Tuberculosis stands as one of the leading causes of death among young people across the world. Modeling studies suggest that in over 96% of the deadly cases involving children younger than 15 years old, the infected child ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Imagine being stuck in traffic while running late to an important meeting at work. You feel your face overheating as your thoughts start to race along: "they're going to think I'm a horrible employee," "my boss never liked ...
Mar 14, 2023
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Endometriosis is a painful, complex condition affecting about 1 in 10 women of reproductive age, but it is poorly understood. A new clinical review published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) provides an overview ...
Mar 14, 2023
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New research published in Anaesthesia shows that Black pregnant women in the UK are much more likely than white women to be given general anesthesia during cesarean section births, while some Black and south Asian women having ...
Mar 9, 2023
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A new study of more than 800,000 people has found that in the U.S., COVID "long haulers" were more likely to be older and female, with more chronic conditions than people in a comparison group who—after getting COVID—did ...
Mar 9, 2023
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March 11 marks three years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. As the virus spread, a pattern emerged: communities with a lower socioeconomic status tended to be disproportionately impacted.
Mar 8, 2023
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In 2015 the United Nations General Assembly adopted universal health coverage as one of the sustainable development goals. The aim of universal health coverage is to ensure that every person and community, irrespective of ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Right now, the average person has very little risk of contracting bird flu, but whether that could change at some point depends on whether two viruses meet in the wrong animal.
Feb 22, 2023
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A vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral drug dapivirine posed no safety concerns when used in the third trimester of pregnancy, according to results to date from the first study of the dapivirine ring during pregnancy ...
Feb 20, 2023
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Syria fears a resurgence of diseases such as polio and cholera, after scores of health centers were destroyed and medical staff killed in last week's earthquake, the country's health minister said.
Feb 17, 2023
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