As flu season approaches and healthcare professionals encourage the public to vaccinate against influenza, the CDC has analyzed the rates of hospitalization and vaccination across different racial and...
In a recent article published in Nature Human Behavior, researchers looked at how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted life expectancy. It’s abundantly clear that COVID — especially in the early...
As the climate change crisis progresses, plastics, specifically microplastics (MPs), increasingly threaten human health globally. Earlier this year, microplastics were found in the lungs, blood, and...
On October 11, 2022, the United States Preventative Service Task Force (USPSTF) released a recommendation in JAMA Network Open advising that all adolescents between 8 and 18 years old receive anxiety...
A Quest Diagnostics Health Trends study analyzed the rates of breast and prostate cancer diagnosis to find that the rates still lag behind pre-pandemic diagnoses. The American Society of Clinical...
As the midterm elections approach, understanding public perceptions of healthcare issues can allow one to predict electoral outcomes which will impact public health policy. A recent American...
On August 31, 2022, BMJ published an article that determined that diet — specifically increased consumption of ultra-processed foods — can impact the risk of developing colorectal cancer....
Last week, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported its first human case and West Nile virus (WNV) death since the beginning of 2022. The individual in their late seventies became ill...
While some cancers are hereditary or associated with genetics, many cancers are exacerbated by lifestyle. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), alcohol consumption increases the risk of...
Incubation periods are one of the most significant epidemiological parameters when studying infectious diseases. Understanding incubation periods can impact the recommended public health strategies to...
The COVID-19 pandemic and its knock-on effects have contributed to a 2.7-year decline in life expectancy from 2019 to 2021, and some demographics’ life expectancies have fallen even lower,...
Monkeypox is a smallpox-like zoonotic orthopoxvirus in the poxviridae family. The WHO declared a public health emergency after the 2022 outbreak caused the virus to spread. Since the viral spread,...
It is widely agreed upon that a healthy lifestyle, including healthy dietary choices and regular activity, improves overall well-being and can reduce mortality risk. A recent publication in JAMA...
A recent Escherichia Coli (E. coli) outbreak was found after people in Michigan and Ohio reported symptoms of illness. While monitoring the outbreak, the CDC identified eight additional cases of E....
According to a recent NIH panel study, 8% of young adults in the United States reported using a hallucinogenic drug in the past year. In 2021, people aged 19–30 reported increased usage of LSD,...
The Mayo Clinic defines postpartum depression (PPD) as a form of long-lasting depression that occurs after childbirth. Understanding the risk of developing postpartum depression can help providers...
As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to progress, studying the long-term effects of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been an important area of study. On August 17, 2022, Lancet Psychiatry...
A retrospective cohort study published on August 16, 2022, found that patients hospitalized for COVID-19 had an elevated risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared to those hospitalized for...
Researchers published an article in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) stating that atrial cardiopathy may be associated with increased dementia risk. Data from the WHO suggests that...
A study published last week in the Journal of Hepatology found that high levels of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) were associated with an increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. The...
