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UrduPhysical activity is thought to be our greatest ally in the fight against cardiovascular disease. But there may be significant variations in its protective effects across a range of different situations, such as regularly playing a sport, carrying heavy loads…
Tag: Public Health
Preventing smoking — evidence from urban emergency department patients
A new study from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation offers a more in-depth understanding of smoking among patients in an urban emergency department. Studying patients in urban emergency departments matters because these patients…
Poll reveals older adults’ risky use of antibiotics, opportunities to improve prescribing
Despite widespread awareness of antibiotic resistance, many admit to taking leftover antibiotics without guidance, or expecting a prescription for colds
2019 ESMO Award for Immuno-Oncology goes to Thomas Gajewski
ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress, Dec. 11-14, 2019, Geneva, Switzerland
Preventing smoking — evidence from urban emergency department patients
A new study from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation offers a more in-depth understanding of smoking among patients in an urban emergency department. Studying patients in urban emergency departments matters because these patients…
SVIN’s 2019 Annual Meeting to highlight advances in stroke care worldwide
The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) is committed to improving stroke prevention strategies as well as expanding access to the most impactful and modern acute stroke treatments to our patients worldwide. Stroke and interventional neurologists who are members…
In Health Affairs: The benefits of the Mexican sugar-sweetened beverage tax
In 2014, Mexico imposed an excise tax of 1 peso per liter on sugar-sweetened beverages. Ana Basto-Abreu of Mexico’s National Institute of Public Health and coauthors developed a cohort simulation model to simulate the effects of the tax on obesity-related…
New research links SNAP participation to reduced risk of premature deaths among US adults
A new study published in the journal Health Affairs by researchers from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School and the University of Kentucky reveals that participation in the national Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) reduces the risk of premature mortality among U.S.…
In Health Affairs: The benefits of the Mexican sugar-sweetened beverage tax
In 2014, Mexico imposed an excise tax of 1 peso per liter on sugar-sweetened beverages. Ana Basto-Abreu of Mexico’s National Institute of Public Health and coauthors developed a cohort simulation model to simulate the effects of the tax on obesity-related…
End of life carers should have six months paid leave, say experts
System allowing people six months off work to care for dying loved ones would provide “huge economic benefits”, according to academics New research shows carers of cancer patients more likely to receive benefits than those looking after people with other…
GW Experts Are Available to Speak for Stories during Lung Cancer Awareness Month
WASHINGTON (Oct. 30, 2019) — November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and according to the American Cancer Society, more than 220,000 new cases of lung cancer are diagnosed each year. The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center has various experts…
Study Links Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution to Negative Impact on Infants’ Heart Rate Response to Stress
A mother’s exposure to particulate air pollution during pregnancy is associated with reduced cardiac response to stress in six-month-old infants, according to Mount Sinai research published in Environmental Health Perspectives in October. This study is the first to find that particulate air pollution exposure in utero can affect heart rate variability, which is a known risk factor for health issues.
UCI’s Oladele Ogunseitan joins executive team of USAID-funded global health project
A University of California, Irvine public health professor hailed for his international research achievements is part of an $85 million effort to detect and respond to the threat of infectious diseases on a global scale. UC Presidential Chair Oladele “Dele” Ogunseitan has joined the executive team of the One Health Workforce – Next Generation project, which is based at UC Davis’ One Health Institute and supported by the U.
Report outlines social determinants’ role in cancer and public health
Latest in American Cancer Society’s blueprint for cancer control series
Update: House passes EMPOWER for Health Act, supporting care for us all as we age
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) congratulates the U.S. House of Representatives, which within hours of bringing the legislation to the floor approved by voice vote the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act of…
EMPOWER for health act highlights rare, important bipartisan priority: Care as we age
Among several legislative proposals slated for a vote today in the U.S. House of Representatives, one in particular offers a glimpse at something unique: Bipartisan collaboration and support. But as experts from the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) observe, that may…
Antihistamine use for anaphylaxis symptoms linked with delay seeking emergency treatment
Research shows a majority of families whose children were hospitalized for anaphylaxis turned first to antihistamines, which can’t prevent allergic reaction from becoming fatal
Bariatric surgery is a safe option for young adolescents with morbid obesity
Research finds that risks of complications or readmissions are low in comparison to risks associated with lifelong obesity
Informal sharing of breast milk gains popularity among women, despite safety risks
Research focuses on reasons women turn to other mothers for breast milk instead of milk banks
Study finds risk factors tied to drowning-related hospitalizations and death
Research to be presented at American Academy of Pediatrics 2019 National Conference & Exhibition finds 1 in 10 children succumb to drowning injuries after being hospitalized
UTHealth School of Public Health El Paso campus celebrates new building and new dean
A move to the heart of a dynamic new home for health care institutions is symbolic of the legacy that The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health has built in 27 years in El Paso. Along with enjoying the energy of its new home, the school is celebrating the naming of the campus’s dean, Kristina Mena, MSPH, PhD, an 18-year resident of the city.
NIH contract to CWRU, UH to accelerate TB vaccine development
$30 million contract will establish TB immunology research centers across the country
Sanford Burnham Prebys gets $3.58 million to advance treatment for opioid misuse
Funding is part of nearly $1 billion awarded by NIH to accelerate scientific solutions to opioid crisis
The sweet taste of innovation
Would that ice-cold bottle of soda taste as refreshing, knowing that it contains 65 grams (5 tablespoons) of added sugar? With a new U.S. food-labeling policy set to kick in, public health groups are banking on the answer being “no.”…
A weapon to make a superbug to become more deadly
A recent research led by a scientist at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has discovered an easily transmitted DNA piece that can make a new type of hyper-resistant and deadly superbug become hyper-virulent quickly, posing an unprecedented threat to…
Dartmouth-Hitchcock, West Health to create rural geriatric ED
$4.5 million research collaboration will combine geriatrics, emergency medicine, telehealth to benefit Northern New England seniors
As large chains grow to dominate dialysis, patient outcomes decline
Acquisitions by for-profit dialysis companies hurt patient health, survival and transplant rates
Americans’ interest in CBD eclipses nearly all other health products or topics
A new study published in JAMA Network Open led by UC San Diego health scientists finds that every month as many as 6.4 million Americans turn to Google to learn about or buy Cannabidiol (CBD), eclipsing or rivalling interest in…
Women scientists author fewer invited commentaries in medical journals than men
Boston, MA – Women scientists were 21% less likely to author invited commentaries in medical journals during a five-year period than men with similar scientific expertise, seniority, and publication metrics, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard…
Scaling up a cleaner-burning alternative for cookstoves
Mechanical engineering students in MIT D-Lab are working with collaborators in Uganda to scale-up a solution for the health risks associated with wood-burning cookstoves
IOF report underscores urgent need to maintain mobility in the world’s older population
Launched for World Osteoporosis Day, a new edition of the IOF Compendium of Osteoporosis highlights alarming increases in dependency ratios for older people and outlines nine global priorities for fracture prevention
LSU Health New Orleans’ Weiss receives top global honor
New Orleans, LA – Jayne S. Weiss, MD, Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine and Chief Medical Officer of LSU Healthcare Network, was selected as the recipient of the 2020 Castroviejo Award. The…
Half of all commonly used drugs profoundly affecting the gut microbiome, warn experts
(Barcelona, October 23, 2019) A new study presented at UEG Week 2019 has found that 18 commonly used drug categories extensively affect the taxonomic structure and metabolic potential of the gut microbiome. Eight different categories of drugs were also found…
Episiotomy may be beneficial in reducing severe perineal tears among forceps and vacuum deliveries
The use of episiotomy during childbirth has declined in Canada, although its benefit in births assisted by forceps or vacuum merits reconsideration of this practice, according to a large study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) . Episiotomy is…
A climate model developed by ISGlobal provides long-term predictions of ‘El Niño’ events
Although a number of operational climate models are capable of predicting El Niño events, they cannot perform long-term forecasts more than half a year in advance. Now, a team from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported…
Lung cancer screening based on gains in life expectancy could maximize the benefits of screening programs
Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine . The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source of information. 1. Lung cancer…
Columbia Mailman School epidemiologist elected to National Academy of Medicine
October 21, 2019 — The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced that Charles Branas, PhD, Gelman Endowed Professor of Epidemiology, and Chair, Department of Epidemiology at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, was elected to the National Academy…
Columbia Public Health Dean Linda Fried honored for pioneering work in aging
Gerontology trailblazer is 2019 Alma Dea Morani Award winner
Lead poisoning reduced with safer mining practices
Blood lead levels reduced by 32% in Nigerian gold mining communities
Colorectal and pancreatic cancer rates up 10% in last 30 years, reveals major study
The Global Burden of Disease study, is the first to provide comprehensive worldwide estimates of the burden, epidemiological features and risk factors of a number of digestive diseases.
Autism spectrum disorder risk linked to insufficient placental steroid
Single ALLO injection during pregnancy was enough to avert both the cerebellar abnormalities and the aberrant social behaviors in experimental models
FMT is effective in IBS, but having a ‘super-donor’ is essential, new study finds
(Barcelona, October 21, 2019) The results of a large, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study have confirmed that faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) using a single ‘super-donor’ is an effective and well tolerated treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), producing high rates of…
IBD prevalence three times higher than estimates and expected to rise, new study reveals
(Barcelona, October 21, 2019) The number of people suffering from inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is three times higher than previous estimates, with sufferers also at a higher risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC), according to new research presented today at…
Plant-based foods and Mediterranean diet associated with healthy gut microbiome
(Barcelona, October 21, 2019) A study presented at UEG Week 2019 has shown that specific foods could provide protection for the gut, by helping bacteria with anti-inflammatory properties to thrive. Researchers from the University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands have…
Resistance to antibiotics doubles in 20 years, new study finds
(Barcelona, October 21, 2019) Resistance to commonly-used antibiotics for treating harmful bacteria related to a variety of stomach conditions has more than doubled in 20 years, new research presented today at UEG Week Barcelona 2019 has shown. The study, which…
NIH funds new All of Us Research Program genome center to test advanced sequencing tools
HudsonAlpha awarded $7 million to expand national health dataset with uncharted genetic variants
E-cigarettes may help more than 50,000 smokers to stop smoking in England each year
A new study published today by the scientific journal Addiction found a positive link between the number of people in England giving up smoking when using e-cigarettes to try and quit. The study, led by UCL researchers and funded by…
Financial hardship in cancer: The role of health insurance literacy
Study links problems understanding health insurance, medical bills to higher rates of reported hardship
Federal proposals to limit Medicaid funding would hit community health centers hard
Faced with reduced revenues, health centers would have to curtail services, says new study by researchers at Milken Institute School of Public Health
AAIH releases primer to advance understanding within the industry
Technical whitepaper, as well as a high-level overview, seek to define a foundational lexicon and illustrate real-world applications of this growing technological movement to improve patient outcomes