Category: study

UCI Study Shows Upswing in Gunshot and Knife Wounds During Pandemic

ORANGE—University of California–Irvine (UCI) researchers led a study that shows that gunshot and knife wounds increased during the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern California, but injuries from traffic crashes were down. UCI Health researchers reviewed 20,450 trauma patients who were treated at 11 hospitals across seven counties. The study, which the researchers say is the first…


CCP Virus Strain Survives on Fabrics for About 3 Days, Study Finds

A new study in the UK has found viruses similar to the strain of the CCP virus that causes the disease COVID-19 can survive on several common fabrics used in the health industry and transmit to other surfaces. “When the pandemic first started, there was very little understanding of how long coronavirus could survive on…


Include 4 More Symptoms to List That Triggers PCR Test in UK: Study

The list of symptoms that prompts a CCP virus test in the UK should be expanded to include fatigue, headache, sore throat, and diarrhoea, according to researchers. Currently, cough, fever, and loss or change in the sense of smell (anosmia) are the only symptoms that the healthcare system uses to assess whether people should go…


Child Marriage Still Practiced Across Canada, With an Increase in Common-Law Unions: Study

A new study found that child marriage still exists across in Canada, with an increase of cases in common-law unions. According to the study, over 3,600 marriage certificates were issued to children under the age of 18 between 2000 and 2018. This is the first research of its kind to shed light on child marriage…


Study Finds Most Australians Fear Mobile Phone Separation

Even if you don’t know what nomophobia is, there’s a 99.2 percent chance you’ve got it. An Australian-first study has measured the fear of being without a mobile phone, finding nearly everyone with a mobile has it. For more than one in 10, the phobia is so severe it leads to dependent or even dangerous…


CCP Virus Variant in UK Spreads Over 50 Percent Faster: Study

The new strain of the CCP virus that emerged in the UK spreads over 50 percent faster and could make up nine out of 10 cases in the southeast of England by mid-January, according to a preliminary study. The study (pdf), by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, used mathematical modeling to project…


Comprehensive Sex-Ed Programs Linked to Decline in Teen Pregnancies: Study

Comprehensive sex education programs can lead to an overall reduction in teen pregnancies, according to new research. In a study that spanned two decades, from 1996 to 2016, researchers from New York University (NYU) looked at federal funding for more comprehensive sex education that was received by a mix of public and private organizations in…