Public Health

March of Dimes Gives US D+ Premature Birth Grade on 2023 Report Card

by Veronica Salib

Recently, March of Dimes released its annual report card on maternal and infant outcomes across the United States and its territories, highlighting that the US received a D+ for premature birth, with a...

Heat-Related CV Deaths to Greatly Impact Black and Elderly Communities

by Veronica Salib

Earlier this week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that heat-related cardiovascular deaths are expected to increase drastically between 2036 and 2065. The press release cites an...

Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis at 30 Reduces Life Expectancy by 14 Years

by Veronica Salib

A recent study published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, funded by the British Heart Foundation, Medical Research Council, National Institute for Health and Care Research, and Health Data...

COVIDTests.gov Reopens for Americans to Request At-Home COVID Test

by Veronica Salib

Starting today, September 25, 2023, COVIDTests.gov will reopen for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests. Each household will be eligible to receive four more free rapid antigen at-home...

80% of People with Hypertension Receive Inadequate Treatment

by Veronica Salib

Earlier this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a report on the global impact of high blood pressure, otherwise known as hypertension. Data from the report revealed that approximately...

Digital Assays Detect Nucleic Acids to Identify Clinical Pathogens

by Veronica Salib

On September 6, 2023, researchers from the Karolinska Institute published a study in Science Advances detailing a new pathogen detection assay that uses DNA nanoballs. The study was a collaborative...

31% of Men Worldwide Have Genital Human Papillomavirus

by Veronica Salib

A recent study published in the Lancet Global Health aimed to understand the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in men. The review and meta-analysis estimated that 31% of men worldwide have...

NIH Researchers Investigate Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain

by Veronica Salib

Yesterday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced an investigation into Klebsiella pneumoniae, a bacterium that has managed to infect multiple healthy people in community settings. The...

41% of Young Athletes Have Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

by Veronica Salib

In a recent press release, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the results of a study funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), noting high rates of...

Increased Screen Time at 1 Year May Be Linked to Developmental Delay

by Veronica Salib

Earlier this month, an article published in JAMA Pediatrics linked screen time with an increased potential for developmental delays. Researchers set out to understand the dose–response...

Poor Water Quality Can Increase Lung Infection Risk for CF Patients

by Veronica Salib

Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a subset of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recently published a study in Environmental Epidemiology...

Severe COVID Alters Innate Immune System in Human, Animal Studies

by Veronica Salib

On August 18, 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a press release announcing a potential link between severe COVID-19 and changes to the innate immune system. The National Institute...

NIH Awards $24 Million to Develop Maternal Health Research Centers

by Veronica Salib

Yesterday, the National Institutes of Health announced that it would award $24 million for the first year to establish Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence. This funding is a component of the...

Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure Increases Dementia Risk

by Veronica Salib

Earlier this week, researchers in JAMA Internal Medicine published an investigation analyzing the impacts of air pollution from varying sources on dementia risk in the United States. Researchers...

Omicron Variant EG.5 Linked to 17.3% of New COVID-19 Cases

by Veronica Salib

According to the most recent data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant, EG.5, is now the leading cause of new COVID-19 cases across the...

Biden Administration Tracks Heat-Related Illnesses with New Dashboard

by Veronica Salib

On August 9, 2023, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the launch of the Heat-Related Illness EMS Activation Surveillance Dashboard, also known as EMS HeatTracker,...

Researchers Predict Childhood Obesity Using Umbilical Cord Blood

by Veronica Salib

A recent study published in eBioMedicine, a Lancet journal, revealed that DNA methylation (DNAm) in umbilical cord blood could predict a child’s growth trajectories up to 18 years. Providers may...

Exercise Program Improves Pediatric Cardiometabolic Health

by Veronica Salib

A study published in JAMA Network Open on July 27, 2023, evaluated the effects of implementing an exercise program for overweight and obese children on cardiometabolic and mental health. Researchers...

Consuming Omega-3 Fatty Acids Maintains Lung Health NIH Study Reveals

by Veronica Salib

An NIH-funded study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine concluded that consuming omega-3 fatty acids from fish or supplements can help maintain lung health,...

The Path That Ends AIDS: UNAIDS Report Projects AIDS Could End by 2030

by Veronica Salib

A report published on July 13, 2023, by UNAIDS, a global effort to end acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), projects and outlines a plan to end AIDS by 2030. The 196-page report is divided into...