Archive: 05/10/2018

Energy insecure New Yorkers face multiple health risks

Nearly one-third of Washington Heights residents surveyed report problems with lack of heat in the winter and/or paying their electric bills. The study by researchers at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health found these ...

Oct 5, 2018

Team develops a universal vaccine platform that's cheaper and shelf stable

Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed less expensive way to produce vaccines that cuts the costs of vaccine production and storage by up to 80 percent without decreasing safety ...

Oct 5, 2018

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Outpatient antibiotic overprescribing rampant

Clinicians prescribed antibiotics without an infection-related diagnosis nearly half of the time and one in five prescriptions were provided without an in-person visit, according to research being presented at IDWeek 2018. ...

Oct 5, 2018

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Therapy dogs can spread superbugs to kids, hospital finds

Therapy dogs can bring more than joy and comfort to hospitalized kids. They can also bring stubborn germs.

Oct 5, 2018

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Cancer death disparities linked to poverty, lifestyle factors nationwide

Yale researchers have identified factors that may contribute to widening cancer death disparities among counties across the United States. These factors, which include both socioeconomic and behavioral traits, may provide ...

Oct 5, 2018