Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hepatitis C rates soar among pregnant women
In the two decades since the opioid epidemic took off, the addiction crisis has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans.
Jul 24, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Sydney's former HIV epicenter close to ending transmission
The inner-city area of Sydney, once the epicenter of Australia's HIV epidemic, is very close to becoming the first place in the world to reach the UN's target for ending transmission of the virus, researchers said on Monday.
Jul 24, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Seroprevalence of human enterovirus A71 in Guangzhou, China, 2019–2021
Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is a significant hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) etiology. The inactivated EV-A71 vaccines were approved in China in 2016. However, the seroprevalence of EV-A71 after the vaccine application and its ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Health
Promoting lower-calorie options on delivery apps could help users select healthier options, randomized trials find
Simple initiatives to help people select lower-calorie options when ordering takeaways in delivery apps could help tackle the obesity epidemic, suggest three randomized trials being presented at this year's European Congress ...
May 18, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Relationship education can reduce STIs and risky sex among young gay, bisexual men
New research from Northwestern University has shown that educating couples, rather than individuals, may be a highly effective strategy to end the HIV epidemic.
May 10, 2023
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Health informatics
Artificial intelligence to analyze past epidemics and predict future ones
Before the first cases of COVID-19 became known, an algorithm based on artificial intelligence developed by a company in Canada had already detected a new virus which was spreading across the Chinese city of Wuhan. This demonstration ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Cost of living crisis is fueling the obesity epidemic, warn UK researchers
A leading nutrition researcher has warned of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the obesity epidemic, in a new paper published in the journal Obesity.
Apr 18, 2023
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Pediatrics
Pandemic disrupted respiratory syncytial virus season timing
The typical timing of seasonal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemics (October to April) was disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published in the April 7 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Apr 7, 2023
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Addiction
The next generation of the opioid epidemic: Youth polysubstance users
It's a new year, and once again, the opioid epidemic continues to hold a tight grasp on millions of Americans. At the end of last year, the United States reached a major milestone of over one million overdose deaths since ...
Mar 30, 2023
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Pediatrics
Low vaccination and immunity rates mean NZ faces a harsh whooping cough winter—what needs to happen
Following the deaths of two infants, doctors and scientists worry New Zealand's whooping cough epidemic could be the worst in years.
Mar 29, 2023
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