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UCLA research identifies several factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy among people of color in L.A

New UCLA research identifies several factors influencing how people of color in Los Angeles County are making decisions about COVID-19 vaccination.

29 Oct 2021

Individuals who purchased firearms during the surge period exhibit a higher risk for suicidal thoughts

People who purchased firearms during the 2020–2021 purchasing surge – particularly first-time buyers – were more likely to have thoughts of suicide, according to a Rutgers study.

29 Oct 2021

Neighborhood fast-food environment associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes

An increasing number of studies suggest a link between a neighborhood's built environment and the likelihood that its residents will develop chronic diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes (T2D), and certain types of cancers.

29 Oct 2021

£66 million funding to provide safe and warm accommodation for rough sleepers over winter

Rough sleepers will be helped into safe and warm accommodation and treatment services for drug and alcohol dependency this winter, supported by an extra £66 million the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities announced today (29 October 2021).

29 Oct 2021

UK Government opens a new COVID testing center in Renfrew

The test center, located at Renfrew High Street Car Park (PA4 8QL), is part of the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British history.

29 Oct 2021

If Congress adds dental coverage to Medicare, should all seniors get it?

William Stork needs a tooth out. That's what the 71-year-old retired truck driver's dentist told him during a recent checkup.

29 Oct 2021

Texas abortion law gets speedy high-court hearing Monday

The Supreme Court on Nov. 1 will hear oral arguments challenging the constitutionality of a new Texas abortion law — just days after agreeing to hear the case.

29 Oct 2021

ERs are swamped with seriously ill patients, although many don’t have covid

Inside the emergency department at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan, staff members are struggling to care for patients showing up much sicker than they’ve ever seen.

29 Oct 2021

Leica Microsystems launches a new generation of the M320 for micro-dentistry

Brilliant, detailed microscope images help dentists to explain treatment options to patients and involve them in decision-making processes to build trust.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 29 Oct 2021

UTA study examines the effects of goal-setting, feedback, and incentives on sustained attention

For individuals to sustain their attention on a task over a long period of time, goal-setting is effective but receiving feedback produces a much stronger effect, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Arlington.

28 Oct 2021

Many students urged to join in COVID-19 screening program to help keep Cambridge safe

An estimated 7,000 students are already taking part each week in the University of Cambridge's Asymptomatic COVID-19 Screening Programme, but the team running the program are encouraging as many students as possible to join in, and help keep Cambridge safe.

28 Oct 2021

England could be the first to prescribe e-cigarettes to tackle disparities in smoking rates

E-cigarettes could be prescribed on the NHS in England to help people stop smoking tobacco products, as Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid welcomed the latest step forward in the licensing process for manufacturers.

28 Oct 2021

Review finds great resilience in mental health during during COVID-19 pandemic

Despite a significant but small increase in mental health symptoms early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, overall there was great resilience in mental health during 2020, University of Liverpool researchers have found.

28 Oct 2021

Stevens researchers aim to develop AI tool capable of detecting COVID-19 related “fake news”

As the COVID-19 pandemic surged, the World Health Organization and the United Nations issued a stark warning: an "infodemic" of online rumors and fake news relating to COVID-19 was impeding public health efforts and causing unnecessary deaths.

28 Oct 2021

Low- and middle-income parents receiving universal payments increase spending on children

When given cash with no strings attached, low- and middle-income parents increased their spending on their children, according to Washington State University research.

28 Oct 2021

Chatbot could be an effective tool to help reduce vaccine hesitancy

What if a few minutes of interaction with a chatbot could effectively address vaccine concerns? In an article published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied (28 October 2021), researchers from the CNRS, INSERM, and ENS-PSL show that such an interface is indeed capable of swaying the vaccine-hesitant.

28 Oct 2021

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UCLA research identifies several factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy among people of color in L.A

Individuals who purchased firearms during the surge period exhibit a higher risk for suicidal thoughts

Neighborhood fast-food environment associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes

£66 million funding to provide safe and warm accommodation for rough sleepers over winter

UK Government opens a new COVID testing center in Renfrew

If Congress adds dental coverage to Medicare, should all seniors get it?

Texas abortion law gets speedy high-court hearing Monday

ERs are swamped with seriously ill patients, although many don’t have covid

Leica Microsystems launches a new generation of the M320 for micro-dentistry

UTA study examines the effects of goal-setting, feedback, and incentives on sustained attention

Many students urged to join in COVID-19 screening program to help keep Cambridge safe

England could be the first to prescribe e-cigarettes to tackle disparities in smoking rates

Review finds great resilience in mental health during during COVID-19 pandemic

Stevens researchers aim to develop AI tool capable of detecting COVID-19 related “fake news”

Low- and middle-income parents receiving universal payments increase spending on children

Chatbot could be an effective tool to help reduce vaccine hesitancy

More strategic COVID-19 testing can reduce reliance on costly preventative interventions

Breakthrough COVID infections in Northeast Italy showing waning vaccine protection

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden social-spending ‘framework’ pulls back on key health pledges

Malaria: An Interview with the World Health Organization

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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