Transforming health care predictions and decision-making: New model incorporates more clinical and demographic data

byHebrew University of JerusalemCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRisk adjustment models play a critical role in guiding clinical care, adjusting case mix in research and supporting health servic

Updated on: December 10,2024 0

Transforming health care predictions and decision-making: New model incorporates more clinical and demographic data

byHebrew University of JerusalemCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRisk adjustment models play a critical role in guiding clinical care, adjusting case mix in research and supporting health servic

Updated on:December 10,2024 0

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 0

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 0

E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald's outbreak tied to slivered onions

by Jonel AlecciaA McDonald's Quarter Pounder sandwich purchased, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Chicago. Credit: AP Photo/Charles Rex ArbogastAt least 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospital

Updated on: December 05,2024 0

E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald's outbreak tied to slivered onions

by Jonel AlecciaA McDonald's Quarter Pounder sandwich purchased, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Chicago. Credit: AP Photo/Charles Rex ArbogastAt least 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospital

Updated on:December 05,2024 0

As California taps pandemic stockpile for bird flu, officials keep close eye on spending

by Don Thompson, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCalifornia public health officials are dipping into state and federal stockpiles to equip up to 10,000 farmworkers with masks, gloves,

Updated on: December 05,2024 0

As California taps pandemic stockpile for bird flu, officials keep close eye on spending

by Don Thompson, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCalifornia public health officials are dipping into state and federal stockpiles to equip up to 10,000 farmworkers with masks, gloves,

Updated on:December 05,2024 0

Younger men are turning to testosterone therapy in hopes of boosting mood and muscles. But there are risks of harm

by Daniel Kelly,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe phenomenon of younger men turning to testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) to boost their "T levels" has been in t

Updated on: December 05,2024 0

Younger men are turning to testosterone therapy in hopes of boosting mood and muscles. But there are risks of harm

by Daniel Kelly,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe phenomenon of younger men turning to testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) to boost their "T levels" has been in t

Updated on:December 05,2024 0

Global pandemic accord: Where the talks stand

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe 12th round of negotiations towards a global accord on handling future pandemics ended Friday without a final agreement, with rich and poor nations still wrangling

Updated on: December 05,2024 0

Global pandemic accord: Where the talks stand

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe 12th round of negotiations towards a global accord on handling future pandemics ended Friday without a final agreement, with rich and poor nations still wrangling

Updated on:December 05,2024 0

US health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler

by Mike StobbeThis colorized electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2024 shows Mpox virus particles, orange, found within infected cells, gr

Updated on: December 04,2024 0

US health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler

by Mike StobbeThis colorized electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2024 shows Mpox virus particles, orange, found within infected cells, gr

Updated on:December 04,2024 0

Africa CDC endorses first locally made mpox test

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe African Union's health watchdog said Thursday it has endorsed an mpox test from Morocco, hailing it as a "major milestone" to help combat the outbre

Updated on: December 04,2024 0

Africa CDC endorses first locally made mpox test

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe African Union's health watchdog said Thursday it has endorsed an mpox test from Morocco, hailing it as a "major milestone" to help combat the outbre

Updated on:December 04,2024 0

New roles in infectious process for molecule that inhibits flu—study finds lack of immune protein increases risk

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityColorized micrograph of avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (in pink). This flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and causing outbreaks in poult

Updated on: December 04,2024 0

New roles in infectious process for molecule that inhibits flu—study finds lack of immune protein increases risk

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityColorized micrograph of avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (in pink). This flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and causing outbreaks in poult

Updated on:December 04,2024 0

Experimental therapeutic reduces advanced-stage influenza viral loads faster than current therapies in preclinical study

by Steve Martin,Purdue UniversityAn Eradivir employee conducts research on the company's EV25 influenza therapeutic. Research published inProceedings of the National Academy of Science

Updated on: November 29,2024 0

Experimental therapeutic reduces advanced-stage influenza viral loads faster than current therapies in preclinical study

by Steve Martin,Purdue UniversityAn Eradivir employee conducts research on the company's EV25 influenza therapeutic. Research published inProceedings of the National Academy of Science

Updated on:November 29,2024 0

How HIV research has reshaped modern medicine

If it wasn’t for the decades of HIV research, we would not have had the COVID-19 vaccines so rapidly.

Updated on: November 28,2024 0

How HIV research has reshaped modern medicine

If it wasn’t for the decades of HIV research, we would not have had the COVID-19 vaccines so rapidly.

Updated on:November 28,2024 0

In vitro model enables study of age-specific responses to COVID mRNA vaccines

byChildren's Hospital BostonGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111055mRNA vaccines saved lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, but older people had

Updated on: November 24,2024 0

In vitro model enables study of age-specific responses to COVID mRNA vaccines

byChildren's Hospital BostonGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111055mRNA vaccines saved lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, but older people had

Updated on:November 24,2024 0