Medications
Keto diet boosts lifesaving antifungal drug in mice
For the roughly 150,000 AIDS patients who come down with a life-threatening infection called fungal meningitis each year, there aren't many options.
May 9, 2024
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Medical economics
AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine withdrawn—it was a victim of misinformation right to the end, researcher says
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was a critical part of the COVID-19 pandemic response. However, on May 7, 2024, the European Commission announced the vaccine is no longer authorized for use.
May 9, 2024
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Vaccination
Researchers estimate vaccines have saved 154 million lives over past half-century
An international team of health and medical researchers including workers at the WHO, working with economists and modeling specialists, has found that the use of vaccines to prevent or treat disease has saved the lives of ...
Health
Study finds particulate siloxane and cigarette smoke organic aerosol in a gym environment
A recent study led by Prof. Yele Sun from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated the air quality in a basement gym. The study was published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters.
May 8, 2024
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Cardiology
Potential causal effect of long-term PM₁ exposure on hypertension hospitalization
Hypertension is among the leading cardiovascular diseases. Despite extensive research, evidence concerning the relationship between long-term exposure to ambient particulate matter and hypertension remains limited and inconsistent, ...
May 8, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lessons from COVID-19: Preparing for future pandemics means looking beyond the health data
The World Health Organization declared an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 5, 2023. In the year since, only two provinces—Alberta and Ontario—have published proposals for dealing with future health emergencies.
May 4, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychologist says our own enjoyment of nature can also benefit Earth itself
Have you heard that getting out into nature can be good for your health?
May 2, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
US maternal mortality returned to pre-pandemic level in 2022
The US maternal mortality rate in 2022 returned to the same level as two years prior, after a spike in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities announced Thursday.
May 2, 2024
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Health
Women without children are significantly more physically active than mothers, study finds
Mothers in Denmark are at a 24% higher risk of not getting enough exercise compared to women in the same age group who have not given birth.
May 1, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
EU drug watchdog urges COVID-19 vaccine update
The EU's drug watchdog urged Tuesday that anti-COVID jabs be updated before another round of vaccinations to counter a new variant of the virus, which is still claiming thousands of lives.
Apr 30, 2024
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