Health
Normal body temperature found to vary between people
You might think you know what a normal body temperature is, but there is no such thing.
Sep 5, 2023
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Infectious Diseases
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: What we know so far about BA.2.86 ('Pirola'), the new COVID-19 strain
A new coronavirus variant, BA.2.86, is raising concern with public health experts, but it's too early to know if this one is any more transmissible than current strains of the virus—or if it will even stick around.
Sep 4, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study examines connections between drinking water quality and increased lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis
High levels of some minerals and metals in environmental water supplies may increase the risk of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary infections in people with cystic fibrosis, according to a new study from the National ...
Aug 25, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study classifies SARS viruses and variants into three serotypes, marks need for broad-spectrum vaccines
Scientists led by a team from Duke-NUS Medical School have identified three distinct serotypes of SARS-related coronaviruses, marking the need for vaccines that can provide broad-spectrum protection against them.
Aug 24, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds that remoteness did little to reduce COVID-19 spread to Amazonian Tsimané
Indigenous peoples suffered disproportionately from the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing a lack of sovereignty, limited infrastructure and discrimination in local health care systems that make them particularly vulnerable ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Clinicians publish first guidelines for treating patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia
A collaborative group led by Trinity researchers has published the first guidelines for treating patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP)—a high-mortality condition that describes people admitted to ICU.
Aug 21, 2023
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Health
New disease surveillance can inform public health responses
A team of researchers, including Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) Dr. Leighton Watson and Professor Michael Plank, combined wastewater data with reported case numbers to create a statistical model ...
Aug 21, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New tools enable non-clinicians to diagnose substance use disorders
Many of the diagnostic measures for opioid and stimulant use disorders currently available have barriers for usage—along with long interviews and fees, a clinician must administer them.
Aug 21, 2023
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Surgery
Long-term study reaffirms benefits of COVID-19 vaccination for organ transplant recipients
Findings from a two-year study of nearly 2,400 solid organ transplant recipients, conducted by the Johns Hopkins Transplant Research Center (TRC) in collaboration with the New York University Center for Surgical and Applied ...
Aug 18, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Severe COVID-19 may lead to long-term innate immune system changes
Severe COVID-19 may cause long-lasting alterations to the innate immune system, the first line of defense against pathogens, according to a small study. These changes may help explain why the disease can damage so many different ...
Aug 18, 2023
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