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Study shows drop in use of antiviral medications in young children with influenza

Study shows drop in use of antiviral medications in young children with influenza

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite national medical guidelines supporting the use of antiviral medications in young children diagnosed with influenza

Study shows drop in use of antiviral medications in young children with influenza

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite national medical guidelines supporting the use of antiviral medications in young children diagnosed with influenza
More LA cats appear to be infected with H5N1 bird flu

More LA cats appear to be infected with H5N1 bird flu

by Susanne RustCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainExperts believe three more cats in Los Angeles County have been infected with H5N1 bird flu. Two others succumbed to the disease earlier this month afte

More LA cats appear to be infected with H5N1 bird flu

by Susanne RustCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainExperts believe three more cats in Los Angeles County have been infected with H5N1 bird flu. Two others succumbed to the disease earlier this month afte
TNF inhibitors prevent complications in kids with Crohn's disease: Study recommends them as first-line therapies

TNF inhibitors prevent complications in kids with Crohn's disease: Study recommends them as first-line therapies

by Sam Page,University of MichiganCredit: Kindel Media from PexelsEarly treatment of pediatric Crohn's disease with anti-tumor necrosis factor medications can substantially reduce the risk o

TNF inhibitors prevent complications in kids with Crohn's disease: Study recommends them as first-line therapies

by Sam Page,University of MichiganCredit: Kindel Media from PexelsEarly treatment of pediatric Crohn's disease with anti-tumor necrosis factor medications can substantially reduce the risk o
Five tips for keeping winter bugs at bay

Five tips for keeping winter bugs at bay

by Charity Ferreira,Stanford UniversityCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsStanford experts share best practices for protecting yourself and your family from the season's respiratory viruse

Five tips for keeping winter bugs at bay

by Charity Ferreira,Stanford UniversityCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsStanford experts share best practices for protecting yourself and your family from the season's respiratory viruse
Exploring role of understudied dysfunctional immune cells in severe COVID-19

Exploring role of understudied dysfunctional immune cells in severe COVID-19

byTrinity College DublinCredit:JCI Insight(2024). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.171659At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous studies had shown that COVID-19 patients with hig

Exploring role of understudied dysfunctional immune cells in severe COVID-19

byTrinity College DublinCredit:JCI Insight(2024). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.171659At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous studies had shown that COVID-19 patients with hig
Study finds parental emotional abuse linked to teen suicide attempts

Study finds parental emotional abuse linked to teen suicide attempts

byThe City University of New YorkCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study by CUNY SPH alumna Abigail Lyons and faculty from the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) reve

Study finds parental emotional abuse linked to teen suicide attempts

byThe City University of New YorkCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study by CUNY SPH alumna Abigail Lyons and faculty from the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) reve
A simple plasma-based biomarker could predict liver fibrosis in Latino adolescents with obesity

A simple plasma-based biomarker could predict liver fibrosis in Latino adolescents with obesity

byChildren's Hospital Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent study led by Principal Investigator Michael Goran, Ph.D., and Rachel Schenker, MD, a Fellow in the Children's H

A simple plasma-based biomarker could predict liver fibrosis in Latino adolescents with obesity

byChildren's Hospital Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent study led by Principal Investigator Michael Goran, Ph.D., and Rachel Schenker, MD, a Fellow in the Children's H
Research underscores critical need for bird flu vaccines for pregnant women

Research underscores critical need for bird flu vaccines for pregnant women

byMurdoch Children's Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe vast majority of women who contract bird flu during pregnancy and their unborn baby will die from the virus, acco

Research underscores critical need for bird flu vaccines for pregnant women

byMurdoch Children's Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe vast majority of women who contract bird flu during pregnancy and their unborn baby will die from the virus, acco
Cholera vaccine production up but stockpiles still short: WHO

Cholera vaccine production up but stockpiles still short: WHO

Scanning electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae. Credit: WikipediaOral cholera vaccine production last month reached its highest level in more than a decade, the WHO said Wednesday, but warned t

Cholera vaccine production up but stockpiles still short: WHO

Scanning electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae. Credit: WikipediaOral cholera vaccine production last month reached its highest level in more than a decade, the WHO said Wednesday, but warned t