COVID-19 detection dogs • Work-life conflict and poor health • Social media in recruitment to surgical trials • Antibiotic prescribing in long-term care facilities for older adults • Proteomic profiling of salt stress in plants • A befriending programme for individuals with psychosis
A study published today in BMC Public Health is among the first to document disparities in food insecurity and emergency food assistance in sexual minority women. In this blog, Dr Joanne G. Patterson tells us more about the research findings.
Today, BMC Ecology announces the winners of our seventh Image Competition. Here we share our overall winning images – enjoy!
Hardly a day goes by without news of increasing numbers of perceived loneliness among both old, but also younger people, such as teenagers. We often ask why – so which factors are associated with loneliness? For young and older people, information is already out there. However, how about adults in general? As their lives progress, adults pass through several phases – but do the factors associated with loneliness change accordingly? Thanée Franssen and her co-authors discuss some surprising results found in their research published today in BMC Public Health.
Older lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults are an underserved and understudied population that experience specific health disparities. A study just published in BMC Public Health finds that gay men and bisexual women age 50 and older are at particularly high risk for having co-occurring conditions. Authors Joseph Palamar and Benjamin Han tell us more about their research findings.
Growing concerns about antimicrobial resistance has resulted in increased scrutiny of antibiotic prescribing trends. In England, antibiotic prescribing targets are set nationally but little is known about the local context of antibiotic prescribing. Adam Todd explores this area further in his study published today in BMC Public Health.