Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 variant maintains threat: WHO
COVID-19 remains a threat as a virus variant has been spreading steadily around the globe, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.
Nov 21, 2023
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News tagged with acute infection
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Updated COVID-19 boosters and XBB.1.5: What you need to know
As the world marches toward the completion of its fourth year with COVID-19, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the majority of those infected, hospitalized or dying from the SARS-CoV-2 ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Surgery
Readmissions more likely for wheelchair users after shoulder replacement
Wheelchair users are nearly three times more likely to experience hospital readmission following total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA), according to UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers. The findings, published in the Journal ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists discover 'long colds' may exist, as well as long COVID
A new study from Queen Mary University of London, published in eClinicalMedicine, has found that people may experience long-term symptoms—or "long colds"—after acute respiratory infections that test negative for COVID-19.
Oct 6, 2023
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Medical research
Minimally invasive transperineal laser ablation of the prostate appears effective
Minimally invasive transperineal laser ablation (TPLA) of the prostate appears effective for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to a review published online Sept. 21 in Therapeutic Advances in Urology.
Oct 3, 2023
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Medications
Study finds two antibiotics for children with sinusitis equally effective, but one has fewer side effects
In a new study published in JAMA and led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital has found that patients prescribed amoxicillin-clavulanate had higher rates of gastrointestinal symptoms and yeast infections than those ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Medical research
Bird flu is undergoing changes that could increase the risk of widespread human transmission
A new study from researchers in China and Nottingham has discovered that a subtype of avian flu virus, endemic in poultry farms in China, is undergoing mutational changes, which could increase the risk of the disease being ...
Sep 4, 2023
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Medical research
Training immune cells to remove 'trash' helps resolve lung inflammation
Inflammation is a standard part of our bodies' immune system response. But sometimes this response becomes hyperactivated in our lungs, causing inflammation to continue unchecked, which can be fatal. Many deaths from COVID-19 ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Protein inhibits development of COVID-19 in live animals
A mammalian protein previously shown by UT Southwestern microbiologists to inhibit the virus that causes COVID-19 in cell culture also protected live mouse models, significantly limiting infection in the lung cells and diminishing ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Consumer Health: Are you at risk for hepatitis?
Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. The five main strains of the hepatitis virus are referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. While they all cause liver disease, they differ in geographic prevalence, modes of transmission, ...
Jul 29, 2023
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