Top 5 Takeaways Increase in TB Incidence: Reported TB incidence increased by 9.4% in 2021 compared to 2020, but it remained lower than the pre-pandemic levels of 2019. Impact of
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Top 5 Takeaways High Prevalence of Short Sleep Duration: 34.9% of persons aged 4 months–17 years slept less than the recommended duration for their age. Age and Sleep Duration: The
New Study on Impact of Air Pollution on Fertilization and Embryo Quality Introduction Air pollution’s extensive health effects are well-documented, but its impact on fertility outcomes, particularly during in
Top 5 Takeaways Outbreak Detection: The Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division (OPHD) identified an outbreak of Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli in a child care center in August 2021. Initial
Top 5 Takeaways Prevalence of Use: In 2021, 11.3% of high school students and 2.8% of middle school students reported current e-cigarette use. Frequency of Use: Among current users, 43.6%
PyFriday Tutorial: Text Data Types in NLP Welcome to PyFriday! If this is your first time exploring Natural Language Processing (NLP), you’re in the right place. NLP is all about
Top 5 Takeaways Increased Use: At-home COVID-19 test use in the U.S. significantly increased from the Delta to Omicron variant periods. Demographic Disparities: Lower at-home test use was observed among
Top 5 Takeaways Hurricane Ida Impact: Hurricane Ida caused significant damage and power outages, affecting approximately one million homes and businesses along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Death Toll: As of
Evidence-Based Approaches to Public Health: Biostatistics – Descriptive Statistics: Measures of Dispersion (Range, Variance, Standard Deviation) In this tutorial, we will explore the key measures of dispersion used in descriptive
Top 5 Takeaways FDA Authorization: The FDA authorized an additional dose of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for immunocompromised individuals and later for those aged ≥65 years, at high risk, or