Oncology & Cancer
The All of Us Research Program has analyzed the genes of 150,000 Americans. The results are coming in
Michelle Anderson recently learned her body metabolizes medicines more slowly than average.
Dec 13, 2022
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News tagged with government study
Overweight & Obesity
Is child obesity really going to shorten lives?
Rising life expectancy is one of the great success stories. If you were born in 1870, you'd expect to live until you were 30. But if you were born today, you'd expect to live to 72, and the UN predicts it will continue to ...
Nov 4, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Statewide pandemic restrictions not related to psychological distress
Despite concerns that stay-at-home orders and other government efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic would cause lasting harm to people's mental health, research published by the American Psychological ...
Oct 17, 2022
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Vaccination
Pfizer's updated booster targets Omicron variants, new data confirms
New trial data shows that Pfizer's updated COVID booster shot is more powerful against Omicron subvariants than the original shot, the company announced Thursday.
Oct 14, 2022
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Health
Access to paid sick leave linked to lower mortality rate among US adult workers
Access to paid sick leave is linked to a lower rate of mortality among US working age men and women, according to new research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The study shows that laws requiring employers ...
Aug 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
FDA: Take 3 home tests if exposed to COVID to boost accuracy
If you were exposed to COVID-19, take three home tests instead of two to make sure you're not infected, according to new U.S. recommendations released Thursday.
Aug 11, 2022
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Medical economics
Local authority austerity associated with poor health
Local government spending cuts are associated with worse multimorbidity and health-related quality of life according to a study by University of Manchester health economists.
Jun 23, 2022
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Health
China's mass testing mantra is building a waste mountain
Hazmat-suited workers poke plastic swabs down millions of throats in China each day, leaving bins bursting with medical waste that has become the environmental and economic levy of a zero-COVID strategy.
Jun 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO: COVID origins unclear but lab leak theory needs study
Over two years after the coronavirus was first detected in China, and after at least 6.3 million deaths have been counted worldwide from the pandemic, the World Health Organization is recommending in its strongest terms yet ...
Jun 9, 2022
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Vaccination
Mandatory vaccinations not the answer to boosting uptake among NHS staff
Just one in six (18%) healthcare workers thought mandatory vaccinations were the best solution to encourage more frontline staff to have a Covid-19 jab, finds new research led by UCL and the University of Leicester.
Mar 16, 2022
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