2171 People Infected With Monkeypox in France: Minister
PARIS (Reuters) – A total of 2,171 people have been infected with monkeypox in France, health minister Francois Braun said on Tuesday Braun told parliament France was one of the first countries to start offering free vaccination against the disease…
Read MorePremature menopause is associated with increased risk of heart problems
Menopause before 40 years of age is associated with elevated risks of heart failure and atrial fibrillation, according to a study published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The study in more…
Read MoreHaven’t Had COVID Yet? Wanna Bet?
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. We all have friends or relatives who, somehow, have managed to avoid catching COVID-19, which has infected more than 91.5 million Americans. You may even be…
Read MoreHaven’t Had COVID Yet? Wanna Bet?
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. We all have friends or relatives who, somehow, have managed to avoid catching COVID-19, which has infected more than 91.5 million Americans. You may even be…
Read MoreIndia Confirms Asia’s First Monkeypox Death
KOCHI, India (Reuters) – India confirmed its first monkeypox death on Monday, a young man in the southern state of Kerala, in what is only the fourth known fatality from the disease in the current outbreak. Last week, Spain reported…
Read MoreAbout 5% of adults may experience long-term smell, taste loss after COVID-19
A new study finds that most people recover their lost senses of smell and taste after COVID-19, though it can take a while. However, around 5% of adults—an estimated 27 million cases—may experience long lasting changes to these senses after…
Read MoreInjectable HIV Prevention Better Than Pills in Two Trials
MONTREAL ― Long-acting, injectable cabotegravir (CAB LA) continues to show superiority over oral daily tenofovir diphosphate plus emtricitabine (TDF-FTC) as preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV, according to new data from two HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) studies reported here at…
Read MoreInjectable HIV Prevention Better Than Pills in Two Trials
MONTREAL ― Long-acting, injectable cabotegravir (CAB LA) continues to show superiority over oral daily tenofovir diphosphate plus emtricitabine (TDF-FTC) as preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV, according to new data from two HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) studies reported here at…
Read MoreLyme disease diagnoses increased 357% in rural areas over past 15 years
Lyme disease has experienced notable growth in the United States over the past 15 years and, as a result, has become an illness of increasing national concern. From 2007 to 2021, private insurance claim lines with Lyme disease diagnoses rose…
Read MoreTwin mothers are not actually more fertile than other women, study finds
Twin births aren't exactly common. In humans, they occur in one to three per cent of all births. Previous studies of the phenomenon have concluded that mothers of twins are more fertile than other women. This is because on average…
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