Melinda Pettigrew, Ph.D., the Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Epidemiology, researches the growing public health threat posed by antibiotic resistance. She uses microbiology and infectious disease epidemiology to identify factors ...
Aug 4, 2021
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On 5 June 1981 a short report of five cases of pneumocystis pneumonia in young homosexual men in Los Angeles marked the discovery of AIDS, the first pandemic of the 20th century caused by a completely new virus, HIV.
Jun 8, 2021
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has joined hundreds of cities and counties across the country in declaring racism a public health threat. On April 8, 2021, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky called racism ...
Apr 23, 2021
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The high prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in youth is an unaddressed public health threat, requiring a call to action for trauma-informed care—an approach that recognizes the biological, neurological, ...
Apr 14, 2021
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A new research study out of the University of Nevada, Reno's School of Community Health Sciences has just been published by the American Journal of Public Health and addresses state preemption of local sugar-sweetened beverage ...
Feb 23, 2021
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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to threaten hard-hit minority communities, the nation's largest association of doctors has passed a policy that recognizes racism as a public health threat.
Nov 24, 2020
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The public would comply with major changes to medical advice—but would then be less likely to follow other new guidelines in the future, research shows.
May 6, 2020
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Amid the rise of the coronavirus pandemic, many people in the United States perceive health and economic risks and are changing their behavior. That's according to a new survey conducted by researchers at the Center for Economic ...
Mar 16, 2020
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A Bahraini woman has died from the novel coronavirus, the health ministry announced on Monday, marking the first death from the disease among Gulf Co-operation Council states.
Mar 16, 2020
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Britain has declared the new coronavirus that emerged from China a "serious and imminent threat to public health'' and announced new measures Monday to combat the spread of the disease.
Feb 10, 2020
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