Target Evangelicals to Boost COVID Vaccine Confidence, Says Advocate
Increasing resources and national efforts to target white evangelicals, the most COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant group in the country, could help end the pandemic sooner, a vaccine advocate said during a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Tuesday. Witnesses and lawmakers also weighed the risks and benefits of vaccinating children against […]
Antelope’s fate shrouded by social, political forces: The story of South Africa’s oribi mirrors conservation issues for other iconic species
If only it were as simple as finding more grassland for an antelope. The story of efforts to conserve the endangered oribi in South Africa represent a diaspora of issues as varied as the people who live there. On its surface, like many threatened species, you have conflict between a need for habitat and private […]
Interventions Can Reduce CVD Risk Factors in HIV Patients, Studies Show
DENVER — Efforts aimed at lowering blood pressure (BP) and cholesterol in people with HIV can succeed, two randomized trials presented here demonstrated. In the first, prehypertensive Haitians on stable antiretroviral therapy (ART) who received early treatment with a calcium channel blocker experienced significantly greater reductions in systolic and diastolic BP compared with those who […]
Multistate Licensure for Docs, Others Continues to Gain Steam
Efforts to sign up more states for “multistate compacts” that allow out-of-state physicians and other health professionals to practice in another state are continuing into 2024, experts say. For physicians, the ability to practice in multiple states has been simplified through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC), a project coordinated in part by the Federation […]
Wyoming Diabetes Prevention Efforts Focus on Prediabetes – Wyoming Department of Health
Wyoming Diabetes Prevention Efforts Focus on Prediabetes December 1, 2022 Because of the strong link between prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is encouraging people to learn more about their personal prediabetes risk through a simple screening option. Amber Nolte, Chronic Disease Prevention Program manager with WDH, estimated one in […]
Aortic Aneurysm Score Paves the Way for More Targeted Screening
Efforts to screen for ascending aortic enlargement in the general population may be improved using a new prediction model based on common clinical variables easily gathered from medical records, researchers found. The AORTA clinical score was found to correlate with measured ascending aortic diameters in development from a large U.K. Biobank cohort and externally validation […]
Opinion | Mental Health Is a Slippery Slope When It Comes to Physician Well-Being
I applaud the efforts of several states that have enacted legislation to make it easier for physicians to get mental health treatment without incurring the wrath of physician health programs (PHPs). PHPs, while well-intended, are notoriously disruptive to the lives and careers of physicians struggling with depression, substance use disorders, and other mental health conditions. […]
CDC: Two Distinct Monkeypox Strains Detected in U.S.
Gene sequencing efforts suggest that two different monkeypox variants are spreading in the U.S., raising the possibility that the virus has been circulating longer than experts initially thought, CDC officials said on Friday. Currently, there have been 20 monkeypox cases identified in 11 U.S. states, all in adults, Jennifer McQuiston, DVM, deputy director of CDC’s […]
More adults are falling every year, despite prevention efforts
Falls are a leading cause of hospitalization and institutionalization for older adults in the U.S. and fall prevention efforts are an important part of geriatric education and health. Yet, a new University of Michigan study found that despite prevention efforts, falls increase by about 1.5% annually, with wide variations in incidence based on geography. “It […]
Genetic strategy reverses insecticide resistance
Insecticides play a central role in efforts to counter global impacts of mosquito-spread malaria and other diseases, which cause an estimated 750,000 deaths each year. These insect-specific chemicals, which cost more than $100 million to develop and bring to market, also are critical to controlling insect-driven crop damage that poses a challenge to food security. […]