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The prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the sub-Saharan adolescent population

Researchers examined the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the sub-Saharan adolescent population.

12 Oct 2022

Molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir-ritonavir treatments are effective in reducing mortality among high-risk COVID-19 patients

A recent study determines the relationship between molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir-ritonavir and all-cause mortality.

12 Oct 2022

‘Separate and unequal’: Critics say Newsom’s pricey Medicaid reforms leave most patients behind

It wasn't exactly an emergency, but Michael Reed, a security guard who lives in Watts, had back pain and ran out of his blood pressure medication.

12 Oct 2022

Climate change magnifies health impacts of wildfire smoke in care deserts

Smoke began billowing into the skies of northwestern Nevada in September, clouding the mountains, dimming the sun — and quashing residents' hopes that they would be spared from wildfires and the awful air quality the blazes produce.

12 Oct 2022

BMI: The mismeasure of weight and the mistreatment of obesity

People who seek medical treatment for obesity or an eating disorder do so with the hope their health plan will pay for part of it. But whether it's covered often comes down to a measure invented almost 200 years ago by a Belgian mathematician as part of his quest to use statistics to define the "average man."

12 Oct 2022

Abortion bans are motivating midterm voters, poll shows

Half of voters say the Supreme Court's decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion has made them more motivated to vote in next month's midterm elections, with enthusiasm growing especially among Democrats and those living in states with abortion bans, according to a new poll from KFF.

12 Oct 2022

What is the effect of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant and postpartum women infected with different SARS-CoV-2 variants?

Researchers discuss the impact of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 on infection rates and severity in pregnancy and postpartum.

12 Oct 2022

Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases following COVID-19

Researchers explore the potential association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and immune-mediated inflammatory diseases.

12 Oct 2022

Modeling the risk factors for household transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers analyze the risks of contracting SARS-CoV-2 from the household and community

12 Oct 2022

Study highlights the importance of getting vaccinated for flu

An international team of researchers has demonstrated that among patients hospitalized for influenza, those who were vaccinated had less severe infections, including reducing the odds for children requiring admittance to an intensive care unit by almost half.

12 Oct 2022

Algorithms are as good as human evaluators at identifying signs of mental health issues in texts

UW Medicine researchers have found that algorithms are as good as trained human evaluators at identifying red-flag language in text messages from people with serious mental illness.

11 Oct 2022

Researchers receive $9 million grant to study how ‘jumping genes’ influence Alzheimer's disease

Scientists have identified a handful of gene mutations that cause or contribute to the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

11 Oct 2022

Study offers new insights into other melanomas not caused by the effects of UV radiation

A group of researchers based in Brazil and France have managed to discover markers left by exposure to sunlight in the genomes of people who suffer from cutaneous melanoma.

11 Oct 2022

CPR training spans across India in advance of the World Restart a Heart Day

Only 2% of adults in India know how to perform CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The American Heart Association - the world's leading voluntary health organization devoted to longer, healthier, live for all - and the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) - a group of autonomous government public medical universities– are working together to train more than 150,000 students, community health care workers and others in the public in multiple states within India to reverse this trend.

11 Oct 2022

Mental health-related incidents remained relatively stable during the pandemic, study finds

A new study finds that while most crime types declined across Canada and internationally as a result of the COVID-19 social restrictions, mental health-related incidents remained relatively stable, counter to claims that mental health-related incidents increased across the nation as a result of the pandemic-related restrictions.

11 Oct 2022

Two new studies help improve the understanding of ovarian cancer

Two new discoveries led by Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators help improve the understanding of what drives the development of ovarian cancer and why some women's tumors do not respond to therapy.

11 Oct 2022

Multidirectional sports can build stronger bones in young athletes

Young athletes who participate in multidirectional sports, instead of specializing in a unidirectional sport like running, can build stronger bones that may be at less risk for bone injuries as adults, according to a new study from Indiana University researchers.

11 Oct 2022

Thirdhand smoke exposure elevates biomarkers associated with the initiation of skin diseases

Thirdhand smoke, or THS, comprises the residual pollutants from tobacco smoke that remain on surfaces and in dust after tobacco has been smoked.

11 Oct 2022

Extreme heat exposure linked with higher emergency room visits for kidney-related problems

Researchers linked meteorological history in New York State with data from over 1.1 million emergency room visits during 2005-2013 and found higher emergency room visits for kidney-related problems such as acute kidney injury, kidney stones, and urinary tract infections during days with extreme heat exposure.

11 Oct 2022

$2.5 million CDC contract to fund one of the largest SARS-CoV-2 surveillance programs in the U.S.

A team led by Scripps Research scientists has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) in support of one of the largest SARS-CoV-2 surveillance programs in the United States.

11 Oct 2022

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The prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the sub-Saharan adolescent population

Molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir-ritonavir treatments are effective in reducing mortality among high-risk COVID-19 patients

‘Separate and unequal’: Critics say Newsom’s pricey Medicaid reforms leave most patients behind

Climate change magnifies health impacts of wildfire smoke in care deserts

BMI: The mismeasure of weight and the mistreatment of obesity

Abortion bans are motivating midterm voters, poll shows

What is the effect of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant and postpartum women infected with different SARS-CoV-2 variants?

Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases following COVID-19

Modeling the risk factors for household transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Study highlights the importance of getting vaccinated for flu

Algorithms are as good as human evaluators at identifying signs of mental health issues in texts

Researchers receive $9 million grant to study how ‘jumping genes’ influence Alzheimer's disease

Study offers new insights into other melanomas not caused by the effects of UV radiation

CPR training spans across India in advance of the World Restart a Heart Day

Mental health-related incidents remained relatively stable during the pandemic, study finds

Two new studies help improve the understanding of ovarian cancer

Multidirectional sports can build stronger bones in young athletes

Thirdhand smoke exposure elevates biomarkers associated with the initiation of skin diseases

Extreme heat exposure linked with higher emergency room visits for kidney-related problems

$2.5 million CDC contract to fund one of the largest SARS-CoV-2 surveillance programs in the U.S.

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