-being for World Well-being Week 2024

LJI study details measles virus neutralization

Scientists test a novel scale for quantifying sexual desire and erotic fantasies

Global physical inactivity rises, challenging 2030 reduction targets

Understanding the role of vaccination in mitigating long COVID brain fog

New study links COVID-19 to lasting neuropsychiatric issues, highlights vaccination benefits

School readiness predicts future absenteeism

UCL's insights on vaccine technology transfers to low- and middle-income countries

3D drug printers could help personalize medications in the future

Study shows feasibility of paper-based patient-reported outcomes in integrative health and medicine

Impact of COVID-19 and GP appointment availability on continuity of care in English general practices

WHO report highlights global burden of alcohol and drug-related deaths

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