Sep. 3, 2021 — Subscription-based payment models (SBPM), a novel approach in which states contract exclusively with a single manufacturer to supply prescriptions at a reduced price, could increase access to these ...
Sep. 1, 2021 — A study found that food insecurity among college students is associated with lower college graduation rates and lower chances of obtaining a bachelor's or advanced ...
Aug. 26, 2021 — A new commentary reinforces the need to engage the public in understanding the importance of menstrual health. This includes sufficient funding and more research to educate young people, their ...
Aug. 20, 2021 — Millions of people across the African continent are at risk of contracting COVID-19 because of a lack of the most basic public health tools to protect themselves -- including the essentials of soap ...
Aug. 19, 2021 — Opioid overdose is a leading cause of injury-related death for adults ages 25 to 54 in the U.S. Recent data suggest that commonly used opioids for pain management may interfere with medications used ...
Aug. 13, 2021 — A new study shows that between 2013 and 2018, as many U.S. states were legalizing recreational marijuana, cancer patients continued to abstain in large ...
Aug. 13, 2021 — A new study exposes the dire need for new clinical risk management tools to help hospital healthcare workers prevent the deaths and intensive care admissions of Black, Asian and minority ethnic ...
Aug. 12, 2021 — A new strategy for modeling the spread of COVID-19 incorporates smartphone-captured data on people's movements and shows promise for aiding development of optimal lockdown ...
Aug. 12, 2021 — States with low initial use of HIV-prevention drugs are continuing to fall behind in usage among people at risk for the disease, a new study ...
Aug. 11, 2021 — Eradicating COVID-19 across the globe is theoretically more feasible than for polio but much less so than it was for smallpox, according to an analysis by New Zealand ...
July 27, 2021 — A new article outlines how relaxing Covid-19 restrictions could pave the way for new vaccine-resistant virus mutations. It describes how we are in an 'arms race' with the virus and how ...
July 27, 2021 — Several forms of public messages can increase vaccination intentions, but messaging that emphasizes personal health benefits has the largest ...
July 21, 2021 — A high proportion of staff working in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic have experienced mental health conditions, according to a new ...
July 20, 2021 — The high monetary cost and environmental toll of disposable N95 masks could be dramatically cut by adopting reusable masks, according to a new study that calculated the financial and environmental ...
July 14, 2021 — With few additional targeted tests and non-invasive surveys, public health agencies can better estimate disease occurrence and trends, changes in transmission, rates of hospitalization and death and ...
July 14, 2021 — Electroconvulsive therapy, which may be effective at lowering long-term risks of suicide and death among patients with certain mood disorders, may result in longer hospital stays and increased health ...
July 7, 2021 — Use of a new preparedness tool can help hospitals determine their ability to respond to unexpected surges due to mass shootings, terrorist attacks, or future ...
July 7, 2021 — Researchers have published new findings that take a first look at the use of SARS-CoV-2 mathematical modeling to inform early statewide policies enacted to reduce the spread of the coronavirus ...
July 1, 2021 — Antibiotic sales soared during India's first surge of COVID-19, suggesting that the drugs were inappropriately used to treat mild and moderate COVID-19 infections, according to new research. The ...
June 29, 2021 — Fireworks are synonymous in the United States with the celebration of Independence Day and other special events, but the colorful displays have caused a growing risk to public safety in recent years, ...
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