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Research redefines dieting and the culture of weight loss

For decades, there has been an accepted definition of dieting in academia, and in society as a whole. Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences, has recently reevaluated the decades of dieting research to redefine the way researchers and the public define – and therefore understand - dieting and the culture of weight loss.

18 Aug 2021

UK survey reveals variations in care provided across the country

Over 600,000 emergency calls to 999 during the first wave of the pandemic were for suspected Covid, with ambulances sent in almost 80% of cases and 43% of patients being conveyed to hospital, a major new survey of UK ambulance services has shown.

18 Aug 2021

Cote d’Ivoire launches Ebola vaccination of first responders and health workers

Cote d’Ivoire has launched Ebola vaccination of high-risk populations, including health workers and first responders in Abidjan, where an Ebola outbreak was declared on 14 August.

17 Aug 2021

Cote d’Ivoire declares the country’s first case of Ebola since 1994

The Ministry of Health of Cote d’Ivoire today confirmed the country’s first case of Ebola since 1994. This came after the Institut Pasteur in Cote d’Ivoire confirmed the Ebola Virus Disease in samples collected from a patient, who was hospitalized in the commercial capital of Abidjan, after arriving from Guinea.

17 Aug 2021

Partnering with faith-based community to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates among persons of color

Concerned about relatively low COVID-19 vaccination rates among U.S. Blacks and Latinos, Glenn Flores, M.D., chair of pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is helping to guide a faith-based initiative addressing one of the nation's most pressing healthcare challenges.

17 Aug 2021

Research highlights key challenges faced by social care workers during Covid-19 pandemic

New research from Keele University has highlighted the key challenges that workers in the social care sector faced during the first wave of Covid-19.

17 Aug 2021

More than 1 in 10 older adults in New York state at risk of elder abuse

More than 1 in 10 older adults in New York state may become victims of elder mistreatment over the next decade, according to a new study from Cornell University and the University of Toronto.

17 Aug 2021

UC Davis Health offers third dose COVID-19 'booster' shots to immunocompromised patients

As COVID-19 cases rise due to the Delta variant, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has approved third dose vaccinations for patients whose immune systems are compromised moderately to severely.

17 Aug 2021

Study: COVID-19 pandemic resulted in increased rates of intimate partner aggression

Rates of physical and psychological aggression among couples increased significantly after the implementation of shelter-in-place restrictions at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study led by Georgia State University researchers.

17 Aug 2021

Study: Minority groups remain conspicuously absent from pancreatic cancer clinical trials

According to a study published today in Gastroenterology by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and University of Florida Health, Black, Hispanic, Indigenous and Asian Americans remain conspicuously absent from pancreatic cancer clinical trials aimed at testing the most recent treatment advances for this deadly disease.

17 Aug 2021

First-of-its-kind clinical trial network established in Asia to treat and prevent drug-resistant infections

Wellcome Trust has provided a grant of S$2.5 million to the National University of Singapore to establish the Asian Clinical Research Network to conduct antimicrobial clinical research to develop the most effective ways to treat and prevent life-threatening drug-resistant infections.

17 Aug 2021

Global death toll from suicide has increased by 20,000 over the past 30 years, analysis finds

The overall global death toll from suicide has risen by nearly 20,000 over the past 30 years, despite a significant fall in age-specific suicide rates during this period, finds an analysis of international data, published online in the journal Injury Prevention.

17 Aug 2021

COVID-19 stressors negatively impact refugees' mental health, study shows

COVID-19 stressors are negatively impacting resettled refugees' mental health, a new study by UNSW Sydney psychologists in partnership with Australian Red Cross, Settlement Services International and Phoenix Australia at the University of Melbourne has shown.

17 Aug 2021

MHRA approves use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in 12- to 17-year-olds

An extension to the current UK approval of the Spikevax vaccine (formerly COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna) that allows its use in 12- to 17-year-olds has today been authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

17 Aug 2021

UK delivers Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Egypt

The package donated by the UK was shipped via COVAX, with the support of UNICEF and WHO, and arrived in Cairo yesterday (16 August).

17 Aug 2021

‘Tainted’ blood: Covid skeptics request blood transfusions from unvaccinated donors

The nation's roiling tensions over vaccination against covid-19 have spilled into an unexpected arena: lifesaving blood transfusions.

17 Aug 2021

Have vaccines, will travel: On the road with a covid entrepreneur

While many businesses in this southwestern Montana "ghost town" reel in tourists with its mining and Wild West vigilante past, one businessman arrived offering a modern product: covid-19 vaccines.

17 Aug 2021

Different teaching methods during COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed students' sleep cycle

A new paper in Sleep indicates that different teaching strategies schools imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in dramatic differences in when and how much students slept.

17 Aug 2021

‘Groundhog Day’ effect of lockdown affects memory and cognitive ability, study finds

Studies show the way we remember and process information is greatly affected when we are in isolation, but variations on our daily activity and exercise will help.

17 Aug 2021

Scientific evidence: REHIT session on a CAROL bike contributes to greater post-exercise metabolism

The results recently published by the American Council on Exercise are significant because a meaningful increase in EPOC over the long term can have an important impact on calorie expenditure and help people achieve weight loss and weight maintenance and improve their fitness.

17 Aug 2021

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Research redefines dieting and the culture of weight loss

UK survey reveals variations in care provided across the country

Cote d’Ivoire launches Ebola vaccination of first responders and health workers

Cote d’Ivoire declares the country’s first case of Ebola since 1994

Partnering with faith-based community to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates among persons of color

Research highlights key challenges faced by social care workers during Covid-19 pandemic

More than 1 in 10 older adults in New York state at risk of elder abuse

UC Davis Health offers third dose COVID-19 'booster' shots to immunocompromised patients

Study: COVID-19 pandemic resulted in increased rates of intimate partner aggression

Study: Minority groups remain conspicuously absent from pancreatic cancer clinical trials

First-of-its-kind clinical trial network established in Asia to treat and prevent drug-resistant infections

Global death toll from suicide has increased by 20,000 over the past 30 years, analysis finds

COVID-19 stressors negatively impact refugees' mental health, study shows

MHRA approves use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in 12- to 17-year-olds

UK delivers Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Egypt

‘Tainted’ blood: Covid skeptics request blood transfusions from unvaccinated donors

Have vaccines, will travel: On the road with a covid entrepreneur

Different teaching methods during COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed students' sleep cycle

‘Groundhog Day’ effect of lockdown affects memory and cognitive ability, study finds

Scientific evidence: REHIT session on a CAROL bike contributes to greater post-exercise metabolism

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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