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Parents' stress level negatively affects their child's enjoyment of the holidays

It's the most wonderful time of the year – happy family gatherings, joyful reactions to gifts under the tree and carrying on cherished traditions.

20 Dec 2021

£28 million government funding boost to protect and vaccinate rough sleepers

Rough sleepers are being helped to get their COVID-19 vaccines and move into safe accommodation over the winter thanks to a £28 million government funding boost, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities announced today (20 December 2021).

20 Dec 2021

A test to identify antibody effectiveness against COVID-19 variants

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, variants have begun to emerge. We spoke to Jacob Heggestad about his rapid test that can detect these variants.

20 Dec 2021

Vaccine promoters struggle to get people boosted in California’s fields

Since the start of the pandemic, Luz Gallegos and her team of 56 advocates for immigrants have battled the scorching sun, illiteracy and deadly propaganda in the fields and fruit groves of the Coachella Valley.

20 Dec 2021

The vaccine rollout was a success. But events within and beyond Biden’s control stymied progress.

Eleven months ago, President Joe Biden assumed office during one of the most critical moments of the covid-19 pandemic. Case counts and death rates were shockingly high.

20 Dec 2021

Local pharmacists fill Rx void as big brands pull out of rural areas

Bill Mather, a pharmacist in the small Iowa city of Greenfield, wanted to make sure his neighbors could fill their prescriptions without driving long distances or enduring long wait times.

20 Dec 2021

WHO releases Baseline report for the Decade of Healthy Ageing for people aging 60 and over

At least 14% of all people aged 60 years and over ̶- more than 142 million people ̶- are currently unable to meet all their basic daily needs according to the Baseline report for the Decade of Healthy Ageing, released by the World Health Organization today.

20 Dec 2021

Pesticide bans can be cost-effective, affordable intervention for reducing suicide deaths

National bans on highly hazardous pesticides can be a cost-effective and affordable intervention for reducing suicide deaths in countries with a high burden of suicides attributable to pesticides, according to a new study published in The Lancet Global Health today.

20 Dec 2021

JRA OT provides a step-wise approach for qualitative risk assessments during COVID-19

A multisectoral, One Health approach is necessary to address complex health threats at the human-animal-environment interface. Since 2017, the Tripartite (FAO-OIE-WHO) has led a technical area working group for the development and pilot of the Joint Risk Assessment Operational Tool (JRA OT), an implementation tool associated with the Tripartite Zoonoses Guide.

19 Dec 2021

Methamphetamine use may be two to four times higher than previously estimated

Methamphetamine use could be two to four times higher than estimated figures in national surveys, researchers at The University of Queensland have found.

19 Dec 2021

Study employs computer algorithms to understand doctor-patient communication

A computer analysis of hundreds of thousands of secure email messages between doctors and patients found that most doctors use language that is too complex for their patients to understand.

18 Dec 2021

Ergonomic interventions may reduce the likelihood of pain from smartphone use

The use of smartphones, tablets and laptops has become commonplace throughout the world and has been especially prevalent among college students.

18 Dec 2021

Emergency workers could benefit from regular check-ups, monitoring to prevent heart events at work

Firefighters, police and health staff could benefit from regular check-ups and monitoring to avoid heart events at work that might harm themselves or others, according to a review article published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

18 Dec 2021

Researchers find slight increase in loneliness among emerging adults

Emerging adults today feel lonelier than in the past - and not just since the coronavirus pandemic. This is indicated by an evaluation of studies on the loneliness of emerging adults between 1976 and 2019, conducted by a research team from Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Friedrich Schiller University Jena.

18 Dec 2021

Study reveals how lockdown affected sex lives of people in Britain

Lockdown affected people's sex lives in a variety of different ways with young people reporting the greatest changes, according to a new study, published today in BMJ Sexually Transmitted Infections.

18 Dec 2021

Used anesthetic gases can be captured and recycled to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Used anesthetic gases can be simply and safely captured and recycled into new anesthetics, suggests new research being presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, held online this year.

17 Dec 2021

Creating an online platform to educate physicians on latest diabetes technology and improve patient care

As a nurse, researcher, and educator at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes at the University of Colorado School of Medicine for the past 17 years, Laurel Messer, PhD, has conducted clinical trials that brought devices to market to help diabetes patients monitor their blood sugar levels and administer insulin.

17 Dec 2021

New $15.7 million NIH grant to provide continued support for Arizona Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

Researchers from Arizona State University are among the leads for a new prestigious grant expected to total $15.7 million over the next five years from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, to provide continued support for the Arizona Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.

17 Dec 2021

Updated WHO information note highlights the need to maintain continuity of TB services during COVID-19

As the world comes together to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to ensure that essential health services and operations are continued to protect the lives of people with TB and other diseases or health conditions.

17 Dec 2021

Study reveals Swedes’ perception of media reporting on the coronavirus

Researchers belong to the professional groups that most Swedes trust, when they comment on the coronavirus in the media.

17 Dec 2021

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Parents' stress level negatively affects their child's enjoyment of the holidays

£28 million government funding boost to protect and vaccinate rough sleepers

A test to identify antibody effectiveness against COVID-19 variants

Vaccine promoters struggle to get people boosted in California’s fields

The vaccine rollout was a success. But events within and beyond Biden’s control stymied progress.

Local pharmacists fill Rx void as big brands pull out of rural areas

WHO releases Baseline report for the Decade of Healthy Ageing for people aging 60 and over

Pesticide bans can be cost-effective, affordable intervention for reducing suicide deaths

JRA OT provides a step-wise approach for qualitative risk assessments during COVID-19

Methamphetamine use may be two to four times higher than previously estimated

Study employs computer algorithms to understand doctor-patient communication

Ergonomic interventions may reduce the likelihood of pain from smartphone use

Emergency workers could benefit from regular check-ups, monitoring to prevent heart events at work

Researchers find slight increase in loneliness among emerging adults

Study reveals how lockdown affected sex lives of people in Britain

Used anesthetic gases can be captured and recycled to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Creating an online platform to educate physicians on latest diabetes technology and improve patient care

New $15.7 million NIH grant to provide continued support for Arizona Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

Updated WHO information note highlights the need to maintain continuity of TB services during COVID-19

Study reveals Swedes’ perception of media reporting on the coronavirus

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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