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Calculate your personal long COVID risk

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

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
Bird flu cases are going undetected, new study suggests; it's a problem for all of us

Bird flu cases are going undetected, new study suggests; it's a problem for all of us

by Amy Maxmen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study lends weight to fears that more livestock workers have gotten the bird flu than has been reported."I am very confident

Bird flu cases are going undetected, new study suggests; it's a problem for all of us

by Amy Maxmen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study lends weight to fears that more livestock workers have gotten the bird flu than has been reported."I am very confident
I feel sick. How do I know if I have the flu, COVID, RSV or something else?

I feel sick. How do I know if I have the flu, COVID, RSV or something else?

by Natasha Yates,The ConversationCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsYou wake with a sore throat and realize you are sick. Is this going to be a two-day or a two-week illness? Should you go to

I feel sick. How do I know if I have the flu, COVID, RSV or something else?

by Natasha Yates,The ConversationCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsYou wake with a sore throat and realize you are sick. Is this going to be a two-day or a two-week illness? Should you go to
Long COVID ties with heart disease for health outcomes: Vaccines reduce risk, study finds

Long COVID ties with heart disease for health outcomes: Vaccines reduce risk, study finds

by Serina DeSalvio, St. Louis Post-DispatchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLong COVID is on par with heart disease in terms of its severity, but vaccination reduces risks of long COVID by nearly 70%,

Long COVID ties with heart disease for health outcomes: Vaccines reduce risk, study finds

by Serina DeSalvio, St. Louis Post-DispatchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLong COVID is on par with heart disease in terms of its severity, but vaccination reduces risks of long COVID by nearly 70%,
Research explains why virus causing cold sores does not spread to devastating brain infection

Research explains why virus causing cold sores does not spread to devastating brain infection

by Line Rønn,Aarhus UniversityIdentification of TMEFF1 as an HSV-1 RF expressed in neurons. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07670-zMore than half of us are carriers of c

Research explains why virus causing cold sores does not spread to devastating brain infection

by Line Rønn,Aarhus UniversityIdentification of TMEFF1 as an HSV-1 RF expressed in neurons. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07670-zMore than half of us are carriers of c
Long-term cognitive and psychiatric effects of COVID-19 revealed in new study

Long-term cognitive and psychiatric effects of COVID-19 revealed in new study

byUniversity of OxfordPrediction of cognitive, psychiatric, and fatigue outcomes at two to three years after COVID-19 by symptom burden at six months. Credit:The Lancet Psychiatry(20

Long-term cognitive and psychiatric effects of COVID-19 revealed in new study

byUniversity of OxfordPrediction of cognitive, psychiatric, and fatigue outcomes at two to three years after COVID-19 by symptom burden at six months. Credit:The Lancet Psychiatry(20
Study links TB strain infectivity to shared geographic background

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

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
T-cells with a license to kill viruses

T-cells with a license to kill viruses

byKyoto UniversityKilling of alveolar epithelial cells expressing viral protein by the killer T-cell medicine. Credit: KyotoU/Hiroshi KawamotoA research group led by Kyoto University has produce

T-cells with a license to kill viruses

byKyoto UniversityKilling of alveolar epithelial cells expressing viral protein by the killer T-cell medicine. Credit: KyotoU/Hiroshi KawamotoA research group led by Kyoto University has produce
Future enterovirus outbreaks could be exacerbated by climate change

Future enterovirus outbreaks could be exacerbated by climate change

byBrown UniversitySpatial correlations of enterovirus outbreaks and climate. A Maps showing the mean timing of cases in terms of week-of-year of polio outbreaks in the USA, EVA71 outbreaks in ma

Future enterovirus outbreaks could be exacerbated by climate change

byBrown UniversitySpatial correlations of enterovirus outbreaks and climate. A Maps showing the mean timing of cases in terms of week-of-year of polio outbreaks in the USA, EVA71 outbreaks in ma
New study highlights scale and impact of long COVID

New study highlights scale and impact of long COVID

byUniversity of OxfordCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a new review paper, researchers from the Universities of Oxford, Leeds and Arizona, analyzed dozens of previous studies into long COVID

New study highlights scale and impact of long COVID

byUniversity of OxfordCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a new review paper, researchers from the Universities of Oxford, Leeds and Arizona, analyzed dozens of previous studies into long COVID
Researchers discover new Candida auris—a possible global public health threat

Researchers discover new Candida auris—a possible global public health threat

bySingHealthThe novel type of Candida auris grown on different types of culture media. Credit: A*STAR's Genome Institute of SingaporeResearchers from the Singapore General Hospital (SGH), A*

Researchers discover new Candida auris—a possible global public health threat

bySingHealthThe novel type of Candida auris grown on different types of culture media. Credit: A*STAR's Genome Institute of SingaporeResearchers from the Singapore General Hospital (SGH), A*