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Crafting the Perfect Research Question

The Power of PICO and Beyond When you think of scientific research, you might picture labs, data sets, or complex formulas, but there’s a step before all of that—one that’s equally important: the research question. This foundational piece of any study not only sets the course for what researchers will explore but also determines how […]

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Research

Personalized Trials: The Future of Tailored Healthcare

Imagine being able to know exactly what treatment works best for you. Not an average patient or a group in a clinical study, but you, as an individual. This vision is at the heart of the emerging field of personalized or “N-of-1” trials. Unlike traditional clinical trials that aim to find treatments that work for […]

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Research

Living Evidence Syntheses: Changing How We Use Research in Public Health

The COVID-19 pandemic shook the world in ways many of us had never experienced before. Aside from its devastating toll on health, the pandemic highlighted a significant issue that often flies under the radar: the massive wave of research being produced—sometimes at a rate so fast it’s difficult to keep up. Public health decision-makers found […]

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Implementation

Advancing Health Equity with Multilevel Interventions

In a world where the zip code you are born in can predict your life expectancy, it’s clear that health inequities are not just about biology; they’re about the social conditions surrounding us. Despite decades of research, the United States continues to struggle with some of the worst health outcomes among high-income countries, much of […]

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Is Friday the 13th Really More Dangerous?

Friday the 13th—a date that strikes fear into the hearts of many—has long been associated with bad luck. Superstitions have surrounded this day for centuries, and for some, it’s considered so unlucky that they go out of their way to avoid certain activities altogether. But what if we told you that the myths about Friday […]

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Health tips

Can Sleep Be a Game?

Ever felt like you just can’t get enough sleep, no matter how hard you try? You’re not alone. With the hustle and bustle of modern life, sleep problems are all too common. But what if the solution was as simple as playing a game? Recent research suggests that game-based learning might be the key to […]

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Health tips

Mosquito Magnetism: What Makes You a Target?

Have you ever wondered why mosquitoes seem to prefer some people over others? It’s not just bad luck—there’s science behind it. Researchers in Zambia have uncovered fascinating insights into why certain people are mosquito magnets, particularly for the notorious malaria-carrying mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. Let’s dive into their groundbreaking study and what it means for public […]

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Global

Rare Diseases: Global Progress, Challenges, and Hope

Imagine you’re part of a small town where each family has a unique story, each one different from the others. Now, picture that in the medical world. This is the reality for people with rare diseases. Rare diseases are conditions that affect a small percentage of the population. In the United States, a disease is […]

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Research

Community-Driven Public Health During COVID-19

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials were scrambling to manage the spread of the virus. Among their most vital tools were case investigation and contact tracing (CICT). Yet, one significant challenge loomed: how to effectively implement these practices within refugee, immigrant, and migrant (RIM) communities, which were disproportionately affected by […]

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Research

Healing Through Horses: Hippotherapy’s Impact

Imagine a therapy session where your co-therapist is a gentle horse, guiding you towards improved health. This unique approach, known as hippotherapy, has been gaining attention for its ability to aid in physical rehabilitation. A systematic review conducted by Megan Hilgers and Haley Nielsen at the University of North Dakota dives deep into the efficacy […]

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Health equity

The Costs of Rare Diseases

Imagine a world where you or a loved one has a condition so rare that doctors struggle to diagnose it, and treatments if they exist, come with sky-high costs. Actually, it’s not that hard to imagine. We all know someone who has been impacted by a “rare disease” This is the reality for millions of […]

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Communication

The Science of Fecal Transplants

Imagine a future where the treatment for a debilitating disease lies not in a bottle of pills, but in a simple procedure involving the healthy bacteria from another person’s gut. It sounds like science fiction, but this is the exciting potential of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). This blog explores a groundbreaking study on the efficacy […]

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