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20 million more Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines donated to COVAX

A further ten million Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines have been sent by the UK to COVAX, with 10 million more due to be delivered in the coming weeks to some of the world's most vulnerable people.

30 Oct 2021

World-renowned expert to lead pediatric cardiology division at Washington University School of Medicine

Andrew C. Glatz, MD, an internationally recognized expert in pediatric interventional cardiology, has been selected to lead the Division of Pediatric Cardiology in the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

30 Oct 2021

Researchers receive $9.1 million grant to study resilience in older adults before and during the pandemic

The National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health has awarded researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis a five-year, $9.1 million grant to study resilience in older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the pandemic's cognitive and emotional effects on older adults.

30 Oct 2021

CDC temporarily extends Framework for Conditional Sailing Order for cruise ships

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a temporary extension of the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO) for cruise ships through January 15, 2022.

30 Oct 2021

CDC releases orders to implement the President’s new travel policy

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing Orders to implement the new travel policy announced by the Biden administration to safely resume global travel to the United States while protecting the health and safety of American communities from COVID-19.

30 Oct 2021

CDC launches complementary education campaigns to save more lives from drug overdose

To save more lives from drug overdose, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently launched four complementary education campaigns intended to reach young adults ages 18 - 34 years.

30 Oct 2021

CDC: Cause of melioidosis outbreak confirmed

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today confirmed that bacteria in a Better Homes & Gardens aromatherapy spray in a Georgia melioidosis patient's home genetically matches the bacterial strains in the patient, and three other patients in Kansas, Minnesota, and Texas infected since March.

30 Oct 2021

Research reveals how people's personal values impact their attitudes to COVID-19 restrictive policies

HSE social and political analysts have established which value models and circumstances promote support for restrictive government policies aimed at combatting the coronavirus pandemic. The research is published in Plos One.

30 Oct 2021

Study focuses on helping shiftworkers to better manage their eating habits

In Australia, one in every five employees are shift workers. But when you work irregular hours, you eat at irregular hours and this can put you at increased risk of weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

30 Oct 2021

Prompt procurement and rapid pace of vaccination likely to have a greater impact than vaccine efficacy

For low- and middle-income countries, a COVID-19 vaccination program built on prompt procurement, effective on-the-ground distribution, and a rapid pace of vaccination (the total number of doses given daily) is likely to have a greater public health impact than one focused on relatively small differences in vaccine efficacy, according to a study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.

30 Oct 2021

Countermarketing messages convinces many parents to avoid buying sugary drinks for children

Public health messages such as in the image (associated with this release) - designed to reduce parents' purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages marketed as fruit drinks or children - convinced a significant percentage of parents to avoid those drinks, according to a study by researchers at the University of Washington and the University of Pennsylvania.

30 Oct 2021

Researchers appeal for thoughtful regulation of infectious disease research

COVID-19 has killed close to 5 million people worldwide, and the crisis has given rise to uncertainties about both the origins of the virus and how to respond to future pandemics.

30 Oct 2021

Study: mRNA vaccines associated with more immunity than prior COVID-19 infection

A nationwide study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are associated with significantly more immunity than a prior COVID-19 infection.

29 Oct 2021

Research indicates increasing rates of crash deaths involving both alcohol and cannabis

New research indicates that between 2000 and 2018, the percentage of car crash deaths in the United States involving cannabis have doubled, and the percentage of deaths involving both cannabis and alcohol, have more than doubled.

29 Oct 2021

Johns Hopkins Children's Center brings Halloween to pediatric patients

Johns Hopkins Children's Center brought Halloween to pediatric patients today with its annual celebration.

29 Oct 2021

$2.1 million gift will support the development of Dean-Hertzberg Breast Cancer Database System

In an important step that could help answer research questions about breast cancer and develop more personalized solutions for patients, philanthropists Richard and Carol Dean Hertzberg have committed $2.1 million to develop and maintain the Dean-Hertzberg Breast Cancer Database System (BCDS) at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health.

29 Oct 2021

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20 million more Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines donated to COVAX

World-renowned expert to lead pediatric cardiology division at Washington University School of Medicine

Researchers receive $9.1 million grant to study resilience in older adults before and during the pandemic

CDC temporarily extends Framework for Conditional Sailing Order for cruise ships

CDC releases orders to implement the President’s new travel policy

CDC launches complementary education campaigns to save more lives from drug overdose

CDC: Cause of melioidosis outbreak confirmed

Research reveals how people's personal values impact their attitudes to COVID-19 restrictive policies

Study focuses on helping shiftworkers to better manage their eating habits

Prompt procurement and rapid pace of vaccination likely to have a greater impact than vaccine efficacy

Countermarketing messages convinces many parents to avoid buying sugary drinks for children

Researchers appeal for thoughtful regulation of infectious disease research

Study: mRNA vaccines associated with more immunity than prior COVID-19 infection

Research indicates increasing rates of crash deaths involving both alcohol and cannabis

Johns Hopkins Children's Center brings Halloween to pediatric patients

$2.1 million gift will support the development of Dean-Hertzberg Breast Cancer Database System

Study highlights the factors that cause occupational burnout syndrome in professional drivers

University of Huddersfield and Regional Hospital Wiener Neustadt collaborate for wound management projects

UKHSA’s Green Book updated to allow flexibility in COVID-19 booster vaccines for vulnerable people

More than seven million of UK's most vulnerable people receive COVID-19 booster jabs

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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