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Study examines the relationship between air pollution and labor productivity

Recent studies have highlighted the link between high levels of air pollution and poor health; for example, even short exposure to air pollutants can increase the risk of respiratory infections, heart disease and even lung cancer.

13 Aug 2021

Study: Empty football stadiums have a huge negative effect on the success of home teams

Playing professional football games in empty stadiums had a hugely negative effect on the success of home teams, with home advantage almost halved, new research shows.

13 Aug 2021

CDC recommends additional dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in moderately to severely immunocompromised people

Today, I signed CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) recommendation that endorsed the use of an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people with moderately to severely compromised immune systems after an initial two-dose vaccine series.

13 Aug 2021

UK Emergency Medical Team deployed to support Tunisian healthcare services in tackling Covid-19 crisis

Following a request from the Tunisian Government, experts from the UK’s Emergency Medical Team (UK EMT), supported by the UK-Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) have arrived in Tunisia today (13 August) to help the country tackle their COVID-19 crisis.

13 Aug 2021

Social media platforms amplify people's expressions of moral outrage over time

Social media platforms like Twitter amplify expressions of moral outrage over time because users who learn such language gets rewarded with an increased number of "likes" and "shares," a new Yale University study shows.

13 Aug 2021

WHO outlines the next series of studies on the origins of SARS-CoV-2 virus

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has been working with the Member States and the scientific community to better understand how this pandemic began so that we can be better prepared for the next one.

13 Aug 2021

Study finds comparatively less marijuana use in cancer patients than the general public

Last month, three states – Virginia, South Dakota, and Connecticut – joined the ranks of more than a dozen others that have legalized marijuana – also known as cannabis – for recreational use. Yet, despite these changing laws and growing social acceptance of the drug, a new study finds that use is still lower among cancer patients.

13 Aug 2021

Pfizer CEO to public: Just trust us on the covid booster

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was confident in June about the ability of his company's vaccine to protect against the highly contagious delta variant, as it marched across the globe and filled U.S. hospitals with patients.

13 Aug 2021

How a hospital and a school district teamed up to help kids in emotional crisis

In 2019, the Rockville Centre school district in Long Island, New York, was shaken by a string of student deaths, including the suicides of a recent graduate and a current student.

13 Aug 2021

Learning inequalities remain among disadvantaged children during the pandemic

A new study has shown that whilst the amount of home lessons increased during the second period of school closures compared to the first, the inequalities of access between advantaged and disadvantaged families remained.

12 Aug 2021

Popular painkillers can be used as personal dosimeters in a radiation emergency

When proper precautions are taken, radioactive substances are extremely safe to use. But what if they leak into the environment in an uncontrolled manner? Then it becomes crucial to find out the dose of radiation people may have absorbed.

12 Aug 2021

CDC's mask guidance may have increased the threat of COVID-19 among vulnerable communities

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have increased the threat of COVID-19 infection in the Black community and among some other racial and ethnic minority groups when the agency updated its mask guidance last May, according to a new commentary in the Journal of General Internal Medicine by two colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital.

12 Aug 2021

Survey: One in seven Norwegian doctors exposed to physical assault

According to a survey following Norwegian doctors over 20 years, nearly four out of ten doctors have been the target of threats from a patient during the first four years after graduation and one in seven doctors have been physically assaulted.

12 Aug 2021

Study finds worsening disparities among states in use of HIV-prevention drugs

States with low initial use of HIV-prevention drugs are continuing to fall behind in usage among people at risk for the disease, a new study finds.

12 Aug 2021

PAHO Director expresses concern about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Caribbean countries

Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), expressed concern about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Caribbean countries and made a strong appeal to people to get vaccinated.

12 Aug 2021

UH receives $1.9 million grant to strengthen behavioral health workforce

The University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work has received a $1.9 million grant to train more social work and counseling psychology clinicians to deliver culturally competent behavioral health services in medical settings, addressing a critical statewide shortage of mental health professionals.

12 Aug 2021

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Study examines the relationship between air pollution and labor productivity

Study: Empty football stadiums have a huge negative effect on the success of home teams

CDC recommends additional dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in moderately to severely immunocompromised people

UK Emergency Medical Team deployed to support Tunisian healthcare services in tackling Covid-19 crisis

Social media platforms amplify people's expressions of moral outrage over time

WHO outlines the next series of studies on the origins of SARS-CoV-2 virus

Study finds comparatively less marijuana use in cancer patients than the general public

Pfizer CEO to public: Just trust us on the covid booster

How a hospital and a school district teamed up to help kids in emotional crisis

Learning inequalities remain among disadvantaged children during the pandemic

Popular painkillers can be used as personal dosimeters in a radiation emergency

CDC's mask guidance may have increased the threat of COVID-19 among vulnerable communities

Survey: One in seven Norwegian doctors exposed to physical assault

Study finds worsening disparities among states in use of HIV-prevention drugs

PAHO Director expresses concern about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Caribbean countries

UH receives $1.9 million grant to strengthen behavioral health workforce

UC Davis Health installs free sunscreen stations to provide skin protection for young and old

Over 70% of young people in England vaccinated with a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Racial and ethnic disparities in maternal deaths in the U.S. may be larger than previously reported

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