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Internal tremors: Adding to the list of long COVID symptoms

Internal tremors: Adding to the list of long COVID symptoms

by Freda Kreier,Yale UniversityMost important symptoms for differentiating between participants with and without internal tremors. Credit:The American Journal of Medicine(2024). DOI:

Internal tremors: Adding to the list of long COVID symptoms

by Freda Kreier,Yale UniversityMost important symptoms for differentiating between participants with and without internal tremors. Credit:The American Journal of Medicine(2024). DOI:
New technology 'lights up' bacteria in wounds for better infection prevention

New technology 'lights up' bacteria in wounds for better infection prevention

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver 6.5 million Americans experience chronic wounds—wounds that do not heal after a few months. Almost all such wounds conta

New technology 'lights up' bacteria in wounds for better infection prevention

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver 6.5 million Americans experience chronic wounds—wounds that do not heal after a few months. Almost all such wounds conta
Pain identified as dominant symptom in long COVID

Pain identified as dominant symptom in long COVID

byUniversity College LondonFifteen most prevalent long COVID symptoms. Credit:JRSM Open(2024). DOI: 10.1177/20542704241274292Pain may be the most prevalent and severe symptom reporte

Pain identified as dominant symptom in long COVID

byUniversity College LondonFifteen most prevalent long COVID symptoms. Credit:JRSM Open(2024). DOI: 10.1177/20542704241274292Pain may be the most prevalent and severe symptom reporte
Q&A: Virologist discusses deadly eastern equine encephalitis virus, a familiar but formidable foe

Q&A: Virologist discusses deadly eastern equine encephalitis virus, a familiar but formidable foe

by Ekaterina Pesheva,Harvard Medical SchoolAnopheles gambiae mosquito, feeding on blood. Credit: James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionA New Hampshire resident recently died f

Q&A: Virologist discusses deadly eastern equine encephalitis virus, a familiar but formidable foe

by Ekaterina Pesheva,Harvard Medical SchoolAnopheles gambiae mosquito, feeding on blood. Credit: James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionA New Hampshire resident recently died f
WHO says droplets a 'minor' route of mpox transmission

WHO says droplets a 'minor' route of mpox transmission

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe WHO on Tuesday said droplets were a minor route of transmission for mpox compared to physical contact, adding that more research was needed to understand how the o

WHO says droplets a 'minor' route of mpox transmission

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe WHO on Tuesday said droplets were a minor route of transmission for mpox compared to physical contact, adding that more research was needed to understand how the o
WHO unveils plan to end African mpox outbreak

WHO unveils plan to end African mpox outbreak

by Robin FosterAs an mpox outbreak continues to rage in Africa, the World Health Organization on Monday launched a six-month plan to quell its spread."Thempoxoutbreaks in the Democrat

WHO unveils plan to end African mpox outbreak

by Robin FosterAs an mpox outbreak continues to rage in Africa, the World Health Organization on Monday launched a six-month plan to quell its spread."Thempoxoutbreaks in the Democrat
What is eastern equine encephalitis? Two mosquito researchers explain what's behind the latest outbreaks

What is eastern equine encephalitis? Two mosquito researchers explain what's behind the latest outbreaks

by Cameron Webb and Andrew van den Hurk,The ConversationBlue jays are an important host of eastern equine encephalitis virus in the United States. Credit:Mathew Schwartz/UnsplashHealth aut

What is eastern equine encephalitis? Two mosquito researchers explain what's behind the latest outbreaks

by Cameron Webb and Andrew van den Hurk,The ConversationBlue jays are an important host of eastern equine encephalitis virus in the United States. Credit:Mathew Schwartz/UnsplashHealth aut
Analysis shows how unproven therapeutics were portrayed in the media during the early phase of COVID-19 pandemic

Analysis shows how unproven therapeutics were portrayed in the media during the early phase of COVID-19 pandemic

byAtrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine is shedding light on how scientific evidence and the

Analysis shows how unproven therapeutics were portrayed in the media during the early phase of COVID-19 pandemic

byAtrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine is shedding light on how scientific evidence and the
Study explores link between antibiotic use in aged care and superbug spread

Study explores link between antibiotic use in aged care and superbug spread

byFlinders UniversityEffect of antibiotic exposure on the elderly gut microbiome and resistome. Credit:Journal of Infection(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106243There's an urgen

Study explores link between antibiotic use in aged care and superbug spread

byFlinders UniversityEffect of antibiotic exposure on the elderly gut microbiome and resistome. Credit:Journal of Infection(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106243There's an urgen
Mpox: African countries have beaten disease outbreaks before—here's what it takes

Mpox: African countries have beaten disease outbreaks before—here's what it takes

by Oyewale Tomori,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBarely over a year after the World Health Organization (WHO)declaredthat mpox was no longer a public health issue o

Mpox: African countries have beaten disease outbreaks before—here's what it takes

by Oyewale Tomori,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBarely over a year after the World Health Organization (WHO)declaredthat mpox was no longer a public health issue o