#epidemiology

#epidemiology

Exposure to certain forms of air pollution is linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, with the number of cases expected to rise significantly by 2050.

The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus rapidly spread through poultry and caused significant poultry culls, human infections, and a noticeable impact on grocery availability.

Psychosis is not a diagnosis, it is best understood as a final common pathway of multiple conditions. What unites these causes is their impact on the brain's ability to interpret reality.

Pathogens have been a constant threat to human health throughout our evolutionary history. Infectious diseases are estimated to have been responsible for more than half of all children deaths before age 15.

"German measles, known as rubella, devastated families in the U.S. during its epidemic from 1962 to 1965, sickening about 12.5 million and ending 11,000 pregnancies."

The recent outbreak of bird flu has decimated the southern elephant seal population in Argentina, raising alarms for the vulnerable northern elephant seals along the Pacific Coast.

I think I'm only now realizing how difficult it was five years on, and the responsibility and the pressure.

Some studies suggest limited alcohol consumption, like occasional champagne, may have health benefits, sparking debate over its true impact on health.

A Devastating Error. In answer to that question, Zimmer reminds us of a now-infamous tweet the World Health Organization sent out on March 28, 2020... "FACT: #COVID19 is NOT airborne." This misinformation perpetuated misunderstanding about transmission.

When I was first starting out as a new research fellow in the field of mineral metabolism, I read many seminal papers that were published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, which is the leading journal of the American Society of Investigation.

"By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic, and we'll be able to eliminate those exposures," Kennedy said in a cabinet meeting.