Medications to treat opioid use disorder, including methadone and buprenorphine, have been shown to save lives, cutting overdose deaths by up to 60% and reducing the transmission of HIV by offering a safe alternative to injection ...
Feb 29, 2024
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A new study published by researchers in the School of Public Health at University College Cork and the National Suicide Research Foundation has shown that there was no increase in suicide rates in the initial months of the ...
Feb 29, 2024
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Through a series of reviews of more than 100 research papers and a three-round Delphi questionnaire, a multidisciplinary panel of 51 scientists from 18 countries have reached consensus on a pledge to end the suffering diabetes ...
Feb 29, 2024
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Only half of 34 surveyed European countries have national guidelines on how to provide clinical care and treatment to children who have experienced sexual abuse. This finding was revealed in a study led by researchers at ...
Feb 29, 2024
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Consistent evidence shows that higher exposure to ultra-processed foods is associated with an increased risk of 32 damaging health outcomes including cancer, major heart and lung conditions, mental health disorders, and early ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Concerted international efforts are urgently needed to meet the targets set out in the 2030 Global Alcohol Action Plan (GAAP) and avert "dire consequences" for low and middle income countries, where alcohol markets are expanding, ...
Feb 27, 2024
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Worldwide in 2020 a baby died every 40 seconds because of complications of prematurity. Preterm birth is the leading cause of death among children under 5 years old.
Feb 21, 2024
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Across the European continent, sexually transmitted infections (STI) caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae have gone up in recent years, according to data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. New data from ...
Feb 20, 2024
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A study in Malawi has shown that shortly after an increase in antimicrobial use—specifically the antibiotic ciprofloxacin—rates of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella typhi increased.
Feb 20, 2024
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Almost 90% of the 57 million people living with hepatitis C live in low- and middle-income countries, but only half of these countries currently provide curative treatments at an accessible cost, according to a study by UNSW ...
Feb 19, 2024
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