Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Explaining the Malawi cholera outbreak
Malawi's worsening cholera crisis is the result of long-term neglect of the country's water supplies and water testing urgently needed, specialists say.
Jan 20, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Study suggests vitamin D benefits and metabolism may depend on body weight
Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, have found new evidence that vitamin D may be metabolized differently in people with an elevated body mass index ...
Jan 17, 2023
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Health
How clean hospitals can reduce antibiotic resistance and save lives
A new paper in Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health indicates that antibiotic resistance may result from poor hygiene practices in hospitals or other medical facilities.
Jan 17, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
XBB.1.5, the most transmissible Covid subvariant yet
The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, the most transmissible COVID-19 subvariant so far, is spreading quickly across the United States and was predicted on Friday to become Europe's dominant strain in a matter of weeks.
Jan 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China's COVID situation is dire, but it shouldn't pose a big risk to other countries
China is currently in the midst of a severe wave of COVID infections and deaths. We don't know exactly how bad it is because of significant gaps in official reporting, but by all indications, things are dire. News reports ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu vaccine 36 percent effective against influenza A(H3N2)-related illnesses during 2021-2022 flu season
For the 2021 to 2022 influenza season, influenza vaccines were 36 percent effective against influenza A(H3N2)-related illnesses, according to a study published online Dec. 12 in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Jan 4, 2023
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Medical economics
Diagnostics can advance health sustainable development goals in Asia Pacific
We are at the halfway point from when we set our ambitious sustainable development goal 3 (SDG3) for good health and well-being by 2030. While many agree we were making progress towards this goal, no one could have foreseen ...
Dec 23, 2022
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Cardiology
Reduced eGFR linked to increased mortality in A-fib
Moderately-to-severely reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), specifically among those with lower socioeconomic ...
Dec 22, 2022
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Health
Final tally: Nearly 107,000 US overdose deaths last year
Nearly 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, according to final figures released Thursday.
Dec 22, 2022
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Dentistry
Oral disorders research funding 'severely lacking,' finds study
Major government research funding schemes aren't keeping up with the burden of oral diseases, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Melbourne, the University of Sydney, the University of Queensland ...
Dec 21, 2022
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