The World Health Organization expressed concern about bird flu on Friday after the father of a 11-year-old Cambodian girl who died from the disease also tested positive, raising fears of human-to-human transmission.
Feb 24, 2023
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While hundreds of thousands of people are still getting COVID every day across the globe, reassuringly, the number of people dying as a result of the infection has dropped significantly thanks to effective vaccines and treatments.
Dec 3, 2022
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Apr 5, 2022
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Even though pediatric emergency department visits decreased greatly overall during the COVID-19 pandemic, a newly published study led out of the University of Calgary shows there was also a sharp increase in emergency department ...
Mar 9, 2023
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The World Health Organization on Friday called on all nations to invest more in mental health, saying "the suffering is enormous" and has been made worse by the COVID pandemic.
Jun 17, 2022
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Muscle strength is a powerful predictor of mortality that can quickly and inexpensively be assessed by measuring handgrip strength. In a new study, researchers developed cut-off points that apply to the general population, ...
Jul 25, 2022
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The Biden administration announced plans on April 26, 2022, to increase the availability of the COVID-19 drug Paxlovid, vowing to get more of the treatment pills into the hands of Americans.
Apr 29, 2022
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The Food and Drug Administration on Friday laid out a proposal to begin regulating laboratory medical tests, a multibillion-dollar industry that the agency says poses a growing risk to patients because of potentially inaccurate ...
Sep 29, 2023
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A new study using prenatal brain scans revealed significant differences in brain structures at around 25 weeks' gestation between children who were later diagnosed with ASD and those who were not. The study adds to mounting ...
Apr 5, 2022
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A University of Alberta-led study shows that when it comes to susceptibility to infections and other health conditions, sex matters.
Oct 12, 2021
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