Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Simple initiatives to help people select lower-calorie options when ordering takeaways in delivery apps could help tackle the obesity epidemic, suggest three randomized trials being presented…
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Is that the right call?
Credit: CC0/Unsplash The COVID-19 emergency is over. After three years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the virus “no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.”…
WHO declares COVID global emergency over
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain More than three years after the coronavirus began ravaging the planet, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Friday that the pandemic is no longer a public…
Restricting flavored e-cigarettes may reduce their use among teens and young adults: Study
No smoking sign. Credit: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Getting many adolescents and young adults to stop using e-cigarettes may be as simple as doing away with flavored…
Half of parents believe their children’s mental health suffered due to social media during the past year
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Concerns continue to grow about the impact social media use has on the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents. According to a new national…
US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
Pfizer, left, and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccines are readied for use at a clinic, Nov. 17, 2022, in Richmond, Va. The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining…
What to know about tick, Lyme season following a mild winter
This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a blacklegged tick, which is also known as a deer tick. Ticks will be more…
New study finds unintentional weight loss often goes unrecognized by primary care physicians
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Unintentional weight loss (UWL) is a common and serious problem, and according to several studies, it could be a sign—sometimes the only sign—of an underlying malignancy,…
Presenting information about mental health in a second language could help counter cultural norms against treatment
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Public health outreach efforts often strive to overcome communication barriers by using interpretation and translation to present information to communities in their native language. However, bilingual…
The underestimated risk factor for mortality
Effect decomposition of the mediation analysis using a counterfactual framework. Total Association: refers to the total effect of renal hyperfiltration on mortality, including both direct and indirect pathways. Controlled Direct…
