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UKHSA and ONS publish latest Winter CIS data

The Winter CIS was launched jointly by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in November 2023 to deliver real-time prevalence and positivity data to aid the surveillance of COVID-19 in the community and help understand the winter pressures on the NHS.

21 Dec 2023

The year in opioid settlements: 5 things you need to know

This year, about $1.5 billion has landed in state and local government coffers from court settlements made with more than a dozen companies that manufactured, sold, or distributed prescription painkillers and were sued for their role in fueling the opioid crisis.

21 Dec 2023

Inside the Pentagon’s painfully slow effort to clean up decades of PFAS contamination

Oscoda, Michigan, has the distinction as the first community where "forever chemicals" were found seeping from a military installation into the surrounding community.

21 Dec 2023

Deep flaws in FDA oversight of medical devices, and patient harm, exposed in lawsuits and records

Living with diabetes, Carlton "PeeWee" Gautney Jr. relied on a digital device about the size of a deck of playing cards to pump insulin into his bloodstream.

21 Dec 2023

Study reveals the unseen toll of silent burps on quality of life and mental health

The inability to burp-; called retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction (R-CPD)-;is caused by failure of the throat's cricopharyngeal muscle to relax to allow the outward passage of gas.

20 Dec 2023

Study links early parental loss to attachment issues in adult relationships

Women who lost a parent early in life may be more likely to experience separation anxiety with romantic partners during adulthood, according to a study published in Stress and Health.

20 Dec 2023

New models identify pregnant women at risk of missing crucial prenatal care

Socioeconomic factors, like education and location, can affect access to life-saving prenatal care services.

20 Dec 2023

From lab bench to marketplace: Binghamton fuels research translation with $6M award

A Binghamton University team is one of just 18 nationally that will share in $100 million in U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) funding from the Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate to accelerate the pace and scale of translational research.

20 Dec 2023

Awareness of e-cigarette marketing tactics predicts anti-vaping attitudes in diverse young adults

Young adults who are more familiar with e-cigarette marketing practices are more likely to have attitudes against vaping than those unaware of the industry's marketing, according to a study led by Drexel University public health researchers published this month in the BMJ journal Tobacco Control.

20 Dec 2023

Digital health algorithm drastically cuts antibiotic use in Tanzanian children

A Nature Medicine study shows that the ePOCT+ digital health algorithm significantly reduces antibiotic prescriptions in children under 15 in Tanzania, highlighting its potential in combating antimicrobial resistance.

20 Dec 2023

IASLC publishes key considerations for managing low-dose CT lung cancer screening programs

Annual low-dose CT screening has been recently shown to result in high cure rates of over 80%, but methods of conducting a lung cancer screening program vary and best practices have yet to emerge.

20 Dec 2023

NHS COVID-19 app study shows digital contact tracing's effectiveness in predicting virus transmission risks

A comprehensive study in the Nature journal analyzed over seven million data points from the NHS COVID-19 app, revealing how digital contact tracing can effectively predict SARS-CoV-2 transmission risks based on exposure duration and proximity.

20 Dec 2023

New statistical technique improves disease prediction for people of African descent

A team of scientists from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has developed a groundbreaking statistical technique, "BridgePRS," to enhance disease prediction in people of non-European ancestry, particularly those of African descent.

20 Dec 2023

‘I am just waiting to die’: Social Security clawbacks drive some into homelessness

More than a year after the federal government first cut off her disability benefits, Denise Woods drives nightly to strip malls, truck stops, and parking lots around Savannah, Georgia, looking for a safe place to sleep in her Chevy.

20 Dec 2023

A new test could save arthritis patients time, money, and pain. But will it be used?

Erinn Maury knew Remicade wasn't the right drug for Patti Schulte, a rheumatoid arthritis patient the physician saw at her Millersville, Maryland, practice. Schulte's swollen, painful joints hadn't responded to Enbrel or Humira, two drugs in the same class.

20 Dec 2023

Widespread cannabis use linked to increase in psychiatric disorders, UMSOM review finds

The widespread use of cannabis (marijuana) and its increased potency are associated with a rise in cannabis-related psychiatric conditions, according to a new University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) review article that was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

19 Dec 2023

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UKHSA and ONS publish latest Winter CIS data

The year in opioid settlements: 5 things you need to know

Inside the Pentagon’s painfully slow effort to clean up decades of PFAS contamination

Deep flaws in FDA oversight of medical devices, and patient harm, exposed in lawsuits and records

Study reveals the unseen toll of silent burps on quality of life and mental health

Study links early parental loss to attachment issues in adult relationships

New models identify pregnant women at risk of missing crucial prenatal care

From lab bench to marketplace: Binghamton fuels research translation with $6M award

Awareness of e-cigarette marketing tactics predicts anti-vaping attitudes in diverse young adults

Digital health algorithm drastically cuts antibiotic use in Tanzanian children

IASLC publishes key considerations for managing low-dose CT lung cancer screening programs

NHS COVID-19 app study shows digital contact tracing's effectiveness in predicting virus transmission risks

New statistical technique improves disease prediction for people of African descent

‘I am just waiting to die’: Social Security clawbacks drive some into homelessness

A new test could save arthritis patients time, money, and pain. But will it be used?

Widespread cannabis use linked to increase in psychiatric disorders, UMSOM review finds

Over 1 million deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance in Africa

AI in healthcare: A double-edged sword? Study reveals impact on diagnostic accuracy

Daily toothbrushing in hospitals linked to significant drop in pneumonia cases and ICU mortality rates

Hip-focused physical therapy provides faster low back pain relief in older adults

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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