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- Major water birth safety study finds no increased risk of death, major trauma
Water births had a lower risk of several maternal and neonatal outcomes, including postpartum hemorrhage and hospitalization soon after delivery, and no increase in neonatal death. - Best of the best: Family and Community Health faculty earn national recognition
Out of 632 awards applications from 38 states, the team took home three national first-place awards and several top recognitions from the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences - OSU heart disease study highlights need for more data on Asian American, Pacific Islander groups
A study on cardiovascular disease among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders revealed more about the lack of scientific literature on racial and ethnic groups with small populations than about the overall risk factors and heart disease rates. - Medical mistrust, misinformation factor into Latino vaccine hesitancy
Lack of trusted medical sources, traumatic past experiences with medical care and widespread misinformation have contributed to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Latino communities. - New grant will help OSU researchers find ways to prevent injury in Dungeness crab industry
OSU professors Jay Kim and Laurel Kincl will build on existing research with the Dungeness crab fishing industry, where workers suffer high rates of both fatal and non-fatal injuries, thanks to a grant from the NIOSH. - Residential proximity to oil and gas drilling linked to lower birthweights in newborns, study finds
A new study found that infants born within 3 kilometers of oil and natural gas drilling facilities in Texas had slightly lower birthweights than those born before drilling began in their vicinity.