As the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) continues reporting a rebound in air travel compared with 2019 activity, a new analysis has found that exposure to even moderate levels of airplane noise may disrupt a person's normal sleep.
Aircraft noise is unique for its multispectral acoustical properties that impact the human auditory system.
The study showed that the odds of sleeping less than seven hours rose as airplane noise exposure increased.
Sleepless Nights After Noisy Flights
Africa's Marburg Disease Outbreaks Explained
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced how two African countries have been responding to separate outbreaks of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in 2023.
Initially detected in 1967, MVD is a viral hemorrhagic fever, and infections are often fatal.
In March 2023, the WHO assessed the public health risk posed by the MVD outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and the United Republic of Tanzania as very high at the national level, high at the sub-regional level, moderate at the regional, and low at the global level.
Mpox Outbreaks Continue in 2023
According to new data, the U.S. government and various countries may have prematurely ended their Mpox outbreak activity.
Recent Mpox outbreaks in Chicago, Paris, and Seoul indicated Mpox resurged in 2023.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) forewarned in April 2023 that if Mpox reintroduction occurs and no additional vaccination or sexual behavior adaptations arise, the risk of a Mpox resurgence was greater than 35% in most jurisdictions in the U.S.
COVID-19 Vaccine Not Tied to Menstrual Changes
No association seen between vaccine and menstrual changes requiring health care contact in large study of nearly 3 million women in Sweden
CDC: Monitoring of COVID-19 Will Remain a Priority
Surveillance of COVID-19, COVID-19-associated mortality after expiration of COVID-19 public health emergency declaration on May 11 will continue