Mathematician on the front lines of Colorado's coronavirus response At the start of 2020, David Bortz, like most Coloradans, didn't know what a coronavirus was. For the last few months, tracking this virus is practically his full-time job. Jun 15, 2020 0 1
Q&A: Meeting the challenge of vaccination hesitancy In 2019, the World Health Organization declared vaccine hesitancy one of the top 10 threats to global health. In recent years, worldwide measles outbreaks in communities with low immunization rates have revealed gaps in the ... Jun 15, 2020 0 0
Disparities in travel time to COVID-19 testing sites may bias case estimates As the U.S. economy begins to reopen after two months of lockdown, states and counties are using local data on COVID-19 incidence to inform their plans. But a new analysis highlights an inconvenient truth. Geographic access ... Jun 15, 2020 0 0
Worries about catching COVID-19 stay low as lockdown eases Despite the relaxation of lockdown measures enabling many people to return to more normal activities, worries about catching the virus show little sign of changing, finds UCL's COVID-19 social study. Jun 15, 2020 0 3
People born small for gestational age have a lower IQ throughout development from infancy to adulthood People born small for gestational age (SGA) have a lower IQ throughout development, however the differences in IQ to those born appropriate for gestational age (AGA) reduce by adulthood. The effects of SGA on IQ are nearly ... Jun 15, 2020 0 9
Indigenous ICU patients suffer in long term Rigorous follow-up of Indigenous patients recovering from critical illness, particularly those who have discharged themselves from hospital, is essential, a new Medical Journal of Australia paper says. Jun 15, 2020 0 0
Rehab facilities preparing for COVID-19 crunch as more patients recover Rehabilitation centres have undergone dramatic transformations over the past three months to accommodate patients recovering from COVID-19. An estimated one in 20 patients with COVID-19 require critical care during their ... Jun 15, 2020 0 0
Exploring safe contraception methods for women living with HIV Women living with HIV need to know which contraceptive methods are safe for them to use both in terms of their own health and in terms of the likelihood of increasing transmission to their sexual partners. Some evidence ... Jun 15, 2020 0 3
Adaptive therapy based on Darwin's evolutionary principles could help fight cancer Computational models developed by USC researchers show adaptively controlling tumor cell populations to keep them in competition can more effectively treat cancer. Jun 15, 2020 0 40
Vaccinations skipped during COVID-19 shutdown may lead to outbreaks of other diseases Although COVID-19 is a new illness caused by a new virus, the fallout from the COVID-19 shutdown may put the world at risk for outbreaks of old illnesses: ones that were practically eradicated through vaccination. Jun 15, 2020 0 20