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Increases in Asthma Hospitalizations in Maryland Linked To Climate Change and Earlier Spring Onset
Climate change affects the timing of spring and is leading to an increase in asthma hospitalizations , according to a new study led by Amir Sapkota of the University of Maryland School of Public Health. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), is the first to p...View Article Details for Increases in Asthma Hospitalizations in Maryland Linked To Climate Change and Earlier Spring Onset -
Study of Flu Transmission Provides More Evidence That Respiratory Viruses Spread via Air
A new publication in PLoS Pathogens by an international team of investigators shows that flu virus might spread via air rather than through contact and large droplet spray, as commonly thought. A large part of the evidence about how respiratory illnesses like COVID-19 are transmitted comes from rese...View Article Details for Study of Flu Transmission Provides More Evidence That Respiratory Viruses Spread via Air -
Study Finds Physical Activity Prevents Depression in Older Adults During COVID-19
Staying active can help older people prevent depression while following the COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, according to a new University of Maryland School of Public Health study published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. The study is the first to examine the association betw...View Article Details for Study Finds Physical Activity Prevents Depression in Older Adults During COVID-19 -
School of Public Health Mobilizes Community and State Partnerships To Fight COVID-19
The UMD School of Public Health is actively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic--providing service and expertise to the campus, the state of Maryland, and the nation.View Article Details for School of Public Health Mobilizes Community and State Partnerships To Fight COVID-19 -
Wearing Surgical Masks in Public Could Help Slow Pandemic’s Advance, New Study Suggests
This story appears in Maryland Today, April 3 and was written by Chris Carroll. Surgical masks may help prevent infected people from making others sick with seasonal viruses, including coronaviruses, according to new research that could help settle a fierce debate spanning clinical and cultural nor...View Article Details for Wearing Surgical Masks in Public Could Help Slow Pandemic’s Advance, New Study Suggests -
Inoculating Against the Spread of Viral Misinformation
In a year that has seen the largest measles outbreak in the US in more than two decades, the role of social media in giving a platform to unscientific anti-vaccine messages and organizations has become a flashpoint. In the first study of public health-related Facebook advertising, newly published i...View Article Details for Inoculating Against the Spread of Viral Misinformation