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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 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 -
Different Viruses, Similar Outcomes: Tracing the Common Thread of Inequality Between Pandemics a Century Apart
Authorities shrugging off risk—or ordering everyone to mask up. The virus surging in locales that dropped their guards too soon. Death rates that cut along racial lines, impacting African Americans with particular ferocity.View Article Details for Different Viruses, Similar Outcomes: Tracing the Common Thread of Inequality Between Pandemics a Century Apart -
Don Milton Co-Authors Nature Study Providing More Evidence That SARS-CoV-2 May Spread by Air
Don Milton co-authored a study to understand the patterns of contamination of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. Researchers say it's essential for prevention policies and effective interventions.View Article Details for Don Milton Co-Authors Nature Study Providing More Evidence That SARS-CoV-2 May Spread by Air -
Feeding the Frontline in Maryland
Stephanie Grutzmacher MS ‘04, PhD ‘07, a former University of Maryland School of Public Health employee, is doing public health good during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing meals to ICU and ER healthcare workers throughout Maryland. While Stephanie now lives and works in Oregon, she remains a Mary...View Article Details for Feeding the Frontline in Maryland -
Cloth Face Masks Doing 'Double' Good
Cyndi Kershaw, an undergraduate teaching assistant program coordinator for the School of Public Health, is making cloth masks to help to stop the spread of COVID-19. Cyndi has made over 100 masks and counting, with delivery spanning across the US from Maryland to California. She is asking everyone t...View Article Details for Cloth Face Masks Doing 'Double' Good