Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 on the upswing in Chicago again this summer
If it seems like you suddenly know a lot of people with COVID-19 this summer, it's not just you.
Jul 29, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What we know about Oropouche virus after first deaths
The first-ever deaths from the Oropouche virus, a little-known disease spread by the bites of infected midges and mosquitoes, have been recorded in Brazil.
Jul 26, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: What to know about long COVID and how to reduce your risk
UC San Francisco scientists have found that SARS-CoV-2 can linger in the body for years and could be driving a global epidemic in long COVID.
Jul 26, 2024
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Health
The human virome: Why viruses could be as important for good health as gut bacteria
We often hear about the importance of the human microbiome—the vast collection of bacteria and fungi that live on and inside us—when it comes to our health. But there's another, equally important part of this microbial ...
Jul 26, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Findings suggest few people get sick after bite from ticks infected with Powassan virus
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst-based New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC) have published new findings on Powassan virus, an emerging tick-borne illness that can cause life-threatening ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists identify key protein behind spread of shingles virus
Scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered a new evasion strategy used by the varicella zoster virus, which causes chickenpox and shingles, that may allow it to affect tissues far from ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Medications
Q&A: Scientists cautiously optimistic about trial results of new preventative HIV treatment
Researchers may have found a powerful new preventative against the AIDS virus, which has killed more than 40 million people since the epidemic began in 1981.
Jul 25, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Burundi records first three mpox cases
Burundi has detected its first three cases of mpox, the health ministry announced Thursday, raising fears that a new, deadlier strain of the virus had crossed the border.
Jul 25, 2024
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Gastroenterology
New research in fatty liver disease aims to help with early intervention
A new study brings researchers closer to better understanding the pathology of the fatty liver disease MASH, which stands for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.
Jul 25, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How researchers are helping predict the outbreak of bird flu on US dairy farms
Less than a year ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded a disease prediction center at Northeastern University called EPISTORM: The Center for Advanced Epidemic Analytics and Predictive Modeling Technology.
Jul 24, 2024
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