Receiving an initial antibiotic prescription for a viral acute respiratory infection — the type of infection that doesn’t respond to antibiotics — increases the likelihood that a patient or their spouse will seek care for future such infections and will receive subsequent antibiotic prescriptions, according to the findings of a study from Harvard Medical School… Read More »
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool People stand next to a social distancing sign as they watch live election results come in at an election night watch party at Staten Island Republican Party Headquarters in New York CityREUTERS/Andrew Kelly… Read More »
A researcher from University of Southern California published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that explores whether attractive food might seem healthier to consumers. The study forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing is titled “Pretty Healthy Food: How and When Aesthetics Enhance Perceived Healthiness” and is authored by Linda Hagen. Consumers see almost… Read More »
A seven-week-old infant has tragically died of invasive meningococcal disease, South Australian health authorities said on Sunday. The baby girl, from metropolitan Adelaide, died in the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. It is not yet known which strain of the disease she contracted. Seven people who have been in contact with her have been prescribed clearance… Read More »