Fox News Flash top headlines for May 16 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxNews.com. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said Sunday the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. “shone a bright light on our own society’s failings” in how the virus impacted minority communities. Fauci […]
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Children exposed to intimate partner violence twice as likely to have poorer health
A new study has found up to half of all children with language difficulties and mental and physical health problems have been exposed to intimate partner violence, prompting calls for health and social care services to provide more effective identification and early intervention. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published […]
COVID-19 has exposed health disparities. How do we address them before the next pandemic?
The impact of COVID-19 has been felt unevenly across America, with some communities suffering more than others. In Chicago, for example, Black and Latinx residents have accounted for a disproportionate percentage of the known fatalities so far, while those living and working in nursing homes and incarcerated people have been infected at higher rates across […]
Low-income preschoolers exposed to nurturing care have with higher IQ scores later on
Preschoolers living in impoverished communities who have access to a nurturing home environment have significantly higher intelligence quotient (IQ) scores in adolescence compared to those raised without nurturing care. That is the finding of a new international study conducted by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers, which examined data from more than 1600 […]
You were exposed to COVID-19. Does everyone in your house have to quarantine?
Your kid’s school calls. They’ve been exposed to COVID-19. You know to keep them home for 14 days. But does the whole family need to quarantine? What happens if you were exposed at work, and you live with other people? Should the entire household stay home? There are countless scenarios where one person might be […]
More than 1,000 Indiana hospital patients possibly exposed to HIV, hepatitis after sterilization failure
Fox News Flash top headlines for Nov. 21 Fox News Flash top headlines for Nov. 21 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com A sterilization technician at a northern Indiana hospital failed to properly disinfect surgical tools, possibly affecting more than 1,000 patients who underwent surgery at the facility in recent months, the hospital said […]
Children exposed to pollution on `toxic´ school run
Children in UK cities are inhaling 60% of their daily air pollution intake on the ‘toxic’ school run and while being taught in the classroom A Unicef report warns children in British cities are at risk from ‘black carbon’ Black carbon is considered the most dangerous component of air pollution Experts say exposure during childhood […]
Southwest passengers may have been exposed to measles
(HealthDay)—Passengers and crew on four Southwest Airlines flights within Texas in late August are being notified that they may have been exposed to measles. Officials said a passenger who took the four flights over two days was later diagnosed with measles, USA Today reported. The flights were: Tuesday Aug. 21, Flight 5 from Dallas Love […]