China's largest city of Shanghai is ordering mass testing Friday of all 1.3 million residents of its downtown Yangpu district and confining them to their homes at least until results are known.
Oct 28, 2022
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign electrical and computer engineering professor Lav Varshney is a co-author of a new study that explores how social capital influences choices regarding COVID-19 mitigation compliance. ...
Dec 28, 2021
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A government scheme to give out free vapes to smokers appeals to most but not all, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Aug 6, 2023
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The odds of an infant dying before their first birthday are higher in counties with greater proportions of conservative Protestants, especially fundamentalists, than in counties with more mainline Protestants and Catholics, ...
May 28, 2018
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Border controls, restricted entry, and quarantine for inbound travellers are essential for stopping not just COVID-19, but any future pandemic, in its tracks, finds a review of the available published evidence on early infection ...
Jun 29, 2021
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A new, large-scale study of more than 20,000 older adults in Canada found that approximately 1 in 8 older adults developed depression for the first time during the pandemic.
Nov 24, 2022
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Europeans are willing to prioritize COVID-19 vaccines for individuals at risk in the Global South over those in their own countries, suggests a study published today in eLife.
Oct 18, 2022
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One in three people in need of abortion will consider doing something on their own to end the pregnancy if they are unable to get an abortion at a clinic. These are the findings of a study I recently published after surveying ...
Sep 1, 2022
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Atrial fibrillation is the greatest risk factor for stroke. Screening to detect atrial fibrillation in older people would not only increase the chance of preventing stroke, it would also save money for the healthcare system ...
Nov 9, 2022
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City parks and green spaces help counter heat, boost biodiversity, and instill a sense of calm in the urban jungle.
Jun 29, 2023
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