Category: Public Health

Public Health

Researchers ID Genes Linked to Severe Pediatric COVID-19

Study reveals shared biological responses among children hospitalized with COVID-19 and other serious lung infections.

Public Health

AAP Issues Guidance for Pediatric Measles

New clinical recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics help healthcare providers identify, diagnose, and care for infants exposed to measles.

Public Health

High-performance ICUs Had Lower Pandemic Mortality Rates

ICU mortality rates during the pandemic were significantly lower in ICUs that exhibited high efficiency, pre-COVID-19.

Pediatrics

Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths Rising Among Black Infants

Sudden unexpected infant death accounts for more than one-third of the infant mortality disparity between Black and white infants in the US.

Smoking

Menthol Amplifies Duration, Intensity of Inhaled Nicotine

E-cigarette aerosols combining menthol and nicotine produced stronger physiological responses and higher blood metabolite levels in animal models.

Healthcare & Policy

Air Pollution Damages Cellular Energy and Raises Heart Disease Risk

Researchers identify blood markers that reveal early biological stress from pollution exposure before chronic illness develops.