Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Disease sweeping through Gaza's refugee camps
Health officials in Gaza are growing increasingly concerned about the spread of disease among displaced communities in the besieged enclave.
Feb 8, 2024
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CDC issues alert as measles cases pop up in Georgia and other states
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging clinicians to be alert for measles cases after 23 cases of the extremely contagious disease were recently confirmed in the U.S., including two in Georgia.
Feb 1, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Four children die in Serbia whooping cough outbreak
At least four children have died in a whooping cough outbreak in the Serbian capital Belgrade, state media said Wednesday, with doctors blaming falling vaccinations for the spread.
Jan 31, 2024
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Should doctors who are public officials have the right to spread medical misinformation to the general public?
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration say the benefits of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the risks.
Jan 29, 2024
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Medications
Here's why some high-risk patients aren't getting drugs to combat COVID
As the toll from the COVID-19 pandemic continued to mount, antiviral medications such as Paxlovid were hailed by health officials as an important way to reduce the risk of severe illness or death.
Jan 25, 2024
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Medical economics
Study proposes reimbursement rate fix for Minnesota's broken mental health system
Minnesotans in mental health crises are stuck in hospital emergency rooms with nowhere else to turn. Treatment centers are bleeding staff who complain of being underpaid and burnt out. Children linger on months-long waitlists ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
With COVID crisis ebbing, how can we prevent future pandemics?
Aggressive measures are needed in the world's tropical regions to prevent the inevitable next global pandemic, an international coalition of researchers has concluded.
Jan 23, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Millions in the UK are being urged to get vaccinations during a surge in measles cases
U.K. health officials on Monday urged millions of parents to book their children for missed measles, mumps and rubella shots during a sharp increase in the number of measles cases and the lowest vaccination rates in a decade.
Jan 22, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way
Wastewater testing does a good job at detecting mpox infections, U.S. health officials said in a report Thursday that bolsters a push to use sewage to track more diseases.
Jan 18, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Video: Measles remains a menace
You don't hear much about the measles anymore, but health officials in Philadelphia are keeping an eye on an outbreak in that city. To date, there have been eight confirmed since the investigation began in December.
Jan 17, 2024
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