As obstacles to hepatitis C treatment uptake were removed, rates of hepatitis-related liver disease in marginalized groups plummeted, according to a new study in Baltimore, Maryland published in Anna… [+6001 chars]
Overview Despite decades of progress in reducing the rates of vertical transmission, children continue to acquire HIV. Options for more effective regimens to prevent HIV infection among infants h… [+496 chars]
Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis that affects more than 8 million people in the United States. Its caused by the buildup of a substance called uric acid in your joints. The most common p… [+5583 chars]
A highly-transmissible mutation of the omicron COVID variant known as BA.5 is raising concerns globally as it continues to gain traction in several countries, sparking new waves of cases and, in some… [+7314 chars]
Von Willebrand disease is a blood-clotting disorder that usually develops as an inherited, genetic mutation. People with this mutation lack a specific protein called the von Willebrand factor, which … [+3743 chars]
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a promising development, new research has discovered that most adults with blood cancers develop at least some immunity to COVID-19 after getting booster … [+2408 chars]
Depression is associated with lower adherence to antiretroviral treatment for people living with HIV, but taking antidepressants can help, a group of Taiwanese researchers report in PLoS One. The st… [+5861 chars]
In a recent study published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, researchers investigated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reinfections. Study: Early SARS-CoV-2 Reinfections within 60 Day… [+4681 chars]
With treatment failure being a major impediment to care for patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), investigators are hoping to better identify the disease early to prevent medication fail… [+3271 chars]
Getting in all your weekly recommended exercise on the weekends may help prevent early death, even if you don't have time work out during the week, according to a study published July 5 in JAMA Inter… [+1898 chars]
In the past two decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded two individual cases of monkeypox and one outbreak among dozens of people across six states who became ill after h… [+3685 chars]
For those who haven't tried it, the thought of acupuncture can be daunting. Newbies, perhaps working off a misunderstanding of Eastern medicine, tend to imagine lots of needles and expensive treatmen… [+8431 chars]
