Several Australian states have used mandates to drive up COVID vaccination rates. Governments justified the mandates on the basis of preventing the spread of disease and protecting the vulnerable.
Apr 13, 2022
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Strong philosophical and moral beliefs associated with many religions can contribute to vaccine hesitancy and reduce vaccination rates, a new study shows.
Mar 23, 2022
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Vaccine hesitancy may be more attributed to partisan media exposure and an individual's pre-existing attitudes, rather than a lack of information about vaccine effectiveness, according to a Washington State University study.
Mar 2, 2022
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In his decades as an actor, Jason Gray-Stanford has appeared in a few medical dramas, often as a patient. And in his best-known role, as Lt. Randy Disher on "Monk," he faced all kinds of cases that defied easy explanation.
Feb 24, 2022
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Making people feel better about how they're aging could lead to concrete improvements in health and well-being down the line, new University of British Columbia (UBC) research suggests.
Feb 9, 2022
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New research has suggested that some public audiences around the world are motivated to take part in genetic research if they receive their results back, but this is not the only motivating factor for many.
Feb 4, 2022
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Worldwide, vaccine hesitancy is proving to be a stumbling block to securing much needed protection against the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Now, researchers from Japan have uncovered specific factors that ...
Jan 11, 2022
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Zoom fatigue may be a real condition, but for some people, the "constant mirror" effect of seeing their own faces didn't appear to make virtual meetings more unpleasant, a Washington State University study has found.
Jan 3, 2022
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For the first time since national data have been tracked in the United States, stigma toward people with depression has dropped significantly, according to a study by Indiana University researchers. However, stigma levels ...
Dec 22, 2021
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The Australian Federal Police recently announced plans to use DNA samples collected at crime scenes to make predictions about potential suspects.
Dec 13, 2021
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