A modeling study suggests that replacing universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth with delayed vaccination or a shared decision-making approach, as recommended by the U.S. federal government this year, could lead to substantially ...
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A lung affected by deadly forms of COVID-19 not only loses essential cells for breathing but also undergoes profound changes in its internal organization and the way its cells communicate with each other. A study involving ...
Oct 16, 2026
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The current Bundibugyo Ebola virus (BDBV) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second largest Ebola outbreak worldwide, with over 6,000 confirmed cases and a 48% fatality rate. There is currently no approved ...
Oct 14, 2026
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French health authorities said Thursday that the Shamonda virus, which usually affects livestock, had been detected in a human for the first time, in a severely immunocompromised patient who died earlier this month.
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A study led by the University of Malaga has shown that Ebola outbreaks do not occur randomly over time; rather, their occurrence is linked to specific large-scale meteorological patterns, including oscillations in regions ...
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Handbasins help prevent infections in hospitals but new research from Flinders University warns that contaminated basins in health care might put patients at risk and have implications for outbreaks of superbugs.
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Patients who depend on long-term intravenous catheters for chemotherapy, hemodialysis, intravenous nutrition and other essential therapies face an ongoing risk of catheter-related bloodstream infections, a potentially life-threatening ...
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Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it's active. It has spread farther across Africa than any previous Ebola outbreak, reaching three regions.
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Water scarcity seldom starts wars, but wars increasingly degrade vital water systems on which health and recovery depend, creating a cycle that reinforces ongoing fragility and violence, warn experts in The BMJ's climate ...
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A simple daily blood test could help critically ill sepsis patients come off antibiotics sooner, potentially reducing drug overuse and helping tackle the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, new research shows. The study, ...
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