Diphtheria outbreak kills 58 in Guinea
An outbreak of diphtheria in northeastern Guinea has killed 58 people, many of them young children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement received Thursday.
Oct 19, 2023
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An outbreak of diphtheria in northeastern Guinea has killed 58 people, many of them young children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement received Thursday.
Oct 19, 2023
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A new report published in The Lancet Global Health finds that, with appropriate training and funding, remote consultations can improve access to health care in low- and middle-income countries.
Oct 18, 2023
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In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a time-intensive and often stress-inducing fertility procedure. Yet how does that stress impact its success? Investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Following a rocky roll-out, more than 7 million Americans have now gotten the newly updated COVID vaccines.
Oct 16, 2023
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Some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walked off the job Wednesday in multiple states, kicking off a major health care strike amid an extraordinary year for U.S. labor organizing and work stoppages.
Oct 4, 2023
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The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued new draft guidelines this year recommending that women start breast cancer screening at a younger age. Leading breast cancer screening expert Elizabeth Morris, ...
Oct 2, 2023
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Structural racism was associated with increased county-level cancer mortality rates among minority populations compared with whites, according to results presented at the 16th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health ...
Sep 29, 2023
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A majority of older adults disagree with the idea of using life expectancy as part of guidelines that say which patients should get cancer screenings such as mammograms and colonoscopies, a new poll finds.
Sep 28, 2023
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Abby Madore covers a lot of ground each day at work.
Sep 25, 2023
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Nearly one in five counties across the United States lack psychiatrists or internet service, making it difficult for around 10.5 million Americans to find mental health care, a new study shows.
Sep 21, 2023
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