A new study in two states that compares coronavirus protection from prior infection and vaccination concludes getting the shots is still the safest way to prevent COVID-19.
Jan 19, 2022
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U.S. health officials on Friday reported the first case of Zika spread through sex by a man with no symptoms of the disease.
Aug 26, 2016
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At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of Brazilian researchers showed why SARS-CoV-2 infection tends to be more severe in diabetic patients. Now, the same team based at the Institute of Biology of the State University ...
Jul 2, 2024
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Shielding vulnerable people was central to the response to COVID-19, but there is no evidence that it benefited the vulnerable people it was meant to protect, a new study of health data has revealed.
Apr 21, 2023
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A wide range of human food, pet food, medical devices and drug products have been recalled by Family Dollar Inc. due to the risk of salmonella and other hazards associated with a rodent infestation at a company warehouse ...
Feb 23, 2022
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Hong Kong's leader on Friday vowed to maintain its "zero" COVID-19 policy as it plans to ramp up virus testing, amid record daily infections.
Feb 4, 2022
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Syringe exchange programs established in Philadelphia and Baltimore prevented a total of 12,483 new cases of HIV over a ten-year period, according to a study published today. The averted HIV infections also saved both cities ...
Oct 29, 2019
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New numbers on the global AIDS epidemic show some big successes, such as fewer deaths and new infections. But there are also some tragic failures: Only half the children with HIV, the virus that causes the disease, are getting ...
Jul 6, 2020
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We need to do more to prevent and manage chlamydia in Australia, argues a new Perspective article led by Burnet Institute and published in the Medical Journal of Australia on November 7.
Nov 7, 2022
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Large variations in exposure at home, in the community and at work—rather than case-fatality rates—may explain the well-documented racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality during the first wave of the pandemic last spring, ...
Dec 10, 2020
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