New research from Halmstad University, Sweden, investigates the prevention of health care associated infections and gives a clue on how to avoid the spread of for instance COVID-19 in hospital settings. Ph.D.-student Luís ...
Oct 2, 2020
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It can be challenging to gauge the quality of online news—questioning whether it is real or fake. When it comes to health news and press releases about medical treatments and procedures, the issue can be even more complex, ...
Mar 6, 2024
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Lawmakers and rights official in Guatemala called Monday for an investigation into 30,000 fake COVID-19 tests that were bought by public health officials.
Feb 23, 2021
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The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public that most Internet pharmacies are fraudulent, selling drugs that likely are counterfeit and could harm or even kill people.
Sep 28, 2012
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Most of the images shared by major health agencies (NHS, CDC, WHO, IFRC) relate to preventive measures, health advisories, gratitude and resilience of front-line workers. Social media messaging depicting well known personalities, ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Their call comes just days before 100 World Health Organisation member states hold their first meeting to discuss the problem, and the authors hope it will help to influence the debate and lead to some concrete actions.
Nov 13, 2012
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As the Czech Republic struggles to cope with the world's highest coronavirus infection rate, a tidal wave of disinformation and a bungled government response are hampering vaccination efforts.
Mar 9, 2021
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"All's well that ends well," wrote William Shakespeare over 400 years ago. The words may still seem to ring true today, but turns out they don't. We have just busted the old myth in a recent brain imaging experiment, published ...
Nov 3, 2020
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Malaria, a mosquito-borne parasitic infection that affects about 3.2 billion people in 95 countries, has become largely a disease of the young and poor.
Apr 25, 2018
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A BBC report has uncovered that nearly half of the reviews for a single NHS trust on NHS Choices were submitted from the trust's own computers. The reviews had been provided by Patient Opinion, which gathers online comments ...
Mar 24, 2014
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