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Key insights into harnessing the tools of population health to combat COVID-19

Battling the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing for the inevitable next surge requires a data-driven population health approach.

9 Oct 2020

COVID-19-related social distancing measures reduce noise exposure nearly in half

People's exposure to environmental noise dropped nearly in half during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to University of Michigan researchers who analyzed data from the Apple Hearing Study.

9 Oct 2020

Researchers develop international policy index for HIV prevention among drug users

Peter Meylakhs, from HSE University - St. Petersburg, together with colleagues from Georgia State University (USA) and Tarbiat Modares University (Tehran), have developed the HIV-PWID Policy Index (HPPI)--an international policy index for HIV prevention among people who inject drugs.

9 Oct 2020

Over $1 million CIHR funding for six uOttawa COVID-19 mental health projects

Six University of Ottawa-affiliated projects focusing on COVID-19's impact on mental health have won important funding grants totaling over $1 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

9 Oct 2020

Morris Animal Foundation funds five studies to improve wildlife care after wildfires

Morris Animal Foundation, a global leader in advancing animal health, has awarded $553,000 to fund five studies designed to improve the care, rehabilitation and release of wildlife impacted by wildfires.

9 Oct 2020

Stigma against D.O.s had been dissipating until Trump’s doctor took the spotlight

Dr. Katherine Pannel was initially thrilled to see President Donald Trump's physician is a doctor of osteopathic medicine.

9 Oct 2020

As Trump touts his ‘great’ COVID drugs, the pharma cash flows to Biden, not him

Pharmaceutical giants Regeneron and Gilead Sciences got the kind of publicity money can't buy this week after President Donald Trump took their experimental drugs for his coronavirus infection, left the hospital and pronounced himself fully recovered.

9 Oct 2020

Communication with trial participants, communities is key to finding a successful vaccine

Communication with COVID-19 vaccine trial participants and their communities, pre, during and post-trial is key to finding and delivering a successful vaccine, say social scientists from the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform, in a new brief published today.

9 Oct 2020

New study examines relationship between ethnic background and SARS-CoV-2 virus

Patients of Black ethnicity have an increased risk of requiring hospital admission for COVID-19, while patients of Asian ethnicity have an increased risk of dying in hospital from COVID-19, compared to White patients, a study has found.

9 Oct 2020

Study offers new insights about myopia management

CooperVision is reporting the latest findings from its landmark MiSight® 1 day clinical study, providing new insights about myopia management and the proven efficacy of the specially designed contact lens.

9 Oct 2020

Gender, age, and education level predict where people turn for COVID-19 information

Gender, age, education level, and political affiliation predict where people turn for information about COVID-19--and what sources they use and trust is linked to differing beliefs about the pandemic, according to a new study by NYU School of Global Public Health researchers.

9 Oct 2020

People’s trust in media is associated with COVID-19 prevention behaviors

Whether someone wears a mask, practices physical distancing or performs other behaviors to prevent COVID-19 infection may be linked to what media outlets they trust.

9 Oct 2020

WHO’s report may lead to greater awareness and deliver better eye health for all

Of the world's 7.8 billion people, 2.2 billion have impaired vision. Of this number, about half are treatable. In effect, they are one-eyed kings who are better off than the 39 million who are completely blind. Nevertheless, they are handicapped for normal living, as we gleaned from the first world report on vision by WHO.

9 Oct 2020

Simple eye drop can treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection

A natural treatment for an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection that causes blindness in infants can be effectively administered through a simple eye drop without causing irritation, Kingston University London researchers have found.

9 Oct 2020

Higher HMBGB1 levels associated with obesity, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease in younger black adults

A "danger molecule" is higher in the blood of younger black adults than whites, females than males and increases with weight and age, researchers report in the first large, longitudinal study associating circulating HMGB1 levels with obesity, inflammation promoters and early indicators of cardiovascular risk in humans.

9 Oct 2020

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Key insights into harnessing the tools of population health to combat COVID-19

COVID-19-related social distancing measures reduce noise exposure nearly in half

Researchers develop international policy index for HIV prevention among drug users

Over $1 million CIHR funding for six uOttawa COVID-19 mental health projects

Morris Animal Foundation funds five studies to improve wildlife care after wildfires

Stigma against D.O.s had been dissipating until Trump’s doctor took the spotlight

As Trump touts his ‘great’ COVID drugs, the pharma cash flows to Biden, not him

Communication with trial participants, communities is key to finding a successful vaccine

New study examines relationship between ethnic background and SARS-CoV-2 virus

Study offers new insights about myopia management

Gender, age, and education level predict where people turn for COVID-19 information

People’s trust in media is associated with COVID-19 prevention behaviors

WHO’s report may lead to greater awareness and deliver better eye health for all

Simple eye drop can treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection

Higher HMBGB1 levels associated with obesity, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease in younger black adults

New survey shows overwhelming support for science across political parties

Survey: More Americans trust Biden to efficiently lead U.S. healthcare system through COVID-19

Athletes using sport supplements may develop more favorable attitudes towards doping

High-intensity interval training benefits older people

Young doctor succumbs to COVID, one of the south’s many health workers lost

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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