Sunlight linked with lower COVID-19 deaths, study shows
Sunnier areas are associated with fewer deaths from Covid-19, an observational study suggests.
Yearly Archive: 2021
Failure to rescue a major driver of excess maternal mortality in Black women
In a study of over 73 million delivery hospitalizations during a 19-year period in the United States, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health...
Brazil at high risk of dengue outbreaks after droughts because of temporary water storage
Dengue risk is exacerbated in highly populated areas of Brazil after extreme drought because of improvised water containers housing mosquitoes, suggests a new study in Lancet...
Watch a Master Japanese Printmaker at Work: Two Unintentionally Relaxing ASMR Videos
Today we can appreciate Japanese woodblock prints from sizable online archives whenever we like, and even download them for ourselves. Before the internet, how many chances would...
Surgery for stress urinary incontinence doesn’t cause pelvic cancer
Women undergoing surgery to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are not at increased risk of developing pelvic cancers, according to a large-scale, population-based study in The...
Lessons in equity from the frontlines of COVID-19 vaccination
When the first COVID-19 vaccines were approved for emergency use in December 2020, healthcare systems across the Unites States needed to rapidly design and implement their...
Even ‘safe’ ambient CO levels may harm health, study finds
Data collected from 337 cities across 18 countries show that even slight increases in ambient carbon monoxide levels from automobiles and other sources are associated with...
Study investigates link between lactation and visceral, pericardial fat
As demonstrated by multiple studies over the years, women who breastfeed have a lower risk for developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes when compared to those who...
Iran releases seized South Korean tanker
A South Korean tanker seized by Iranian authorities in January has been released.
Does an ‘Asian-Australian’ Accent Exist?
Is there something a little bit different about the way Asian-Australian native English speakers, like myself, talk?
