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UrduWhat The Study Did: Socioeconomic disparities in respiratory health over the past six decades in the United States are described in this study. Authors: Adam W. Gaffney, M.D., of the Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the corresponding author.…
Tag: DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Plastic waste has some economic benefit for developing countries
PULLMAN, Wash. – For decades, wealthy nations have transported plastic trash, and the environmental problems that go with it, to poorer countries, but researchers have found a potential bright side to this seemingly unequal trade: plastic waste may provide an…
Raised buildings may help reduce malaria transmission in Africa
There is growing evidence that house design can decrease the force of malaria infection. The world’s most deadly assassin is Africa’s malaria mosquito: Anopheles gambiae. In 2019, the World Health Organisation estimated that malaria killed 386,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa,…
Measuring opioid-related mortality in Canada during COVID-19 pandemic
What The Study Did: Researchers quantified the added burden of fatal opioid overdoses occurring in Ontario, Canada, during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors: Tara Gomes, Ph.D., of the Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing…
Mental illness among US coal miners
What The Study Did: Rates of depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and posttraumatic stress disorder among current and former coal miners in the United States were examined in this study. Authors: Drew Harris, M.D., of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville,…
New USPSTF recommendation on behavioral counseling interventions for healthy weight in pregnancy
Bottom Line: In a new recommendation statement, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians offer pregnant adolescents and adults effective behavioral counseling interventions aimed at promoting healthy weight gain and preventing excess gestational weight gain in pregnancy.…
Cannabis-related exposures reported to US poison centers
What The Study Did: Researchers examined changes in reports to poison control centers from 2017 to 2019 of exposures to manufactured cannabis products and plant materials. Authors: Julia A. Dilley, Ph.D., of the Oregon Public Health Division in Portland, is…
Flu fighter: Nanoparticle-based vaccine effective in preclinical trials
The vaccine, made of disease-fighting proteins, could boost efficacy, accelerate production of seasonal flu vaccines
Decolonising ecology? How to adopt practices that make science more equitable
Knowledge systems outside of those sanctioned by Western universities have often been marginalised or simply not engaged with in many science disciplines, but there are multiple examples where Western scientists have claimed discoveries for knowledge that resident experts already knew…
Vast under-treatment of diabetes seen in global study
Nearly half a billion people have diabetes, but only 1 in 10 of those in low- and middle-income countries are getting the kind of care that could make their lives healthier, longer and more productive, according to a new global study of data. Many don’t even know they have the condition.
Digital disclosure of Dutch East India Company archives by Huygens Institute
State-of-the-art scientific infrastructure enables better understanding of colonial history, the Dutch East India Company and the early-modern histories of countries and cultures of the Indian Ocean and Indonesian Archipelago Worlds.
Vast under-treatment of diabetes seen in global study
Only 1 in 10 people with diabetes in low- and middle-income countries is getting evidence-based, low-cost comprehensive care
Timing of exposure to secondhand smoke, ADHD symptoms in children
What The Study Did: Researchers assessed associations between prenatal, early postnatal or current exposure to secondhand smoke and symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among school-age children in China. Authors: Li-Wen Hu, M.D., Ph.D., and Guang-Hui Dong, M.D., Ph.D., of Sun…
Global food, hunger challenges projected to increase mortality, disability by 2050
New study shows climate change will increase the challenge of meeting nutrition and food needs of a growing population, especially in Africa south of the Sahara, but policy actions initiated now could help avert this additional burden
Preliminary analysis of association between COVID-19 vaccination, sudden hearing loss
What The Study Did: These prelimi nary findings using U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System data in the early phase of societal COVID-19 vaccination using two messenger RNA vaccines sug gest that no association…
Characteristics associated with multisystem inflammatory syndrome among adults with SARS-CoV-2
What The Study Did: C linical characteristics and outcomes of patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome among adults with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection at a single U.S. medical center are described in this study. Authors: Giovanni E. Davogustto, M.D., of the V…
Consumer views on using digital data for COVID-19 control
What The Study Did: This study looked at the use of consumer digital information for COVID-19 control U.S. adults consider to be acceptable and the factors associated with higher or lower approval of using this information. Authors: David Grande, M.D.,…
Racial/ethnic diversity among OBGYN, surgical, nonsurgical residents
What The Study Did: Researchers evaluated racial and ethnic diversity among obstetrics and gynecology, surgical and nonsurgical residents in the United States from 2014 to 2019. Authors: Claudia L. Lopez, M.D., of the University of California, Davis, is the corresponding…
Racial/ethnic representation among departmental chairs in academic medicine
What The Study Did: Racial and ethnic representation among departmental chairs and faculty in academic medicine in the United States from 1980 to 2019 was examined in this study. Authors: Darrion Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., of the Ohio State University James…
Megaprojects threaten water justice for local communities
Urban megaprojects tend to be the antithesis of good urban planning. They have a negative impact on local water systems, deprive local communities of water-related human rights, and their funders and sponsors have little accountability for their impact. These are…
USPSTF lowers recommended ages for colorectal cancer screening
Bottom Line: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that adults ages 45 to 75 be screened for colorectal cancer, lowering the age for screening that was previously 50 to 75. The USPSTF also recommends that clinicians selectively offer…
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Waiving COVID-19 Vaccine Patents to Increase Global Vaccinations
Rutgers global health expert Richard Marlink is available to discuss the waiving of vaccine patents to help increase global vaccination rates in less developed countries — a move the Biden administration recently supported ahead of negotiations with the World Trade…
Concussions among US adolescents
What The Study Did: This survey study estimated change in the percentage of adolescents in the United States who reported at least one diagnosed concussion during their lifetime. Authors: Phil Veliz, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor,…
Association between income inequality, county-level COVID-19 cases, deaths in US
What The Study Did: The findings of this study suggest an association between county-level income inequality and COVID-19 cases and deaths. Authors: Michelle C. Odden, Ph.D., of Stanford University in Stanford, California, is the corresponding author. To access the embargoed…
Factors associated with access, timing of coronavirus testing among US adults after onset of fever
What The Study Did: Study r esults suggest underuse of coronavirus testing in patients with fever may contribute to community transmission. Authors: Mark J. Pletcher, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of California, San Francisco, is the corresponding author. To access…
Good news for Grauer’s gorillas
Just in time for Earth Day, Congolese government moves to strengthen protections for this critically endangered great ape
Better marketing for a better world
News from the Journal of Marketing
Science and need — not wealth or nationality — should guide vaccine allocation and prioritization
April 19, 2021 — Ensuring COVID-19 vaccine access for refugee and displaced populations, and addressing health inequities, is vital for an effective pandemic response. Yet, vaccine allocation and distribution has been neither equitable nor inclusive, despite that global leaders have…
Could Mario Kart teach us how to reduce world poverty and improve sustainability?
BU environmental expert says the Nintendo racing game has important lessons for social and economic programs that could benefit the world’s developing regions
Schedule announced for NUTRITION 2021 LIVE ONLINE
Press passes now available for the year’s biggest virtual nutrition meeting
Towards a better understanding of natural hazard risk and economic losses in Europe
The ” Science for Disaster Risk Management 2020: acting today, protecting tomorrow “, the second of its series, has been produced with the collaboration of more than 300 experts in disaster risk management. The participants come from different disciplines and…
Why subsistence consumers need marketplace literacy
News from the Journal of Marketing
Floating gardens as a way to keep farming despite climate change
Bangladesh’s historic farming systems could offer a way forward
US$1.28 trillion: The stark economic carnage of biological invasions threatening the world
A new analysis has revealed the stark US$1.28 trillion economic damage caused by the world’s invasive species
Risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infections, hospitalization, mortality among US nursing home residents
What The Study Did: This study identified risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 incidence, hospitalization and death among nursing home residents in the United States. Authors: James S. Goodwin, M.D., of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, is the corresponding…
The race is on, but cooling industry needs to accelerate net zero efforts
First-ever report shows cooling industry slow to join race to net zero emissions; New tools released to support industry to join the race to zero; Major cooling industry player Johnson Controls reinforces commitment to net zero cooling
Data Sharing Toolkit could contribute to unlocking greater food security
CABI and the Open Data Institute (ODI) has launched a Data Sharing Toolkit which could contribute to greater food security in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia through better access to data on soil health, agronomy and fertilizer
Global evidence for how EdTech can support pupils with disabilities is ‘thinly spread’
Report reveals ‘astonishing’ shortage of information about how rapid advances in educational technology could help pupils with disabilities in low and middle-income countries
Bringing Total Worker Health® to a multinational agribusiness in Latin America
Researchers from the Center for Health, Work & Environment (CHWE) at the Colorado School of Public Health have published a paper in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health studying the effectiveness of applying Total Worker Health (TWH)…
Combination therapy protects against advanced Marburg virus disease
* New paper published in Nature Communications shows effectiveness of combining monoclonal antibodies and remdesivir in defense of lethal MARV.
Budget impact of gene therapy for sickle cell disease
What The Study Did: This economic evaluation estimates the budget impact and affordability of a gene therapy for severe sickle cell disease from the perspective of U.S. Medicaid programs with the highest prevalence of sickle cell disease. Authors: Patrick DeMartino,…
Unmet need for equipment to help with bathing, toileting among older adults
What The Study Did: This study estimates how many older adults in the United States who need equipment to help with bathing and toileting don’t have it and the factors associated with not having such equipment. Authors: Kenneth Lam, M.D.,…
Strengthening water resources planning in East Africa
IIASA researchers worked with local stakeholders from the East African Community to explore and co-develop regional water scenarios that can enhance understanding of the up- and downstream water sector interactions in the extended Lake Victoria Basin to facilitate rational water…
Study reveals significant concerns over growing scale of sex selective abortions in Nepal
University of Bath press release
Using conservation criminology to understand restaurant’s role in urban wild meat trade
Restaurants in Central African urban areas are key drivers in keeping protected wildlife on the menu
Cambodian study assesses 3D scanning technologies for prosthetic limb design
Cutting-edge 3D scanners have been put to the test by researchers from the University of Southampton and partners Exceed Worldwide to help increase the quality and quantity of prosthetics services around the world. The study, carried out within the People…
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in US adult asymptomatic population
What The Study Did: The findings of this study suggest that, based on a sample from an otherwise healthy population, the overall number of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the U.S. may be substantially higher than estimates based on public health case…
Households in Zimbabwe affected by fall armyworm are 12% more likely to experience hunger
CABI has led the first study to explore the income and food security effects of the fall armyworm invasion on a country — revealing that in Zimbabwe smallholder maize-growing households blighted by the pest are 12% more likely to experience hunger
Association of clinical, biological, brain MRI findings with electroencephalographic findings for patients with COVID-19
What The Study Did: Researchers analyzed neurologic manifestations, biological and electroencephalography (EEG, which records the brain’s electrical activity) findings plus brain MRI images in a study of 78 adult patients with COVID-19 in France. Authors: Virginie Lambrecq, M.D., Ph.D., of the…
Psychotropic drug prescribing among nursing home residents in Canada during COVID-19 pandemic
What The Study Did: This population-based study of all nursing home residents in Ontario, Canada, found increased prescribing of psychotropic drugs at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic that persisted through September 2020. Although absolute increases in prescribing were small,…