Journal of Public Health

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study: COVID infection rates rose faster in fully reopened businesses

Concerned about the economic toll of COVID-19 lockdowns, state and local governments began to experiment with lifting restrictions on businesses as early as last spring, leading to an ever-shifting array of rules that varied ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers zero in on longer lockdowns to crush COVID-19

The NSW Government faces a high-pressure decision this week about whether to relax current restrictions because of the latest COVID-19 outbreak, according to an expert from The Australian National University (ANU).

Health

Progress in the Pacific on sugary drink taxes

Pacific nations are leading the way regionally with taxes on sugary drinks in a bid to battle obesity and related diseases, new University of Otago-led research reveals.

Psychology & Psychiatry

How bullying and obesity can affect girls' and boys' mental health

Depressive symptoms are more common in teenage girls than in their male peers. However, boys' mental health appears to be affected more if they suffer from obesity. Irrespective of gender, bullying is a considerably greater ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Florida COVID-19 infection rate for young people among highest in 2020

Florida ranked among the states with the highest COVID-19 infection rates for younger residents in 2020, putting the state's large elderly population at an increased risk for the coronavirus, according to a study from a researcher ...

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