BA.2.75 as a dark horse. getty Far from concluding, the Covid pandemic seems to be picking up speed with new variants. The BA.5 variant is spreading rapidly in Europe and North America, potentially… [+9827 chars]
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers in the United States (US) estimated the association between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccina… [+6595 chars]
Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV), which belongs to the Poxviridae family [1]. Furthermore, Poxviridae is subdivided into two subfamilies: Chordopoxvirinae and Ento… [+13319 chars]
Adults with abnormal heart metabolism are up to three times more likely to experience life-threatening arrhythmias (an irregular heart rhythm), and MRI techniques could be used to detect the conditio… [+4085 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]
When most of my patients think of blood thinners, they think of coumadin (also known by the brand name warfarin). They also often have preconceptions and questions about these therapies that thin the… [+7483 chars]
Despite receiving similar treatment, Black patients between the ages of 18 and 29 years with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) were twice as likely to die within 5 years compared with Whites, according to… [+4748 chars]
Here is what a weeks worth of meals on the Nordic diet might look like: Day 1 Breakfast: Oatmeal with blueberries Lunch: Barley and Brussels sprouts grain bowl Dinner: Shrimp with pasta and a sid… [+999 chars]
In a recent study published in the Nature journal, researchers assessed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission using wastewater sequencing. “Before wastewater sequ… [+6485 chars]
Increases in three climate factorstemperature, rainfall, and ocean warmingcan predict mosquito population growth in Sri Lanka for the next one to six months, according to a new study. The findings c… [+3812 chars]
Patients identified by nuclear stress testing as having severe stress-induced myocardial ischemia (lack of blood flow to the heart) are likely to benefit from heart bypass surgery or angioplasty, whi… [+4952 chars]
Dive Brief: <ul><li>Flagship Pioneering, a creator of new biotech companies and founder of COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna, announced Monday the launch of an infectious disease startup called Apriori… [+2251 chars]
