Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

What we know about the omicron variant

At this point, there are more questions than answers about the new coronavirus variant discovered in southern Africa, says Texas A&M University epidemiologist Rebecca Fischer. While the new omicron variant is being monitored ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Nigeria detects first case of omicron variant from October

Nigeria has detected its first case of the omicron coronavirus variant in a sample it collected in October, weeks before South Africa alerted the world about the variant last week, the country's national public health institute ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Preparing for pandemics: The One Health approach

For three days this week, decision-makers of the World Health Organization gather for a special global assembly. With COVID-19 and its variants still very much in the news, the pandemic tops the agenda.

Oncology & Cancer

Lung cancer screening rates increase with access to Medicare

Lung cancer screening is recommended only for those who are at high risk for the disease—adults ages 50­–80 who smoke at least 20 packs a year—but even among members of that high-risk group, screening rates remain ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Afghanistan faces raging measles outbreak: WHO

A raging measles outbreak has sickened thousands and killed nearly 100 in crisis-ravaged Afghanistan this year, the World Health Organization said Friday, warning that many more would die without urgent action.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Making the case to improve outcomes for sickle cell disease

A new study published in JAMA Health Forum by a University of Alabama at Birmingham researcher and colleagues is highlighting the lack of longitudinal data to evaluate and improve outcomes for those suffering from sickle ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Comorbidities predict positive RT-PCR testing

Researchers at CDDEP, University of California, Berkeley, and the Government of Tamil Nadu recently published 'SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality during the first epidemic wave in Madurai, South India: a prospective, active ...

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