Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus: why the US is in a mess, and how to fix it
It's always been a question of when, and not whether, humanity would face another challenge on the scale of the 1918 flu pandemic.
Mar 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Libya closes schools over virus fears
Libya's rival governments on Friday both announced a two-week closure of schools and universities over fears of the novel coronavirus arriving in the country.
Mar 13, 2020
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Cardiology
Community health worker-led care meaningfully improves blood pressure control in hypertensive patients
Publishing in the New England Journal of Medicine today, an international research collaboration led by Professor Tazeen H. Jafar from the Health Services and Systems Research Programme at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, ...
Feb 19, 2020
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Medical research
In fighting gut infections, nervous system is key, team finds
The peaceful and delicate co-existence of friendly gut bacteria and the immune system relies on highly coordinated information exchange between immune system cells and certain cells lining the intestine. Until now, scientists ...
Jan 9, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers study immune response to influenza
It is estimated that influenza (flu) results in 31.4 million outpatient visits each year. New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School provides insights into how the body can protect itself from immunopathology ...
Oct 23, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Florida commission says mental health system needs overhaul
Florida's mental health system is underfunded and needs to be overhauled, with better coordination between providers, law enforcement and educators, the commission investigating last year's high school massacre recommended ...
Oct 16, 2019
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Immunology
Researcher identifies differences in genes that impact response to cryptococcus infection
Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that infects people with weakened immune systems, particularly those with advanced HIV/AIDS. New University of Minnesota Medical Research could mean a better understanding of this ...
Jul 16, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study examines racial disparities in reproductive coercion
Reproductive coercion, a form of relationship abuse that includes pressuring a partner to become pregnant when they don't want to be is prevalent among teenage girls seeking care at high school health centers, according to ...
Jul 12, 2019
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Health
More years of childhood education may reduce adult heart disease risk
State policies requiring children to attend additional years of school may result in a reduced risk for heart disease and improvements in several cardiovascular risk factors in adulthood, according to a study by researchers ...
Jun 25, 2019
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Immunology
Challenging metabolism may help fight disease
New research by Swansea University academics has shown that harnessing metabolism at a cellular level may help to relieve or heal a range of disorders.
May 7, 2019
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