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Study finds home healthcare agencies discontinuing telehealth post-pandemic

Written by | 3 Jun 2025

Many home healthcare agencies adopted telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the absence of federal reimbursements for these services has led to an increasing number of providers […]

Antibiotic use plunged during pandemic

Written by | 20 May 2025

The use of antibiotics fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study in France. The research suggests that antimicrobial prescriptions declined during periods of social […]

COVID-19: Lessons learned at the 5-year mark

Written by | 26 Mar 2025

As New York City marks five years since the first confirmed case of COVID-19, the NYC Preparedness & Recovery Institute (PRI) is reflecting on the city’s response to […]

New Ebola virus research boosts pandemic preparedness

Written by | 5 Mar 2025

New research led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) reveals the workings of a human antibody called mAb 3A6, which may prove to be an […]

Ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine prescriptions during the COVID-19 pandemic soared far above pre-pandemic levels

Written by | 23 Feb 2025

U.S. outpatient prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin increased 2- to 10-fold above pre-pandemic rates, respectively, to treat COVID-19, despite strong evidence disproving their effectiveness, new UCLA-led research shows. […]

Alcohol-related deaths up 18% during pandemic

Written by | 15 Feb 2025

Alcohol-related deaths increased 18% during the pandemic, as did hospitalizations related to alcohol use, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.241146. In the early part of the […]

People with migraine at high risk of depression during pandemic

Written by | 26 Nov 2024

A recent longitudinal study from the University of Toronto reveals the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults living with migraine. Using a sample of […]

New study shows that university students experienced increased psychological distress during COVID-19, but utilized fewer support services

Written by | 1 Nov 2024

PhD in Public Health candidate Elaine Russell and her mentor Kenneth Griffin, professor in the department of Global and Community Health, in George Mason University’s College of Public Health, worked with […]

Postpartum women filled more benzodiazepine prescriptions during pandemic

Written by | 16 Sep 2024

New research from the University of Georgia suggests the COVID-19 pandemic may have had an unexpected side effect for postpartum women: more benzodiazepine prescriptions. The new study found that the pandemic […]

Pandemic exacerbated depression in older adults with diabetes

Written by | 3 Aug 2024

A recent study of more than 2,700 older Canadians reported older adults with diabetes faced a heightened risk of depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this cohort, almost 50% […]

Common respiratory infections may have protected children from COVID-19, study suggests

Written by | 22 Jun 2024

Analyzing nasal swabs taken during the pandemic, researchers at Yale School of Medicine suggest that the frequent presence of other viruses and bacteria may have helped to protect […]

Misleading COVID-19 headlines from mainstream sources did more harm on Facebook than fake news

Written by | 1 Jun 2024

Since the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, fake news on social media has been widely blamed for low vaccine uptake in the United States — but research by MIT […]

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