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A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. During a pandemic, transmission can be anticipated in the workplace, not only from patient to workers in health care settings, but also among co-workers in general work settings. A pandemic would cause high levels of illness, death, social disruption, and economic loss. Everyday life would be disrupted because so many people in so many places become seriously ill at the same time. Impacts could range from school and business closings to the interruption of basic services such as public transportation and food delivery.

An Arm and a Leg: Medicaid recipients struggle to stay enrolled

Medicaid — the state-federal health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans — has cut more than 22 million recipients since spring 2023.

4 Jun 2024

Unflagged vaccine-skeptical content on Facebook causes significant vaccine hesitancy, study finds

A recent study in Science reveals that unflagged vaccine-skeptical content on Facebook significantly reduces COVID-19 vaccination intentions. This highlights the urgent need for better misinformation interventions.

3 Jun 2024

IgG from long COVID patients induces specific symptoms in mice, confirming autoimmunity's role

Researchers found that IgG from long COVID patients induces specific symptoms in mice, suggesting IgG's role in long COVID pathogenesis.

3 Jun 2024

Telemedicine boosts equitable access to endocrinology care for patients with diabetes and heart disease

Widespread availability of telemedicine during the pandemic led to more equitable access to endocrinology care for patients with type 2 diabetes and heart disease, according to a study being presented Monday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Boston, Mass.

3 Jun 2024

‘So much death’: Lawmakers weigh stricter speed limits, safer roads for pedestrians

The party was winding down. Its young hosts, María Rivas Cruz and her fiancé, Raymond Olivares, had accompanied friends to their car to bid them farewell.

3 Jun 2024

Supervised physical exercise lowers back pain and improves wellbeing of eldercare workers

Mainly older and middle-aged women, working class, with a very high prevalence of lower back pain and consequently possible psycho-affective problems and a poorer quality of life... This is the general profile of carers of the elderly.

31 May 2024

The chicken and egg problem of fighting another flu pandemic

Even a peep of news about a new flu pandemic is enough to set scientists clucking about eggs.

31 May 2024

After grilling an NIH scientist over covid emails, Congress turns to Anthony Fauci

Former National Institutes of Health official Anthony Fauci has faced many hostile questions from members of Congress, but when he appears before a House panel on Monday, he'll have something new to answer for: a trove of incendiary emails written by one of his closest advisers.

31 May 2024

COVID-19 associated with higher risk of erectile dysfunction

Men previously diagnosed with COVID-19 are at a greater risk of developing new-onset erectile dysfunction.

31 May 2024

Unflagged stories drive vaccine hesitancy more than debunked misinformation

What threatens public health more, a deliberately false Facebook post about tracking microchips in the COVID-19 vaccine that is flagged as misinformation, or an unflagged, factual article about the rare case of a young, healthy person who died after receiving the vaccine?

30 May 2024

Study reveals key to closing Black-White COVID-19 vaccination gap

Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, Black Americans were more hesitant to take the Covid-19 vaccine than were White Americans. As the pandemic went on, however, the disparity in vaccination rates between Black and White adults declined.

30 May 2024

New recommendations designed to reframe the evaluation of in vitro diagnostic tests

Recommendations designed to reframe the evaluation of in vitro diagnostic tests have been published today by the Royal Statistical Society in its Series A journal.

30 May 2024

New AI tool analyzes medical history to match patients with best antidepressant

Researchers in George Mason University's College of Public Health have leveraged the power of artificial intelligence (AI) analytical models to match a patient's medical history to the most effective antidepressant, allowing patients to find symptom relief sooner.

30 May 2024

Inexpensive “duckbill” N95 becomes the champion in COVID-19 mask effectiveness

In a head-to-head comparison of masks worn by people with active COVID-19, the inexpensive "duckbill" N95 came out on top, stopping 98% of COVID-19 particles in the breath of infected people from escaping into the air.

30 May 2024

Study: Better sleep health associated with lower levels of loneliness

A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2024 annual meeting found that better sleep health was associated with lower levels of loneliness, and this association was stronger among younger adults.

30 May 2024

Study finds distinct link between sleep duration, social media usage, and brain activation in teens

A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2024 annual meeting found a distinct relationship between sleep duration, social media usage, and brain activation across brain regions that are key for executive control and reward processing.

30 May 2024

Safety-net health clinics cut services and staff amid Medicaid ‘unwinding’

One of Montana's largest health clinics that serves people in poverty has cut back services and laid off workers.

30 May 2024

Pregnant women less likely to suffer long COVID, study finds

A new study in EClinicalMedicine found that SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy is linked to a lower risk of developing post-acute sequelae (PASC) compared to infection outside of pregnancy.

29 May 2024

Transparent skull implant unveils new frontiers in brain imaging

In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) designed and implanted a transparent window in the skull of a patient, then used functional ultrasound imaging (fUSI) to collect high-resolution brain imaging data through the window.

29 May 2024

Cities with climate-related health issues lead the way in pandemic-era climate action

City officials were more likely to maintain climate action during the pandemic in places with more climate-related health issues affecting residents.

29 May 2024

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An Arm and a Leg: Medicaid recipients struggle to stay enrolled

Unflagged vaccine-skeptical content on Facebook causes significant vaccine hesitancy, study finds

IgG from long COVID patients induces specific symptoms in mice, confirming autoimmunity's role

Telemedicine boosts equitable access to endocrinology care for patients with diabetes and heart disease

‘So much death’: Lawmakers weigh stricter speed limits, safer roads for pedestrians

Supervised physical exercise lowers back pain and improves wellbeing of eldercare workers

The chicken and egg problem of fighting another flu pandemic

After grilling an NIH scientist over covid emails, Congress turns to Anthony Fauci

COVID-19 associated with higher risk of erectile dysfunction

Unflagged stories drive vaccine hesitancy more than debunked misinformation

Study reveals key to closing Black-White COVID-19 vaccination gap

New recommendations designed to reframe the evaluation of in vitro diagnostic tests

New AI tool analyzes medical history to match patients with best antidepressant

Inexpensive “duckbill” N95 becomes the champion in COVID-19 mask effectiveness

Study: Better sleep health associated with lower levels of loneliness

Study finds distinct link between sleep duration, social media usage, and brain activation in teens

Safety-net health clinics cut services and staff amid Medicaid ‘unwinding’

Pregnant women less likely to suffer long COVID, study finds

Transparent skull implant unveils new frontiers in brain imaging

Cities with climate-related health issues lead the way in pandemic-era climate action

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