Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidney disease linked to increased risk of falling
Kidney disease causes middle-aged people to be as susceptible to falling as older adults, say researchers from Ball State University.
Jun 28, 2019
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News tagged with disease surveillance
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aid group: Most new Ebola cases were not known contacts
The World Health Organization emphasized progress in the fight against Ebola in eastern Congo even as Doctors Without Borders warned Tuesday that efforts to trace new cases to previous ones are largely failing.
May 28, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find significant delays in West Nile virus reporting
Mount Sinai researchers found significant delays in reporting human cases of West Nile virus, hampering real-time forecasting of the potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease, according to a study in the JAMA Network Open ...
Apr 26, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC: 2017 to 2018 saw increase in enterovirus D68 detection
(HealthDay)—Based on active surveillance data of acute respiratory illness (ARI), enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) was detected in 0.8 percent of patients in 2017 and in 13.9 percent in 2018, according to research published in ...
Mar 29, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experts warn of a surge in vector-borne diseases as humanitarian crisis in Venezuela worsens
The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Venezuela is accelerating the re-emergence of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, Chagas disease, dengue, and Zika virus, and threatens to jeopardise public health gains in the country ...
Feb 22, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Do we have an epidemic? Enhancing disease surveillance using a health information exchange
How do public health officials know if there is a disease outbreak and where that outbreak has occurred?
Feb 11, 2019
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Cardiology
E-cigarettes linked to higher risk of stroke, heart attack, diseased arteries
Using e-cigarettes increases your odds of having a stroke, heart attack and coronary heart disease, according to preliminary research to be presented in Honolulu at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference ...
Jan 30, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mandated neonatal abstinence reporting helps quantify cases
(HealthDay)—Mandated neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) surveillance and reporting allows state health departments to quantify incidence and informs programs and services, according to research published in the Jan. 11 ...
Jan 18, 2019
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Medications
Researchers see possible link between opioids, birth defect
Health officials are looking into a possible link between prescription opioids and a horrific birth defect.
Jan 17, 2019
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Genetics
DNA sequencing can help fight epidemics—but there are privacy risks
The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak. As is the case with any disease caused by pathogenic viruses – like Zika or influenza – Ebola spreads dangerously and unpredictably. This makes tracking ...
Jan 14, 2019
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