Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Indonesia seeks more oxygen for COVID-19 sick amid shortage

Parts of Indonesia lack oxygen supplies as the number of critically ill COVID-19 patients who need it increases, the nation's pandemic response leader said Monday, after dozens of sick people died at a public hospital that ...

Oncology & Cancer

New cancer diagnostic technique debuts

Cancer cells break down sugars and produce the metabolic acid lactate at a much higher rate than normal cells. This phenomenon provides a telltale sign that cancer is present, via diagnostics such as PET scans, and possibly ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Uganda tightens curbs as Covid cases surge

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni further toughened virus curbs on Sunday night, including ordering the closure of schools, to stem a worrying rise in local transmissions.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Record infections overwhelm India's hospitals

Delhi hospitals issued desperate appeals for oxygen on Friday and 13 COVID patients died in a fire, as India's healthcare system buckles under a new wave of infections.

Pediatrics

Light can be used to examine the lungs of premature babies

Premature babies have a hard time getting the oxygen they need as their lungs are not sufficiently developed. Today you can only use X-rays to see how much air babies' lungs contain, but, according to research from Lund University ...

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