Addiction
Research offers roadmap to address sex differences in opioid epidemic
The opioid epidemic continues in this country in the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
Jan 14, 2021
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Health
Big data saves lives, and patient safeguards are needed
The use of big data to address the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts poses ethical concerns that could undermine its benefits without clear governance guidelines that protect and respect patients and society, a University ...
Nov 30, 2020
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Medications
Study published on strategies hospitals adopt to address opioid epidemic
While the world's attention to public health remains focused on COVID-19, Berkeley Franz, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, continues to focus her attention on one ...
Nov 16, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New epidemic modelling facilitates assessment of pandemic strategies
The NordicMathCovid project aims to model corona and future epidemics more extensively than has been previously attempted. It also builds towards long-term cooperation in mathematical modeling and extensive collection of ...
Nov 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mask up to slow down SARS-CoV-2
Along with handwashing and physical distancing, the appropriate use of masks has stood as one of the essential pillars of infection prevention measures against COVID-19. However, rigorous evidence of masks' effectiveness ...
Oct 22, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Predicting influenza epidemics
Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a unique method to predict influenza epidemics by combining several sources of data. The forecasts can be used, for example, when planning healthcare provision, ...
Oct 15, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
HIV epidemic: Successful use of self-tests in rural Africa
Despite significant progress in prevention and therapy, millions of people still get infected with HIV every year. The main burden of HIV/AIDS falls on Africa. To contain the epidemic, innovative methods are needed to enable ...
Oct 12, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19: Social distancing is more effective than travel bans
Forecasting the spreading of a pandemic is paramount in helping governments to enforce a number of social and economic measures, apt at curbing the pandemic and dealing with its aftermath.
Sep 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How the modern world was shaped by epidemics 500 years ago
The coronavirus pandemic has been compared with many previous contagions, including the great plague and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. However, there has been little consideration of probably the most significant historical ...
Sep 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
United States COVID-19 transmission driven by ages 20-49, research finds
Resurging COVID-19 transmission in the US is being driven by ages 20-49 and targeted measures are needed to control the epidemic as schools re-open.
Sep 18, 2020
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