Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Early flu peak puzzles scientists after last year's reprieve
The flu is back with case counts that look comparable to those that predate the pandemic, with one important distinction.
Feb 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Surge of U.S. military medical personnel to ease medical worker shortages
(HealthDay)—President Joe Biden plans to announce Thursday that a "surge" of U.S. military medical personnel will soon be deployed to hospitals struggling with staff shortages amid soaring COVID-19 cases.
Jan 13, 2022
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Vaccination
Boosters for all adults in US closer with panel meeting set
An influential U.S. advisory panel will discuss expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults Friday, a move that could make the shots available nationwide as early as this weekend.
Nov 17, 2021
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Medical economics
US citizen migrant children in Mexico lacking adequate health insurance
While attending a conference at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico City several years ago, Sharon Borja was struck by the story of a young man who, as a child, joined his parents repatriating to their ...
Jul 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid COVID
The U.S. saw remarkable increases in the death rates for heart disease, diabetes and some other common killers in 2020, and experts believe a big reason may be that many people with dangerous symptoms made the lethal mistake ...
Jun 9, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
About a third of Mexicans show exposure to coronavirus
As many as one-third of Mexicans may have been exposed to the coronavirus by the end of 2020, according to a study of random blood samples taken between February and December.
Apr 29, 2021
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Genetics
MicroRNA testing of healthy kids could provide a window on future heart and kidney health
Molecules called microRNAs (miRNAs) that are measurable in urine have been identified by researchers at Mount Sinai as predictors of both heart and kidney health in children without disease. The epidemiological study of Mexican ...
Feb 26, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Southern california is origin of new COVID-19 variant
(HealthDay)—A new variant of COVID-19 found in Southern California is coursing across the United States and around the world, a new study finds.
Feb 13, 2021
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Medications
Mexico's poor have little luck obtaining opioids intended for palliative care
If you're poor and terminally ill in southern Mexico, there's far less chance you'll get the painkillers you need for palliative care than your cousins in more prosperous regions, particularly those pharmacy-rich areas along ...
Feb 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Almost a third of young adults with asthma are ignoring COVID-19 guidelines, says survey
Awareness of guidelines to prevent COVID-19 is high among young asthma sufferers but around a third do not comply with them, according to a new survey published in the Journal of Asthma. The results also reveal that a fifth ...
Dec 9, 2020
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