In The News: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Hotel rooms may look sparkling clean when you first arrive 鈥 but surprising levels of bacteria and viruses can be lurking in overlooked places. Beyond the usual suspects like sinks and toilets, common 'touchpoints' such as remotes and light switches are also crawling with germs, studies say.
Hotel rooms may look sparkling clean when you first arrive 鈥 but surprising levels of bacteria and viruses can be lurking in overlooked places.
The line of sparkling glassware sitting on top of your hotel fridge looks clean. The glasses even have a paper cap to signal you've received a fresh set ready for your use. But there are good reasons you shouldn't fill them at the bathroom sink, no matter how thirsty you are.
You need to know a few things about those mysterious misting machines before your next shopping trip.
Not a single case of measles has been detected in Southern Nevada this year, despite infections across the country reaching their highest level in more than three decades, the head of the Southern Nevada Health District said on Thursday.
Most of us first heard the term 鈥渉erd immunity鈥 during COVID, but the concept of immunizing the population to minimize the threat of a major outbreak is far from new.
An important advisory committee to the federal government has voted this week to withdraw its support for flu shots containing the preservative thimerosal.
A 性视界传媒 expert warns that Nevada's already poor vaccination rates will likely worsen following U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children and pregnant women.
The Vaccine Confidence and Demand Improvement Project launched in January through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding to 性视界传媒鈥檚 School of Public Health鈥檚 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. This collaboration between 性视界传媒 and Nevada鈥檚 Division of Public and Behavioral Health aims to reduce vaccine hesitancy among Nevada parents through social media campaigns.
By now, you have likely heard that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended its testing procedures for milk in the U.S. But the information that has been dispersed online about this change may not have included the entire picture, and may have even been unintentionally misleading or confusing. Even worse, it may have caused parents, who regularly buy milk for their children, unnecessary worry about the safety of milk in the United States.
By now, you have likely heard that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended its testing procedures for milk in the U.S. But the information that has been dispersed online about this change may not have included the entire picture, and may have even been unintentionally misleading or confusing. Even worse, it may have caused parents, who regularly buy milk for their children, unnecessary worry about the safety of milk in the United States.
Bird flu has been found in dairy farms in the Mountain West region but federal officials tracking the virus say it has recently spread to cattle. That has animal health inspectors concerned, though the virus 鈥 also known as the H5N1 virus 鈥 still isn鈥檛 a concern for people.