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Hundreds of children in Indonesia lined up for free measles shots Monday as authorities rolled out a vaccination campaign in response to an outbreak that has caused 17 deaths.
A person who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm—the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak.
A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm—the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak.
For years, women in remote Kimberley communities faced an impossible choice—travel hundreds of kilometers for cervical screening or go without. Now, thanks to research from the University of Notre Dame Australia, that choice is being transformed.
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. If detected early, it can be efficiently treated, but the cost and discomfort of colonoscopies—the main diagnostic method currently in use—often result in delayed diagnosis.
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and SciLifeLab have developed a new method for detecting early signs that the disease type 1 diabetes is going to develop. The study, conducted in an experimental model, shows that analyzing tiny amounts of blood can reveal disease-causing changes in the body, thereby enabling early treatment and disease prevention. The results have been published in the journal Diabetologia.
New research from the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) demonstrates the accuracy of modern radiotherapy techniques used to treat cancer. The study is published in the Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics.
A genetically modified pig lung remained viable and functional over a period of 9 days after being transplanted into a human recipient who had been declared brain dead, according to research published in Nature Medicine. These findings may represent the first documented instance of cross-species lung transplantation and have potential future clinical applications, the authors suggest.
For patients with nonambulatory type 2 or type 3 spinal muscular atrophy, apitegromab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits myostatin activation, improves motor function versus placebo, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in the Lancet Neurology.
Only a few decades ago, it was believed that ADHD was something one outgrew during adolescence. However, about half of those diagnosed at a young age carry it into adulthood.
Overall, 29% of infants born during October 2023 to March 2024 were immunized against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during the 2023 to 2024 respiratory virus season, according to research published in the Aug. 21 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Mississippi has declared a public health emergency after reporting its highest infant death rate in more than a decade.
Alcohol withdrawal is associated with positive changes in the composition and function of the gut microbiome, improving our understanding of the gut's influence on physiological and behavioral health, including alcohol craving, a new study suggests. The research may lead to new targets and probiotic treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD).
A research team from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Hong Kong's LKS Faculty of Medicine (HKUMed) has developed the world's first artificial intelligence (AI) model that can accurately identify human sperm with fertilization potential. This breakthrough could reshape diagnosis and assisted reproductive treatments worldwide.
More than 32,000 pounds of meat are being recalled nationwide because they were sold with a false USDA mark of inspection, federal officials announced.
New York City health officials confirmed a sixth death linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Harlem where 112 people have now been diagnosed.
If you love nothing more than devouring a page-turner in your free time, you're becoming a rare breed. Reading for pleasure among adults in the United States has fallen dramatically in the last two decades. A new study from the University of Florida and University College London, published in iScience, found that leisure reading, or reading for fun, has declined by 40% in the last 20 years.
Ecnoglutide, a novel once-weekly injection for type 2 diabetes management, works as well as dulaglutide (a commonly prescribed once-a-week injection to manage diabetes) in lowering blood sugar levels, confirms a phase 3 randomized controlled trial published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal. The study also found that ecnoglutide may help patients lose more weight than dulaglutide.
A cardiac device trial published in eClinicalMedicine shows that improving enrollment of females in such trials can better guide care for all patients.