Health
An action plan for better data on migration and health
Despite rising global mobility, the state of migrant and refugee health data in European health systems is a concern, a new study shows.
Oct 27, 2023
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Vaccination
Vaccination coverage increased in 2022, but still below 2019 levels
Worldwide, there was an increase in immunization during 2022, but coverage was lower than in 2019, according to research published in the Oct. 27 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and ...
Oct 27, 2023
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Medical economics
Financial insecurity common among frontline health care workers during COVID-19, research finds
Many frontline health care workers in the United States experienced food insecurity and other significant financial challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study led by UNC Greensboro (UNCG) researcher ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Health
'Bone smashing': Broken bones, tooth loss and blood vessel damage are among the harms of this TikTok trend
The internet never ceases to amaze when it comes to the bizarre health crazes people are willing to try. One of the latest social media trends is "bone smashing"—and it's every bit as inadvisable as it sounds.
Oct 24, 2023
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Pediatrics
New study confirms safety and benefits of maternal COVID-19 vaccination for newborns
Infants of pregnant women who received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy had lower risks of severe health outcomes, neonatal death, and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission, according to a new study from ...
Oct 23, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Live birth more likely in assisted reproductive technology cycles with gestational carrier
The likelihood of live birth is increased among assisted reproductive technology cycles 'with' versus 'without' a gestational carrier, according to a research letter published online Oct. 18 in the Journal of the American ...
Oct 20, 2023
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Ophthalmology
Eye implant may be used to treat diabetes and other diseases
Researchers in Sweden have developed a microscale device for implantation in the eye, which presents new opportunities for cell-based treatment of diabetes and other diseases.
Oct 18, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Researchers call for scrutiny of employment leave for early pregnancy endings
Parents facing an early end to pregnancies can be entitled to differing degrees of paid leave depending on where they live, recently published research has shown.
Oct 9, 2023
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Medical research
From COVID to cancer: High hopes for Nobel mRNA vaccines
The coronavirus pandemic brought global renown to the mRNA technology that underpins vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, and on Monday earned a Nobel Prize for two scientists who have been key to its development.
Oct 2, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Liver fibrosis: Giant cells step in to compensate for impaired immune function
A team of researchers has uncovered a previously unknown compensatory mechanism found in liver disease. If Kupffer cells (KCs), a specific kind of immune cells found in the liver, become impaired by tissue scarring, immune ...
Sep 28, 2023
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