Participants to Include Representatives from Government, Academia, Advocacy, Youth Work, as Well as Young People Summit with Health Department Aims to Develop Shared Understanding of Social Media’s Impact on New York City Youth, Identify Areas for Action Editorial credit: BlurryMe / Shutterstock.com NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department […]
By: Katarina Kovacevic and Amy Muise// TheConversation.com Portrayals of sex in TV and movies often involve passionate, spur-of-the-moment encounters that seem to have little forethought or planning. Media depictions of sex might then send the message that a feature of hot, fulfilling sex is spontaneity. In fact, in our studies, when we asked partnered people […]
By: PAHO Geneva, Switzerland, 30 May 2023- WHO’s 76th health assembly closed today, having addressed a vast array of issues, including behavioral sciences; best buys for non-communicable diseases; diagnostics; drowning prevention; emergency, critical and operative care; food micronutrients; Indigenous health; infection prevention and control; maternal and child health; medical oxygen; primary health care; refugee and […]
Editorial credit: ROSITO / Shutterstock.com Geneva, 29 May, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – A new resolution to accelerate efforts towards ensuring the health of Indigenous populations was approved today at the 76th World Health Assembly, taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, this week from 21-30 May. The commitment is expected to have significant implications for the Americas, which […]
By: Courtney Carignan // TheConversation.com The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Concerns about unnecessary use of a common class of antimicrobial chemicals used in disinfectants reinforces recommendations to opt for soap and water or safer products, my colleagues and I determined in our recent critical review of the scientific literature. Quaternary ammonium compounds, or QACs, are increasingly marketed […]
By Lea Bennette Marijuana, Weed, Mary Jane, Cannabis, Hemp, Pot. The names and our sensibilities towards the industrious plant have changed throughout human history. Marijuana is a psychoactive drug that has been legalized in several countries. Its effects on human behavior have been studied extensively, but little is known about the impact of marijuana on […]
By Linda Nwoke Alexa is a bright and imaginative seven-year-old girl living in her creative world. A world that includes her and shuts most people out, characterized by complex social interactions even with her immediate family members. Alexa finds it challenging to make friends and does not understand social cues, like facial expressions and body […]
By: Caribbean Business Report A joint media release by The UWI Global Institute for Climate Smart and Resilient Development (The UWI GICSRD) and the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) concludes that it is increasingly likely that an El Niño will emerge in the next few months. El Niño is the term used to […]
By Sir Ronald Sanders John Kerry, former US Secretary of State and current US Special Envoy on Climate Change matters, told the world’s ambassadors at a meeting in Washington, on May 10, that “there is no way” of keeping the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius unless CO2 emissions are drastically reduced. Over […]
By PAHO Geneva, 19 May 2023 — WHO is releasing the 2023 edition of its annual World Health Statistics report with new figures on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the latest statistics on progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report with data up to 2022 underscores a stagnation of health progress on […]