vaccination
vaccination
03/17/2020
The first participant of the Phase 1 clinical trial has received the investigational vaccine for COVID-19. US researchers will be analyzing the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness.
03/17/2020
Viral infections
Viral infections
01/22/2020
The first US case of novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Washington state. The patient had recently returned from Wuhan, China, the original site of the outbreak.
01/22/2020
Public Health
Public Health
01/21/2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released new guidance for health care providers regarding the evaluation of patients with suspected novel coronavirus in response to the ongoing outbreak...
01/21/2020
Pneumonia
Pneumonia
01/15/2020
The World Health Organization has reported that a novel coronavirus is responsible for the outbreak of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was initially reported on...
01/15/2020
Screening
Screening
12/20/2019
A new study, led by Stacey Griner, PhD, MPH, CPH, investigated the preferred screening methods of women on college campuses. Dr Griner answered our pressing questions about her research.
12/20/2019
mental health
mental health
09/12/2019
Researchers investigated the potential association between time spent on social media and internalizing and externalizing mental health issues among US adolescents. Consultant360 discussed the findings...
09/12/2019
Public Health
Public Health
08/19/2019
The CDC has begun investigating close to 100 cases of severe pulmonary disease associated with vaping/use of e-cigarettes in both adolescent and adult individuals.
08/19/2019
Public Health
Public Health
08/09/2019
The leaders of 7 major medical organizations have released a Call to Action addressing firearm-related injury and death in the US.
08/09/2019
alcohol misuse
alcohol misuse
06/24/2019
The American Academy of Pediatrics has released a policy statement on the use of alcohol in youth and young adults.
06/24/2019
opioids
opioids
05/23/2019
Rates of youth suicide and opioid overdose in adults have both increased over the past 15 years. To explore a possible connection between these two trends, researchers conducted a pharmacoepidemiologic...
05/23/2019