Health
Pediatricians offer tips on a spooky but safe Halloween
By the time they're in elementary school, kids typically know their favorite parts about celebrating Halloween.
Oct 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Climate data can help model the spread of COVID-19
COVID-19 transmission can be more accurately modeled by incorporating meteorological factors, with ultraviolet (UV) radiation as the main driver, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ...
Sep 7, 2022
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Neuroscience
Algorithm may predict the onset of seizure clusters
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have developed a method to predict when patients with seizure disorders such as epilepsy might be at risk for a cluster of seizures. Seizure clusters are seizures that ...
Aug 26, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Methods from weather forecasting can be adapted to assess risk of COVID-19 exposure
Techniques used in weather forecasting can be repurposed to provide individuals with a personalized assessment of their risk of exposure to COVID-19 or other viruses, according to new research published by Caltech scientists.
Jun 23, 2022
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Health
Could you spot and save a person drowning?
When you're at a beach or pool, would you be able to identify someone who's drowning and take action to save them?
Jun 5, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Modeling hub projects future health impact of COVID-19 across Europe
A new online modeling hub—launched this week—will present projections on how the COVID-19 pandemic may evolve in terms of cases, hospitalizations and deaths, thus helping countries in their pandemic planning.
Jun 1, 2022
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Health
After a sweeping review, CDC looks to rebuild public trust
In April, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a new center to better forecast infectious disease outbreaks. It also underwent a month-long review to examine their current systems and inform future ...
May 10, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US COVID-19 Forecast Hub model most accurate for predicting deaths
The University of Massachusetts Amherst-based U.S. COVID-19 Forecast Hub, a collaborative research consortium, has generated the most consistently accurate predictions of pandemic deaths at the state and national level, according ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Addiction
Increase in fatal OD deaths in U.S. during 43 latter weeks of 2020
In the latter 43 weeks of 2020, fatal overdose deaths in the United States exceeded those forecasted by 12 percent (7,601 deaths), according to a research letter published online March 21 in JAMA Network Open.
Mar 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How AI, social media data could help predict the next COVID surge
In the summer of 2021, as the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic wore on in the United States, infectious disease forecasters began to call attention to a disturbing trend.
Mar 22, 2022
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