In 2020, the World Health Organization rolled out a global strategy to eradicate cervical cancer by 2030. This is the fourth-most common cancer among women, claiming an estimated 350,000 lives globally in 2022. More than ...
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Why does hepatitis E become chronic in some patients, and why do medications not work? To find out, an international research team led by scientists from Bochum observed a patient with chronic hepatitis E infection over a ...
Jun 10, 2024
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Bacteria, parasites, viruses—the immune system tackles them all. At the front line of the human immune response are cells called macrophages, which are responsible for correctly identifying intruders and then directing ...
Jun 5, 2024
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Access to effective antibiotics is essential to all health systems in the world. Antibiotics prolong lives, reduce disabilities, limit health care costs and enable other life-saving medical interventions such as surgery. ...
May 24, 2024
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Demand for hepatitis C tests has surged in the UK following the publication of the infected blood inquiry findings in May 2024. According to the BBC, "1,750 people in the UK are living with an undiagnosed hepatitis C infection ...
May 21, 2024
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A lack of detailed record-keeping in clinics and emergency departments may be getting in the way of reducing the inappropriate use of antibiotics, a pair of new studies by a pair of University of Michigan physicians and their ...
May 18, 2024
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Long COVID is associated with active inflammatory changes in the nervous system, but the condition is distinct from Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, according to a Rutgers Health study.
May 16, 2024
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Part of the reproductive system, the cervix connects the vagina to the uterus, also known as the womb. By collecting cervical cells (called the Pap smear after the scientist who pioneered the screening test in the mid-1900s), ...
May 6, 2024
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From skin to hair, scabs and even tears, the external appearance of the body can offer clues about the state of your health.
Apr 30, 2024
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By analyzing electronic health records, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified hundreds of new genes associated with tobacco use disorder. They also identified hundreds of ...
Apr 17, 2024
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