Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Think you might have COVID? Wait two days to test
Peek in medicine cabinets across the U.S. and you'll find stacks of leftover COVID tests.
Jun 25, 2024
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News tagged with respiratory
Gerontology & Geriatrics
CDC strengthens RSV vaccine advice for those over 75
In new vaccination guidance issued Wednesday, U.S. health officials now recommend that all Americans aged 75 and older get an RSV vaccine before fall arrives.
Jun 27, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists reveal why some people with the flu may be more contagious
EPFL scientists have discovered that in indoor spaces, droplets containing the flu virus will remain infectious for longer when they also contain certain types of bacteria found in our respiratory tract. This finding provides ...
Jun 26, 2024
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Health
New epidemiological tool provides warnings of heat and cold related mortality by sex and age in Europe
Ambient temperatures are associated with over 5 million premature deaths worldwide every year, more than 300,000 of which in Western Europe alone. In a context of rapidly warming temperatures that successively broke previous ...
Jun 26, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Birds, barley, cheese and wine—it's not just smoke and dust that can cause lung disease
Our lungs are the interface between blood and air. Their role in oxygenating our bloodstream is their primary function, and they bear the brunt of a lot more than just pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Borne upon the ...
Jun 25, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers shed light on cause of 'happy hypoxia' in COVID-19 patients
While many serious cases of COVID-19 are marked by respiratory distress and dangerously low blood oxygen levels—a condition referred to as hypoxia—the occurrence of "silent or happy hypoxia" affecting a subset of patients ...
Jun 18, 2024
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Neuroscience
Brain injury after overdose is a hidden epidemic: Recognizing and treating the survivors of the toxic drug crisis
The toxic drug crisis is Canada's longest-standing public health emergency, but many are unaware of the brain injury epidemic that underlies it. June is brain injury awareness month, and as researchers investigating the intersections ...
Jun 17, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: Researcher discusses what we need to worry about with avian flu, and what we don't
Since it was first detected in birds in late 2021, avian flu has killed millions of poultry and infected animals that were previously thought to be immune, including dairy cows. The FDA has documented the H5N1 virus in animals ...
Jun 13, 2024
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Health
Diphtheria-like germ can be passed between people and pets
The first two cases of a diphtheria-like illness being transmitted in the United States between people and their pets have been reported in Utah and Colorado.
Jun 13, 2024
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Australians are living longer, but in need of more support
A study of pre-COVID-19 health data has found that Australians over 70 are living longer, but their impact on the health care industry is increasing, according to research by the University of Adelaide.
Jun 12, 2024
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