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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
Experimental study shows connection between COVID infection and age-related blindness

Experimental study shows connection between COVID infection and age-related blindness

by PNAS NexusSARS-CoV-2 can reach and infect the RPE in a transgenic mouse model. A) Intranasal inoculation of hACE2 mouse models. Credit:PNAS Nexus(2024). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae500An

Experimental study shows connection between COVID infection and age-related blindness

by PNAS NexusSARS-CoV-2 can reach and infect the RPE in a transgenic mouse model. A) Intranasal inoculation of hACE2 mouse models. Credit:PNAS Nexus(2024). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae500An
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
Survey finds overall prevalence of anemia 9.3% in August 2021 to August 2023

Survey finds overall prevalence of anemia 9.3% in August 2021 to August 2023

by Elana GotkineDuring August 2021 to August 2023, the overall prevalence of anemia was 9.3 percent among people aged 2 years and older, according to a December data briefpublishedby the N

Survey finds overall prevalence of anemia 9.3% in August 2021 to August 2023

by Elana GotkineDuring August 2021 to August 2023, the overall prevalence of anemia was 9.3 percent among people aged 2 years and older, according to a December data briefpublishedby the N
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 the bisexual population in Stockholm has doubled in a decade

Study finds the bisexual population in Stockholm has doubled in a decade

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOver the past decade, the proportion of residents in Stockholm County who identify as bisexual has nearly doubled. The younger generations

Study finds the bisexual population in Stockholm has doubled in a decade

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOver the past decade, the proportion of residents in Stockholm County who identify as bisexual has nearly doubled. The younger generations
WHO gives first approval of TB test

WHO gives first approval of TB test

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe World Health Organization announced Thursday it had given a first-ever green light to a test for tuberculosis—a disease which killed 1.25 million people last year.Xpert MT

WHO gives first approval of TB test

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe World Health Organization announced Thursday it had given a first-ever green light to a test for tuberculosis—a disease which killed 1.25 million people last year.Xpert MT
Preparing for the worst: Health care can check readiness for bird flu spread

Preparing for the worst: Health care can check readiness for bird flu spread

bySociety for Healthcare Epidemiology of AmericaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHealth care facilities are encouraged to prepare now for a possible bird flu outbreak, adopting measures to prote

Preparing for the worst: Health care can check readiness for bird flu spread

bySociety for Healthcare Epidemiology of AmericaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHealth care facilities are encouraged to prepare now for a possible bird flu outbreak, adopting measures to prote
Vitamin D supplements: Who should take them, and how much?

Vitamin D supplements: Who should take them, and how much?

by Julie Rafferty,Tufts UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHow much vitamin D do we really need to preserve healthy bones and overall health? Do higher levels of vitamin D supplementati

Vitamin D supplements: Who should take them, and how much?

by Julie Rafferty,Tufts UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHow much vitamin D do we really need to preserve healthy bones and overall health? Do higher levels of vitamin D supplementati
Therapeutic technique shows potential for inhibiting the proliferation of SARS-CoV-2

Therapeutic technique shows potential for inhibiting the proliferation of SARS-CoV-2

byUniversity of BarcelonaSchematic representation of the SARS-CoV-2 genome and the location of the target regions for CC1 and CC3 PPRHs. Credit:Journal of Biological Chemistry(2024).

Therapeutic technique shows potential for inhibiting the proliferation of SARS-CoV-2

byUniversity of BarcelonaSchematic representation of the SARS-CoV-2 genome and the location of the target regions for CC1 and CC3 PPRHs. Credit:Journal of Biological Chemistry(2024).