Newswise Feature Channel: Public Health

Small Incentives Drive Lasting Seatbelt Habits, Cut Unbuckled Trips by a Third

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 21:00:20 EST

We've all heard "Click It, or Ticket" as a reminder to buckle up in the car, but "Click It and Win It!" appears to be an effective approach for sustaining consistent seatbelt use among drivers. When drivers were promised a share of $125 weekly prize money for maintaining perfect seatbelt use streaks, they established good, long-lasting habits. Driving without a seatbelt decreased 26% relative to the control during the incentive program and was 33% than the control even after the program ended, according to research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, published in the American Journal of Public Health.

A Physical Therapist's Best Advice on Foot Pain

Tufts University — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:50:45 EST

Who's at risk for sore feet, why foot pain can start, how to prevent it, and what to do if it arises

Prevention is the Strongest Antidote for Poisoning

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:45:45 EST

The NJ Poison Control Center Urges Implementing Poison Safety Practices at Home During National Poison Prevention Week

Food banks: short-term for some, permanent for others

Universite de Montreal — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:35:02 EST

In Quebec, most first-time food bank users don't have to keep going back, but 40 per cent still rely on the service two years later, an UdeM study shows.

LifeBridge Health President and CEO Neil Meltzer Announces Plans to Retire

LifeBridge Health — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:05:46 EST

LifeBridge Health President and CEO Neil Meltzer Announces Plans to Retire

Mount Sinai Researchers Develop Method to Identify Dormant Cells That Carry HIV

Mount Sinai Health System — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:00:48 EST

Study findings provide a new gene pathway for potential treatment of the virus affecting millions

Measles Resurgence Q & A: Epidemiologist Explains Why Cases Are Surging and How to Stop the Spread

Virginia Tech — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:55:58 EST

Virginia Tech infectious disease epidemiologist Lisa M. Lee explains why new measles cases are being reported around the country, not just in Texas, despite the illness being declared eliminated in the U.S. in the early 2000s due to rigorous vaccine uptake. What factors have contributed to the recent measles outbreak, and why is it spreading so quickly? "Measles is back because of falling vaccination rates.

How Concerned Should We Be About H5N1 Bird Flu?

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:50:29 EST

Cedars-Sinai, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Advance UK Healthcare

Cedars-Sinai — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:30:09 EST

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of Los Angeles and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust have entered into a strategic collaboration that aims to enhance and transform healthcare development in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Johns Hopkins Medicine Experts Available to Discuss Measles Prevention

Johns Hopkins Medicine — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:30:07 EST

Johns Hopkins Children's Center pediatric infectious diseases specialists Aaron Milstone, M.D., M.H.S., and Erica Prochaska, M.D., M.H.S., M.H.S., are available to discuss the following topics related to measles.

The Pandemic: A Pause in Research or a Springboard?

Universite de Montreal — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:20:44 EST

Five years later, three UdeM researchers reflect on the impact of the global COVID-19 health crisis on their work.

Perspectives and Challenges in Global Health: A Conversation with Howard Catton, CEO, International Council of Nurses

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:30:36 EST

As CEO of ICN since 2019, Howard Catton has been at the forefront of global health advocacy, influencing policy design and implementation while amplifying nurses' role in addressing pressing healthcare challenges. Join us for an insightful conversation exploring the evolving landscape of global health, the challenges nurses face, and their essential role in shaping the future of healthcare.

HIV Not Associated with Higher Risk for Coronary Artery Disease in Uganda, Challenging Prior Notions of Health Risks Among Regional Populations with HIV

American College of Physicians (ACP) — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:25:00 EST

A cross-sectional study of adults in Uganda with and without HIV was conducted to estimate the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis disease (CAD) in Uganda and determine whether well-controlled HIV infection is associated with increased presence or severity of CAD.

The Medical Minute: Why Am I Always So Tired?

Penn State Health — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:00:03 EST

Feeling tired all the time? A Penn State Health family medicine physician shares simple tips on lifestyle changes, sleep hygiene habits and diet to help improve your sleep.

American College of Radiology to Launch Early Lung Cancer Detection Registry

American College of Radiology (ACR) — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:45:20 EST

The ACR Lung Cancer Screening Registry will expand and evolve into the Early Lung Cancer Detection Registry to support actionable incidental pulmonary nodules management. Half of patients with lung cancer found as an IPN are not eligible for screening. 60% of IPN patients are lost to follow-up.

Expert Available to Talk about Measles Outbreak

University of West Florida — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:05:49 EST

The "POR-DEE" Mask: A Health Innovation by Chula's Faculty of Medicine, in Collaboration with CP, Effectively Protects Against PM2.5 Dust at an Affordable Price

Chulalongkorn University — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:55:33 EST

Due to the PM2.5 dust situation in Thailand, which now exceeds the global standard and significantly impacts public health, Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine and Chulalongkorn Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, have developed the "POR-DEE" face mask.

Expert Briefing - Vaccines: Purpose, Effectiveness, and Safety

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:00:02 EST

First National Perception Survey of Food Is Medicine Programs Shows Strong Public Support

Tufts University — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:00:00 EST

Researchers have conducted the first national survey on public awareness and perceptions of food, health, and Food is Medicine programs. A team at the Food is Medicine Institute at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University found that nearly 90 percent of Americans surveyed agreed that eating healthy foods is important for preventing conditions like obesity, high blood pressure, and type-2 diabetes.

Epidemiologist: Spring Break, Particularly in Texas, Could Intensify Spread of Measles

University of Delaware — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:55:34 EST