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Study finds parental emotional abuse linked to teen suicide attempts

Study finds parental emotional abuse linked to teen suicide attempts

byThe City University of New YorkCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study by CUNY SPH alumna Abigail Lyons and faculty from the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) reve

Study finds parental emotional abuse linked to teen suicide attempts

byThe City University of New YorkCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study by CUNY SPH alumna Abigail Lyons and faculty from the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) reve
2013 to 2022 saw increase in influenza testing at hospital ED visits

2013 to 2022 saw increase in influenza testing at hospital ED visits

by Elana GotkineThe use of influenza testing at hospital emergency department visits increased from 2013 to 2022 in the United States, according to a December data briefpublishedby the Nat

2013 to 2022 saw increase in influenza testing at hospital ED visits

by Elana GotkineThe use of influenza testing at hospital emergency department visits increased from 2013 to 2022 in the United States, according to a December data briefpublishedby the Nat
Study shows drop in use of antiviral medications in young children with influenza

Study shows drop in use of antiviral medications in young children with influenza

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite national medical guidelines supporting the use of antiviral medications in young children diagnosed with influenza

Study shows drop in use of antiviral medications in young children with influenza

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite national medical guidelines supporting the use of antiviral medications in young children diagnosed with influenza
Research underscores critical need for bird flu vaccines for pregnant women

Research underscores critical need for bird flu vaccines for pregnant women

byMurdoch Children's Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe vast majority of women who contract bird flu during pregnancy and their unborn baby will die from the virus, acco

Research underscores critical need for bird flu vaccines for pregnant women

byMurdoch Children's Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe vast majority of women who contract bird flu during pregnancy and their unborn baby will die from the virus, acco
A pandemic within a pandemic: Intimate partner violence in Canada's immigrant communities

A pandemic within a pandemic: Intimate partner violence in Canada's immigrant communities

by Bernard Rizk,University of OttawaCredit: CC0 Public DomainBehind closed doors during Canada's COVID-19 lockdowns, a devastating crisis unfolded. While the world focused on mask mandates a

A pandemic within a pandemic: Intimate partner violence in Canada's immigrant communities

by Bernard Rizk,University of OttawaCredit: CC0 Public DomainBehind closed doors during Canada's COVID-19 lockdowns, a devastating crisis unfolded. While the world focused on mask mandates a
Clinical trial of a drug to improve cognitive function in Down syndrome yields positive results

Clinical trial of a drug to improve cognitive function in Down syndrome yields positive results

by IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe ICOD (Improving Condition in Down syndrome) project, a pioneering study in addressing the cognitive difficulti

Clinical trial of a drug to improve cognitive function in Down syndrome yields positive results

by IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe ICOD (Improving Condition in Down syndrome) project, a pioneering study in addressing the cognitive difficulti
Cases of whooping cough growing, but knowledge about it is lacking

Cases of whooping cough growing, but knowledge about it is lacking

byAnnenberg Public Policy Center of the University of PennsylvaniaHalf of the public (50%) knows that Tdap protects against tetanus, 47% know it protects against diphtheria, 44% against whooping

Cases of whooping cough growing, but knowledge about it is lacking

byAnnenberg Public Policy Center of the University of PennsylvaniaHalf of the public (50%) knows that Tdap protects against tetanus, 47% know it protects against diphtheria, 44% against whooping
TNF inhibitors prevent complications in kids with Crohn's disease: Study recommends them as first-line therapies

TNF inhibitors prevent complications in kids with Crohn's disease: Study recommends them as first-line therapies

by Sam Page,University of MichiganCredit: Kindel Media from PexelsEarly treatment of pediatric Crohn's disease with anti-tumor necrosis factor medications can substantially reduce the risk o

TNF inhibitors prevent complications in kids with Crohn's disease: Study recommends them as first-line therapies

by Sam Page,University of MichiganCredit: Kindel Media from PexelsEarly treatment of pediatric Crohn's disease with anti-tumor necrosis factor medications can substantially reduce the risk o
Exploring role of understudied dysfunctional immune cells in severe COVID-19

Exploring role of understudied dysfunctional immune cells in severe COVID-19

byTrinity College DublinCredit:JCI Insight(2024). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.171659At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous studies had shown that COVID-19 patients with hig

Exploring role of understudied dysfunctional immune cells in severe COVID-19

byTrinity College DublinCredit:JCI Insight(2024). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.171659At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous studies had shown that COVID-19 patients with hig
Molecular and cellular level research shows a sharp sex divide for long COVID—women are more vulnerable

Molecular and cellular level research shows a sharp sex divide for long COVID—women are more vulnerable

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressTGFB1/TGFβ1 in transcriptomic and plasma proteomics at 3 and 12 months after acute infection. Credit:Science Translational Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sci

Molecular and cellular level research shows a sharp sex divide for long COVID—women are more vulnerable

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressTGFB1/TGFβ1 in transcriptomic and plasma proteomics at 3 and 12 months after acute infection. Credit:Science Translational Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sci