Public Health & Prevention

Why the election may slow plans to replace lead pipes

by Sandy West, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith the Environmental Protection Agency's latest—and strictest—plan to minimize the risk of Americans drinking lead-contaminated wa

Updated on: August 06,2024

Why the election may slow plans to replace lead pipes

by Sandy West, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith the Environmental Protection Agency's latest—and strictest—plan to minimize the risk of Americans drinking lead-contaminated wa

Updated on:August 06,2024

Lab-based study sheds light on the causes of fevers of unknown origin in sub-Saharan Africa

Updated on: March 06,2025

Lab-based study sheds light on the causes of fevers of unknown origin in sub-Saharan Africa

Updated on:March 06,2025

Finland is offering farmworkers bird flu shots: Some experts say the US should, too

by Amy Maxmen, Arthur Allen, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs bird flu spreads among dairy cattle in the U.S., veterinarians and researchers have taken note of Finland's move to vaccinat

Updated on: August 07,2024

Finland is offering farmworkers bird flu shots: Some experts say the US should, too

by Amy Maxmen, Arthur Allen, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs bird flu spreads among dairy cattle in the U.S., veterinarians and researchers have taken note of Finland's move to vaccinat

Updated on:August 07,2024

Missouri bird flu case is a 'one-off' and the public risk is still low, officials say

by Mike StobbeThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shown, March 15, 2020, in Atlanta. Credit: AP Photo/John Bazemore, FileHealth officials on Thursday said they don't know how a Misso

Updated on: October 02,2024

Missouri bird flu case is a 'one-off' and the public risk is still low, officials say

by Mike StobbeThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shown, March 15, 2020, in Atlanta. Credit: AP Photo/John Bazemore, FileHealth officials on Thursday said they don't know how a Misso

Updated on:October 02,2024

Certain diets may protect against heart disease with type 1 diabetes

by Lori SolomonCertain dietary patterns may protect against inflammation and heart disease in adults with type 1 diabetes, according to a study presented duringNUTRITION 2024, the annual meeting

Updated on: July 19,2024

Certain diets may protect against heart disease with type 1 diabetes

by Lori SolomonCertain dietary patterns may protect against inflammation and heart disease in adults with type 1 diabetes, according to a study presented duringNUTRITION 2024, the annual meeting

Updated on:July 19,2024

Calculate your personal long COVID risk

byUniversity of QueenslandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe University of Queensland-led and developedCOVID-19 Risk Calculatorhas been updated to determine a person's risk of

Updated on: August 30,2024

Calculate your personal long COVID risk

byUniversity of QueenslandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe University of Queensland-led and developedCOVID-19 Risk Calculatorhas been updated to determine a person's risk of

Updated on:August 30,2024

Study finds critically ill influenza patients face double the risk of acute kidney injury compared to COVID-19 patients

byThe University of Hong KongTransmission electron micrograph of influenza A virus, late passage. Credit: CDCResearchers at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) reve

Updated on: September 11,2024

Study finds critically ill influenza patients face double the risk of acute kidney injury compared to COVID-19 patients

byThe University of Hong KongTransmission electron micrograph of influenza A virus, late passage. Credit: CDCResearchers at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) reve

Updated on:September 11,2024

Learning from the COVID pandemic: On the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against pathogens

by German Center for Infection ResearchEpidemiological properties of viral importation lineages. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48641-2In the years of the COVI

Updated on: August 06,2024

Learning from the COVID pandemic: On the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against pathogens

by German Center for Infection ResearchEpidemiological properties of viral importation lineages. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48641-2In the years of the COVI

Updated on:August 06,2024

Big data confirms mental health was studied more than the virus during the pandemic

by Fran Molloy,Macquarie UniversityCredit: Macquarie UniversityMore than four years after the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down, a major analysis of the research response by the glo

Updated on: October 02,2024

Big data confirms mental health was studied more than the virus during the pandemic

by Fran Molloy,Macquarie UniversityCredit: Macquarie UniversityMore than four years after the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down, a major analysis of the research response by the glo

Updated on:October 02,2024

Vaccinating care home residents reduced COVID deaths, but the effect was small, finds study

by David Paton and Sourafel Girma,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainVaccinating older people probably did avert some deaths in 2021, but the effects were small. And even those sma

Updated on: November 06,2024

Vaccinating care home residents reduced COVID deaths, but the effect was small, finds study

by David Paton and Sourafel Girma,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainVaccinating older people probably did avert some deaths in 2021, but the effects were small. And even those sma

Updated on:November 06,2024

WHO says mpox outbreaks 'can be stopped'

Credit: AI-generated imageOutbreaks of mpox in Central Africa "can be stopped", the World Health Organization said on Monday, but $135 million of funding may be needed to tackle the disease&