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One dirty pool, many cases of E. coli: Summer's swimming danger

One dirty pool, many cases of E. coli: Summer's swimming danger

by Steven Reinberg Healthday ReporterAs the weather warms and families flock to pools, dirty water may dampen the fun.Swimmers at a Pennsylvania community pool learned that the hard way in June 2021,

One dirty pool, many cases of E. coli: Summer's swimming danger

by Steven Reinberg Healthday ReporterAs the weather warms and families flock to pools, dirty water may dampen the fun.Swimmers at a Pennsylvania community pool learned that the hard way in June 2021,
Landscape of global urban environmental resistome and its association with local socioeconomic and medical status

Landscape of global urban environmental resistome and its association with local socioeconomic and medical status

byScience China PressThe plot on the left illustrates the unique characteristics of the urban environmental antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) abundance across different countries. The top right p

Landscape of global urban environmental resistome and its association with local socioeconomic and medical status

byScience China PressThe plot on the left illustrates the unique characteristics of the urban environmental antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) abundance across different countries. The top right p
Leprosy cases are rising in the US—what is the ancient disease and why is it spreading now?

Leprosy cases are rising in the US—what is the ancient disease and why is it spreading now?

by Robert A. Schwartz,The ConversationM. leprae, one of the causative agents of leprosy. Credit: Public DomainThe word "leprosy" conjures images of biblical plagues, but the disease is

Leprosy cases are rising in the US—what is the ancient disease and why is it spreading now?

by Robert A. Schwartz,The ConversationM. leprae, one of the causative agents of leprosy. Credit: Public DomainThe word "leprosy" conjures images of biblical plagues, but the disease is
Analysis details lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care

Analysis details lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care

by Alexis Porter,Duke UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer patients said the COVID-19 pandemic heightened infection concerns, increased feelings of fear, and disrupted their care, a

Analysis details lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care

by Alexis Porter,Duke UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer patients said the COVID-19 pandemic heightened infection concerns, increased feelings of fear, and disrupted their care, a
HIV-positive patients with cancer may have accelerated biological aging

HIV-positive patients with cancer may have accelerated biological aging

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with cancer who were living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection had increased epigenetic age—a

HIV-positive patients with cancer may have accelerated biological aging

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with cancer who were living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection had increased epigenetic age—a