Health
Compulsory jabs: Pressure grows on anti-vaxxers
A growing number of countries and territories around the world are forcing people, often in specific sectors, to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Jul 5, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Do cloth masks work? Only if you machine wash them after use
A new publication from researchers at UNSW Sydney advises daily washing of cloth masks to reduce the likelihood of contamination and transmission of viruses like SARS-CoV-2.
Oct 9, 2020
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Medical economics
Vaccine gap 'fueling Nigeria's diphtheria outbreak'
Low vaccine coverage and weak infrastructure have fueled a recurrence of diphtheria in Nigeria, especially in rural areas beset by poor access to healthcare services, public health experts say.
Mar 28, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Something far deadlier than the Wuhan virus lurks near you
There's a deadly virus spreading from state to state. It preys on the most vulnerable, striking the sick and the old without mercy. In just the past few months, it has claimed the lives of at least 39 children.
Jan 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New York to shut down as it becomes next virus hot spot
New York City's mayor prepared Monday to order his city behind closed doors in an attempt to slow a pandemic that has swept across the globe and threatened to make the city of 8.5 million one of the world's biggest coronavirus ...
Mar 22, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Office lighting experiment suggests workers sleep longer when exposed to more daylight
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has found that office workers sleep more hours each night when exposed to more sunlight during the day. In their paper published in the International ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gloves may do more harm than good when it comes to protecting you from COVID-19
People want to debate whether wearing a mask works against COVID-19, but the CDC says it's the gloves you should take off.
Jul 28, 2020
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Pediatrics
Nurses' attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination for their children are highly influenced by partisanship, new study finds
Children of nurses who identify as Republican are less likely to receive a COVID-19 vaccination compared with children of nurses who identify as Democrat, according to our recently published study in the Journal of Community ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Undocumented women in Norway do not get enough care during pregnancy, says study
Frode Eick, a Ph.D. student at the Department of Community Medicine and Global Health at the University of Oslo (UiO), and colleagues have conducted a study of prenatal care for undocumented women in Norway. "Approximately ...
Nov 22, 2022
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Lessons from the Tuskegee experiment, 50 years after unethical study uncovered
This year marks 50 years since it came to light that the nation's leading public health agency, the Public Health Service, conceived an unethical "research study"—the Tuskegee Experiment—that lasted for 40 years. The ...
May 3, 2022
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