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The impact of cannabis use on COPD and COVID-19

Researchers evaluated the effects of smoking cannabis on COVID-19 test positivity.

27 Jun 2022

C-reactive protein levels predict ED risk

A recent meta-analysis aimed to describe the relationship between C-reactive protein levels and erectile dysfunction.

27 Jun 2022

Bisphosphonates appear to improve COVID-19 exposure outcomes

A new retrospective study examines the effect of bisphosphonates on COVID-19 outcomes.

27 Jun 2022

UK announces £25 million to better prepare for future devastating pandemics

The Prime Minister has announced £25 million of UK aid backing for a new fund to ensure the world is better prepared to defeat future pandemics.

26 Jun 2022

Five things to know now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe V. Wade

The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Health dramatically and rapidly alters the landscape of abortion access in the U.S.

24 Jun 2022

Arsenic in private well water associated with low birthweight babies

In the largest epidemiologic study of arsenic and birth outcomes to date, researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago and collaborating institutions estimated arsenic levels in U.S. private well water sources by county and compared estimates to documented birth outcomes.

24 Jun 2022

Environmental factors are highly predictive of people's risk of death, study shows

Along with high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking, environmental factors such as air pollution are highly predictive of people's chances of dying, especially from heart attack and stroke, a new study shows.

24 Jun 2022

Data-driven simulation model projects three key strategies that could save many lives from opioid crisis

A significant challenge in addressing the country's opioid crisis is that policies based on past patterns of behavior may have unintended consequences because those patterns change over time.

24 Jun 2022

UC Davis experts explain how extreme risk protection orders work to prevent mass shootings

Mass shootings are a source of shared anguish and outrage among Americans and are becoming more frequent.

24 Jun 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Supreme Court overturns ‘Roe’

The Supreme Court formally overturned the nearly 50-year-old right to abortion. Bolstered by the three justices appointed by former President Donald Trump, the 6-3 vote wiped from the books the two cases that had established and reaffirmed abortion rights; 1973's Roe v. Wade and 1992's Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey.

24 Jun 2022

Majority of U.S. hospitals not fully compliant with transparency in pricing about knee and hip replacement

On January 1, 2021, the federal government began requiring U.S. hospitals to maintain clear, accessible online price lists for 300 common services.

24 Jun 2022

New study explores how intimate partner violence influences custody decisions

Intimate partner violence (IPV) can have significant implications for the wellbeing of mothers and children during separation and divorce.

24 Jun 2022

Standardization or customization: Study offers managerial insights for nursing home chains’ operational strategies

A new study by a University of South Florida researcher found important revelations that could provide chain-operated nursing homes with crucial implications for operational goals and strategic findings that carry over to other service industries.

24 Jun 2022

After two ectopic pregnancies, I fear what might happen without Roe v. Wade

I've been pregnant five times. I have one child. A son, Sam, who was born on his due date, weighing 6 pounds and 14 ounces, in 1997.

24 Jun 2022

‘It’s not a haven’: With limited capacity for abortion care, Minnesota clinics brace for influx

A few minutes west of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport sits a brick, one-story building with opaque windows. From the nearby freeways, most drivers wouldn't recognize it as the location of one of the few clinics in the state that provides abortions.

24 Jun 2022

Social media served as a form of social support during the COVID-19 pandemic

As people around the world are learning to live with a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from UConn's College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, in collaboration with Spanish institutions, have learned valuable lessons about the role social media played during pandemic lockdowns.

24 Jun 2022

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The impact of cannabis use on COPD and COVID-19

C-reactive protein levels predict ED risk

Bisphosphonates appear to improve COVID-19 exposure outcomes

UK announces £25 million to better prepare for future devastating pandemics

Five things to know now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe V. Wade

Arsenic in private well water associated with low birthweight babies

Environmental factors are highly predictive of people's risk of death, study shows

Data-driven simulation model projects three key strategies that could save many lives from opioid crisis

UC Davis experts explain how extreme risk protection orders work to prevent mass shootings

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Supreme Court overturns ‘Roe’

Majority of U.S. hospitals not fully compliant with transparency in pricing about knee and hip replacement

New study explores how intimate partner violence influences custody decisions

Standardization or customization: Study offers managerial insights for nursing home chains’ operational strategies

After two ectopic pregnancies, I fear what might happen without Roe v. Wade

‘It’s not a haven’: With limited capacity for abortion care, Minnesota clinics brace for influx

Social media served as a form of social support during the COVID-19 pandemic

A post-‘Roe’ world in Georgia will mean more restrictions — and more political battles

Conservatives on Supreme Court, as expected, end nationwide right to abortion

Older adults with untreated sight problems may have higher dementia risk

CDC continues investigation of meningococcal disease outbreak among gay and bisexual men in Florida

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