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Cleaning surfaces every two hours cuts norovirus infections by 83% in airports, study shows

Cleaning surfaces every two hours cuts norovirus infections by 83% in airports, study shows

Cleaning surfaces every two hours cuts norovirus infections by 83% in airports, study showsbyPublic Library of ScienceVisual article summary. Credit: Nan ZhangAt airports, frequently disinfectin

Cleaning surfaces every two hours cuts norovirus infections by 83% in airports, study shows

Cleaning surfaces every two hours cuts norovirus infections by 83% in airports, study showsbyPublic Library of ScienceVisual article summary. Credit: Nan ZhangAt airports, frequently disinfectin
Study finds 70% of young people with long COVID recover within two years

Study finds 70% of young people with long COVID recover within two years

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost young people who were confirmed to have long COVID three months after a positive PCR test had recovered within 24 months, finds

Study finds 70% of young people with long COVID recover within two years

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost young people who were confirmed to have long COVID three months after a positive PCR test had recovered within 24 months, finds
A mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating

A mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating

by JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MARK BANCHEREAUA view of the general Hospital Panzi in southwestern Congo, Thursday, Nov 5, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Lucien LufutuThe World Health Organization said Friday it was

A mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating

by JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MARK BANCHEREAUA view of the general Hospital Panzi in southwestern Congo, Thursday, Nov 5, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Lucien LufutuThe World Health Organization said Friday it was
Traffic noise and poverty create a dangerous cocktail for heart health

Traffic noise and poverty create a dangerous cocktail for heart health

by Christine Vollgraf, Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V.Associations between transportation noise exposure/low SES groups and MACE. Credit:Journal of Exposure Science & Env

Traffic noise and poverty create a dangerous cocktail for heart health

by Christine Vollgraf, Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V.Associations between transportation noise exposure/low SES groups and MACE. Credit:Journal of Exposure Science & Env
A new at-home test will soon be available for chlamydia and gonorrhea

A new at-home test will soon be available for chlamydia and gonorrhea

by Liz Sturgiss and Benjamin Bavinton,The ConversationChlamydia trachomatis inclusion bodies (brown) in a McCoy cell culture. Credit: public domainAustralia'sTherapeutic Goods Administ

A new at-home test will soon be available for chlamydia and gonorrhea

by Liz Sturgiss and Benjamin Bavinton,The ConversationChlamydia trachomatis inclusion bodies (brown) in a McCoy cell culture. Credit: public domainAustralia'sTherapeutic Goods Administ
Prosthetic material could help reduce infections from intravenous catheters

Prosthetic material could help reduce infections from intravenous catheters

byTexas A&M University College of EngineeringHand replica made of Ecoflex. Credit: Majed Othman AlthumayriIn the holiday movie The Grinch, makeup artists are reported to have spent several h

Prosthetic material could help reduce infections from intravenous catheters

byTexas A&M University College of EngineeringHand replica made of Ecoflex. Credit: Majed Othman AlthumayriIn the holiday movie The Grinch, makeup artists are reported to have spent several h
Team publishes evidence to guide health status measurement

Team publishes evidence to guide health status measurement

byMary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainComposite health indicators are valuable tools to assess population health over time and to identify areas for intervention. A scoping re

Team publishes evidence to guide health status measurement

byMary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainComposite health indicators are valuable tools to assess population health over time and to identify areas for intervention. A scoping re
US Supreme Court grapples with state ban on gender-affirming care

US Supreme Court grapples with state ban on gender-affirming care

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUS Supreme Court justices clashed Wednesday over gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender minors—an issue at the heart of the culture wars that have become

US Supreme Court grapples with state ban on gender-affirming care

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUS Supreme Court justices clashed Wednesday over gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender minors—an issue at the heart of the culture wars that have become
California halts sales of raw milk due to bird flu virus contamination

California halts sales of raw milk due to bird flu virus contamination

by Lisa M. KriegerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWorried that a drink of infected raw milk could cause the H5N1 bird flu virus to jump to people, state health officials have ordered that all raw mil

California halts sales of raw milk due to bird flu virus contamination

by Lisa M. KriegerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWorried that a drink of infected raw milk could cause the H5N1 bird flu virus to jump to people, state health officials have ordered that all raw mil