While COVID-19 rates in the U.S. are relatively low and are declining, The World Health Organization is keeping an eye on a new COVID-19 variant. The omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, known as "Arcturus," has been listed by the ...
Apr 14, 2023
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Maternal and newborn deaths are a major public health problem in Kenya. In 2020 the maternal mortality ratio was 530 deaths per 100,000 live births. This is much higher than the global average of 223 maternal deaths per 100,000 ...
Mar 17, 2023
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Do cesarean-born babies miss out on essential microbes? New evidence suggests that the answer may be "no." Researchers report on March 8 in the journal Cell Host & Microbe that mothers are able to transfer microbes to their ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Signs of autism can be picked up as early as the first month of life, according to a new study from Duke University that used children's health records to create an algorithm.
Feb 8, 2023
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Despite increased use of bicycles by the US public over the past decade, new research published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research indicates that bicycle-related injuries are on the decline.
Dec 21, 2022
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Sunscreen alone is not enough, University of Otago researchers are reminding people, after a study published today reveals the slip, slop, slap message is still not getting through.
Dec 20, 2022
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An analysis of suicide data published today concludes that seasonal fluctuations in suicide among adolescents and young adults ages 10 to 24 can explain the controversial findings that the adolescent suicide rate increased ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Whether it's because of the cold weather, holiday and family stress, lack of routine or all of the above, heart attack and stroke rates spike during the last two weeks of December, said Northwestern Medicine cardiologist ...
Dec 15, 2022
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Using a decade of weather and CT imaging data, researchers have identified specific weather conditions that are associated with the number of whole-body CT scans performed on polytrauma patients. The results of the new study ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Respiratory syncytial virus, more commonly known as RSV, sends thousands of children to the hospital every year in the U.S. But during September and October 2022, health professionals across the country have watched an unprecedented ...
Oct 27, 2022
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