At the start of the 2019–2020 school year, vaccination rates for incoming kindergartners across the country were about 95%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At the start of 2022–2023 school ...
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Combined, infection, autoimmunity and cancer account for 4 out of every 10 deaths worldwide, and represent major global health challenges. In a paper in the journal Cell Reports, Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) researchers ...
Mar 4, 2024
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Lung cancer is responsible for more deaths than breast, colon and prostate cancer combined.
Feb 19, 2024
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are used to treat a variety of different cancers. ICIs are antibodies that sensitize the body's own immune system to detect and destroy tumors. However, ICIs are not effective in all patients, ...
Jan 3, 2024
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Measles deaths globally spiked by more than 40% last year and cases rose after vaccination levels dramatically dropped during the pandemic, leading health agencies said Thursday.
Nov 16, 2023
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Sepsis is a life-threatening condition with high mortality rates due to the complex and variable immune response. Early diagnosis and prompt intervention are essential. Existing biomarkers such as CRP and PCT have limitations, ...
Nov 9, 2023
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It may be surprising to hear, but medically speaking, not all stress is bad. Healthy stress levels help build resilience, says Safia Debar, MBBS, a stress management expert at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London. In this expert ...
Oct 26, 2023
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An old campaign slogan for cough syrup, "It tastes awful. And it works," seemed to imply that any sweet content might have diminished the medicinal effect.
Oct 26, 2023
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Authorities in one Pakistan province are turning to a controversial new tactic in the decades-long initiative to wipe out polio: prison.
Oct 1, 2023
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Even for killer T cells—specialized immune cells—seeking and destroying cancer cells around the clock can be exhausting. If scientists can understand why killer T cells become exhausted, then they can create more resilient ...
Sep 20, 2023
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