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Study offers insight into handling the COVID-19 pandemic with biased data
Accurate and near real-time data on the course and evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic have been instrumental in informing public health mitigation strategies and policy worldwide.
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STI and HIV services in crisis pregnancy centers could cause real harm to public health
Cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV are again on the rise in the U.S., giving new urgency to ongoing efforts to make STI and HIV services more accessible.
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Expert sound alarm on the crisis in sex education across the U.S.
Experts at the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) are calling attention to a crisis in sex education, specifically the continued creation and endorsement of abstinence-only curricula being taught across the U.S.
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Nationwide advertising campaign launches in the UK to urge people to get COVID-19 booster, flu jabs
A nationwide advertising campaign launches today (Friday 22 October) as part of the government's call to the public to get their COVID-19 booster and flu jabs, to protect themselves and their loved ones this winter.
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NUS scientists develop a smart bandage to monitor chronic wounds
A research team led by Professor Lim Chwee Teck from the National University of Singapore's Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Health Innovation & Technology, in collaboration with clinical partners from Singapore General Hospital, has developed a smart wearable sensor that can conduct real-time, point-of-care assessment of chronic wounds wirelessly via an app.
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New £162.5 million fund to bolster adult social care workforce
Care homes and home care providers will benefit from a new £162.5 million workforce retention and recruitment fund to bolster the dedicated care workforce.
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New app to help people make healthy changes to their lifestyle
A new app to help people make positive changes to their diet and physical activity will launch next year, the government has announced today.
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Comparative effectiveness of ChAdOx1 and BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccines
In a recent study, researchers compared the efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines against infection SARS-CoV-2.
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Comparison of social distancing policies in Denmark and Sweden to combat COVID-19
The current study included the national response of Denmark and Sweden to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Influence of age on innate and adaptive immunity in COVID-19 patients
A new study investigates how age influences SARS-CoV-2 replication, innate and adaptive immune responses.
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