NON PHARMACEUTICAL INTERVENTIONS

Jun 03 2025HEALTH

How to Pick the Best Non-Medical Measures for Health and Money

Countries have different ways of handling infectious diseases. They use non-medical measures to control outbreaks. These measures can have big effects on both health and the economy. So, it's crucial to find the right balance. A new approach helps figure out which measures work best. It looks at past actions and considers cultural and social differences. This w...

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Apr 30 2025HEALTH

Tracking the Unseen: How Mobile Data Helped Navigate COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the limitations of traditional data collection methods. For years, researchers relied on travel surveys and census data to understand human movement. These methods, however, only capture snapshots of activity. They fail to show continuous changes in how people move around. This gap in real-time data made it challenging to tr...

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Apr 16 2025HEALTH

Young Folks and Big Events: How They Handle Health Risks

Young people love to gather in large numbers for events. These events can be a hotspot for spreading illnesses. Why? Because young folks are often out and about, mixing with lots of different people. This makes them more likely to catch and spread viruses like SARS-CoV2. But how do they handle this risk when they're at big events? Not much is known about this topic. ...

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