Category: Public Health

Public Health

1-in-9 Seniors Using Cannabis Qualify as Having a Disorder

More than 11% of adults aged 65 and older who used cannabis in the past year met clinical criteria for cannabis use disorder, with nearly a quarter presenting with moderate or severe cases.

Public Health

Wildfire Smoke More Dangerous Than Other Air Pollution

Two studies link fine particulate matter from wildfires to increased hospital admissions and lower lung cancer survival.

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

World Health Organization OKs Multi-dose Maternal RSV Vaccine

The new multi-dose RSV vial is expected to lower costs and simplify global distribution to protect infants from severe respiratory illness.

Smoking

Tobacco Smoking and Infertility

A new summary from the World Health Organization warns that tobacco use can negatively impact fertility outcomes worldwide.

Healthcare & Policy

Real-Time Oxygen Delivery to the Brain

Engineers have combined light and sound imaging methods to observe how blood vessels supply oxygen to active brain neurons in awake animal models.