Health
California city bans junk food from checkout aisles
Berkeley in northern California will ban the sale of junk food from supermarket checkout displays—becoming the first US city to do so, according to local media.
Sep 25, 2020
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Medical economics
UC Davis Health creates road map to diversify health care workforce
How can health care systems increase diversity and inclusion in their workforce?
Jan 7, 2024
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Health
Global study shows loneliness can shorten life spans
There is an epidemic of loneliness and isolation today, and the consequences can be deadly, researchers say.
Jun 26, 2023
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Health
New study finds public health messaging could benefit from an 'autonomy-supportive' approach
Novel research led by psychologists from Durham University, UK and Illinois Institute of Technology, U.S., along with the collaborative network of researchers around the world (under the consortium name "Psychological Science ...
May 27, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds that in much of the US, virtual school did not lower COVID-19 case rates in surrounding communities
Since March 2020, parents, educators, and politicians have debated whether to send children to school in person during the COVID-19 pandemic. New research suggests that in most regions, with the exception of the South, opening ...
Nov 3, 2021
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Dentistry
Machine-learning algorithms may help identify those at risk of tooth loss
Tooth loss is often accepted as a natural part of aging, but what if there was a way to better identify those most susceptible without the need for a dental exam?
Jun 24, 2021
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Genetics
Studying the human genome to understand the risk of autism
A team of researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine and Université de Montréal has succeeded in using bioinformatics to develop a statistical model to assess how the gain or loss of genetic material impacts the risk of autism.
Sep 11, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Breaking the cycle of gun violence with hospital-based intervention
When he was 19 years old, Cecilio "Pepe" Vega was shot in the leg while sitting on his deck playing cards. With his back to the scene, he never saw the passing driver who attacked him that day in New Haven in 1989.
Aug 12, 2022
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Health
Study finds majority of healthcare workers accepting of COVID-19 vaccines
Research led by the University of Minnesota, published in Vaccine, has found that the majority of healthcare workers have been accepting of COVID-19 vaccines.
Mar 24, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The tools Uganda is using to fight Ebola outbreak
New clinical trials of vaccines and drugs have helped bolster Uganda's arsenal of weapons to fight against an Ebola outbreak first detected two months ago.
Nov 21, 2022
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