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Public Health: the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals." Analyzing the health of a population and the threats is the basis for public health. The "public" in question can be as small as a handful of people, an entire village or it can be as large as several continents, in the case of a pandemic. "Health" takes into account physical, mental and social well-being. It is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, according to the World Health Organization.
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MAY 24, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Over 1.5 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, but SARS-CoV-2 variants are now threatening efforts to ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 24, 2021Immunology
A new study by researchers at Rice University has shown that sleep loss often following the death of a spouse can have l ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 24, 2021Genetics & Genomics
In Brazil, automotive battery plants use lead to make their products, exposing workers to the element, which is abundant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2021Neuroscience
Thinking of cracking open a cold one this weekend? Researchers from the University of Oxford have identified a connectio ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 21, 2021Microbiology
The bubonic plague is caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas. The bacterium can also caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2021Health & Medicine
There have been exponential increases in opioid-related illness and death in the United States and Canada, and the opioi ...Written By: Angela DowdenMAY 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
While the vast majority of our genes are in the genome that's held in the nuclei of cells, mitochondria are also known t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Forget lab-based tests—a new portable microfluidic device links to a mobile app, diagnosing gonorrhea in just 15 m ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 20, 2021Immunology
A new study indicates that delaying the second “booster” dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine (to 11-12 ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 18, 2021Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered an antiviral drug that blocks the SARS-CoV-2 virus from infecting lung cells. Promi ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 18, 2021Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2021Cardiology
Researchers have found an association between healthier hearts and better cognitive abilities, like faster reaction time ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2021Earth & The Environment
Hydrological dams have been portrayed as green, renewable energy capable of aiding in the transition away from fossil fu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Over the past 20 years, Lyme has gone from a virtually unknown disease to the most reported vector-borne illness in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2021Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2016, around 2 billion adults around the world were overweight ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 14, 2021Cancer
A study published this week in JAMA Network Open shows that although obesity-related cancer deaths are falling, they are ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 14, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have created an imaging agent that will allow scientists and clinicians to visualize a bacterial infection c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care, and early diagnosis is a decisive factor in determini ...Sponsored By: bioMérieux IncMAY 10, 2021Microbiology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has changed the world in devastating ways, taking hundreds of thousands of lives & new var ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2021Microbiology
For many years, many parts of the human body were considered to be sterile, which is to say, totally free of microorgani ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2021Cancer
New research published online in the journal Gut from researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 06, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have found a link between obesity and reduced blood flow to the brain. For t ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 06, 2021Immunology
New research has revealed that COVID-19 vaccines may not work as effectively in those whose immune systems have been neg ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
MAY 24, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Over 1.5 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, but SARS-CoV-2 variants are now threatening efforts to
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 24, 2021
Immunology
A new study by researchers at Rice University has shown that sleep loss often following the death of a spouse can have l
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 24, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
In Brazil, automotive battery plants use lead to make their products, exposing workers to the element, which is abundant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2021
Neuroscience
Thinking of cracking open a cold one this weekend? Researchers from the University of Oxford have identified a connectio
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 21, 2021
Microbiology
The bubonic plague is caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas. The bacterium can also caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2021
Health & Medicine
There have been exponential increases in opioid-related illness and death in the United States and Canada, and the opioi
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
MAY 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
While the vast majority of our genes are in the genome that's held in the nuclei of cells, mitochondria are also known t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Forget lab-based tests—a new portable microfluidic device links to a mobile app, diagnosing gonorrhea in just 15 m
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 20, 2021
Immunology
A new study indicates that delaying the second “booster” dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine (to 11-12
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 18, 2021
Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered an antiviral drug that blocks the SARS-CoV-2 virus from infecting lung cells. Promi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have found an association between healthier hearts and better cognitive abilities, like faster reaction time
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Hydrological dams have been portrayed as green, renewable energy capable of aiding in the transition away from fossil fu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Over the past 20 years, Lyme has gone from a virtually unknown disease to the most reported vector-borne illness in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2021
Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2016, around 2 billion adults around the world were overweight
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 14, 2021
Cancer
A study published this week in JAMA Network Open shows that although obesity-related cancer deaths are falling, they are
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 14, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have created an imaging agent that will allow scientists and clinicians to visualize a bacterial infection c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care, and early diagnosis is a decisive factor in determini
...
Sponsored By:
bioMérieux Inc
MAY 10, 2021
Microbiology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has changed the world in devastating ways, taking hundreds of thousands of lives & new var
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2021
Microbiology
For many years, many parts of the human body were considered to be sterile, which is to say, totally free of microorgani
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2021
Cancer
New research published online in the journal Gut from researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 06, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have found a link between obesity and reduced blood flow to the brain. For t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 06, 2021
Immunology
New research has revealed that COVID-19 vaccines may not work as effectively in those whose immune systems have been neg
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes