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A new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine demonstrates that people who exercise regularly are less likely to develop severe COVID-19 illness than their sedentary counterparts. With more than 50,000 participants all in…
Investigators Find How Teeth Sense Cold
Researchers at Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Maryland have determined the ion channel, TRPC5, acts as a cold sensor in teeth.
U-M Study Finds Medicaid Expansion Positively Affects Oral Health
A University of Michigan (U-M) study suggests that Medicaid’s dental coverage can improve the oral health of low-income individuals enrolled in the program in ways that help with their work and job searches.
COVID-19 Cases Among Children Are on the Rise
Over the past month, the number of COVID-19 cases among children has been trending upward. More than 70,000 new cases in children were reported between April 2 and April 8. Thus far, 3.54 million children have contracted COVID-19,…
COVID-19 Relief Plan Offers Loan Repayment Program for Oral Health Professionals
The COVID-19 relief package—American Rescue Plan Act of 2021—which was signed into law in March of this year, provided the United States Health Resources and Services Administration with $900 million to retain the current medical and dental…
Study Shows 24-72 Hours of Poor Oral Hygiene Impacts Oral Health
A research team led by scientists from Single-Cell Center, Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) determined 24-72 hours of the cessation of…
Use of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Is Put on Hold Due to Rare Risk of Blood Clotting
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have paused the federal use of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine due to the rare but serious risk of blood clots…
PPE Shortage Resulted in Lives Lost Among Healthcare Professionals
Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, noted that shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) contributed to the loss of more than 3,600 healthcare professionals’ lives during the…
Gingival Microbiome May Hold Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker
Research from New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry and Weil Cornell Medicine suggests older adults with pathogenic gingival bacteria are more likely to have a key biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease in their cerebrospinal fluid.
Effects of Contraceptive Use on Oral Health
According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 66.2% of women in the United States visited the dental office in 2016. Additionally, 64.9% of the 72.2 million women ages 15 to 49 in the US were using hormonal or…
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