WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission and says the virus can be stopped

Red Cross officials create awareness around mpox in the Don Bosco refugee camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Moses SawasawaThe U.N. health agency on

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WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission and says the virus can be stopped

Red Cross officials create awareness around mpox in the Don Bosco refugee camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Moses SawasawaThe U.N. health agency on

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Inflammation may link COVID-19 severity to the onset of neurological symptoms

by D'Or Institute for Research and EducationRepresentative paired neuroimaging and chest CT findings from COVID-19 patients presenting neurological symptoms. Credit:Brain, Behavior, & Im

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Inflammation may link COVID-19 severity to the onset of neurological symptoms

by D'Or Institute for Research and EducationRepresentative paired neuroimaging and chest CT findings from COVID-19 patients presenting neurological symptoms. Credit:Brain, Behavior, & Im

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Why the election may slow plans to replace lead pipes

by Sandy West, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith the Environmental Protection Agency's latest—and strictest—plan to minimize the risk of Americans drinking lead-contaminated wa

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Why the election may slow plans to replace lead pipes

by Sandy West, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith the Environmental Protection Agency's latest—and strictest—plan to minimize the risk of Americans drinking lead-contaminated wa

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Calculate your personal long COVID risk

byUniversity of QueenslandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe University of Queensland-led and developedCOVID-19 Risk Calculatorhas been updated to determine a person's risk of

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Calculate your personal long COVID risk

byUniversity of QueenslandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe University of Queensland-led and developedCOVID-19 Risk Calculatorhas been updated to determine a person's risk of

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Health officials warn of potential measles exposure from 'international traveler' in Boston

by Chris Van Buskirk, Boston HeraldAn electron micrograph of the measles virus. Credit: CDC/ Courtesy of Cynthia S. GoldsmithAn "international visitor" who used public transportation to trav

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Health officials warn of potential measles exposure from 'international traveler' in Boston

by Chris Van Buskirk, Boston HeraldAn electron micrograph of the measles virus. Credit: CDC/ Courtesy of Cynthia S. GoldsmithAn "international visitor" who used public transportation to trav

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Study indicates vaccines targeting nose, mouth may be key to controlling spread of COVID-19

byWashington University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe lightning-fast development of COVID-19 vaccines just months after the virus appeared was a triumph of modern scien

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Study indicates vaccines targeting nose, mouth may be key to controlling spread of COVID-19

byWashington University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe lightning-fast development of COVID-19 vaccines just months after the virus appeared was a triumph of modern scien

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Study links TB strain infectivity to shared geographic background

byHarvard Medical SchoolScanning electron micrograph ofMycobacterium tuberculosisbacteria, which cause TB. Credit: NIAIDFor some forms of tuberculosis, the chances that an exposed pe

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Study links TB strain infectivity to shared geographic background

byHarvard Medical SchoolScanning electron micrograph ofMycobacterium tuberculosisbacteria, which cause TB. Credit: NIAIDFor some forms of tuberculosis, the chances that an exposed pe

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Antibiotics for seven days found feasible for patients hospitalized with bloodstream infections

by Lori SolomonTreating hospitalized patients with bloodstream infections with antibiotics for seven days is noninferior to treating for 14 days, according to a study presented at the annual meeting o

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Antibiotics for seven days found feasible for patients hospitalized with bloodstream infections

by Lori SolomonTreating hospitalized patients with bloodstream infections with antibiotics for seven days is noninferior to treating for 14 days, according to a study presented at the annual meeting o

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New research reveals link between air pollution, water quality and multiple long-term chronic conditions in Serbia

byUniversity of SheffieldHeatmap of latent class models. Credit:Environmental Health(2024). DOI: 10.1186/s12940-024-01133-8Multimorbidity is the presence of two or more chronic healt

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New research reveals link between air pollution, water quality and multiple long-term chronic conditions in Serbia

byUniversity of SheffieldHeatmap of latent class models. Credit:Environmental Health(2024). DOI: 10.1186/s12940-024-01133-8Multimorbidity is the presence of two or more chronic healt

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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

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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

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COVID-induced immune memory could protect against severe cases of flu, mouse study suggests

by Katherine Fenz,Rockefeller UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Immunity(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.08.018More than 200 viruses can infect and cause disease in humans; most

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COVID-induced immune memory could protect against severe cases of flu, mouse study suggests

by Katherine Fenz,Rockefeller UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Immunity(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.08.018More than 200 viruses can infect and cause disease in humans; most

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Vaccinating care home residents reduced COVID deaths, but the effect was small, finds study

by David Paton and Sourafel Girma,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainVaccinating older people probably did avert some deaths in 2021, but the effects were small. And even those sma

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Vaccinating care home residents reduced COVID deaths, but the effect was small, finds study

by David Paton and Sourafel Girma,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainVaccinating older people probably did avert some deaths in 2021, but the effects were small. And even those sma

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