Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Third of Burundi mpox cases in children under five: UN

Youngsters have been especially impacted by mpox outbreaks raging in Africa, with children under five accounting for nearly a third of the cases in Burundi, the UN children's agency said Friday.

Health

Severe obesity is on the rise in the US

Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity—especially women—has climbed since a decade ago, according to new government research.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

An eye on viruses in wastewater: Q&A with virologist

Virologist Rúbens Alves, Ph.D., came to La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) to contribute to life-saving vaccine research. As a member of LJI's Shresta Lab, Alves studied how T cells fight viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 ...

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