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Consumption of contaminated venison suspected in cases of deer hunters with prion disease
A small team of medical workers and researchers in the U.S. has published a case study of two men, both deer hunters, who developed a rare prion disease. In their study, published in the journal Neurology, the group describes ...
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Two new malaria vaccines are being rolled out across Africa: How they work and what they promise
Malaria incidents are on the rise. There were 249 million cases of this parasitic disease in 2022, 5 million more than in 2021. Africa suffers more than any other region from malaria, with 94% of cases and 95% of deaths worldwide.
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Dengue fever infections found to have negative impacts on infant health for three years
Dengue infections in pregnant women may have a negative impact on the first years of children's lives, new research has found.
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Researchers identify gap in European bronchiectasis treatment
New research published in the European Respiratory Journal shows that nearly half of European people with bronchiectasis do not regularly practice airway clearance management.
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Elon Musk says 'disk replacement' worked for him. But evidence this surgery helps chronic pain is lacking
Last week in a post on X, owner of the platform Elon Musk recommended people look into disk replacement if they're experiencing severe neck or back pain.
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Physical ills often plague people with schizophrenia, bipolar
Severe mental illness can contribute to a decline in a person's physical health, with many chronic conditions slowly eroding their wellness, a new review finds.
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Study compares tuberculosis infection and disease progression rates in a prospective manner
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB), is distinct from most germs in its capacity to silently infect individuals for months and even years before waking up and causing active disease that ...
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Impact of COVID-19-related nonpharmaceutical interventions on diarrheal diseases and zoonotic Salmonella
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) have been proven effective in reducing the spread of COVID-19, but their broader impact on gastrointestinal disorders remains poorly studied. Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) infections ...
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Rise seen in use of antibiotics for conditions they can't treat, including COVID-19
America is going the wrong way when it comes to prescribing antibiotics, with 1 in 4 prescriptions going to patients who have conditions that the drugs won't touch, a new study finds.
Apr 23, 2024
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West Virginia confirms first measles case since 2009
A West Virginia hospital has confirmed the first known case of measles in the state since 2009, health officials said Monday.
Apr 23, 2024
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Significant global variation in COVID-19 guidelines: Most countries recommend at least one treatment that doesn't work
National clinical guidelines for the treatment of COVID-19 vary significantly around the world, with under-resourced countries the most likely to diverge from gold standard (World Health Organization; WHO) treatment recommendations, ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Common antibiotic may be helpful in fighting respiratory viral infections
A new, Yale-led study suggests that a range of respiratory viral infections—including COVID-19 and influenza—may be preventable or treatable with a generic antibiotic that is delivered to the nasal passageway.
Apr 22, 2024
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Spanish scientists identify the key cell type for strategies to prevent atherosclerosis in progeria syndrome
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is an extremely rare genetic disease that affects just 1 in every 20 million people; it is estimated that fewer than 400 children in the world have the disease. HGPS is characterized ...
Apr 22, 2024
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New technology uncovers mechanism affecting generation of new COVID variants
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID has the unsettling ability of often generating variants of itself. Other viruses also mutate, but as SARS-CoV-2 quickly spread throughout the entire human population during the pandemic, ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Mosaics of predisposition found to cause skin disease
Clarifying the cause of a skin disease had led to the discovery of a new disease-causing gene, a new category of diseases, and new perspectives for both counseling and therapy. The discovery is the first time that epigenetic ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Research analyzes government intervention and COVID-19 pandemic
While there's a strong determination worldwide to return to a new normal in a post-COVID world, the pandemic is nearly impossible to forget. A large amount of data also provides insight we may not want to move past just yet—how ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Delirium ID toolkit boosts caregiver knowledge to prevent, manage the condition
Caregivers involved in a world-first pilot study have endorsed an online tool for assessing delirium which gives them a key role in the management of loved ones affected by the confused mental state.
Apr 22, 2024
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People with irritable bowel syndrome may experience disordered eating due to condition
New Swinburne-led research has revealed that a third of people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may suffer from symptoms of disordered eating and orthorexia—an obsession with healthy eating.
Apr 22, 2024
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Parrot fever cases amid a 'mysterious' pneumonia outbreak in Argentina—what you need to know about psittacosis
The term "mysterious pneumonia" has become particularly triggering since early 2020. This is how the yet-to-be-named disease COVID-19 was first described when a cluster of cases was identified in Wuhan, China.
Apr 22, 2024
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