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Medications

New drug could help fight against treatment-resistant malaria

An international team of researchers have developed a promising new drug that could help combat the spread of treatment-resistant malaria.

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New study of seven million records reveals who gets long COVID in Australia

A study of 7 million medical records found that in Australia, patients with long COVID are more likely to be women than men, or people aged 40–59 and those living in a high socioeconomic area. They usually have pre-existing ...

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Pandemic accord deal in sight as talks resume

Countries reconvened on Monday in a bid to finalize a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics, with the specter of mpox, Marburg and H5N1 adding fresh urgency to seal a deal.

Oncology & Cancer

Oncologist suggests steps to reduce the risk for liver cancer

Liver cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. The most common type of liver cancer in adults is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and men are more likely to develop HCC than women. It typically develops ...

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How Indigenous knowledge helped solve a mysterious outbreak

When a mysterious and deadly illness began to sicken members of the Navajo community in the Four Corners region of the Southwestern U.S. in 1993, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigators were stumped.

Medical research

Women, girls at lower risk of acute kidney injury: Study

Boys and men carry a greater risk for acute kidney injury (AKI) than women and girls across all age groups, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

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Rwanda steps up measures against Rift Valley Fever

Rwanda has been stepping up measures to combat Rift Valley Fever (RVF) following the country's second outbreak in two years, amid concerns it could spread to humans.

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Climate shifts and urbanisation drive Nepal dengue surge

Nepal is fighting a surge in dengue cases, a potentially deadly disease once unheard of in the country's high-altitude Himalayan regions, as climate change and urbanization nurture fever-bringing mosquitoes in new zones.

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Study finds COVID-19 pandemic worsened patient safety measures

A new study—published in Nursing Research—has found that the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted patient safety indicators in U.S. hospitals. The study, from Penn Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research ...

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Smell loss is linked to more than 100 diseases in new study

Researchers from the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences, in collaboration with The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities, reveal a powerful link between olfactory loss and inflammation in a staggering 139 medical ...

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Noninvasive malaria test could aid in global reduction efforts

Almost half of the world's population is at risk of malaria infection, with children and pregnant women at the highest risk of getting sick and dying from the disease. Current methods to detect this potentially deadly infection ...

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New tool aids in early detection of COVID variants

Researchers have demonstrated a new technique for COVID surveillance that can signal the rise of new variants before they are widespread. The study, led by the American Museum of Natural History and Columbia University and ...

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Iowa resident dies of suspected lassa fever after trip to West Africa

Health officials are investigating the case of an Iowa resident who died of Lassa fever after traveling recently to West Africa. The Ebola-like virus is rarely seen in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for ...

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New methods improve lead exposure detection at point of care

Exposure to lead can adversely impact people's health in several ways. A Purdue University researcher in the College of Health and Human Sciences has developed noninvasive methods that detect levels of lead exposure in bone ...

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Studies pinpoint immune cells and proteins linked to long COVID

Researchers at the University of Alberta have pinpointed two proteins that could serve as markers for identifying patients with long COVID—a discovery that may lead to treatments that will bring better quality of life for ...

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'Assassin' cells found to play a key role in deadly drug reactions

Researchers have identified the skin cells responsible for orchestrating cases of two of the most life-threatening drug reactions. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) cause the skin and mucous ...

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New study links climate change to malaria increase in northern Kenya

Malaria, spread by Anopheles mosquitoes, is one of the deadliest diseases in the world. In Kenya, malaria remains a major health challenge, particularly for children under the age of five years. With over 5 million cases ...