Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Nighttime images help track disease from the sky

(Medical Xpress) -- Normally used to spot where people live, satellite images of nighttime lights can help keep tabs on the diseases festering among them, too, according to new research.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

AI helps to identify new COVID-19 hotspots in Gauteng

Accurate modeling is one of the tools being used to fight the COVID-19 pandemic globally. It is essential for policy makers, experts and the population to get access to reliable information on the evolution and severity of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19 hotspots projected with new website

A new website uses reported cases and deaths to estimate the probability regions in England and Wales will become COVID-19 "hotspots."

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Trump says he might 'quarantine' New York state

President Donald Trump said Saturday he is considering placing New York state—the worst-hit in the US by the coronavirus pandemic—under quarantine but he was vague about exactly what he meant by this.

Medical research

Mathematical model finds the cancer mutations that matter

Researchers have generated a long list of genetic mutations linked to cancer, but sorting out which ones really drive tumors to grow uncontrollably and which ones don't has been a challenge. A new mathematical model developed ...

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Hotspot

Hot spot generally refers to small areas of intense or important activity embedded in a larger area of relative calm. Specifically, it may refer to:

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