New data published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) highlight major barriers impacting healthcare workers' ability to perform successful central line-associated bloodstream i… [+4171 chars]
Novo Nordisk is seeking to replace the existing glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist (RA) with a second-generation drug, semaglutide, to fight diabetes and obesity in Korea. On Thursday,… [+1630 chars]
Avocados contain a large amount of fat. Despite this, adding them to a persons diet can help raise good cholesterol levels. However, they may not help lower bad cholesterol without additional diet ch… [+7670 chars]
File photo of the Aedes aegypti, the main mosquito species that transmits dengue in Singapore. (Getty Images file photo) SINGAPORE With weekly dengue cases continuing to rise sharply, the National E… [+4147 chars]
Infections after hip replacements and from orthopaedic device procedures can be complicated and lead to painful and repeat surgeries, with the chance of superbugs leading to fatality. Now Australian… [+2600 chars]
Crohns disease is an autoimmune disorder and a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Some people with IBD experience hair loss that is usually temporary. This may be due to medication, malnutriti… [+7113 chars]
New Zealand's Ministry of Health is monitoring an outbreak of sudden liver disease in children amid an outbreak which has now reached over a dozen countries. A sick child blowing their nose. (Source… [+1351 chars]
New Zealand's Ministry of Health is monitoring an outbreak of sudden liver disease in children amid an outbreak which has now reached over a dozen countries. A sick child blowing their nose. (Source… [+1351 chars]
Freya Sawbridge was infected with Covid-19 in March 2020. Eighteen months later she still was suffering symptoms. Like other so-called long-haulers, she worries that too few of us understand the long… [+5885 chars]
Posted: 28 April 2022 | Dr Owen Seddon (University Hospital of Wales) | No comments yet Dr Owen Seddon, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology at University Hospital of Wales, ex… [+9754 chars]
New Zealand has a new drug in the fight against COVID-19: molnupiravir. The antiviral treatment is used to treat mild to moderate cases in high-risk adults to help prevent more severe symptoms. How… [+2536 chars]
Results of a new weight loss study were published this week, leading to headlines proclaiming intermittent fasting "isn't a magic diet trick after all". The researchers aimed to test whether adding … [+5239 chars]
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