A recent study performed in Zambia by University of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Institute of Human Virology researchers found that high uptake of HIV preventative medicine, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), ...
Feb 15, 2023
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The question of whether and to what extent face masks work to prevent respiratory infections such as COVID and influenza has split the scientific community for decades.
Feb 7, 2023
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To tackle ever-increasing hospital waiting times, the government is reforming the way the NHS provides services. One of these reforms is the expansion of virtual wards. The goal is to treat 50,000 people a month in their ...
Feb 3, 2023
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Ongoing vaccination and lower thresholds for escalating public health and social measures may be vital components to combat future COVID-19 variants, new research suggests.
Jan 20, 2023
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Over the past month or two, many northern hemisphere countries including the U.S. and the U.K. have seen a large wave of respiratory viral infections. These include RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), flu and COVID in all ...
Jan 20, 2023
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The COVID-19 subvariant XBB.1.5 is spreading so fast that the World Health Organization on Friday advised people to wear masks in certain situations, including in crowded, enclosed and poorly ventilated spaces, regardless ...
Jan 16, 2023
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The heavily-mutated omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was first detected in late 2021.
Jan 12, 2023
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Most symptoms or conditions that develop after mild COVID-19 infection linger for several months but return to normal within a year, finds a large study from Israel published by The BMJ today.
Jan 11, 2023
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China is currently in the midst of a severe wave of COVID infections and deaths. We don't know exactly how bad it is because of significant gaps in official reporting, but by all indications, things are dire. News reports ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Silent but deadly. These are words often used to describe cervical cancer—a slow-growing disease that rarely causes symptoms in its early stages.
Jan 5, 2023
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