Addiction
Opiate overdoses linked to poor mental health
The opioid epidemic is taking a deadly toll on people in disproportionate clusters from Cape Cod to San Diego, according to a new study by the University of Cincinnati.
May 27, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Largely prepared': Guinea vaccinates to stop Ebola spread
A man in a navy suit grinned as he left an airbase in Guinea's capital Conakry on Wednesday after being vaccinated for Ebola, one of the first to receive the jab since the deadly disease re-emerged in the West African country.
Feb 24, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Health officials say the coronavirus will likely become endemic in the next several years. What does that mean?
Even as cases continue to decline and more Americans receive their vaccines, the coronavirus isn't likely to go away anytime soon, health officials say.
Feb 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Predicting influenza epidemics
Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a unique method to predict influenza epidemics by combining several sources of data. The forecasts can be used, for example, when planning healthcare provision, ...
Oct 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
United States COVID-19 transmission driven by ages 20-49, research finds
Resurging COVID-19 transmission in the US is being driven by ages 20-49 and targeted measures are needed to control the epidemic as schools re-open.
Sep 18, 2020
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Addiction
Potent drug supply drop, not domestic drug policies, likely behind 2018 OD death downturn
The slight decline in drug overdose deaths in 2018 coincided with changing Chinese regulations on a powerful type of opioid, rather than the result of U.S. efforts to curb the overdose epidemic, a University of Pittsburgh ...
Sep 16, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
New study supports more frequent HIV screening among high-risk young men who have sex with men
A new study has found that HIV screening every three months compared to annually will improve clinical outcomes and be cost-effective among high-risk young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in the United States. The report, ...
Aug 6, 2020
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Medical research
Researchers uncovered the Zika virus mutation responsible for quick spread, birth defects
A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered a Zika virus mutation that may be responsible for the explosive viral transmission in 2015/2016 and for the cause of microcephaly ...
Aug 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: Cholera vs. flu: Philadelphia's historical epidemic successes and failures
By now, most Americans have heard the cautionary tale of Philadelphia's decision to hold a huge patriotic parade with nearly 100,000 spectators in the fall of 1918, a super-spreader event blamed for the city's overwhelming ...
Jul 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Early and responsive control measures helped reduce COVID-19 spread in China
In a new report, the Imperial College London COVID-19 Response Team found that early implementation and timely adjustment of control measures could be important in containing coronavirus transmission.
Jul 6, 2020
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