News Hundreds of children across 20 countries have been impacted, resulting in a number of liver transplants and at least five deaths. The new illness has caused serious liver disease requiring hos… [+4092 chars]
Bob Wachter, professor and chair of the department of medicine at the University of California at San Francisco, says it’s got to be a combination of caution, circumstance and luck. People who always… [+380 chars]
Croup, inflammation of the subglottic upper airway mucosa manifest as respiratory distress airflow obstruction in children. In addition, it is associated with epithelial-level edema, and most emerge… [+5539 chars]
Fomites are droplet-contaminated surfaces that may play a role in the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Early during the pandemic, washing items entering the house became popular t… [+4902 chars]
A Monash University-led study has found a new treatment that stabilises escalating behavioural issues and reverses brain shrinkage due to Alzheimers disease and dementia. It is said to be the second… [+1997 chars]
The pandemic and other recent large disease outbreaks have highlighted the extent to which healthcare settings can contribute to the spread of infections, harming patients, health workers and visitor… [+4940 chars]
A study conducted on animals has shown that a covid vaccine developed to be administered orally not only protects fighting against the coronavirus, but also reduces the airborne dissemination of the … [+2568 chars]
May 9, 2022 — Genetically modified mosquitoes released in the U.S. appear to have passed an early test that suggests they might one day help reduce the population of insects that transmit infectious … [+2149 chars]
A student has told of her agony after the heartburn doctors told her was from drinking at uni actually turned out to be incurable cancer. British woman Georgia Ford said she developed a choking coug… [+7290 chars]
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego, have developed a smartphone app that can detect early signs of Alzheimers disease and other neurological conditions. The app uses the phones nea… [+4992 chars]
Many people have high cholesterol without realising it and only discover it when they have a blood test, said Dr Sarah Brewer, Healthspan Medical Director. Most people have no warning signs of high c… [+3599 chars]
In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers explored the underlying mechanism resulting in thymic atrophy and subsequent lymphopenia in coronavirus disease 2019 (CO… [+5250 chars]
