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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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APR 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
After an assessment of blood samples collected in Brazil between 2013 and 2016, scientists have found two new species of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2020Earth & The Environment
The planet continues to set climate records, which is certainly not great news. Earlier this week, the National Oceanic ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 16, 2020Earth & The Environment
What do scientists see when looking at Earth’s atmosphere? Well, it’s complicated, especially the chemistry ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 16, 2020Microbiology
It's widely accepted that we don't have a good idea of how many COVID-19 cases are circulating, so researchers are using ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Some of the reagents used in popular diagnostic tests may be in short supply, so other testing methods will be needed.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2020Chemistry & Physics
There's no doubt that a lot of our current attention goes to the COVID-19 infection cases, as media outlets publish ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 14, 2020Microbiology
Some have looked economic data and suggested that social distancing has gone too far, but a study shows it's saving us f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2020Cancer
Up until now, there have been inconclusive results regarding the association between fiber consumption and the risk of b ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 12, 2020Microbiology
COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory illness, and ventilators have been critical for treating COVID-19.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Studies in mice and humans have shown that the negative health effects of pollution are accompanied by changes in gene e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2020Microbiology
As SARS-CoV-2 spreads in the United States, infecting and killing thousands, some racial data is finally being included ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2020Earth & The Environment
A recent revision of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s cost-benefit analysis in support of a proposed r ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 07, 2020Neuroscience
Not all neuroscientists agree that creativity comes from the brain’s right hemisphere, while analytical and logica ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 07, 2020Microbiology
Yesterday, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it will begin human trials on a potential vaccine for COVID-19.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2020Microbiology
Bacterial runoff is a serious threat to our waterways and oceans; pathogenic microbes are known to contaminate stormwate ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2020Genetics & Genomics
SARS-CoV-2 is the name for the pandemic coronavirus that causes the illness COVID-19, which affects people in extremely ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2020Immunology
The coronavirus pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 is demanding the world's immediate attention.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2020Microbiology
There are a couple of different kinds of tests that researchers will be developing and clinicians will be using to disru ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2020Health & Medicine
Now that cannabis products are legal in many states across the U.S., law officials need a quick and reliable way to test ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 01, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have begun efficacy testing for a new SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic kit that claims to be able to test for COVID-19 ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 31, 2020Microbiology
As SARS-CoV-2 upends normalcy in the world, researchers are trying to find a treatment for the illness it causes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
In the exponential growth of a rapidly spreading infectious disease, healthcare systems become overwhelmed, which can ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The gene enables bacteria to resist the effects of an aminoglycoside antibiotic called plazomycin.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2020Cancer
It may not come as a surprise that public health is adversely affected by natural disasters and conflict. New research p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
After an assessment of blood samples collected in Brazil between 2013 and 2016, scientists have found two new species of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2020
Earth & The Environment
The planet continues to set climate records, which is certainly not great news. Earlier this week, the National Oceanic
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 16, 2020
Earth & The Environment
What do scientists see when looking at Earth’s atmosphere? Well, it’s complicated, especially the chemistry
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 16, 2020
Microbiology
It's widely accepted that we don't have a good idea of how many COVID-19 cases are circulating, so researchers are using
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Some of the reagents used in popular diagnostic tests may be in short supply, so other testing methods will be needed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
There's no doubt that a lot of our current attention goes to the COVID-19 infection cases, as media outlets publish
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 14, 2020
Microbiology
Some have looked economic data and suggested that social distancing has gone too far, but a study shows it's saving us f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2020
Cancer
Up until now, there have been inconclusive results regarding the association between fiber consumption and the risk of b
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 12, 2020
Microbiology
COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory illness, and ventilators have been critical for treating COVID-19.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Studies in mice and humans have shown that the negative health effects of pollution are accompanied by changes in gene e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2020
Microbiology
As SARS-CoV-2 spreads in the United States, infecting and killing thousands, some racial data is finally being included
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A recent revision of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s cost-benefit analysis in support of a proposed r
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 07, 2020
Neuroscience
Not all neuroscientists agree that creativity comes from the brain’s right hemisphere, while analytical and logica
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 07, 2020
Microbiology
Yesterday, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it will begin human trials on a potential vaccine for COVID-19.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2020
Microbiology
Bacterial runoff is a serious threat to our waterways and oceans; pathogenic microbes are known to contaminate stormwate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
SARS-CoV-2 is the name for the pandemic coronavirus that causes the illness COVID-19, which affects people in extremely
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2020
Immunology
The coronavirus pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 is demanding the world's immediate attention.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2020
Microbiology
There are a couple of different kinds of tests that researchers will be developing and clinicians will be using to disru
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2020
Health & Medicine
Now that cannabis products are legal in many states across the U.S., law officials need a quick and reliable way to test
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 01, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have begun efficacy testing for a new SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic kit that claims to be able to test for COVID-19
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 31, 2020
Microbiology
As SARS-CoV-2 upends normalcy in the world, researchers are trying to find a treatment for the illness it causes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the exponential growth of a rapidly spreading infectious disease, healthcare systems become overwhelmed, which can ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The gene enables bacteria to resist the effects of an aminoglycoside antibiotic called plazomycin.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2020
Cancer
It may not come as a surprise that public health is adversely affected by natural disasters and conflict. New research p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan