CDC warns again of salmonella tied to backyard poultry Backyard chickens are causing outbreaks of salmonella across the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns. May 28, 2024 0 26
Migrants must be a focus of catch-up vaccination campaigns, warn global health experts More needs to be done to ensure migrant communities are a key focus of receiving vital routine vaccinations to ensure health equity. That is according to Dr. Sally Hargreaves from St George's, University of London, whose ... May 28, 2024 0 34
Researchers develop minimally invasive scaffold delivery system using dynamic thermoset polyurethane Recently, researchers have developed an approach to deliver scaffolds in a minimally invasive manner through multidimensional morphing (one-dimensional to three-dimensional) by developing amphiphilic dynamic thermoset polyurethane ... May 28, 2024 0 34
Opinion: What should we fear with AI in medicine? Will the threats associated with artificial intelligence be as bad as some fear? Or will AI be relatively benign? Could the answer be somewhere in between? May 28, 2024 0 40
Study finds text reminders help improve health care workers' mental health Health care workers have reported spikes in feeling burnt out in the time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with nearly half saying it took a toll in 2022 compared to 32% in 2018. But a new study shows that easy-to-use and ... May 28, 2024 0 53
Study of deadly Australian Japanese encephalitis virus strain prompts push for new vaccine Researchers have conducted the first comprehensive two-year laboratory characterization of the rare sub-type of the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) that caused an unprecedented deadly outbreak in Australia ... May 28, 2024 0 47
Researchers urge immediate alcohol regulation to curb violence against women, kids Community organizations and researchers working in violence prevention and alcohol harm reduction are meeting this week to discuss the role of alcohol in violence against women and children and the policy and program responses ... May 28, 2024 0 35
New sequencing method analyzes lung microbiomes to predict mortality in children following bone marrow transplant For children who undergo bone marrow transplants, even mild respiratory infections can turn deadly. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco (UCSF) and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco (CZ Biohub SF) and an international research ... May 28, 2024 0 27
Prenatal exposure to air pollution associated with increased mental health risks A baby's exposure to air pollution while in the womb is associated with the development of certain mental health problems once the infant reaches adolescence, new research has found. The University of Bristol-led study, published ... May 28, 2024 0 52
Circumcision may reduce the risk of HIV infection A randomized controlled trial comprised of 247 men who have sex with men (MSM) found that voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) can prevent incident HIV infection. These findings suggest that MSM should be included in ... May 28, 2024 1 55
