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Study sheds light on a herpesvirus lurking in the connective tissue

It was previously believed that herpesviruses use certain body cells to replicate and other body cells to remain dormant, that is to remain inactive for a longer period of time. This dogma is now being questioned using the ...

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Post- and long-COVID syndrome: How digital interventions can help

Psychological and physical exercises digitally instructed can improve the health of post- and long-COVID patients. These findings were confirmed in a current meta-analysis by a team led by Sonia Lippke, professor of health ...

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Are pandemic lockdowns and vaccinations complements or substitutes?

Worldwide, one of the initial responses to the COVID-19 virus was locking down parts of the economy to reduce social interactions and the virus's spread. Now, the development and production of vaccines have largely replaced ...

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Critics say pandemic treaty text is 'step backwards'

As negotiations accelerate towards a new pandemic treaty, observers warn that efforts to ensure equal access to the medical products needed to battle future threats are being watered down.

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Medical row in France over unauthorised COVID trial

French medical bodies on Sunday called on authorities to punish researcher Didier Raoult for "the largest 'unauthorized' clinical trial ever seen" into the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19.

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Understanding how hormones influence anemia

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how peptides produced by bones during inflammation prevent anemia in mice, according to a recent study published in the journal Blood.

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CDC encourages mpox vaccination to prevent summer outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report encouraging those at risk for the virus mpox—formerly called monkeypox—and in areas with low vaccination rates to get vaccinated.

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71 percent of mpox cases occurred in large central urban areas

About 71 percent of cases of mpox occurred among persons residing in large central urban areas, and 95.7 percent of these cases occurred in cisgender men, according to research published in the May 26 issue of the U.S. Centers ...