Archive: 28/07/2020

Ebola survivors present severe immune system abnormalities two years after recovery

In the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, more than 28,000 people were infected, causing over 11,000 deaths. While the long-term health impacts on survivors are still poorly understood, an increasing number of studies ...

Jul 28, 2020

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How to tell if your sniffles, sneezing, or cough is a simple allergy rather than COVID-19

We're told to stay home if we feel unwell during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what if your sniffles, sore throat or cough aren't infectious? What if they're caused by hayfever or another allergic reaction? You may be doing ...

Jul 28, 2020

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Why Nigeria must find everyone who has hepatitis and doesn't know it

World Hepatitis Day—28 July—is an opportunity to raise awareness of hepatitis and encourage commitments of governments, policy makers and the public towards eradication of this dangerous disease.

Jul 28, 2020

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Q&A: COVID-19 exposes weaknesses in Kenya's healthcare system—and what can be done

There are reports that Kenya's hospital beds are filling up because of a surge in COVID-19 patients. This highlights concerns since the start of the pandemic, that the health systems of many African countries would quickly ...

Jul 28, 2020

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How disabled people have been completely disregarded during the coronavirus pandemic

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and the preparations for a "new normal," we have continued to observe how disabled people have at best been overlooked and, at worst, deemed expendable. We argue this is due to deeply entrenched ...

Jul 28, 2020

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Pivot to coronavirus: How meme factories are crafting public health messaging

Memes might seem like they emerge "naturally," circulated by like-minded social media users and independently generating momentum. But successful memes often don't happen by accident.

Jul 28, 2020

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Kiwi preschoolers losing teeth to painful, preventable tooth decay

Kiwi kids are suffering unnecessarily from severe tooth decay that could be prevented, according to research published today in JAMA Pediatrics, the highest-ranking journal of pediatrics, perinatology and child health in ...

Jul 28, 2020

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Arthritis drug could let coeliac patients eat gluten

Tofacitinib, a Janus kinase inhibitor approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis and bowel diseases, may allow patients with celiac disease to eat gluten without experiencing intestinal and extraintestinal symptoms. A case report ...

Jul 28, 2020

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Paramedics also need care, study shows

Australia's paramedics attend more than 1.3 million call-outs each year, of which 20% are mental health issues related most commonly to anxiety, depression, drug and alcohol and/or psychosis.

Jul 28, 2020

New pinprick blood test for COVID-19

A convenient, low-cost blood test for COVID-19 has been developed by scientists in Wales.

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