Self-managed abortion attempts among US women
What The Study Did: Researchers used nationally representative survey data to estimate the proportion of women of reproductive age in
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US public attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccine mandates
What The Study Did: Researchers assessed the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the U.S. public. Authors: Emily A. Largent,
Read moreCOVID-19 as leading cause of death in US
What The Viewpoint Says: This Viewpoint uses Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data to compare the COVID-19 mortality rate
Read moreintravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor use in France during COVID-19 pandemic
What The Study Did: This study quantified changes in the use of intravitreal (IVT) anti-vascular endothelial growth factors (anti-VEGF), the main
Read moreSARS-CoV-2 infection among patients with cancer undergoing antitumor treatment
What The Study Did: The rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection among patients in Italy receiving antitumor treatment was evaluated in this study.
Read moreCOVID-19 escalated armed conflicts in several war-torn countries
India, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan and Philippines all saw an escalation of civil wars
Read moreA no-meat diet everywhere will not solve the climate crisis
Livestock are globally criticized for adverse environmental impacts; but promoting a no-meat diet is not a blanket solution to the climate crisis and ignores the role livestock play in low- and middle-income countries
Read moreHow much greenhouse gas emission comes from tropical deforestation and peatland loss?
New research on forest loss and degradation in Cameroon and Indonesia, and peatland degradation in Peru, can help countries better quantify greenhouse gas emissions. The research can guide emission-reduction targets under the Paris Agreement
Read moreSuicide risk among patients with Parkinson disease
What The Study Did: Researchers investigated whether Parkinson disease was associated with an increased risk of suicide among a large
Read moreBalancing climate and development goals
Delaying less developed countries’ efforts to reduce carbon emissions would have a minimal impact on global temperature change
Read moreChange in use, perceptions of nicotine vaping among US youth 2017-2020
What The Study Did: This study estimates how common nicotine vaping is, its perceived harm and the accessibility of nicotine vaping
Read moreEmpowering women could help address climate change
Current and future damages of climate change depend greatly on the ability of affected populations to adapt to changing conditions.
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