Nearly half of tuberculosis cases in prisons worldwide go undetected
In the first global assessment of TB among incarcerated people, a new study found consistently high TB case rates and low case detection in prisons, suggesting the need… read more.
In the first global assessment of TB among incarcerated people, a new study found consistently high TB case rates and low case detection in prisons, suggesting the need… read more.
During the pandemic, contact tracing apps kept Americans informed of potential exposure risk with the goal of reducing infections. But did apps like this help reduce the spread… read more.
New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that community mental health patients who were prescribed antidepressants were… read more.
A small, randomised trial in patients with post-COVID syndrome has found that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) promotes restoration of the heart’s ability to contract properly. The research was… read more.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) was praised for its contribution to the EU’s pandemic response, as the agency took steps to review the role of its Emergency Task… read more.
VBI Vaccines Inc. announced that PreHevbri [Hepatitis B vaccine (recombinant, adsorbed)] is now available in the United Kingdom for active immunization against infection caused by all known subtypes… read more.
Vaccines against COVID-19, administered in the EU in the autumn of 2023, will be updated to target XBB forms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These strains are a subgroup… read more.
The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on the mental health of health-care workers across the world. Most reported increased levels of stress and anxiety early in the pandemic… read more.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients experienced a loss of taste and smell during and after being infected with SARS-CoV-2. A retrospective study by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and… read more.
Treatment with the diabetes drug metformin immediately after testing positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus lowers the risk of developing long COVID by 41%. Researchers reported this finding on… read more.
Researchers interviewed primary care clinicians to identify trends, facilitators and barriers in implementing and using telemedicine technologies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. They interviewed 25 leaders from… read more.
Vaccines against smallpox given until the mid-1970s offer continuing cross-reactive immunity to mpox (previously known as monkeypox), researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report in a study published… read more.
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