Infectious complications continue to affect survivors of childhood cancer many years after initial diagnosis, according to findings from a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Sep 1, 2022
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Hand, foot and mouth disease, most commonly caused by a coxsackievirus, is a highly contagious childhood illness. The virus can be spread through respiratory droplets, person-to-person contact and touching a contaminated ...
Aug 22, 2022
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People with long COVID are going online to look for support. But these valuable discussion forums, chat groups and other online peer-support networks can also spread harmful misinformation.
Aug 8, 2022
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Cases of flesh-eating bacteria, which refer to any tissue-destroying infection, rise in summer when more people are cooling off in bodies of water. The most common bacteria, vibrio, is often found in seawater and has the ...
Aug 2, 2022
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Bugs are a part of summer, like it or not.
Aug 1, 2022
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Research into the "green whistle" pain relief inhaler has found no obvious harm for pregnant women or their newborn babies in a study looking at ambulance cases over 17 years.
Jul 29, 2022
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While most medical attention has been on COVID, work has been underway to eliminate another viral disease, hepatitis C.
Jul 28, 2022
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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am prone to kidney stones, so I know it's important for me to stay hydrated while I exercise. But do I need to change what I drink in the summer? A friend mentioned that I might be better with a sports ...
Jul 22, 2022
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The European Medicines Agency said Friday that the smallpox vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic should also be authorized against monkeypox, as the outbreak of the once-rare disease continues to sicken people across the continent.
Jul 22, 2022
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A cholera outbreak in Iraq claimed its first victim Tuesday, with 17 new cases recorded in the country within 24 hours, a health ministry spokesperson said.
Jun 28, 2022
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