A new study analyzing wastewater samples from several aged care and retirement homes in Adelaide, has uncovered worrying signs of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in at least one facility. The study has been published in Microbiology ...
Oct 4, 2023
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Most adolescent electronic cigarette users do not use cessation resources in their attempts to quit, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in Pediatrics.
Oct 3, 2023
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Around the world, men are more likely to get TB and to die from it than women.
Sep 29, 2023
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"COVID is not pretty in a nursing home," said Deb Wityk, a 70-year-old retired massage therapist who lives in one called Spurgeon Manor, in rural Iowa. She twice contracted the disease and is eager to get the newly approved ...
Sep 28, 2023
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A year after the US Supreme Court abolished nationwide access to abortion care, many American women are settling into a new reality: arranging costly trips to terminate their pregnancies in states where the procedure is still ...
Sep 28, 2023
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Ending the AIDS pandemic—particularly in eastern and southern Africa—cannot be achieved unless more resources are channeled to meet the needs of key vulnerable populations.
Sep 25, 2023
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Most health care facilities in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are unprepared to treat patients with cardiovascular diseases—despite these conditions leading to millions of people dying prematurely every year, ...
Sep 22, 2023
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Nurses, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might reduce protection against the coronavirus and other airborne pathogens in hospitals.
Sep 20, 2023
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As Africa gets hotter, mothers and babies are most at risk. Why is this and what can be done about it? Matthew Chersich, a specialist in climate change and maternal health, explains the reasons to health editor Nadine Dreyer.
Sep 10, 2023
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FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers want Floridians to be prepared when the next pandemic or hurricane hits the state. A new study published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction examines the best ...
Sep 5, 2023
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