Individuals with immunodeficiency at high risk of mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection

by University of BirminghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with primary and secondary immunodeficiency are at higher risk of mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with the g

Updated on: April 22,2024

Individuals with immunodeficiency at high risk of mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection

by University of BirminghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with primary and secondary immunodeficiency are at higher risk of mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with the g

Updated on:April 22,2024

From FLiRT to FLuQE: what to know about the latest COVID variants on the rise

by Nathan Bartlett,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWe're in the midst of a bad cold and flu seasonin Australia. Along with the usual viral suspects, such as influenza,

Updated on: July 15,2024

From FLiRT to FLuQE: what to know about the latest COVID variants on the rise

by Nathan Bartlett,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWe're in the midst of a bad cold and flu seasonin Australia. Along with the usual viral suspects, such as influenza,

Updated on:July 15,2024

What causes the itch in mosquito bites? And why do some people get such a bad reaction?

by Cameron Webb,The ConversationCredit: Arthur Poulin/UnsplashAre you one of these people who loathes spending time outdoors at dusk as the weather warms and mosquitoes start biting?Female mosqu

Updated on: December 05,2024

What causes the itch in mosquito bites? And why do some people get such a bad reaction?

by Cameron Webb,The ConversationCredit: Arthur Poulin/UnsplashAre you one of these people who loathes spending time outdoors at dusk as the weather warms and mosquitoes start biting?Female mosqu

Updated on:December 05,2024

Babies infected with syphilis are part of a growing tragedy—one that could be easily prevented

Babies infected with syphilis are part of a growing tragedy—one that could be easily preventedby Skye McGregor, Belinda Hengel and Robert Monaghan,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainData&n

Updated on: August 28,2024

Babies infected with syphilis are part of a growing tragedy—one that could be easily prevented

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Updated on:August 28,2024

UnitedHealth vs. Patients: NYC Man's Battle to Get Lifesaving Drug Highlights Broken Health System

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been charged with first-degree murder and second-degree murder as an act of terrorism.

Updated on: December 26,2024

UnitedHealth vs. Patients: NYC Man's Battle to Get Lifesaving Drug Highlights Broken Health System

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been charged with first-degree murder and second-degree murder as an act of terrorism.

Updated on:December 26,2024

Friend or foe: A closer look at the role of health care algorithms in racial and ethnic disparities

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor years, it was harder for Black patients to secure a coveted spot on the national kidney transp

Updated on: March 27,2024

Friend or foe: A closer look at the role of health care algorithms in racial and ethnic disparities

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor years, it was harder for Black patients to secure a coveted spot on the national kidney transp

Updated on:March 27,2024

FDA seizes more than 1.4 million illegal vaping products

by Dennis ThompsonFederal agents have seized more than 1.4 million illegal vaping products being smuggled into the United States from China.A three-day operation at Los Angeles International Airport r

Updated on: March 22,2024

FDA seizes more than 1.4 million illegal vaping products

by Dennis ThompsonFederal agents have seized more than 1.4 million illegal vaping products being smuggled into the United States from China.A three-day operation at Los Angeles International Airport r

Updated on:March 22,2024

A call for improved CDC communication on adult immunization

JANUARY 11, 2024 Editors' notesby CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health PolicyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn aneditorialin theAnnals of Internal Medicine, CUNY S

Updated on: March 15,2024

A call for improved CDC communication on adult immunization

JANUARY 11, 2024 Editors' notesby CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health PolicyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn aneditorialin theAnnals of Internal Medicine, CUNY S

Updated on:March 15,2024

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy tested for post-COVID conditions

FEBRUARY 21, 2024byKarolinska InstitutetAnder Kjellberg. Credit: Martin StenmarkHyperbaric oxygen therapy—giving patients 100% oxygen at a pressure corresponding to 10–20 meters below sea level—

Updated on: March 15,2024

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy tested for post-COVID conditions

FEBRUARY 21, 2024byKarolinska InstitutetAnder Kjellberg. Credit: Martin StenmarkHyperbaric oxygen therapy—giving patients 100% oxygen at a pressure corresponding to 10–20 meters below sea level—

Updated on:March 15,2024

Measles cases rose 79 percent globally last year: WHO

Illustration of the virus which causes measles. Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHESThe World Health Organization voiced alarm Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000 cases

Updated on: March 18,2024

Measles cases rose 79 percent globally last year: WHO

Illustration of the virus which causes measles. Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHESThe World Health Organization voiced alarm Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000 cases

Updated on:March 18,2024

COVID vaccine induces robust T cell responses in blood cancer patients

by The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101017Researchers have found that, despite being h

Updated on: April 12,2024

COVID vaccine induces robust T cell responses in blood cancer patients

by The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101017Researchers have found that, despite being h

Updated on:April 12,2024

COVID-19 cytokine storms may prevent a durable immune response

by Rachel Leeson,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainShiv Pillai, MD, Ph.D., investigator in the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard and professor at Harvard Medical Schoo

Updated on: April 12,2024

COVID-19 cytokine storms may prevent a durable immune response

by Rachel Leeson,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainShiv Pillai, MD, Ph.D., investigator in the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard and professor at Harvard Medical Schoo

Updated on:April 12,2024