Public Health News
February 19, 2025
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Feb. 19, 2025 — Scientists across Africa, America, Asia, Australia, and Europe outline for the first time how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can transform the landscape of infectious disease research and improve ...
Feb. 18, 2025 — The rise in human life expectancy has slowed down across Europe since 2011, according to new research. A new study reveals that the food we eat, physical inactivity and obesity are largely to blame, as well as the Covid pandemic. Of all the ...
Feb. 14, 2025 — A survey of adults found most had low trust in their health care system to use artificial intelligence responsibly or to make sure an AI tool would not harm ...
Feb. 12, 2025 — When they need surgery, nearly one in three Americans may find themselves in a precarious position: They live more than an hour's drive from a high-quality hospital, and their insurance plan may ...
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Feb. 13, 2025 — The test, which is not yet widely available, is being developed so that it can eventually be used at the ...
Feb. 13, 2025 — Study participants who went on an IgG-based elimination diet--based on a novel blood test--experienced less abdominal pain than those on a sham ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — To evaluate the effectiveness of public video campaigns against risky alcohol consumption, psychologists used EEG measurements to examine the synchronization of brain activity in groups of viewers. ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — Living in a disadvantaged community may decrease the length of time a person can survive with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, by over 30%, a study suggests. Similar studies have shown that ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — Embedded counseling services are becoming increasingly common in veterinary medical programs, but their effectiveness has not historically been ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration weighs whether to require front-of-package food labels, a new study shows some food labels designed to nudge Americans toward healthier food choices can have ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — A green alga that grows in lakes and rivers could be the next 'superfood' -- helping scientists to tackle global food security challenges while promoting environmental ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — Calorie labels on restaurant menus are negatively impacting people with eating disorders, according to a new study. The review found that individuals who have been diagnosed with an eating disorder ...
Jan. 27, 2025 — A new study has found that drug screening practices may be inconsistent with potential downstream effects in reporting to the ...
Jan. 24, 2025 — A scientific team looks at the progress and challenges in the research and development of brain implants. New achievements in the field of this technology are seen as a source of hope for many ...
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Jan. 22, 2025 — A new national survey found that while many Americans use a device to monitor their heart, few share that data with their ...
Signposting Children to Weight Management Services Could Happen When Parents Attend an Adult Program
Jan. 21, 2025 — Parents attending an adult weight management program, who were worried about their child's weight, would accept support and signposting to services for their child if it was ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — A new study suggests that boosting adolescent mental health is linked with long-term economic benefits. In contrast to similar findings from prior studies, these estimated relationships could be ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Research has established a clear link between racial and ethnic disparities in maternal heart health and higher risks of preterm birth, preeclampsia and cardiovascular issues for Black and Hispanic ...
Jan. 10, 2025 — Researchers have found that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) -- organizations that negotiate access to medicines for most patients in the United States -- steer patients to use their own pharmacies. ...
Jan. 9, 2025 — A study has examined whether an additional blood test called procalcitonin (PCT) could safely shorten the time children spend on intravenous (IV) antibiotics in hospitals. Despite promising previous ...
Jan. 8, 2025 — Older people wait an average of just over a month to see a neurologist for specialty care after being referred by their primary care physician or another physician, according to a new study. The ...
Jan. 8, 2025 — Nations must better safeguard health and reduce childhood diseases linked to exposures to toxic chemicals, according to researchers. Governments need to test and regulate chemicals and chemical ...
Jan. 7, 2025 — Research into the impact of the COVID pandemic on children and young people with brain tumors has revealed how investigations or treatments were frequently postponed as key people or resources were ...
Jan. 6, 2025 — When children have a place to play outside, programs aimed at reducing their screen time use are more ...
Jan. 6, 2025 — Traditional methods of communicating how likely an area is to flood focus on designating which zones are 'high risk.' This study suggests that this framing may give developers and ...
Jan. 3, 2025 — Brazil's Bolsa Fam lia Program, one of the world's largest conditional cash transfer programs, was responsible for the reduction of more than half the number of tuberculosis cases and ...
Jan. 3, 2025 — In April 2021, a provision in the 21st Century Cures act took effect which required that all medical test results be released to a patient's electronic medical record as soon as they become ...
Jan. 3, 2025 — A study found public-private partnerships to develop, produce and distribute COVID-19 diagnostic tests saved approximately 1.4 million lives and prevented an estimated 7 million patient ...
Jan. 2, 2025 — Researchers design a new way to more reliably evaluate AI models' ability to make clinical decisions in realistic scenarios that closely mimic real-life interactions. The analysis finds that ...
Jan. 2, 2025 — A study underscores the value of physical activity. Researchers found patients who responded in a survey that they are physically active have a statistically significant lower risk of having 19 ...
Jan. 2, 2025 — A special report outlines opportunities to enhance justice in genomics, toward a world in which genomic medicine promotes health equity, protects privacy, and respects the rights and values of ...
Dec. 26, 2024 — The economic impact of dental caries (tooth decay) is disproportionately higher in the most deprived groups, new research ...
Dec. 23, 2024 — Hospitals that have adopted the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) 'hospital-at-home' program, which serves as an alternative to admission to brick-and-mortar facilities, are ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study reveals significant improvements in the health of older adults when compared to previous ...
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Signposting Children to Weight Management Services Could Happen When Parents Attend an Adult Program
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Friday, January 10, 2025
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
- What Is the Average Wait Time to See a Neurologist in US?
- Synthetic Chemicals and Chemical Products Require a New Regulatory and Legal Approach to Safeguard Children's Health
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Monday, January 6, 2025
- Efforts to Reduce Kids' Screen Time Weakened by Unequal Access to Green Space
- How We Classify Flood Risk May Give Developers, Home Buyers a False Sense of Security
Friday, January 3, 2025
- One of the World's Largest Social Programs Greatly Reduced Tuberculosis Among the Most Vulnerable
- People Find Medical Test Results Hard to Understand, Increasing Overall Worry
- Modeling Tool Affirms Critical Role of Testing in Pandemic Response
Thursday, January 2, 2025
- How Good Are AI Doctors at Medical Conversations?
- Study Finds Physical Activity Reduces Chronic Disease Risk
- Expanding the Agenda for More Just Genomics
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Monday, December 23, 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- Almost Three Quarters of Adolescents Experience Depression or Anxiety
- Biased Language in Clinical Handoffs May Negatively Impact Patient Care
- Young English Speakers Are Most Comfortable With Digital Health
Monday, December 16, 2024
Friday, December 13, 2024
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- Air Pollution in India Linked to Millions of Deaths
- The Global Divide Between Longer Life and Good Health
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Increased Area Income Improves Birthweight Rates, Researchers Find
- Americans Are Uninformed About and Undervaccinated for HPV
Monday, December 9, 2024
- What Motivates Americans to Eat Less Red Meat?
- Hair Growth Drug Safe at Low Doses for Breast Cancer Patients
- Loneliness and Isolation: Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels, but Still High, for Older Adults
- Fetal Defense: Study Reveals Early Immune Protection in the Womb
Friday, December 6, 2024
- Antipsychotic Medications Don't Always Work the Way They're Supposed to
- Increases in U.S. Life Expectancy Forecasted to Stall by 2050, Poorer Health Expected to Cause Nation's Global Ranking to Drop
Thursday, December 5, 2024
- Cardiovascular Disease Symptoms Surprisingly High in Young Refugees
- In Five Cancer Types, Prevention and Screening Have Been Major Contributors to Saving Lives
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Monday, December 2, 2024
- Revisiting Vitamin D Guidelines
- Racial Disparities in Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Death Among Athletes
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- Eliminating Physical Activity Disparities Between Male and Female Youth Could Save Hundreds of Millions of Dollars, New Study Says
- Recovery of Testing for Heart Disease Risk Factors Post-COVID Remains Patchy
Monday, November 25, 2024
- Sub-Saharan Africa Leads Global HIV Decline
- Researchers Develop Tools to Examine Neighborhood Economic Effects on Spinal Cord Injury Outcomes
- Women Who Suffer Pregnancy Complications Have Fewer Children
- Online Health Care Reviews Turned Negative Following COVID Pandemic
Friday, November 22, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Monday, November 18, 2024
- AI Algorithm Successfully Matches Potential Volunteers to Clinical Trials
- Alcohol-Related Deaths in the U.S. More Than Double from 1999 to 2020
- Study Explores the Pandemic's Impact on Breastfeeding Practices in Historically Marginalized Communities
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Monday, November 11, 2024
- Pandemic-Era Increase in Alcohol Use Persists, Research Shows
- Fear of Another Heart Attack May Be a Major Source of Ongoing Stress for Survivors
- While More Is Better, Even Moderate Amounts of Exercise May Reduce Risk for Common Heart Condition
- Experiences of Discrimination Linked to Postpartum Weight Retention
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Soil Sampling in Houston's Greater Fifth Ward Reveals Toxic Levels of Lead in Yards, Play Areas
- Do No Harm: Researchers Help Doctors Identify Words They Should Never Say to Patients
- Study Links Liver-Brain Communication to Daily Eating Patterns
- New Study Traces Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Movement and Evolution of Seasonal Flu
- Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Could Pose Major Health Threat Across Asia
- Prevalence of Unrecognized Cognitive Impairment in Socially and Economically Vulnerable Older Adults Is High
- Does More Virtual Care Mean More Low-Value Care? Study Suggests No
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Effects of Preterm Birth Extend Into Adulthood, Study Finds
- Vitamin D During Pregnancy Boosts Children's Bone Health Even at Age Seven
Monday, November 4, 2024
- Handling the Hype: Researcher Seeks to Improve Science Communication
- Childhood Overweight Is Associated With Socio-Economic Vulnerability
- Remote Medical Interpreting Is a Double-Edged Sword in Healthcare Communication, Researchers Find
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- COVID-19 Pandemic Worsened Patient Safety Measures, Study Finds
- Nearly 6 Percent of Pregnant Women Report Marijuana Use, U.S. Study Finds
- Lack of Health Insurance Coverage Contributes to Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Advanced-Stage Diagnosis of Multiple Cancers, Study Finds
- Communication With Doctor During First Visit Affects Pain Patients' Outcomes
- Combining Large Datasets to Improve Mental Health Research
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Keeping Fewer Friends Protects Aging Monkeys from Diseases
- Dramatic Drop in Marijuana Use Among U.S. Youth Over a Decade (2011 to 2021)
Friday, October 25, 2024
- Political Polarization Poses Health Risks, New Analysis Concludes
- Curbing Air Pollution Control Devices Would Cost Thousands of Lives and Billions of Dollars
- 'The Way to a Man's Heart Disease': Can Social Expectations of Masculinity Be Bad for Cardiovascular Health?
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Experts Call for Clear and Concise Regulation of Exosome-Based Treatments
- Engineers Unveil AI Model for Predicting, Controlling Pandemic Spread
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Researchers Show Why Cannabis Policies Should Shift to a Harm Reduction, Health Promotion Approach to Safeguard Public Health
- How Limiting New Fast-Food Outlets May Reduce Childhood Obesity
- Data Security: Breakthrough in Research With Personalized Health Data
- Geography: Improving Our Understanding of Complex Crises
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- Bilingualism May Maintain Protection Against Alzheimer's
- Expanding Access to Weight-Loss Drugs Could Save Thousands of Lives a Year
Monday, October 21, 2024
- A 37% Drop in Overdose Deaths from Drugs Mixed With Opioids -- Fentanyl Included
- U.S. Infant Mortality Increased 7 Percent in Months Following Dobbs, Researchers Find
Friday, October 18, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Big Data, Real World, Multi-State Study Finds RSV Vaccine Highly Effective in Protecting Older Adults Against Severe Disease, Hospitalization and Death
- Ultra-Processed Foods Pose Unique Dangers for People With Type 2 Diabetes
- Study Finds Widespread Exposure to Hormone-Disrupting Chemical During Pregnancy
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Monday, October 14, 2024
- Smaller Vial Size for Alzheimer's Drug Could Save Medicare Hundreds of Millions Per Year
- Scientists Bring Socioeconomic Status at the Forefront of Epidemic Modelling