Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US measles cases are up in 2024. What's driving the increase?
Measles outbreaks in the U.S. and abroad are raising health experts' concern about the preventable, once-common childhood virus.
Apr 11, 2024
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Health
U.S. falls out of top 20 in 'world's happiest countries' list
For the first time, the United States has fallen out of the top 20 spots on the annual world's happiest nations list.
Mar 20, 2024
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Cardiology
Shift in lesser-known blood types linked to Australia's increasing ethnic diversity
The first study to look at the prevalence of lesser-known blood groups within the Australian population that need to be "matched" during a blood transfusion shows they have changed, most likely due to increasing ethnic diversity.
Mar 5, 2024
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Health
More than one billion now afflicted by obesity: Lancet
More than one billion people around the world are now suffering from obesity with the number having more than quadrupled since 1990, according to a study released by The Lancet medical journal.
Mar 3, 2024
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Cardiology
New study reveals latest data on global burden of cardiovascular disease
A world without cardiovascular disease (CVD) is possible, yet millions of lives are lost prematurely to heart disease each year, according to the new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) special report published in the Journal ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Medications
Dose matters: HIV drug could prevent coronaviruses, study finds
Coronaviruses are a global public health risk, with three highly infectious species, including SARS-CoV-2, emerging in the last 20 years. New research by the University of Bristol has shown how an HIV drug could stop many ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Unlocking the impact of early-life adversity on brain function
Do adults with a history of childhood trauma have altered brain responses to psychological challenges? Previous studies indicated that this can occur in laboratory animals, but it has been unclear whether it occurs in humans.
Nov 21, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Ask the pediatrician: How to talk with your child about the Israel-Gaza war
The Israel-Gaza war is distressing, and children and teens may be wondering why this violence is occurring and what else will happen in the future. Like adults, they are better able to cope with upsetting news and images ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Cardiology
Younger Middle Eastern patients with new acute coronary syndrome more likely to smoke, have high cholesterol: Study
Young patients from the Middle East and Gulf region presenting with acute coronary syndrome have a greater prevalence of risk factors, including smoking and high cholesterol compared to older patients also presenting with ...
Nov 1, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists isolate 'pre-emerging' bat coronavirus but also identify existing medication that potently neutralizes it
Repeated outbreaks of bat-derived coronaviruses among humans and other mammals have heightened the need for a broad range of therapeutics—monoclonal antibodies and antivirals—treatments that can come immediately "off-the-shelf" ...
