Climate change is an unprecedented threat to human civilization as we know it. The large number of diseases that are sensitive to climate change and their numerous transmission pathways represent an … [+1588 chars]
Why did an otherwise healthy non-smoker in his 60s have steadily worsening hoarseness and shortness of breath for the past year? That was the diagnostic puzzle facing Kenneth W. Altman, MD, PhD, of G… [+5543 chars]
WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF TRIPTANS in the 1990s, the treatment of migraine was revolutionized.1 No longer did patients have to suffer with acute migraine attacks that occurred despite the use of proph… [+7826 chars]
Bowe certainly knows her way around a research study, and after looking into the available data, she would consider herself very much pro-collagen: There are very compelling studiesclinical, placebo-… [+1006 chars]
Stop with the crisps and chocolate, youre going to get pimples, is something weve all probably heard at some point in life whether from concerned mothers to their teens, between friends watching out … [+14837 chars]
In the U.S., newborn screening programs for cystic fibrosis were associated with improved nutritional status up to middle childhood, rapid increases in lung function and delayed chronic Pseudomonas a… [+3337 chars]
Overview A national strategic plan (NSP) for TB is a key document that guides national authorities and stakeholders on how to comprehensively address the TB epidemic through interventions within the… [+1328 chars]
A dog in France appears to have contracted monkeypox from his owners, in what seems to be the first known case of human-to-dog transmission of the emerging viral illness. The dog likely caught the in… [+3346 chars]
People living with HIV appear more likely to get breakthrough COVID-19 and severe illness after vaccination, suggesting they might benefit from extra vaccine doses— even if they’re not considered to … [+1468 chars]
Some smells seem to seep into everything they touch. Tobacco smoke is one of the worst offenders. Thirdhand smoke refers to residual nicotine and other hazardous chemicals that contaminate the indoo… [+5949 chars]
Patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) are more likely to suffer from mental-health and substance-abuse disorders than the general population. Calling for more attention to mental health, a study publis… [+4726 chars]
HIV incubation period Unfortunately, the HIV incubation period is totally asymptomatic and lasts between two and four weeks from the moment of infection, which means that up to a month can pass with… [+2903 chars]
