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Reviewed Four types of animal-to-human (zoonotic) Infections have been increasing at an "exponential rate," amid a general pattern of increasingly larger and more frequent 'spillover' epidemics, finds an analysis of 60 years of historical epidemiological data, published in the open…

My nine-year-old grandson recently told me the bits of spinach in my tortellini soup were his “worst nightmare.” A bit over-dramatic, don’t you think? This same kid has no problem downing any sweet treat that comes his way, however. Why…

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School policies that require students with COVID-19 to stay out of the classroom for five days are more than sufficient. That’s because children infected with the omicron variant remained infectious for a median time of three days after testing positive…

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Cervical cancer to be wiped out by 2040: NHS chief executive makes ‘truly momentous’ pledge with vow to boost uptake of HPV vaccine and screening Those eligible for the jab will be able to get it in libraries and sports…

Predisposing risk factors identified in four overlapping domains Historical and malleable factors: Depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other psychological diagnoses; intolerance of distress Current and malleable factors: Chronic pain, psychological diagnoses, deficit in coping skills, opioid availability Historical and…

Researchers led by the University of Toronto, Canada, have conducted a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of enhanced vs. minimal nasal suctioning in treating infants with bronchiolitis after discharge from the emergency department. In their paper, “Nasal Suctioning…

A drug that can halve the risk of developing breast cancer in post-menopausal women has been approved for use in the UK. This drug, called anastrozole, could benefit an estimated 289,000 women in the UK who are at increased risk…

A large international team of medical researchers and epidemiologists has found evidence that monkeypox (mpox) has been circulating in humans since 2016. In their study, reported in the journal Science, the group used Bayesian evolutionary analysis of the mpox virus…