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Research led by Minji Kim, assistant professor of health promotion, education, and behavior, has found that marketing strategies used by e-cigarette manufacturers increase the likelihood of uptake among otherwise low-risk young adults. These widespread but under-researched strategies use psychographic targeting to appeal to new users based on lifestyles, attitudes and values. Kim published the results in Nicotine and Tobacco Research.

Researchers from Queen’s University have developed a new toolkit that harnesses the power of “Big Data” for digital health with the aim of driving improvements in patient care and outcomes through data-driven innovation.

A review of the international effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer prevention, led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, found that prevention services were severely affected in the early months, and in some places are still recovering.

An uptick in fevers detected among children at more than two dozen hospitals in North America during COVID-19 highlights the question whether there are normally more autoinflammatory disorders such as recurrent fevers among children going overlooked in non-pandemic times, according to a new study by researchers including a CDI physician-scientist.

Every basketball coach has told their players at some point that free throws win games. A new study from the University of Kansas used innovative markerless motion capture technology to determine the mechanics of proficient free-throw shooters and help better understand one of the biggest keys to success in the game.

Smoking and firearms are among the leading causes of avoidable premature death in the United States. In 2021, 480,000 deaths in the U.S. were attributable to tobacco and more than 40,000 to firearms—both are legal yet lethal.

A new research perspective titled “Adopted neoplastic cells and the consequences of their existence” has been published in Oncotarget.

UC Davis MIND Institute Director Leonard Abbeduto is calling for a major shift in the way research into autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities is conducted. He has co-authored a paper titled “Toward Equity in Research on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities” that was the basis for a special issue of the American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

By NATION REPORTER 

THE Health Profession Council of Zambia HPCZ has warned people against operating health facilities without engaging the council as it borders on the health and lives of members of the public. 

HPCZ public relations officer Mwaka Namfukwe said the council is in receipt of complaints of people operating health facilities illegally. 

Ms Namfukwe said operating a health center that is not legally registered is an offence and perpetrators of such should be warned. 

And Ms Namfukwe urged members of the public to report all health facilities that they suspect of operating suspiciously. 

Ms Namfukwe said because the council can be present in all areas to monitor, members of the public should act as whistle blowers and ensure that such facilities are reported to the authorities. 

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A new survey from the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) has found that clinical labs’ robust, rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic helped to contain the virus and save lives. However, the challenges labs faced with insufficient supplies and staffing shortages have only intensified since 2020. The percentage of laboratory professionals reporting staffing issues rose steadily from 35.4% in May 2020 to 87.5% in January 2022—raising questions about whether labs would have the necessary resources to respond to a similar public health emergency today.