All articles tagged: Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Insulin resistance is associated with 31 different diseases, and in women, is also linked to higher odds of early death. This is according to a study of data on hundreds of thousands of people in the UK being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Madrid, Spain (9-13 September).

Weight loss interventions could reduce the risk of severe cases of flu and other infections in people with diabetes, suggests new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Madrid, Spain (9-13 September).

A hospitalized patient in Missouri was infected with bird flu despite having had no known contact with dairy cows or other animals associated with an ongoing outbreak, health officials said Friday.

Scleroderma is a chronic autoimmune disease of women. Over time, people living with scleroderma develop progressive and irreversible scarring. Scarring, called fibrosis, affects the lungs, heart and kidneys, leading to poor quality of life, disability and a reduced life expectancy. There is a significant unmet medical need for strategies that will slow, stop and reverse the fibrosis process.

The most reliable approach to reclassifying patients with probable Meniere disease (MD) includes the combination of electrocochleography (ECochG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with MD-protocol, according to a study published in the November-December issue of the American Journal of Otolaryngology.

State and federal health agencies are gearing up to respond to a new strain of mpox—the virus formerly known as monkeypox—if the new strain spreads to the United States.

Another EEE case has been reported in the Bay State, raising the risk levels in several communities as health officials remind people to keep using bug spray and reschedule outdoor evening events.

A study led by the UAB Institut de Neurociències and published in the journal Nature Communications demonstrates in animal models how daily administration of cannabidiol (CBD), a substance obtained from the cannabis plant, extends lifespan and improves symptoms associated with Leigh syndrome.

Using hypertonic saline nasal drops can reduce the length of the common cold in children by two days, according to a study that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Vienna, Austria. They can also reduce the onward transmission of colds to family members.

In autoimmune diseases, the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own structures. A research team from Kiel, Lübeck and Berlin has now succeeded in analyzing certain pathogenic immune cells more precisely using a method they developed.

The University of Cincinnati's Robert Van Haren was featured in a MedCentral article discussing recent research that found smoking cessation significantly reduced the risk of developing hidradenitis suppurativa, a non-contagious chronic inflammatory skin disorder characterized by painful nodules, abscesses and scarring.

A study published in Eurosurveillance to investigate an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 in the UK identified contaminated lettuce as the most likely source of the infection, and determined that heavy rainfall and flooding may have carried STEC from animal feces to the lettuce crops. More heavy rainfall events are expected due to climate change in the future, leadi

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicenter of an mpox outbreak, on Thursday received its first vaccines—almost half of 200,000 doses donated by the European Union and due to arrive by the end of the week to fight its spread.

Three people who tested positive for Legionnaires' disease have died after an outbreak at an assisted living facility in upstate New York, officials said Thursday.

For the first time, a new report has revealed the wide-ranging and increasing health dangers posed by long-term weather extremes in the UK, as the effects of climate change deepen.

A rare but deadly mosquito-spread disease is posing a serious threat in parts of New England, health officials warn, prompting the cancellation of some events and changes to sports schedules to avoid bites by infected bugs.

Unlike dirt floors common in some rural parts of the world, concrete floors are easily cleaned of disease-carrying pathogens—but they come at a high environmental cost. A lower-carbon flooring mix could provide a solution.

Universitätsmedizin Berlin is astounded by the huge improvement seen in a female patient with severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) after being treated with the cancer medication teclistamab. Not long ago, the 23-year-old was wheelchair-bound due to the autoimmune disease.

Patients who develop a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after a total hip replacement have more than a five-fold increased risk of mortality within 10 years, according to new research published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are a major global health issue, characterized by their chronic nature and long-term impact on quality of life. NCDs, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), and musculoskeletal disorders, contribute significantly to mortality and disability worldwide. In China, a country with a vast population and rapidly changing soci

The number of cholera cases and deaths rose sharply last year, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, calling for more to be done to stem the preventable disease.

Guinea has confirmed its first case of mpox, the health ministry in the West African nation said Wednesday, without giving further details.

New research led by Hanieh Yaghootkar, Senior Lecturer in Precision Health at the University of Lincoln, U.K., challenges the belief that liver fat is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

Gulf War illness is characterized by a range of symptoms, including chronic fatigue, cognitive issues, pain and gastrointestinal complaints—which persist even 30 years after deployment—impacting quality of life. This study, which builds on previous pilot research conducted by the same team, further validates the link between an imbalance in the gut microbiome and Gulf War illness.

Learning new languages, sending emails, attending a virtual class, or speaking to loved ones halfway around the world are just some of the tasks accomplished by touching a button on a smartphone. Unfortunately, the ease and convenience of modern devices have also come with a painful crick in the neck. The sedentary nature of work and prolonged use of hand-held devices and computers have contribute

The long-term effects of respiratory viral infections such as COVID-19 are a major public health burden. Some estimates suggest over 65 million people around the world suffer from long COVID-19.

Vaccines work by equipping our immune systems to fight an invading virus. When we get vaccinated against COVID-19, specialized immune cells known as B cells learn to recognize the virus. If we subsequently get infected with COVID, these B cells will quickly manufacture antibodies to attack and destroy the virus. However, because the mRNA vaccines developed for COVID-19 are so new, researchers did

The first delivery of mpox vaccines will arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, the African Union's health watchdog said.

As the global threat of H5N1 influenza looms with outbreaks across species and continents including the U.S., three international vaccine and public health experts say it is time to fully resource and support a robust strategy to address this and future potential pandemic influenza threats, including to consider voluntary vaccination for those now at exposure risk.

Washington state's summer surge of COVID-19 is showing early signs of waning after a particularly infectious couple of months—but don't relax just yet, public health experts say. Respiratory virus season is right around the corner.

As students head off to college, close quarters in new spaces could put them at risk for contagious illnesses, including bacterial meningitis. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, explains the common ways meningitis spreads and the best way to prevent an infection.

Researchers have discovered an antibody able to neutralize all known variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as distantly related SARS-like coronaviruses that infect other animals.

In a world still grappling with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of international researchers has proposed a novel approach to treating the persistent symptoms that plague many survivors of viral infections. The study, published in Brain Medicine, outlines a multimodal treatment strategy that could offer hope to millions suffering from post-acute infectious syndromes (PAIS), includin

In a study recently published in PLoS Pathogens, researchers at AIMES, The Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences at Karolinska Institutet, have identified one of the subtle—yet effective—pathways by which human skin differentiates commensals and pathogens. Understanding these mechanisms opens paths for new treatment and prevention targets, and particularly ways

Innovative technological solutions can enhance the daily lives of individuals living with aphasia, especially when people living with communication disabilities, speech and language therapy clinicians, and academics collaborate at all stages of the research process. A special issue of Advances in Communication and Swallowing brings together research relevant to the use of technology in the assessm

Starting antiviral treatment as late as 14 days after infection with SARS-CoV-2 may still be beneficial in hosts with compromised immune systems, who are at greatest risk of developing severe COVID-19, according to researchers in the Center for Translational Antiviral Research at Georgia State University's Institute for Biomedical Sciences.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been especially hard on individuals with disabilities. New research from the University of Kansas shows that this population is also experiencing long COVID at significantly higher rates than the general population, which exacerbates existing barriers to accessing care.

The saccule-to-utricle ratio inversion may serve as an effective imaging marker for diagnosis of early-stage Meniere disease, according to a study published online July 27 in The Laryngoscope.

Four weeks of low-frequency repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) positively impacts poststroke urinary incontinence, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in Scientific Reports.

A number of U.S. travelers returning from Cuba have been diagnosed with Oropouche virus, according to research published in the Aug. 27 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

An mpox outbreak in Africa, driven partly by a new variant that emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been declared an international emergency and sparked calls for vaccine donations.

According to an article published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, severe COVID-19 patients can be divided into two distinct groups: those with a high viral load and relatively little inflammation, and those who continue to suffer from inflammatory complications even after the virus has been completely eliminated.

A current strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has become a global problem. The virus has affected many millions of birds, some other animal species, and a small number of people.

Valley fever is an emerging fungal disease in the western United States that most often causes flu-like symptoms, but can also cause dangerous or even deadly complications. By analyzing data on reported cases of Valley fever in California, which have increased dramatically over the last two decades, researchers from University of California San Diego and University of California, Berkeley, have id

New England is on alert following one death and a handful of infections of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus.

Hospitals are places where people who are sick expect to receive treatment to feel better. Instead, for many, it has been where they contracted COVID-19, leading to further medical complications.

Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda are some of the east African countries that have reported cases of mpox—a viral infectious disease —in the latest outbreak which started in the Democratic Republic of Congo in January 2023. The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern by Africa Centres for Disease Control and the World Health Organization in August 2024.

New research from the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging shows compelling evidence that the cognitive impairments observed in long COVID patients share striking similarities with those seen in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that children, pregnant women and people with weak immune systems are at higher risk from the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Reports confirm that children under 5 account for 39% of all cases in the country, and babies as young as 2 weeks are being diagnosed with this viral illness.

Semaglutide, the popular anti-obesity drug, reduced the rates of COVID-19-related adverse events, including death, in those who had overweight or obesity and established cardiovascular disease (CVD) without diabetes, according to a new study published in JACC. The results will be published simultaneously with a presentation at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Conference 2024 in London.

The head of the World Health Organization believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months, and said Friday that the agency's first shipment of vaccines should arrive in Congo within days.

Patients taking semaglutide injections are less likely to die of any cause, including from cardiovascular disease and infections like COVID-19, an international study led by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, finds. The randomized, controlled SELECT Trial, funded by Novo Nordisk, studied the effect of once-weekly semaglu

Health authorities in the United States are issuing warnings and closing public parks due to a rare but potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease.

A University of Florida researcher has compiled the first-ever study that identifies the role of breast milk bile acids—a breakthrough that could help lessen the incidence of the deadly norovirus in infants, which claims the lives of at least 50,000 children every year.

Massachusetts health officials on Thursday announced a second confirmed case of the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus in the state.

A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine is shedding light on how scientific evidence and the uncertainty surrounding three unproven therapeutics were portrayed by the U.S. news media during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A New Hampshire resident recently died from eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE virus), and the virus is spreading across five New England states.

In a recent study published in Science China Life Sciences, it has been demonstrated that MSC-mediated mitochondrial transfer can effectively restore mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and improve mitochondrial function in neural progenitor cells derived from patients with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON).

Malaria remains a significant global health issue, with around 249 million cases reported in 2022 by the World Health Organization. The malaria-carrying mosquito, Anopheles stephensi, has recently spread to Africa and has now been detected in Yemen, according to new Baylor University research.

Many individuals worldwide suffer from chronic liver disease (CLD), which poses significant concerns for its tendency to lead to hepatocellular carcinoma or liver failure. CLD is characterized by inflammation and fibrosis. Certain liver cells, called hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), contribute to both these characteristics, but how they are specifically involved in the inflammatory response is not f

The body's first line of defense against tuberculosis (TB) involves immune cells that suppress lung inflammation instead of activating it, report University of Pittsburgh and the Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard scientists in Immunity.

A study in Frontiers of Medicine explores the role of the m6A reader YTHDF1 in cardiac fibrosis, a condition characterized by the excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins, leading to the stiffening of the heart and impaired function.

A unique chicken breed is helping researchers better understand vitiligo, an autoimmune disease that affects 1–2% of the world's population.

Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) School of Dentistry have created a first-of-its-kind sleep apnea model for studying chronic pain. A study published in Science Signaling explains the mechanism behind persistent pain related to obstructive sleep apnea.

Patients with post-COVID-19 mRNA vaccination myocarditis show a lower frequency of cardiovascular complications than those with conventional myocarditis or post-COVID-19 myocarditis at 18 months, according to a study published online Aug. 26 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

There's an urgent need for more careful antibiotic management to protect older people living in residential aged care from the dangerous spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria or "superbugs," researchers from Flinders University and SAHMRI warn.

Misconceptions about dyslexia are held by professionals who assess children for the learning difficulty, according to a new study which calls for evidence-based standardized assessment procedures.

Tuberculosis kills about 1.3 million people each year, making it one of the most lethal infectious diseases in the world. Now, molecular biologist Yohei Kirino, Ph.D. and his research team at Thomas Jefferson University has found that certain RNA molecules in people with tuberculosis are drastically different than those in healthy people.

Asian Americans comprise just 6% of the U.S. population, but they represent over 60% of Americans with hepatitis B. Hepatitis B (HBV) is a virus that infects the liver, and while some people may recover from the infection, others can go on to develop liver failure or cancer. HBV is transmitted through blood, semen or other bodily fluids, but it can also be passed from mother to child during birth,

More than two decades ago, a research team in the lab of David Hafler, a Yale researcher who at the time was at Harvard, discovered a type of T cell in humans that suppresses the immune system; they later found that these so-called regulatory T cells, when defective, are an underlying cause of autoimmune disease, specifically multiple sclerosis (MS). For many years, however, the mechanism behind t

Long COVID has a laundry list of symptoms—and a lesser-known but troubling one is the sensation of having internal tremors, often with no outward evidence that this is happening. In a new, Yale-based long COVID study, more than one-third of participants report experiencing this strange symptom, which feels as if tremors are occurring inside their bodies.

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise as we head into the new school year.

Pain may be the most prevalent and severe symptom reported by individuals with long COVID, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Researchers at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) revealed that critically ill patients with influenza A have a significantly higher risk of developing acute kidney injury (AKI) than those with COVID-19. The findings, published in eClinicalMedicine, highlight the important differences in the impact of these two respiratory viruses on kidney health.

A person in the northeastern US state of New Hampshire has died after contracting the rare mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, health authorities announced Tuesday.

More than 20 people returning to the U.S. from Cuba have been infected with a virus transmitted by bugs in recent months, federal health officials said Tuesday. They all had Oropouche virus disease, also known as sloth fever.

Planet Earth—a mere speck in our universe—is home to more viruses than there are stars in the cosmos. They exist at life's outer limit, performing a delicate dance that has lasted eons but can turn in an instant. Not alive, yet entwined with the living, viruses continue to challenge and surprise us.

The red flag signs of a hearing-related issue that requires medical attention include sudden hearing loss, or hearing loss in only one ear. Such symptoms should be taken seriously and assessed by a physician, audiologist Stephanie DiSpigno advises.

During the winter of 2020 and 2021, the US saw deaths from COVID-19 reach 250,000. The following year, this number surged by a third to 330,000. But from August 2022 to March 2023, the number of deaths related to COVID-19 deaths plummeted to just 80,000, abruptly ending the COVID pandemic. This dramatic decline couldn't be attributed solely to vaccines, which had already been widely available sinc

A proposed artificial intelligence tool to support clinician decision-making about hospital patients at risk for sepsis has an unusual feature: It can account for its lack of certainty and suggest what demographic data, vital signs and lab test results it needs to improve its predictive performance.

Over 6.5 million Americans experience chronic wounds—wounds that do not heal after a few months. Almost all such wounds contain bacteria, which—if not detected and removed—can lead to severe infection and resulting complications, including amputation if a limb is involved.

The 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 outbreak is spreading.

A study finds an increased risk of developing a productive SARS-CoV-2 infection in obese people. Obesity is known to predict worse outcomes and higher mortality for those with COVID-19. Masanori Aikawa and colleagues sought to determine if obesity also affected the likelihood of getting ill in the first place. The article is published in PNAS Nexus.

While the World Health Organization declares mpox a global emergency based on rapid spread in African countries, the infectious disease formerly known as monkeypox has been considered an epidemic in the U.S. since 2022.

The growing mpox outbreaks in Africa that triggered the World Health Organization's emergency declaration are largely the result of decades of neglect and the global community's inability to stop sporadic epidemics among a population with little immunity against the smallpox-related disease, leading African scientists said Tuesday.

As winter rolls on in Australia, respiratory viruses are everywhere. One of the main culprits is respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, which has caused more than 145,000 infections around the country so far this year. Most are in children under five.

As an mpox outbreak continues to rage in Africa, the World Health Organization on Monday launched a six-month plan to quell its spread.

Spain will donate 500,000 mpox vaccine doses to countries in central Africa suffering from a surge in cases, the government said Tuesday.

A next-generation COVID-19 mucosal vaccine is set to be a gamechanger not only when delivering the vaccine itself, but also for people who are needle-phobic.

For some unlucky people, time in the great outdoors leads to Lyme disease, an illness causing head, joint and muscle pain, flu-like symptoms, fatigue, and sometimes a rash. Left untreated, those effects can turn debilitating and expand to include paralysis, inflammation of the brain and heart, and problems with memory, hearing and vision that can last for years.

The world's deadliest animal can be squashed flat with a quick slap: It's the mosquito.

Near the heavily fortified border that divides North and South Korea, a monitoring device is working 24-7—not tracking missiles or troop movements, but catching malaria-carrying mosquitoes that may cross the border.

COVID-19 is primarily known for its effects on the respiratory system, but its consequences go far beyond that. A recent study, published in the journal Brain, Behavior, & Immunity—Health and conducted at the D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), has revealed molecular changes that may underlie the neurological symptoms exhibited by some patients affected by the disease, highlighting t

People who caught dengue and recovered are more likely to face long-term health complications about a year later compared to those who contracted COVID-19, according to the findings of a nationwide study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who helped millions of Americans navigate the health challenges of the pandemic, is recovering at home after being hospitalized for a West Nile infection.

As a summer surge in COVID cases begins to ebb and Americans brace themselves for yet another wave of infections this winter, more free COVID tests will soon be available to all, federal health officials announced Friday.

Outbreaks of mpox in Central Africa "can be stopped", the World Health Organization said on Monday, but $135 million of funding may be needed to tackle the disease's spread.

Chagas disease, once thought to be confined to South and Central America, is now an emerging public health threat in the United States, making it more important than ever for local physicians to understand the history of the disease and how to recognize it when caring for patients.

A team of scientists from The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute and Case Western Reserve University has created the largest reported collection of stem cell models from multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and used them to identify unique ways in which glia—integral support cells in the brain—contribute to the disease.

Barely over a year after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that mpox was no longer a public health issue of international concern, it is back in the news. This time with a diversity of variants, new modes of transmission and new populations infected.

The U.N. health agency on Monday launched a six-month plan to help stanch outbreaks of mpox transmission, including ramping up staffing in affected countries and boosting surveillance, prevention and response strategies.

With tick-borne viruses such as Powassan virus increasing in Canada, clinicians should consider these infections in patients with encephalitis, as a case study shows in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Western Australia and Victoria both issued health alerts this week over cases of mpox. WA has seen two cases, while Victoria has recorded 125 cases so far this year. New South Wales, which has had 135 cases, also published a public health notice on mpox this month.

A rare but deadly disease spread by mosquitoes has one town in Massachusetts closing its parks and fields each evening. Four other towns are urging people to avoid going outdoors at night.

The WHO has declared the current Mpox outbreaks are of "International Concern," but how does the situation differ from previous public health emergencies?

This year's newly formulated COVID vaccines are expected to start shipping in the next few days after the FDA on August 22 officially approved and authorized the new shots.

Televisit-delivered outpatient care for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is not associated with a higher risk for IBD-related hospitalization, according to a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

New research led by Dr. Stephanie Scott found people in the North of England are among the worst affected by long COVID, which follows patterns highlighting the devastating impact of COVID-19 across northern regions in comparison to southern areas.

Adelaide researchers are calling for general practitioners to take a more proactive approach towards addressing erectile dysfunction (ED) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), in light of new findings suggesting these conditions may be linked to underlying cardiometabolic disorders.

In the realm of ear health, accurate diagnosis is crucial for effective treatment, especially when dealing with conditions that can lead to hearing loss. Traditionally, otolaryngologists have relied on the otoscope, a device that provides a limited view of the eardrum's surface. This conventional tool, while useful, has its limitations, particularly when the tympanic membrane (TM) is opaque due to

Researchers call on policymakers, decision-makers, and "those who hold the purse strings" to listen to the evidence and take action to enable individuals with TSC to receive the internationally recommended coordinated care they require to live full lives.

Researchers have discovered a crucial protein, TLNRD1, that could help us better understand and treat cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) disease.

People who are infected with chlamydia can transmit these bacteria to other people during unprotected sex. The pathogens usually cause no symptoms, or only mild symptoms at first, such as itching in the vagina, penis or anus. If the infection is noticed, it can be easily treated with antibiotics. If this does not happen, the bacteria can cause serious problems, including infertility and cancer.

Scientists have discovered a mutation in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, that plays a key role in its ability to infect the central nervous system. The findings may help scientists understand its neurological symptoms and the mystery of "long COVID," and they could one day even lead to specific treatments to protect and clear the virus from the brain.

A study by co-authors from the ECDC, WHO and national public health institutes in four European countries, and published in Eurosurveillance, has found that prior smallpox vaccination in childhood could protect against infections caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV) clade II in men. However, the estimated degree of protection varied among countries, highlighting the need for further research to valida

Cervical cancer, the fourth most common cancer type in women, causes approximately 350,000 deaths each year, mainly in middle- and low-income countries. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is known to cause 95% of these cases. Public health authorities in 37 countries currently vaccinate girls between nine and 14 years of age, before they typically start sexual activity.

An mpox outbreak spreading across several African countries, which the World Health Organization has called a global emergency, has caused a spike in online disinformation about the viral disease.

Formerly known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is an inflammatory disease characterized by liver scarring or fibrosis that progressively impairs liver function.

Updated shots you may soon get to shield against COVID-19 infection were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday.

Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Thursday that it was "better prepared" to supply its mpox vaccine for the current surge of the virus than it was for the 2022 epidemic.

International authorities are issuing warnings about "sloth fever." Despite the name, it's not contracted via contact with sloths. Rather, you should avoid contact with mosquitoes and biting midges.

COVID cases have surged this summer, but a new study suggests that following the Mediterranean diet might spare you from infection.

One out of every 10 children with a bloodstream infection are infected with a multi-drug resistant organism in the nation's first-ever surveillance study investigating the prevalence of pediatric antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

First, there was SCENTinel 1.0, then 1.1, and now 2.1—the different iterations of the rapid screening tool for detecting new-onset loss of smell developed by scientists at the Monell Chemical Senses Center. Since its launch in late 2020, several studies have validated its accuracy in detecting smell dysfunction and value as a tool for testing in large populations of people.

The idea of electrically stimulating a brain region called the central thalamus has gained traction among researchers and clinicians because it can help arouse subjects from unconscious states induced by traumatic brain injury or anesthesia, and can boost cognition and performance in awake animals. But the method, called CT-DBS, can have a side effect: seizures.

Higher intake of total, animal, and plant protein is associated with lower mortality in older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

In recent preclinical models, the inhalation of a mixture of living Lactobacilli bacteria attenuated pulmonary inflammation and improved lung function and structure for the chronic lung diseases bronchopulmonary dysplasia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Exposure to dust and particles at work may increase the risk of chronic kidney disease, a University of Gothenburg study shows. Among Swedish construction workers, followed since the 1970s, the risk was 15% higher among exposed.

Should you get an mpox vaccine? The World Health Organization this month declared a global health emergency for mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, as scientists monitor a more contagious form of the virus that is spreading across Africa, with at least one reported case in Sweden.

A study involving Kenyan sex workers illuminates the immune response to gonorrhea, paving the way for more effective vaccines.

Congo reported more than 1,000 new mpox cases in the last week up to Tuesday as African health authorities asked for desperately needed vaccines to help fight its "growing" threat on the continent. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreaks in Africa a global emergency.

Thailand on Wednesday reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the World Health Organization has declared a global public health emergency.

Ivory Coast health authorities on Tuesday reported 28 cases of mpox, with one person dying from the virus that has killed hundreds in Democratic Republic of Congo.

The first mpox case reported by the Philippines this year is a mild variant and not the deadly strain sparking global alarm, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said Wednesday.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to weigh the balance of benefits and harms for recommending screening for iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy. These findings form the basis of a final recommendation statement published in JAMA.

Using a new classification of steatotic liver disease (SLD) based on the presence of metabolic dysfunction and alcohol consumption, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) are significantly associated with the new onset of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Aug. 7 in Hepatology Research.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related diseases such as chronic hepatitis C, liver cirrhosis, and liver cancers afflict a large number of people worldwide. A recent study from Korea University suggests that treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) improves liver disease-related clinical outcomes in patients with chronic HCV infection and reduces liver fibrosis-based disease burden. It further highl

To evade the human host's immune response, SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 uses the machinery of defense cells to induce the expression of unproductive isoforms of key antiviral genes—variant forms of genes that result from disrupted splicing or transcription processes and do not code for functional (protective) proteins.

While Lyme disease is the most recognized and prevalent tick-borne disease in the United States, other infections transmitted through tick bites can be equally or even more dangerous. One of these is the Powassan virus (POWV). Erich Mackow, Ph.D., a virologist at Stony Brook University, is conducting research in an attempt to uncover one the most dangerous effects of POWV—neurologic damage.

Inhaler misuse leading to inadequate medication delivery impacts a person's ability to manage symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and additional education about proper inhaler use is needed to improve health outcomes, according to two new articles. The articles are published in the July 2024 issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation.

On Aug. 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the latest mpox outbreak in Africa a public health emergency of international concern. While the virus is not new, its behavior warrants vigilance and raises critical questions about infectivity, transmissibility, and the optimal preventive measures to halt the spread of the pathogen even further.

On Aug. 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified mpox virus, which is surging across several African countries, as a "public health emergency of international concern." This action will help mobilize global and regional public health resources to better monitor and respond to the threats posed.

During a pandemic, attention is usually focused on the immediate challenges, such as managing the disease, ensuring safety and coping with disruptions in daily routines. Adversity, while difficult, can sometimes lead to positive effects.

An insect-borne virus that can cause birth defects and deaths has prompted warnings from the United States for travelers headed to locales in South America and the Caribbean.

The mpox outbreak is not another COVID-19, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, because much is already known about the virus and the means to control it.

Platelets are circulating cell fragments known to clump up and form blood clots that stop bleeding in injured vessels. Cardiologists have long known that platelets can become "hyperreactive" to cause abnormal clotting that blocks arteries and contributes to heart attack, stroke, and poor blood flow (peripheral artery disease) in the legs of millions of Americans.

Congo will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox outbreak next week from the United States, the country's health minister said Monday, days after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in Africa a global emergency.

Whether dialysis is the best option for kidney failure and, if so, when to start, may deserve more careful consideration, according to a new study.

Proteins left behind by COVID-19 long after initial infection can cause cortisol levels in the brain to plummet, inflame the nervous system and prime its immune cells to hyper-react when another stressor arises, according to new animal research by University of Colorado Boulder scientists.

Cognitive impairment is one of the burdens for patients suffering from chronic kidney disease. It can severely impair quality of life and often leads to an increased risk of dementia in those affected. Studies show that a kidney transplant can reverse cognitive impairment—indicating that this disorder can be treated. However, the exact mechanisms that lead to cognitive impairment are largely uncle

A discovery by McGill-affiliated researchers could lead to more effective treatment of malaria and other parasitic diseases.

Australian workers living with long COVID cost the economy, on average, about $9.6 billion in 2022, according to a new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia.

Every year, mosquitoes kill more people than any other animal. According to the World Malaria Report (2023), the African continent bears the brunt of the most deadly mosquito-borne disease, malaria. Africa has 94% of the cases and 95% of the deaths.

More than half of women globally experience bacterial vaginosis (BV)—an imbalance of naturally occurring microbes in the female genital tract—at least once in their life. The condition can cause painful symptoms and vaginal discharge, and although treatable with antibiotics, it frequently comes back within a short time. If left untreated, BV can lead to problems with pregnancy and an increased ris

This summer has seen a large COVID wave—one which is showing the potential to be bigger than the 2023 winter wave was.

West Nile virus is the most common mosquito-borne illness in the continental U.S., with an average of 2,464 reported cases per year.

The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be "someone else's problem," and affecting mainly poor, developing countries, may suddenly pose unexpected global threats.

Sudan's health minister on Saturday declared a cholera epidemic after weeks of heavy rain in the war-torn country, in a video released by his ministry.

Sarah Bagheni had a headache, fever, and itchy and unusual skin lesions for days, but she had no inkling that her symptoms might have been caused by mpox and that she might be another case in a growing global health emergency.

A surging mpox outbreak in Africa was declared an emergency by the World Health Organisation this week and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), an EU agency, on Friday said more imported cases to Europe were "highly likely".

The World Health Organization on Friday urged manufacturers to ramp up production of mpox vaccines to rein in the spread of a more dangerous strain of the virus.

COVID-19 hasn't gone away, and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests it's on the upswing around the country.

Research led by Amsterdam UMC, across more than five years and 1,100 patients has demonstrated a strategy for reducing inappropriate IV use by a third, an effect that was sustained across the five-year period. This should also lead to a reduction in the associated infections that affect one in 10 patients. These results are published in eClinicalMedicine.

The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent action to curb the virus' transmission.

Cleaning shared medical equipment at least once a day—even with a disinfectant wipe—can significantly reduce infections in hospitals and possibly save lives, new research shows.

As syphilis cases surge throughout the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first diagnostic at-home test to spot the bacterial disease.

Researchers have developed a machine learning-powered blood test that analyzes more than 200 proteins to gauge a person's rate of biological aging, which the team says can be used to estimate the person's risk of developing 18 major age-related diseases and of dying prematurely from any cause.

Nigeria has recorded 39 cases of mpox since the beginning of the year, a health official said as concern mounts over the global spread of the disease.

Health authorities warned Europe Friday to get ready for more cases of a deadly strain of mpox that has killed hundreds of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The European Union health agency on Friday urged its member states to get ready for more cases of a deadly strain of mpox, a day after Sweden announced the first case outside Africa.

Scientists from Northwestern Medicine and the School of Medicine at CES University and CES Clinic in Colombia have determined that more than 60% of people who contracted COVID-19 have neurological symptoms that impact their cognitive function and quality of life, even two and three years after COVID-19.

Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Friday it was seeking European approval to use its mpox vaccine in children aged 12 to 17, after the WHO declared the current virus surge a global public health emergency.

Researchers at Northeastern say they've discovered how an antibody could provide broad protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for COVID-19—even as it evolves to outwit other of the body's chemical defenses.

China announced Friday it will begin screening people and goods entering the country for mpox over the next six months, just two days after the World Health Organization declared the virus a global health emergency.

Pakistan's health ministry said Friday it has identified a case of mpox, but sequencing is being done to determine whether it is a new variant, days after the World Health Organization declared the spread of mpox a global health emergency.

Pakistan health officials announced on Friday their first case of the year of the deadly mpox virus, after the World Health Organization declared an international emergency over its spread.

The head of the World Health Organization on Thursday called for increased production of cholera vaccines, highlighting what he called a "critical shortage" around the globe.

Professor Changjun Li and his colleagues at Xiangya Hospital of Central South University have published a research paper titled "Mechanical protein polycystin-1 directly regulates osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption" in Science Bulletin.

A study published in Eurosurveillance analyzing 5.5 million cases of infectious diseases in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) over 10 years has found important differences in the relative proportion of notified male versus female cases for several diseases. The proportion of males ranged on average from 40–45% for pertussis and Shiga toxin-producing Escherischia coli (STEC) infect

A new Yale study finds that the effects of long COVID have caused many Americans to miss extensive work time, and that 14% of study participants reported not returning to work in the months after their infection.

The WHO on Thursday warned further imported cases of the new, more dangerous mpox strain in Europe were likely, after Sweden announced the first such infection outside Africa in an outbreak that has killed hundreds in the DR Congo.

A new study published in Cell Reports by researchers from the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (Crnic Institute) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus reports important differences in oxygen physiology and red blood cell function in individuals with Down syndrome.

Endometriosis is a common, burdensome, chronic disease that affects more than 11% of women of reproductive age in the United States and 190 million women worldwide. Early diagnosis remains a major clinical and public health challenge. The average time to diagnose endometriosis is seven years after the onset of symptoms, which include abdominal pain and cramping before, during and after menstruatio

A unique influenza vaccine candidate that's inhaled and based on technology developed by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers is safe and could bolster protection against seasonal and pandemic influenza for people vulnerable to severe disease when they receive it in addition to the annual flu shot.

The Democratic Republic of Congo said Thursday an mpox outbreak has killed 548 people there this year, as the first case outside Africa of the virus's more dangerous variant was recorded in a traveler in Sweden.

Sweden on Thursday announced the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of mpox, which the WHO has declared a global public health emergency.

Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Thursday it was ready to produce up to 10 million doses of its vaccine targeting mpox by 2025 after the World Health Organization declared a surge in the virus in Africa a global public health emergency.

On Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. There have been over 15,600 cases and over 530 deaths reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring countries in Africa. The disease had previously caused a global outbreak from 2022 to 2023.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern, after rising cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the potential for further spread.

It has been two years since the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over an outbreak of mpox, a disease endemic to Africa that had spread to scores of countries.

Researchers at the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague together with colleagues from Military Health Institute and Prague Water Supply and Sewerage Company have successfully utilized nanopore-based sequencing to determine the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater throughout Prague.

Researchers in Brazil who analyzed samples from a 46-year-old patient in the Northeast state of Maranhão found an amphotericin B-resistant strain of the parasite Leishmania amazonensis circulating for the first time in the country. Amphotericin B is widely used to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis, a skin infection caused by sandfly bite.

Legionnaires' disease is a serious lung infection caused by Legionella bacteria. While most people exposed to the bacteria don't get sick, some people are at higher risk of infection and potentially serious illness.

Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue similar to what lines the uterus grows outside of it. The disease, which affects 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide, causes severe pain and often infertility. Many of the symptoms that come with endometriosis are likely caused by inflammation, but until now, there has been no way to treat that inflammation specifically.

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) have an increased risk of severe coronavirus infection, but there has been concern regarding potential relapse after vaccination. A new study finds that people with MS may not have a higher risk of relapse after COVID-19 vaccination. The study is published in the August 14, 2024, online issue of Neurology.

Millions of patients worldwide suffer from a chronic itching condition with no identifiable cause—a condition known as chronic pruritus of unknown origin (CPUO)—that has no targeted therapies approved to treat it. Many of these patients suffer for years with little relief, but a new University of Maryland School of Medicine study may provide hope for future treatments. Patients were found to have

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Clinical Center and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute have developed and tested a new imaging method that will allow specific detection of Aspergillus fumigatus fungal infections in a timely manner in the future, without the need for invasive procedures. Delays in diagnosing fungal infections caused by Aspergillus and other fungi

A decline in estrogen during menopause causes changes in body fat distribution and associated cardiovascular and metabolic disease, but a new study identifies potential therapies that might one day reverse these unhealthy shifts.

The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries and a new form of the virus spreading. Few vaccine doses are available on the continent.

New research by Deakin University has found Australia's COVID-19 quarantine response was seriously let down by the failure to prepare and plan for isolation measures beyond home quarantine.

B-cells protect your body from infection. But sometimes, they misfire and cause debilitating disease. Now, University of Connecticut researchers have shown that a single protein might be able to defuse B-cells gone bad. Their findings are published in the journal eBioMedicine.

The answer to curbing influenza could be right under our noses—or, more accurately, inside them. New research maps happenings in the nose during the course of influenza in exquisite detail, and could potentially lead to new targets and more effective nasal flu vaccines.

Based on the UK Biobank cohort of more than 68,000 people, a new study led by Dr. Junqing Xie evaluated the impact of various lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol intake, BMI, physical activity, sedentary time, sleep duration, and dietary habits on post-COVID complications, hospitalization, and death.

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this week that the increasing spread of mpox across the continent is a health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders.

Parvovirus B19, a seasonal respiratory virus that subsided during the pandemic, is making a comeback, U.S. health officials warned Tuesday.

A new study led by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, found that an episode of shingles is associated with about a 20% higher long-term risk of subjective cognitive decline.

One in six dairy products in U.S. retail stores contained signs of inactive bird flu virus this summer, regulators said, slightly lower than the numbers seen in a different survey when the pathogen was first found in the nation's dairy herds.

New research has taken a significant step in terms of research and care for acromegaly, a rare disease caused by an excess of growth hormone secretion, which occurs in over 99% of cases due to a generally benign pituitary tumor. The research team includes The Endocrine, Thyroid and Obesity research group of the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), a center associated with one of the ma

A surging mpox outbreak in Africa, which was declared an emergency by the continent's health agency on Tuesday, is being driven by a new, more transmissible strain of the virus.

A new study published in eLife by researchers from the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (Crnic Institute) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus reports the initial results of a first-in-kind clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of a JAK inhibitor to decrease the burden of autoimmune conditions in people with Down syndrome.

A new study found that most routine laboratory tests are not reliable for diagnosing long COVID, also known as Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC).