Vaccination
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines do no harm to male fertility, says study
The Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines pose no threat to male fertility, a finding experts hope will prompt more men to get vaccinated.
Jun 17, 2021
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Health
Public opinion lights the fire for politicians to adopt anti-smoking bans
(Medical Xpress) -- Citizens aren't just blowing smoke when it comes to anti-tobacco legislation—and they tend to copy what neighboring states do, new research shows.
Jan 26, 2012
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Overweight & Obesity
Study finds support for obesity designation as disease
In the first assessment of public opinion since obesity was formally classified as a disease, a new study from the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut has found that a majority of Americans ...
May 14, 2015
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Health
How climate change is putting doctors in the hot seat
A 4-year-old girl was rushed to the emergency room three times in one week for asthma attacks.
May 8, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's disease, the soft target of the euthanasia debate
(Medical Xpress)—The way Alzheimer's disease is portrayed by advocacy groups and the media is having undue influence on the euthanasia debate, according to a Deakin University nursing ethics professor.
May 24, 2013
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Vaccination
Researchers scour Twitter to analyze public attitudes about COVID-19 vaccinations
A new study from the University of Illinois Chicago examines key themes and topics from almost three million COVID-19 vaccine-related tweets posted by individuals and explores the trends and variations in public opinions ...
Apr 27, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Italy 'bucks trend' by easing Covid rules
Italy on Friday opted to ease coronavirus restrictions in most of its regions, despite warnings from public health experts that such a move may be rash.
Jan 29, 2021
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Health
New poll: Major spike among American adults skipping medical treatment due to cost
Nearly one-third (30%) of Americans skipped needed medical care in the past three months due to cost, the highest reported number since the COVID-19 pandemic began and a threefold increase from March to October, according ...
Dec 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Wikipedia visits to disease outbreak pages show impact of news media on public attention
During the 2016 Zika outbreak, news exposure appears to have had a far bigger impact than local disease risk on the number of times people visited Zika-related Wikipedia pages in the U.S. Michele Tizzoni and colleagues at ...
Mar 12, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Who's to blame? How the media has shaped public understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. has been characterized by rapidly changing information, a high degree of uncertainty, and conflicting information about transmission, vulnerability and mitigation methods. Several studies ...
Dec 16, 2020
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