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Natural disasters alone are not enough to prompt local climate policy change

Natural disasters alone are not enough to motivate local communities to engage in climate change mitigation or adaptation, a new study from Oregon State University found.

29 Aug 2020

Sleep restriction may hinder information disclosure during criminal interviews, indicates suggests

An experimental study suggests that sleep restriction may hinder information disclosure during criminal interviews, contradicting widespread assumptions about the effectiveness of sleep deprivation as an interrogation tool.

29 Aug 2020

Atheists and agnostics more likely to be better sleepers than Catholics, Baptists

A new study of sleep, religious affiliation, and perceptions of heaven found that atheists and agnostics are significantly more likely to be better sleepers than Catholics and Baptists.

28 Aug 2020

Sleep loss unleashes anger, shows study

Feeling angry these days? New research suggests that a good night of sleep may be just what you need.

28 Aug 2020

Clinicians may have to look beyond opioids to tackle nation’s substance use epidemic

Overcoming the nation's opioid epidemic will require clinicians to look beyond opioids, new research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests.

28 Aug 2020

Household food insecurity linked to higher obesity risk for infants

Infants from households reporting very low "food security," a measure of access to adequate and healthy meals, tend to weigh more than those from households with relatively high food security, suggests a new study led by a researcher at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

28 Aug 2020

Study shows benefits of new palliative care model for patients with neurological conditions

Findings from a large-scale clinical trial testing a new palliative care model have shown to be lower cost, viewed positively by patients and their carers while showing no difference in patient-reported outcomes when compared with standard care.

28 Aug 2020

Universal health coverage study reveals that the world likely to fall short of WHO goal

A new study projects that 3.1 billion people will still lack effective health service coverage in 2023, with 968 million of those residing in South Asia.

28 Aug 2020

A coffee and quick catnap can improve alertness during nightshift

A simple coffee and a quick catnap could be the cure for staying alert on the nightshift as new research from the University of South Australia shows that this unlikely combination can improve attention and reduce sleep inertia.

28 Aug 2020

Study shows the need to refine COVID-19 testing criteria to include children with GI symptoms

Over 1,000 children from Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, known as 'COVID Warriors' have had their antibodies measured in the UK-wide trial called 'Seroprevalence of SARS-Cov-2 infection in healthy children'.

28 Aug 2020

COVID-19 crisis highlights shortcomings in Australia's National Broadband Network

The COVID-19 crisis has increasingly highlighted shortcomings in Australia's National Broadband Network, Flinders University experts say.

28 Aug 2020

Republican Convention, Day 4: Fireworks … and shining a light on Trump’s claims

President Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party's nomination for president in a 70-minute speech from the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday night.

28 Aug 2020

Opposition to Obamacare becomes political liability for GOP incumbents

In the 2014 elections, Republicans rode a wave of anti-Affordable Care Act sentiment to pick up nine Senate seats, the largest gain for either party since 1980.

28 Aug 2020

COVID + influenza: This is a good year to get a flu shot, experts advise

Flu season will look different this year, as the country grapples with a coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 172,000 people. Many Americans are reluctant to visit a doctor's office and public health officials worry people will shy away from being immunized.

28 Aug 2020

Changes in testing rate may be masking the true growth of COVID-19 pandemic

Scientists have reviewed reported cases and testing data of COVID-19 and have determined that changes in the testing rate may be masking the true growth rate and extent of the pandemic.

28 Aug 2020

Study reveals emotional exhaustion of nurses providing pediatric cardiology care

A survey of nurses caring for children with heart problems has revealed that more than half are emotionally exhausted.

28 Aug 2020

Study reveals how climate change could affect malaria transmission in Africa

An international study reveals how future climate change could affect malaria transmission in Africa over the next century.

28 Aug 2020

High extraversion and low neuroticism associated with more physical activity in women

Personality traits help to understand why some people are physically active and others are not. A new study from the Gerontology Research Center and the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, shows that the role of personality may vary depending on how physical activity is measured.

28 Aug 2020

MedAxiom release its eighth annual cardiovascular provider compensation and production survey

MedAxiom, an American College of Cardiology Company and the premier source for cardiovascular organizational performance solutions, has released its eighth annual Cardiovascular Provider Compensation and Production Survey.

28 Aug 2020

WHO and partner organizations call for massive scale-up in investment in mental health

Mental health is one of the most neglected areas of public health. Close to 1 billion people are living with a mental disorder, 3 million people die every year from the harmful use of alcohol and one person dies every 40 seconds by suicide.

28 Aug 2020

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Natural disasters alone are not enough to prompt local climate policy change

Sleep restriction may hinder information disclosure during criminal interviews, indicates suggests

Atheists and agnostics more likely to be better sleepers than Catholics, Baptists

Sleep loss unleashes anger, shows study

Clinicians may have to look beyond opioids to tackle nation’s substance use epidemic

Household food insecurity linked to higher obesity risk for infants

Study shows benefits of new palliative care model for patients with neurological conditions

Universal health coverage study reveals that the world likely to fall short of WHO goal

A coffee and quick catnap can improve alertness during nightshift

Study shows the need to refine COVID-19 testing criteria to include children with GI symptoms

COVID-19 crisis highlights shortcomings in Australia's National Broadband Network

Republican Convention, Day 4: Fireworks … and shining a light on Trump’s claims

Opposition to Obamacare becomes political liability for GOP incumbents

COVID + influenza: This is a good year to get a flu shot, experts advise

Changes in testing rate may be masking the true growth of COVID-19 pandemic

Study reveals emotional exhaustion of nurses providing pediatric cardiology care

Study reveals how climate change could affect malaria transmission in Africa

High extraversion and low neuroticism associated with more physical activity in women

MedAxiom release its eighth annual cardiovascular provider compensation and production survey

WHO and partner organizations call for massive scale-up in investment in mental health

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