Short and long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is linked to an increased risk of hospital admission for major heart and lung diseases, find two large U.S. studies, published by The BMJ today.
Feb 21, 2024
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Africa's data science ecosystem has the potential to drive transformative scientific research and health care advancements.
Feb 19, 2024
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A new study led by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital has found that South Asians with either heart disease or diabetes had fewer vascular regenerative and reparative cells compared to white European patients. These findings ...
Feb 15, 2024
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A new study of Valley fever spores collected from air filters around the Phoenix metro area is helping a research team led by scientists from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, dispel ...
Feb 14, 2024
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Global health photography is often caught between photojournalistic intentions of accurately reflecting local communities and marketing directives to create attention-grabbing imagery, according to a study published in PLOS ...
Feb 14, 2024
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Mentorship is a cornerstone of the infrastructure supporting global health. Transferring knowledge, developing skills and cultivating a supportive professional environment among researchers and clinicians around the world ...
Feb 14, 2024
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A recent analysis of data from nearly all World Health Organization member states clearly demonstrates a link between air pollution and mortality from cardiovascular diseases, with more of such deaths associated with air ...
Feb 7, 2024
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Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene have conducted the first representative survey of energy insecurity and health of New York City ...
Feb 5, 2024
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Emory University's Rebecca Martin urges action to advance health security and health equity by improving access to and pathways for the delivery of vaccines. Martin and co-authors of the BMJ Global Health analysis, "Lessons ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Aggressive measures are needed in the world's tropical regions to prevent the inevitable next global pandemic, an international coalition of researchers has concluded.
Jan 23, 2024
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