Health
World-first regulations to combat sedentary behavior among children in China show global promise
Pioneering measures to tackle sedentary behavior among children in China have proved effective, according to new research.
May 12, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 makes clear that bioethics must confront health disparities
With some reluctance, I've come to the sad realization the COVID-19 pandemic has been a stress test for bioethics, a field of study that intersects medicine, law, the humanities and the social sciences. As both a physician ...
Jul 8, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China quarantines college students under strict COVID policy
Almost 500 students at China's premier college for broadcast journalists have been sent to a quarantine center after a handful of COVID-19 cases were detected in their dormitory.
Sep 11, 2022
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Health
'Loss of pleasure' in teen sleep study
Sleep patterns around the world have been disrupted as screen time increases and sleep routines change with COVID-19 self-isolation requirements.
May 5, 2020
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Health
Three strategies to break down barriers to breastfeeding and lower women's risk of breast cancer
When it comes to encouraging women in California to breastfeed, health care providers, insurance companies and employers need to be doing more, according to recommendations in a new report from the UCLA Center for Health ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Vaccine campaign research highlights the power of individual self-interest
People who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 had low levels of social trust, weak attachments to the rule of law, and were less willing to honor collective commitments to the greater good, according to Cornell research ...
May 1, 2023
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Vaccination
Houston methodist suspends nearly 200 workers who refuse COVID-19 vaccines
(HealthDay)—Nearly 200 employees of the Houston Methodist hospital system in Texas have been suspended without pay for refusing to get COVID-19 vaccines.
Jun 11, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dementia's financial and family impact: New study shows outsized toll
Most people think of dementia as something that affects a person's brain. But a new study shows just how much damage it does to a person's wallet and bank account too—as well as the higher demands it places on their family ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Medical economics
New report calls on bioethics to take a stand against anti-black racism
A new Hastings Center special report calls on the field of bioethics to take the lead in efforts to remedy racial injustice and health inequities in the United States. As an academic field concerned with health and health ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists find that external factors impact vaccine belief-behavior predictions
Building on a new mathematical model that represents vaccine hesitancy as a belief that can influence whether parents vaccinate their children, Nicole Creanza, assistant professor of biological sciences, and postdoctoral ...
Oct 6, 2023
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