In 2016, the World Health Organization called the Zika virus epidemic a "public health emergency of international concern" due to the virus causing birth defects for pregnant women in addition to neurological problems. Since ...
Jan 26, 2021
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Risk researchers are asking new questions about the health and safety implications and how to mitigate any potential health risks to users of 3-D printers and consumers of products manufactured with this emerging technology, ...
Dec 15, 2020
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It's been shown that when two people wearing masks interact, the chance of COVID-19 transmission is drastically reduced. This is why public health officials have pleaded for all people to wear masks: they not only protect ...
Dec 11, 2020
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Exposure to ozone, the main ingredient in smog—even at levels below federal safety standards—may increase the risk of going into cardiac arrest, new research shows.
Dec 2, 2020
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Green spaces—trees, shrubs and grasses—can improve air quality and may lower heart disease deaths, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2020.
Nov 9, 2020
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The pandemic is putting America's air pollution standards to the test as the COVID-19 death toll rises.
Oct 30, 2020
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Sometime next year, genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever and the Zika virus.
Aug 20, 2020
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The shortage of medical equipment, including gowns and gloves, triggered by the coronavirus outbreak may be helping to spread dangerous germs within health care facilities, according to officials who warned of a potentially ...
Jul 20, 2020
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released reopening guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting public spaces, workplaces, businesses, schools and homes.
May 11, 2020
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The Trump White House intervened to weaken one of the few public health protections pursued by its own administration, a rule to limit the use of a toxic industrial compound in consumer products, according to communications ...
Apr 17, 2020
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