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Researchers draw insights from COVID-19 to inform improved health care in times of crisis

Researchers draw insights from COVID-19 to inform improved health care in times of crisis

by Katie Malatino,Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAdaptive responses to successive disruptions in health care systems. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03103-6Am

Researchers draw insights from COVID-19 to inform improved health care in times of crisis

by Katie Malatino,Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAdaptive responses to successive disruptions in health care systems. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03103-6Am
These health care professionals may be secret weapon against hypertension, study says

These health care professionals may be secret weapon against hypertension, study says

byTulane UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to helping patients with high blood pressure get their hypertension under control, a new Tulane University study finds that pha

These health care professionals may be secret weapon against hypertension, study says

byTulane UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to helping patients with high blood pressure get their hypertension under control, a new Tulane University study finds that pha
Bushfire smoke sparks surges in Western Australia hospital admissions

Bushfire smoke sparks surges in Western Australia hospital admissions

by Samuel Jeremic,Curtin UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research shows a strong link between smoke from bushfires and an increase in Perth hospital admissions for heart and lung

Bushfire smoke sparks surges in Western Australia hospital admissions

by Samuel Jeremic,Curtin UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research shows a strong link between smoke from bushfires and an increase in Perth hospital admissions for heart and lung
Why the election may slow plans to replace lead pipes

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

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
Vaccination credited for 70% reduction in long COVID risk over course of pandemic

Vaccination credited for 70% reduction in long COVID risk over course of pandemic

byWashington University School of MedicineThe risk of long COVID has declined over the course of the pandemic, although it remains a persistent threat. Researchers from Washington University Sch

Vaccination credited for 70% reduction in long COVID risk over course of pandemic

byWashington University School of MedicineThe risk of long COVID has declined over the course of the pandemic, although it remains a persistent threat. Researchers from Washington University Sch
Study reveals 'cell death cascade' in airway cells infected with SARS-CoV-2

Study reveals 'cell death cascade' in airway cells infected with SARS-CoV-2

by Kendall Daniels,University of North Carolina School of MedicineA human airway epithelial cell (A549 cell line) undergoes necroptosis upon infection with the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant (B.1.1.

Study reveals 'cell death cascade' in airway cells infected with SARS-CoV-2

by Kendall Daniels,University of North Carolina School of MedicineA human airway epithelial cell (A549 cell line) undergoes necroptosis upon infection with the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant (B.1.1.
Accelerated progression to T1D during pandemic seen for presymptomatic youth

Accelerated progression to T1D during pandemic seen for presymptomatic youth

by Elana GotkineFor youth with presymptomatic type 1 diabetes, the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with accelerated progression to clinical disease, especially among those with COVID-19 infection, ac

Accelerated progression to T1D during pandemic seen for presymptomatic youth

by Elana GotkineFor youth with presymptomatic type 1 diabetes, the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with accelerated progression to clinical disease, especially among those with COVID-19 infection, ac
CDC: Heat may have contributed to four human cases of bird flu in Colorado

CDC: Heat may have contributed to four human cases of bird flu in Colorado

by Helena Oliviero and Meris Lutz, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionCredit: Alexas Fotos from PexelsHeat probably played a role in at least four cases of bird flu in poultry workers confirmed by U.S. h

CDC: Heat may have contributed to four human cases of bird flu in Colorado

by Helena Oliviero and Meris Lutz, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionCredit: Alexas Fotos from PexelsHeat probably played a role in at least four cases of bird flu in poultry workers confirmed by U.S. h
Learning from the COVID pandemic: On the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against pathogens

Learning from the COVID pandemic: On the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against pathogens

by German Center for Infection ResearchEpidemiological properties of viral importation lineages. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48641-2In the years of the COVI

Learning from the COVID pandemic: On the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against pathogens

by German Center for Infection ResearchEpidemiological properties of viral importation lineages. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48641-2In the years of the COVI
Historical smallpox vaccination may confer some protection against mpox disease

Historical smallpox vaccination may confer some protection against mpox disease

byUniversity of GlasgowVACV and MPXV are significantly less neutralized by sera from patients born after 1971. (a) A total of 430 serum samples were tested for their capacity to neutralize MPXV.

Historical smallpox vaccination may confer some protection against mpox disease

byUniversity of GlasgowVACV and MPXV are significantly less neutralized by sera from patients born after 1971. (a) A total of 430 serum samples were tested for their capacity to neutralize MPXV.
Prenatal Zika infection in mothers found to have long-term immune consequences in children, even without microcephaly

Prenatal Zika infection in mothers found to have long-term immune consequences in children, even without microcephaly

byCleveland ClinicChronic inflammation in two-year-old ZE children. (a) Schematic representation of serum proteome multiplexing of two-year-old healthy (non-ZE, n=24) or ZE children

Prenatal Zika infection in mothers found to have long-term immune consequences in children, even without microcephaly

byCleveland ClinicChronic inflammation in two-year-old ZE children. (a) Schematic representation of serum proteome multiplexing of two-year-old healthy (non-ZE, n=24) or ZE children
Study shows promise for a universal influenza vaccine: Scientists validate theory using 1918 flu virus

Study shows promise for a universal influenza vaccine: Scientists validate theory using 1918 flu virus

byOregon Health & Science UniversityJonah Sacha, Ph.D., senior co-author of a study published today in the journalNature Communications, says the research could lead to a universal inf

Study shows promise for a universal influenza vaccine: Scientists validate theory using 1918 flu virus

byOregon Health & Science UniversityJonah Sacha, Ph.D., senior co-author of a study published today in the journalNature Communications, says the research could lead to a universal inf