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Released: 13-Jul-2021 2:05 PM EDT
ICE violated internal medical standards, potentially contributing to deaths
University of Southern California (USC)

A USC analysis of deaths among individuals in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody found that ICE violated its own internal medical care standards in 78% of cases, potentially contributing to deaths in relatively young and healthy men.

8-Jul-2021 11:30 AM EDT
Allocating COVID-19 vaccines based on health and socioeconomic factors could reduce mortality
PLOS

Study suggests spatial relationship between COVID-19 mortality and population-level health factors.

Released: 13-Jul-2021 1:40 PM EDT
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Smokers are at a Higher Risk for Smoking Menthol Cigarettes
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Compared with heterosexual smokers, menthol cigarette smoking is higher among lesbian, gay and bisexual cigarette smokers, according to a Rutgers-led study, especially among bisexual and lesbian/gay female cigarette smokers.

Released: 13-Jul-2021 1:05 PM EDT
Language Isolation Affects Health of Mexican Americans
University of Georgia

New research from the University of Georgia finds that older Mexican Americans who live in low English-speaking neighborhoods are at greater risk for poor health and even an early death.

Released: 13-Jul-2021 6:05 AM EDT
Highlighting the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines could hold key to converting doubters
University of Bristol

Informing people about how well the new COVID-19 vaccines work could boost uptake among doubters substantially, according to new research.

   
Released: 12-Jul-2021 5:25 PM EDT
Care home residents are at risk of COVID-19 even after being fully vaccinated
European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Care homes need to be vigilant for outbreaks of COVID-19, even after residents have received two doses of the vaccine, according to new research being presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) held online this year.

9-Jul-2021 4:00 PM EDT
Childhood Lead Exposure May Adversely Affect Adults’ Personalities
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

A study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, sampled more than 1.5 million people in 269 U.S. counties and 37 European nations. Researchers found that those who grew up in areas with higher levels of atmospheric lead had less adaptive personalities in adulthood — lower levels of conscientiousness and agreeableness and higher levels of neuroticism.

   
Released: 12-Jul-2021 2:20 PM EDT
Every spot of green space counts
University of New South Wales

The city park may be an artificial ecosystem but it plays a key role in the environment and our health, the first global assessment of the microbiome in city parks has found.

   
Released: 12-Jul-2021 11:30 AM EDT
New Study May Offer Treatment Guidance for MIS-C
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Children and adolescents with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) who are treated initially with intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) and glucocorticoids have reduced risk for serious short-term outcomes, including cardiovascular dysfunction, than those who receive an initial treatment of IVIG alone, a new study finds.

Released: 12-Jul-2021 8:45 AM EDT
Ensuring Timely, Appropriate And Equitable Access To Aduhelm
Alzheimer's Association

Aduhelm has been approved for use for those with Mild Cognitive Impairment or early stage Alzheimer's dementia. This treatment offers a marginal but potentially meaningful slowing of decline for this subpopulation of individuals with Alzheimer's disease, a terminal disease with no survivors. Though approved, access to the treatment is at risk of being impeded by significant barriers which may further deepen issues of health equity.

Released: 9-Jul-2021 2:35 PM EDT
Inhaled COVID-19 Vaccine Prevents Disease and Transmission in Animals
University of Iowa

In a new study assessing the potential of a single-dose, intranasal COVID-19 vaccine, a team from the University of Iowa and the University of Georgia found that the vaccine fully protects mice against lethal COVID-19 infection.

Released: 9-Jul-2021 12:00 PM EDT
Nationally Recognized Biostatistician Joins Rutgers to Focus on Cancer Research
Rutgers School of Public Health

Hao Liu, PhD, joins the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at Rutgers School of Public Health and serves as the Director of Biostatistics Shared Resource at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

Released: 8-Jul-2021 3:00 PM EDT
From Satellite to Smartphone, App Warns Public of Unsafe Water
University of Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island College of Engineering Professor Ali Shafqat Akanda and a team of researchers have developed an application for smartphones called CholeraMap to serve as an early warning device for cholera.

   
1-Jul-2021 4:15 PM EDT
Regular monitoring may be only way to prevent large COVID-19 outbreaks in schools
PLOS

New simulations suggest that waiting until a student tests positive is too late for prevention

Released: 8-Jul-2021 1:55 PM EDT
UCLA Fielding School Professor’s Team Awarded more than $5.2 Million in Grants for HIV Prevention
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

A team of researchers co-led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health epidemiology professor Dr. Matthew Mimiaga has received more than $5.2 million in grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop and test interventions in the U.S. and Brazil.

Released: 8-Jul-2021 1:05 PM EDT
Loyola Medicine Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for All Employees
Loyola Medicine

Loyola Medicine and Trinity Health today announced the national health system will require all colleagues, clinical staff, contractors and those conducting business in its health care facilities be vaccinated against COVID-19, effective immediately. This includes 9,523 employees and 2,200 physicians at Loyola Medicine's three-hospital regional system.



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