The landscape of abortion law in the United States saw increase in targeted restrictions in 2019, but also some efforts to protect access by state governments and courts, according to data published today to LawAtlas.org by the Center for Public Health Law Research.
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A new study published in Maternal and Child Health Journal, led by Anna M. Scolese, Master of Public Health student at George Mason University, found that 23.3% of women who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) reported their child’s school attendance was disrupted due to IPV. The study used baseline data from a sub-sample of 659 women in Mexico City who recently experienced IPV and reported having a child under age 18. Researchers identified four distinct classes of IPV experiences: Low Physical and Sexual Violence; Low Physical and High Sexual Violence, High Physical and Low Sexual Violence and Injuries; and High Physical and Sexual Violence and Injuries.
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Climate change aggravates global health problems, above all for people in Africa. The group “Climate change and Health in Sub-Saharan Africa” funded by the German Research Foundation studies climate-induced damage to health in Burkina Faso and Kenya.
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Living near green spaces is associated with a wide variety of benefits, including a lower risk of obesity, improved attention capacity in children and slower physical decline in old age.
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Every weekday at noon since Jan. 27, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Randall Williams gathers his outbreak response team for a meeting on coronavirus.
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Pediatric cancer patients may soon get a better night’s sleep and experience improved comfort levels, thanks to a new grant-funded project led by a Rutgers University-Camden researcher.
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A study by York University psychology researchers provides new evidence that bilingualism can delay symptoms of dementia.
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Everything a cell does, from dividing in two to migrating to a different part of the body, is controlled by enzymes that chemically modify other proteins in the cell.
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Experts at the Center for Tobacco Research and The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute are making a case for why the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rule to add 13 new graphic warnings for cigarette packages and advertisements should be allowed to go into effect.
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The National Pancreas Foundation has named Rush University Medical Center as a National Center of Excellence for Pancreatic Cancer, a designation given to hospitals that have demonstrated the multi-disciplinary approach, social support and advanced research resources needed to successfully treat this devastating disease.
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