Research conducted by New York University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of Colorado found that low levels of education have a significant effect on mortality. Their findings, which were published in PLOS ONE, suggested …
While the CDC has systems in place to monitor the prevalence of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, a recent study suggests that the incidence of this disease is being massively underreported. A research team comprised of investigators from the …
Outdoor air pollution causes more deaths than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. Recent research shows that improving air quality in clean places such as the US, Canada, and Europe could prevent more than 500,000 deaths a year, while improving air quality …
Public health officials are well aware of the benefits of epidemiological tracking of infectious diseases and rely heavily on the stalwart Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). However, it may not be well known that the US practice of tracking …