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Air pollution drives higher Parkinson’s risk and worsens symptoms in affected patients

Higher air pollution levels, particularly PM2.5 and NO2, significantly increase the risk of Parkinson's disease and worsen clinical outcomes like dyskinesia.

17 Sep 2024

Research highlights the importance of capturing social risk factors in healthcare

First-of-its-kind research by Tarang Parekh, assistant professor of epidemiology, reviewed the State Innovation Models (SIM), a payment system introduced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2013, which provides financial incentives to states to develop innovative payment models to improve healthcare systems.

17 Sep 2024

New method enhances detection of health threats in wastewater

Analyzing wastewater has the potential to alert authorities about thousands of health threats at once, from antimicrobial resistance to cholera, according to new research from several European universities.

17 Sep 2024

Moderate coffee consumption linked to lower risk of multiple cardiometabolic diseases

Consuming moderate amounts of coffee and caffeine regularly may offer a protective effect against developing multiple cardiometabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

17 Sep 2024

Cancer patients face increased risk of long-term mental health problems

People diagnosed with cancer are at a greater risk of mental health problems even five years after their diagnosis, according to a large-scale study of data from UK GP patient records.

17 Sep 2024

Lower neighborhood opportunity linked to increased risk of preterm birth

A new study suggests that neighborhoods with fewer educational, health, environmental, and socioeconomic resources may increase one's risk for preterm birth and contribute to the racial gap in preterm birth in the Commonwealth.

16 Sep 2024

Understanding the social determinants of cardiovascular health in Asian Americans

Numerous social and structural factors, including immigration status, socioeconomic position and access to health care, contribute to differences in cardiovascular health and heart disease risk for Asian Americans, and these factors affect Asian ethnic subgroups in different ways, according to a new scientific statement published today in the American Heart Association's journal, Circulation.

16 Sep 2024

National survey reveals vaccine hesitancy ahead of flu and COVID-19 season

With flu season just around the corner and COVID-19 cases on the rise, a new nationwide survey from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center reveals hesitancy around vaccines this fall.

13 Sep 2024

WHO adds MVA-BN vaccine to prequalification list as first vaccine against mpox

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox to be added to its prequalification list.

13 Sep 2024

‘What happens three months from now?’ Mental health after Georgia High School shooting

About an hour after gunfire erupted at Apalachee High School, ambulances started arriving at nearby Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow with two students and two adults suffering from panic attacks and extreme anxiety, not bullet wounds.

13 Sep 2024

Cancer cases in the US continued to be underdiagnosed during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers examine how the COVID-19 pandemic affected cancer diagnosis rates between 2021 and 2020.

13 Sep 2024

Study reveals significant increase in drug overdoses in Colombia among young women

Overdose rates in Colombia involving illegal opioids, hallucinogens, stimulants and sedative psychotropic medication increased greatly during 2018-2021, mainly caused by overdoses in young women, according to a study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

12 Sep 2024

New study links lower Nutri-score foods to increased cardiovascular risk

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality in Western Europe, accounting for 1/3 of deaths in 2019.

12 Sep 2024

Study reveals 45% drop in oxycodone use in Australia after policy changes

Between 2018 and 2020, Australia implemented policy changes to improve the quality and safety of opioid prescribing, with a specific focus on oxycodone.

12 Sep 2024

Genetics of Alzheimer's disease and dementia in African populations presented at Nairobi conference

Regions of the genome associated with Alzheimer's disease and dementia in African populations will be presented at the Future of Dementia in Africa conference on September 11-12, 2024.

12 Sep 2024

Four genes found to significantly influence menopause timing and cancer risk

New research has found four genes with some of the largest known effects on the timing of menopause discovered to date, providing new insight into links between menopause timing and cancer risk.

11 Sep 2024

New insights into the genetics of schizophrenia

In the complex landscape of mental health research, a new peer-reviewed viewpoint offers a critical examination of how genes and environment conspire to influence schizophrenia risk. Published in Genomic Psychiatry (ISSN: 2997-2388, Genomic Press, New York), this thought-provoking analysis by researchers Natassia Robinson and Sarah E. Bergen from Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, brings together cutting-edge findings from genetics and epidemiology.

11 Sep 2024

Targeted RSV vaccination for older adults with health conditions found cost-effective

Targeting vaccination programs for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to older adults with underlying health conditions is a cost-effective way to reduce disease, according to a new modelling study https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.240452 in CMAJ.

9 Sep 2024

Early smoking tied to increased respiratory problems in young adults

People who started smoking under the age of 18 are more likely to experience respiratory symptoms, such as wheezing and phlegm, in their 20s, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Vienna, Austria.

9 Sep 2024

Study links air pollution and limited green spaces to higher respiratory hospitalization risk

Long-term exposure to air pollution and a lack of access to green spaces increases the risk of hospitalization for respiratory conditions, according to a study presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Vienna, Austria.

9 Sep 2024

Epidemiology News and Research

Air pollution drives higher Parkinson’s risk and worsens symptoms in affected patients

Research highlights the importance of capturing social risk factors in healthcare

New method enhances detection of health threats in wastewater

Moderate coffee consumption linked to lower risk of multiple cardiometabolic diseases

Cancer patients face increased risk of long-term mental health problems

Lower neighborhood opportunity linked to increased risk of preterm birth

Understanding the social determinants of cardiovascular health in Asian Americans

National survey reveals vaccine hesitancy ahead of flu and COVID-19 season

WHO adds MVA-BN vaccine to prequalification list as first vaccine against mpox

‘What happens three months from now?’ Mental health after Georgia High School shooting

Cancer cases in the US continued to be underdiagnosed during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Study reveals significant increase in drug overdoses in Colombia among young women

New study links lower Nutri-score foods to increased cardiovascular risk

Study reveals 45% drop in oxycodone use in Australia after policy changes

Genetics of Alzheimer's disease and dementia in African populations presented at Nairobi conference

Four genes found to significantly influence menopause timing and cancer risk

New insights into the genetics of schizophrenia

Targeted RSV vaccination for older adults with health conditions found cost-effective

Early smoking tied to increased respiratory problems in young adults

Study links air pollution and limited green spaces to higher respiratory hospitalization risk

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