Pediatrics
Ask the Pediatrician: When can children get the COVID-19 vaccine booster?
Q: When should my kids get their COVID-19 booster?
Jan 24, 2022
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News tagged with organ systems
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Push to cure hepatitis B, a neglected disease
A coalition of researchers, health organisations and patient groups on Wednesday launched an ambitious campaign to cure hepatitis B, a disease that kills twice as many people as malaria but gets far less attention.
Apr 11, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Presentation of multisystem inflammatory syndrome varies in adults
Patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A) after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection have a heterogeneous clinical presentation, according to a research letter published ...
May 20, 2021
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Medical research
Study identifies protein responsible for mechanism behind bone loss
Researchers from the UCLA School of Dentistry have provided insight into how the mechanical process of bone loss works and have also identified a protein that is responsible for recycling of the cells that can also promote ...
Aug 8, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research on gonorrhea uncovers new immune system trigger
Researchers at the University of Toronto have uncovered how Gram-negative bacteria—a broad class of bugs that cause diseases ranging from gonorrhea to diarrhea and pneumonia—can trigger a reaction from our immune system. ...
Jun 11, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New evidence on the mistreatment of women during childbirth
New evidence from a World Health Organization (WHO)-led study in four countries shows more than one-third of women experience mistreatment during childbirth in health facilities.
Oct 8, 2019
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Addiction
Maternal drinking during pregnancy can damage the earliest fetal learning
Habituation refers to the ability of an organism to stop responding to repeated stimulation. A new study has examined the impact of maternal drinking on fetal habituation or learning abilities while still residing in the ...
Sep 14, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The surprising link between SARS-CoV-2 infection and new-onset diabetes
It has become abundantly clear that coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), despite being transmitted by breathing in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, can have harmful effects far beyond the lungs. Now, researchers from Japan have identified ...
Jun 27, 2022
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Other
COVID-19 vaccine mandates have come and mostly gone in the US—an ethicist discusses the implications
Ending pandemics is a social decision, not scientific. Governments and organizations rely on social, cultural and political considerations to decide when to officially declare the end of a pandemic. Ideally, leaders try to ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Cardiology
Most heart transplant centers' websites get failing grade when it comes to clear, accessible information
In a University of Michigan-led study, researchers have found that most websites for heart transplant centers in the United States are difficult to understand, with more than 40% lacking information in languages other than ...
Nov 29, 2022
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