A study in the United States comparing states that closed child care facilities in 2020 with those that did not found an association with worse employment outcomes for women. The extra burden of child care may fall disproportionately on women as a result of closures. The researchers call for greater availability of paid parental leave and tax credits to support […]
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(HealthDay)—Providing parents with an infant carrier increases the rates of breastfeeding and expressed human milk feeding at six months postpartum, according to a study published online June 30 in Pediatrics. Emily E. Little, Ph.D., from Nurturely in Eugene, Oregon, and colleagues conducted a trial between February 2018 and June 2019 in which 50 parents were randomly assigned to receive an […]
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Malaria still kills millions. Researchers are excited by a new intervention: giving people a drug which kills mosquitoes that bite them. Incredibly, this is a reality, as the drug ivermectin, widely used for the control of parasite infections such as lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis, appears to do this. With some mosquitoes now resistant to the insecticides used in treated bed […]
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In another sign that coronavirus vaccination rates have plateaued in America, a new poll shows that most adults who wanted a COVID-19 vaccine have already gotten one. Released Wednesday, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) report shows 65% of adults polled have received at least one dose of the vaccine, up from 62% in May. But only 3% of those who […]
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While COVID-19 raged in the United States, a set of public health crises was pushed to the background. HIV and drug use flourished during the pandemic, fueled in part by extended isolation and economic fallout. Relapses were commonplace and services harder to access. Now, as the U.S. emerges from the worst of its outbreak, it’s grappling with pockets of HIV […]
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A University of Canterbury (UC) study has found that a reduction in sleep problems for children on the autism spectrum vastly improves those children’s behavior and their parent’s wellbeing. The study’s lead author Associate Professor Laurie McLay says the association between sleep and behavioral challenges in children is well-established but very few studies have examined whether enhancing children’s sleep quantity […]
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Under pressure to rein in skyrocketing prescription drug costs, states are targeting companies that serve as conduits for drug manufacturers, health insurers and pharmacies. More than 100 separate bills regulating those companies, known as pharmacy benefit managers, have been introduced in 42 states this year, according to the National Academy for State Health Policy, which crafts model legislation on the […]
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China was certified as malaria-free on Wednesday by the World Health Organization, following a 70-year effort to eradicate the mosquito-borne disease. The country reported 30 million cases of the infectious disease annually in the 1940s but has now gone four consecutive years without an indigenous case. “We congratulate the people of China on ridding the country of malaria,” said WHO […]
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We all know that sleep is pretty important, and that we should probably be getting more of it. But for those who struggle to snooze, there might be a way to offset the damage. Brisk walking for 150 minutes per week (and you don’t have to do that all in one go) could reduce the risk of early death caused […]
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