Health
Lead from old paint and pipes is still a harmful and deadly hazard in millions of US homes
Lead is a potent neurotoxin that causes severe health effects such as neurological damage, organ failure and death.
Mar 8, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why 'One Health' needs more social sciences: Pandemic prevention depends on behavior as well as biology
On March 11, 2024, it will be four years since the World Health Organization characterized the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak as a pandemic. And while COVID-19 continues to impact people globally, it is only the most recent in a long ...
Mar 8, 2024
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Health
Q&A: Should we go back to year-round standard time?
This spring, the time change will take place overnight, March 9-10, 2024, specifically on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 2 a.m. The clocks will advance by 1 hour to switch to Eastern Daylight Time (summertime).
Mar 7, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Airflow dynamics are as important as the volume of air flow in dispersing pathogens, study finds
If you've ever wondered why some folks never catch the office or school cold, where they're sitting might be keeping them from the path of pathogens, according to new UBC Okanagan research.
Mar 6, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shares wāhine Māori birth experiences
Improving the sometimes-devastating birth and post-natal experiences of wāhine Māori in Aotearoa is the aim of a group of University of Otago researchers.
Mar 5, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Post-pandemic vaccine hesitancy fueling latest measles outbreak
Cases of measles are rising across the country and seem to be striking counties at random, but experts say there is one thing the public health system can do to turn the tide, and that's to stem the post-pandemic vaccine ...
Mar 1, 2024
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Loneliness found to increase the risk of health deterioration in older adults
The loneliness often experienced by older people in our society has a negative effect on their physical health, according to researchers from Amsterdam UMC and the University of Glasgow. Emiel Hoogendijk, epidemiologist at ...
Feb 29, 2024
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Health
Extreme weather events tied to increased mortality and emergency department activity
Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of severe weather events, which may particularly endanger vulnerable populations such as the elderly. Researchers examined how weather disasters between 2011 and 2016 ...
Feb 29, 2024
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Radiology & Imaging
Researchers look at environmental impacts of AI tools in radiology
As artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in radiology, researchers caution that it's essential to consider the environmental impact of AI tools, according to a focus article published in Radiology.
Feb 27, 2024
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Health informatics
Raising the bar for medical AI
From the invention of the wheel to the advent of the printing press to the splitting of the atom, history is replete with cautionary tales of new technologies emerging before humanity was ready to cope with them.
Feb 26, 2024
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