Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Influenza expert assesses how worried we should be about H5N1

The current outbreak of a highly contagious strain of H5N1 avian influenza has been called the worst in history. By January 2023, poultry farmers in the U.S. had slaughtered almost 60 million birds infected or at risk of ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Study reveals new insights into what caused the 1920 baby boom

A new study led by Oxford University's Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science has found that the 1918 influenza pandemic had a much longer negative effect on fertility than previously thought. The results, published this ...

Medications

Updated treatment guidelines for drug-resistant TB

New World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for the treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) are shaping as a game changer for the estimated 500,000 people diagnosed with DR-TB each year, and the longer-term goal ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Tuberculosis deaths rising again in Europe: WHO

The number of tuberculosis deaths in Europe is on the rise again after declining for almost two decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.

Health

Q and A: Travel safety tips

I have a group of friends with whom I love to travel. We plan several trips a year, and this spring we are planning to go outside the U.S. and visit the Caribbean. We will stay at an all-inclusive resort in a popular destination ...

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