HIV & AIDS
Fiji's HIV crisis is a regional challenge that demands a regional response
In the words of UNAIDS Asia Pacific Regional Director Eamonn Murphy, rising HIV infections in Fiji "put the entire Pacific region at risk."
Feb 4, 2025
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Addiction
Doctors test a new way to help people quit fentanyl
During the COVID-19 pandemic, when fentanyl overdoses surged, doctors were desperate to find ways of helping their patients. They knew that buprenorphine could help people stop using opioids, but it was much harder to start ...
Jan 24, 2025
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Health
Why some people's hair and nails grow quicker than others
Throughout recorded history, our hair and nails have played an important role in signifying who we are and our social status. You could say they separate the caveman from the businessman.
Jan 5, 2025
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Neuroscience
Lipid nanoparticle-mRNA delivery system could transform neurological treatment
Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based therapeutics and the potential of mRNA as a treatment for various conditions has been researched for decades. A key challenge remains finding a delivery system that enables enough of ...
Nov 21, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Survery: Public worry about RSV has faded, unlike flu and COVID-19
More than 100,000 older adults are hospitalized on average yearly in the United States with RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), as are 58,000 or more infants and young children under the age of 5, according to the Centers ...
Oct 15, 2024
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Cardiology
Study finds a reduced risk of serious cardiovascular disease after COVID vaccination
People who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have a significantly lower risk of developing more severe cardiovascular conditions linked to COVID-19 infection, according to a nationwide study at the University of ...
Oct 1, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 hits older adults hardest; which ones want the updated vaccine?
The newly updated COVID-19 vaccine just arrived in pharmacies and clinics nationwide, and a new poll suggests nearly half of people age 50 and older plan to get it. But some older adults with high risk of severe illness appear ...
Sep 23, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds weight loss drug semaglutide reduced COVID-19 related deaths during the pandemic
Patients taking semaglutide injections are less likely to die of any cause, including from cardiovascular disease and infections like COVID-19, an international study led by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, ...
Aug 30, 2024
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Diabetes
Ozempic, Wegovy have health benefits beyond weight loss, studies find
New trials are showing how the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss meds Ozempic and Wegovy can boost health in even more ways.
Aug 30, 2024
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Medications
Australia is running low on oral morphine. What does that mean for pain relief in palliative care?
Australia currently finds itself in the unusual position of being both in an opioid epidemic and experiencing a shortage of these critical medicines.
Aug 23, 2024
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