Slow walkers are almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19, and have over…
PUBLIC HEALTH
Second COVID-19 Wave in Europe Less Lethal Than First Wave
As Europe experienced its enormous second wave of the COVID-19 disease, researchers noticed the mortality…
Second-Wave COVID Mortality Dropped Markedly in (Most) Wealthier Zones
Wealthier northeastern U.S. states and Western European countries tended to have significantly lower mortality rates…
Conspiracy Theories Influence Our Behavior — Even If We Do Not Believe in Them
Not least because of the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy theories are more topical than ever. They…
New Report Reveals How the U.S. Can Renew Its Leadership in Global Health R&D
The U.S. Congress and Biden-Harris administration have a clear opportunity to supercharge global health research…
Strategies for Better Managing Health Care Systems During Pandemics, Natural Disasters
Health care systems could save lives and minimize losses by optimizing resource allocation and implementing…
Urban Americans More Likely to Follow Covid-19 Prevention Behaviors Than Rural Americans
Timothy Callaghan, PhD, and Alva Ferdinand, DrPH, JD, from the Southwest Rural Health Research Center…
Statin Use Associated With Increased Survival in Severe COVID-19
People who took statins to lower cholesterol were approximately 50% less likely to die if…
Health Professional Societies Address Critical Care Clinician Burnout
A new paper published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society provides a roadmap that…
Salt Reduction Will Prevent Nearly 200,000 Cases of Heart Disease and Save £1.64bn
England’s salt reduction programme will have led to nearly 200,000 fewer adults developing heart disease…
