Noma, also known as cancrum oris or gangrenous stomatitis, is now officially recognized as a neglected tropical disease (NTD), according to an announcement made by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dec 20, 2023
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Socioeconomic factors, like education and location, can affect access to life-saving prenatal care services. Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital are taking steps towards implementing strategies that improve access to ...
Dec 19, 2023
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Addictive behaviors often develop during adolescence and can lead to issues with mental and physical health. Despite these consequences, most high school counselors, who are positioned to address these issues, report a lack ...
Dec 19, 2023
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The world's largest review on opioid medicines for cancer pain has found it is unclear whether some commonly used opioid medicines are better than a placebo and suggests that non-opioid medicines, including aspirin, may be ...
Dec 19, 2023
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Zambia on Tuesday reported more cholera deaths as it battles the bacterial disease as well as its worst outbreak of anthrax in more than a decade.
Dec 19, 2023
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With a single flash of light to the eye, artificial intelligence (AI) could deliver a faster and more accurate way to diagnose autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children, according to a new study from the University of South ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Writing in The Week, journalist Theara Coleman has declared 2023 "the year of the loneliness epidemic." In May, the US surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, said loneliness posed a public health risk on a par with smoking and drinking.
Dec 18, 2023
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Most holiday festivities include preparing and eating food. Addressing uninvited guests (pathogens) that lurk in the background is crucial amid the joy and celebration.
Dec 18, 2023
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The World Health Organization warned on Friday that the mpox epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo could spread internationally, as sexual transmissions accelerate.
Dec 15, 2023
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A clinical trial reported in 2021 and conducted by a team of researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Dhaka, Bangladesh, showed ...
Dec 14, 2023
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