Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC: Meningitis outbreak death toll rises to 7
(AP)—Health officials say the death toll in a rare fungal meningitis outbreak across several states has risen to seven.
Oct 6, 2012
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Genetics
Whole genome sequencing improves diagnosis of rare diseases and shortens diagnostic journeys for patients
A world-first scientific study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has shown that whole genome sequencing (WGS) can uncover new diagnoses for people across the broadest range of rare diseases investigated to ...
Nov 10, 2021
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Health
Alcohol minimum unit price could save almost 8,000 lives in north of England
Civic leaders are calling for the urgent introduction of a minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol in England after new evidence from the University of Sheffield's Alcohol Research Group revealed that it could save almost 8,000 ...
Feb 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
U.S. COVID-19 infections, deaths drop to levels not seen since last summer
Fewer than 30,000 new COVID-19 cases are now being reported daily in the United States, with deaths as low as they have been since last June.
May 25, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO warns pandemic at 'critical point' as South Asia cases surge
The COVID-19 pandemic has entered a critical phase as infections exponentially increase despite widespread measures aimed at stopping them, the WHO warned Monday, with record case numbers in South Asia triggering tough new ...
Apr 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists urge concern, not alarm over new virus strains
Does it spread more easily? Make people sicker? Mean that treatments and vaccines won't work? Questions are multiplying as fast as new strains of the coronavirus, especially the one now moving through England. Scientists ...
Dec 21, 2020
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Health
Public opinion poll shows gap between experts and public on need to cut Medicare spending
As debate over the national debt and the federal budget deficit begins to heat up again, an analysis of national polls conducted in 2013 shows that, compared with recent government reports prepared by experts, the public ...
Sep 11, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
UK kids with cancer face funding lottery for fertility preservation services
Children and young people with cancer in the UK face something of a funding lottery for services to preserve their fertility, with specialist treatment centers heavily reliant on charities to stump up the cash needed, particularly ...
Sep 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
63,000 extra deaths and a year off life expectancy—COVID in 2020 in England and Wales
An estimated 62,750 excess deaths resulted in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in England and Wales, according to demographic experts at Oxford's Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science—who reveal life expectancy was ...
Jan 27, 2021
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Health
English neighborhoods which have less-healthy diets estimated by modelling study
A new analysis identifies neighborhoods within England where consumption of fruits, vegetables, and sugar-sweetened beverages by adults is estimated to differ significantly from recommendations. These areas may benefit from ...
Jun 23, 2021
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