Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Dengue treatment advances in animal trials

A new dengue treatment that could become the first to prevent and treat the virus has proven effective in initial trials in monkeys, according to new research.

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UK: Tens of thousands of doctors kick off 3-day strike

Tens of thousands of junior doctors went on strike across England on Monday to demand better pay, kicking off three days of widespread disruption at the U.K.'s state-funded hospitals and health clinics.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Predicting development of ALS disease with AI methods

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—a severe disease of the motor nervous system—is hereditary, but a large part of this heritability has previously been unexplained. Using artificial intelligence (AI) methods, researchers ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Final state emergencies winding down 3 years into pandemic

California's coronavirus emergency officially ends Tuesday, nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation's first statewide stay-at-home order and just days after the state reached the grim milestone of 100,000 ...

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The global push for paid menstrual leave

Many women have painful periods, but only a handful of countries, most of them in Asia, allow them to take time off work to recover.

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