Anti-vaccine legislation in Texas—even when it doesn't become law—poses a threat to public health, according to a report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Oct 5, 2022
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Lately, the phrase "wastewater surveillance" has been all over the news—but what is it, exactly? And why is it useful to researchers and public health experts trying to get a grasp on fluctuating levels of COVID-19 infection?
Sep 19, 2022
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Health and social care workers were often let down by the government whose claims that it was 'guided by the science' when developing policy to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic were questionable, according to an editorial ...
Aug 31, 2022
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Access to paid sick leave is linked to a lower rate of mortality among US working age men and women, according to new research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The study shows that laws requiring employers ...
Aug 29, 2022
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New research that links the amount of training time spent in rural areas with the odds of General Practitioners working in rural and remote areas has today been published in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education.
Aug 16, 2022
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In 2016, a policy passed in the City of Cleveland to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. Today, the legislation—known as Tobacco 21—is in effect and, according to research by Case Western Reserve ...
Aug 8, 2022
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Two experts from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center say the scientific community needs to urgently reform how public health data and preliminary research findings are communicated during future global crises to ...
Jul 26, 2022
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For health care providers who may be caring for Ukrainians displaced by the war, a new analysis published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) provides an overview of health and clinical considerations in this population. ...
Jul 11, 2022
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How well did our political institutions manage the COVID-19 pandemic, and are they prepared to handle future threats to the public? A research team led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York hopes ...
Jun 16, 2022
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Lu Muying died on April 1 in a government quarantine facility in Shanghai, with her family on the phone as doctors tried to resuscitate her. She had tested positive for COVID-19 in late March and was moved there in line with ...
Apr 21, 2022
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