Pediatrics

Polio leaves Ukraine toddler paralysed: ministry

An 18-month-old child has been left paralysed after contracting polio in Ukraine in a new case linked to low vaccination rates in the country, the health ministry said Wednesday.

Vaccination

US unveils guidance for federal vaccine mandate, exemptions

With just weeks remaining before federal workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19, the federal government on Monday outlined procedures for employees to request medical or religious exemptions from President Joe Biden's ...

Vaccination

South Dakotans remain strongly polarized on getting vaccinated

The South Dakota COVID-19 Family Impact Survey 2021 was conducted from July 31st to August 14th, 2021 by The SDSU Poll, a research group housed in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University. ...

Health

Partnering with clergy to prevent domestic violence

Domestic violence remains a serious and widespread problem in the U.S., particularly for women from racial or ethnic minorities, who experience higher rates of abuse than the national average. Now, a team of researchers from ...

Vaccination

California to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for health workers

California will require all of its roughly 2.2 million health care workers and long term care workers to be fully vaccinated by Sept. 30 as the nation's most populous state is losing ground in the battle against new infections ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Depression isn't 'crying in the corner'

Employees who experience depression are tasked with the decision to disclose their mental health to others at work.

Vaccination

US judge rules in favor of university's vaccine mandate

A US federal judge on Monday upheld a university's decision to require its students and employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the first ruling on an increasingly divisive issue ahead of the new school year.

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