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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 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
More blood transfusions linked to lower 6-month mortality in heart-attack patients with anemia

More blood transfusions linked to lower 6-month mortality in heart-attack patients with anemia

byRutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGiving more blood to anemic patients after a heart attack may save lives, according to a Rutgers Health–led study. Thestudy, published

More blood transfusions linked to lower 6-month mortality in heart-attack patients with anemia

byRutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGiving more blood to anemic patients after a heart attack may save lives, according to a Rutgers Health–led study. Thestudy, published
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
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
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
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
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
A simple plasma-based biomarker could predict liver fibrosis in Latino adolescents with obesity

A simple plasma-based biomarker could predict liver fibrosis in Latino adolescents with obesity

byChildren's Hospital Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent study led by Principal Investigator Michael Goran, Ph.D., and Rachel Schenker, MD, a Fellow in the Children's H

A simple plasma-based biomarker could predict liver fibrosis in Latino adolescents with obesity

byChildren's Hospital Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent study led by Principal Investigator Michael Goran, Ph.D., and Rachel Schenker, MD, a Fellow in the Children's H