Natural Gas Is Now More Deadly Than Coal in 19 U.S. States
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In 2017, natural gas emissions including those from buildings were responsible for more premature deaths than emissions from coal in New York and 18 other states. (Photo: Angela Weiss, Getty Images)
Unhealthy air pollution generally brings to mind coal-fired plants spewing black soot from a smokestack. But that image may quickly be becoming outdated. A study published on Wednesday in Environmental Research Letters found that using natural gas and biomass in sources like buildings and industrial boilers actually caused more deaths in 19 states as a result of air pollution than burning coal.
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The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and the ASN Foundation are proud to announce the 2021 recipients of its scientific achievement awards. The 2021 ASN award recipients are an esteemed group of scientists whose contributions and dedication to advancing nutrition research, education and practice are inspiring, stated ASN President, Lindsay Allen, PhD. We are thrilled to shine the light on our members remarkable achievements.
As previously announced, due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns and uncertainty around travel restrictions, the ASN Board of Directors made the decision to host Nutrition 2021 as an interactive, engaging, and safe virtual event: NUTRITION 2021 LIVE ONLINE, June 7-10.
Reaching âherd immunityâ is unlikely in the US, experts believe
Apoorva Mandavilli
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New York | Early in the pandemic, when vaccines for the coronavirus were still just a glimmer on the horizon, the term âherd immunityâ came to signify the endgame: the point when enough Americans would be protected from the virus so they could be rid of the pathogen and reclaim their lives.
Now, more than half of adults in the United States have been inoculated with at least one dose of a vaccine. But daily vaccination rates are slipping, and there is consensus among scientists and public health experts that the herd immunity threshold is not attainable â at least not in the foreseeable future, and perhaps not ever.
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When outbreaks occur, vaccines still provide good protection. A second CDC investigation examined an outbreak at a Kentucky nursing home; only half of the staff were fully vaccinated. The outbreak, which began with an uninserted worker, resulted in 46 cobid-19 infections. Of the 71 vaccinated residents, 18 (25%) were infected, two were hospitalized and one died. The staff walked better. Four (7%) of the 56 inserted workers were infected. Most of these infections were symptomatic. Only 6.3% of vaccinated residents and staff developed symptoms, compared with 32% of unvaccinated people.
When the nursing home explodes, “staff and residents are constantly exposed to the pathogen SARS-CoV-2 over and over again,” says Meagan Fitzpatrick, who models infectious diseases at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. So it’s gratifying to see such a small number of infections in this type of setti
Dr. Eric Singer, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey associate chief of urology and urologic oncology and director of the Kidney Cancer Program, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
This distinction honors members for their extraordinary volunteer service and dedication to the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Singer, an expert in the management of kidney cancer, has been a member of ASCO since 2003 and has served on the ethics committee, clinical practice guidelines committee, annual meeting education committee and twice as a guideline chair. Singer works closely with his medical oncology and radiation oncology colleagues to offer patients an individualized and comprehensive cancer treatment plan that minimizes side effects and maximizes quality of life.