Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

80,000 people died of flu last winter in US

An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter—the disease's highest death toll in at least four decades.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Summer norovirus outbreak could lead to a winter crisis

Apparently there is a bug going around. Local and national press are reporting unusually high numbers of people suffering with diarrhoea and vomiting in Britain this summer. The reports suggest that this is a short-lived ...

Diabetes

Prevalence of gestational diabetes varies across seasons

(HealthDay)—The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) varies across the seasons, with higher prevalence in the summer and lower prevalence in the winter, according to a study published online May 10 in Diabetes ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Researchers confirm the biochemical cause of seasonal depression

New research confirms why some people suffer from the winter blues while others get through the winter without any problems. A longitudinal study from a group of researchers from the University of Copenhagen has found that ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Omicron detected in Beijing as China battles Covid clusters

An Omicron case has been detected in Beijing, officials in the Chinese capital said Saturday, as the country battles multiple outbreaks of the highly transmissible coronavirus variant ahead of the Winter Olympics.

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