As COVID-19 continues to spread, bottlenecks in supplies and laboratory personnel have led to…
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Public health is the science and practice of protecting and improving the health of populations through research, education, and policy. It focuses on preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting well-being at the community and global levels rather than treating individual patients. Public health encompasses epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, behavioral science, and health policy—addressing issues such as infectious disease outbreaks, vaccination, nutrition, mental health, and healthcare access. By combining data-driven science with social awareness and public policy, public health aims to reduce health disparities, respond to emerging global threats, and build resilient, healthier societies.
A group of scientists have detected genetic material from SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater samples collected…
Contract tracing apps used to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are unlikely to be effective…
In a retrospective study of patients tested for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Chicago…
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a small neutralizing antibody, a so-called nanobody,…
School spaces with newer furniture show significantly lower levels of hazardous exposures. There are good…
The use of tear gas is rightfully banned in warfare and should equally be banned…
Flavorings combine with solvents in e-cigarettes to produce new toxic chemicals that irritate the airways,…
Masks are an additional step to help slow the spread of COVID-19 when combined with…
In a tremendous demonstration of global collaboration, clinician-scientists have pooled data from 121 hospitals in…
Two recent studies were unable to rule out that H1N1 (“swine flu”) vaccination (“Pandemrix”) and…
New analysis shows hydroxychloroquine does not lower mortality in COVID-19 patients, and is associated with…
Children and teenagers are less likely than adults to develop severe COVID-19 or die from…
A study of a gateway receptor for SARS-CoV-2 led by Walter J. Lukiw, Ph.D., Professor…
An extensive search and testing of current drugs and drug-like compounds has revealed compounds previously…
Rules should better reflect the multiple factors that combine to affect risk, say experts. Rules…
UC Berkeley demographers calculate pandemic’s impact on US lifespan based on projected mortality rates. With…
Hydroxychloroquine Reduces In-Hospital COVID-19 Mortality An observational multi-center study, coordinated by the I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed, with…