Health
Pandemic accord talks heading for extra time
Two years of talks aimed at striking a landmark global agreement on how to handle the next pandemics were headed for overtime Thursday, with a breakthrough still elusive.
Mar 28, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US tuberculosis cases were at the highest level in a decade in 2023
The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade, according to a new government report.
Mar 28, 2024
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Health
New South Wales may end its COVID vaccine mandate for health workers
Months after COVID vaccines were introduced in 2021, governments and private organizations mandated them for various groups. Health and aged care workers were among the first to need two doses to keep their jobs.
Mar 28, 2024
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Health
Vaccination mistrust still widespread: Study
Four years after COVID-19 began to spread worldwide, a University of Texas at Arlington social worker says work still needs to be done to address the importance of getting vaccinated.
Mar 27, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Google's HeAR AI system uses sounds to detect lung diseases, such as COVID-19
A team of AI researchers at Google Research, working with a pair of colleagues from the Center of Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, has developed a machine learning system aimed at diagnosing lung diseases based on the ...
Surgery
Some Indigenous communities in northern Quebec are too short-staffed to perform lifesaving procedures, study finds
Indigenous communities in northern Quebec face significant hurdles to health care access. The Nunavik region is remote, with limited transportation options and extreme weather conditions. As a result, its population faces ...
Mar 25, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Does everybody hurt? AI detects depression online
A study in the International Journal of Computational Systems Engineering has introduced a new approach to identifying depression through the analysis of online comments, particularly on social media platforms, including ...
Mar 25, 2024
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Health
Pandemic accord: the key points
The World Health Organization's 194 member states have spent two years working towards a new international accord on pandemic preparedness and response.
Mar 25, 2024
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Health
Health workers fear it's profits before protection as CDC revisits airborne transmission
Four years after hospitals in New York City overflowed with COVID-19 patients, emergency physician Sonya Stokes remains shaken by how unprepared and misguided the American health system was.
Mar 21, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Half of Australians in aged care have depression. Psychological therapy could help
While many people maintain positive emotional well-being as they age, around half of older Australians living in residential aged care have significant levels of depression. Symptoms such as low mood, lack of interest or ...
Mar 20, 2024
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