Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Factors that may predict next pandemic
New modeling identifies human and human-influenced environmental factors that are associated with disease outbreaks, including in Australia.
Mar 30, 2021
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News tagged with latin america
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Globally, most pregnant women and mothers would get COVID-19 vaccine, vaccinate their children
Most pregnant women and mothers of children younger than 18 years old say they would receive a COVID-19 vaccine and vaccinate their children, according to a survey conducted by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public ...
Mar 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New pandemic cases reduced by half since January
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a sharp slowdown in the number of new cases, which have been cut in half from a peak in early January, according to data gathered by AFP.
Feb 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Risk factors associated with COVID-19 ICU admission or death in Argentina
A nationwide analysis of data from the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina has identified factors associated with increased risk of death or admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) due to the disease, including ...
Feb 11, 2021
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Vaccination
J&J asks US regulators to OK its one-shot COVID-19 vaccine
Johnson & Johnson asked U.S. regulators Thursday to clear the world's first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, an easier-to-use option that could boost scarce supplies.
Feb 5, 2021
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Vaccination
Chinese coronavirus vaccine shows 50% efficacy in Brazil
The Chinese-developed Coronavac COVID-19 vaccine has demonstrated a 50 percent efficacy following tests in Brazil, the organization in charge of its production in the South American country said on Tuesday.
Jan 12, 2021
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Pediatrics
New study shows about 1/3 of young people in 43 LMIC have lost a sibling before age 25
On average, about a third of women between 15 and 34 years old from 43 low-and-middle-income countries (LMIC) have lost at least one sibling before the age of 25, according to a study published October 7, 2020 in the open-access ...
Oct 14, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People who feel their lives are threatened are more likely to experience miracles
People who experience threats to their existence—including economic and political instability—are more likely to experience miracles, according to a Baylor University study.
Aug 18, 2020
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Cardiology
Low 'good' cholesterol levels found in Latin America and the Caribbean
Low levels of HDL cholesterol, the so-called 'good' cholesterol, are the most common lipid disorder in countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, a new meta-analysis published in eLife shows.
Aug 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Returning Brits begin quarantine while Russia rolls out vaccine
British travellers returning home from parts of Europe and beyond began quarantine under new restrictions on Saturday, while Russia said it had produced the first batch of its controversial coronavirus vaccine.
Aug 16, 2020
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