Monkeypox virus, illustration. In 2003, 47 people across six Midwestern states caught monkeypox from pet prairie dogs that were infected after they were housed with rodents imported from Ghana, Afri… [+11118 chars]
A new study published in Cell Chemical Biology describes an alternative approach to treat diabetes by identifying drugs directly increasing the number of incretin-expressing cells. The work results f… [+3360 chars]
Way before COVID, in 2005 the World of Warcraft game developers accidentally introduced an extremely virulent highly contagious disease into this game which then spread to infect the whole fantasy wo… [+6227 chars]
From pathology testing to drug research and development, hygiene should be a priority at all laboratories. Cleaning and disinfecting surfaces is particularly important as these areas can be breeding … [+3566 chars]
Colleagues are dropping like flies and every time you step on public transport at the moment you are met by a chorus of coughs. It's not just anecdotal, either. GP surgeries and hospitals are record… [+9889 chars]
Plant-based diets refer to diets that are based on foods made from plants, and include vegetarian and vegan diets. While vegan diets exclude all animal products, vegetarian options which exclude … [+7155 chars]
Media outlets report on how wild poliovirus is circulating because of a very rare circumstance where the disease can spread from oral vaccines that contain live versions of the disease. Reports detai… [+3396 chars]
Africa must ramp up its surveillance and detection infrastructure in the light of an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Ghana, public health leaders have warned. Last month, Ghana recorded its … [+7816 chars]
Physicians Briefing Staff TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The overall risk for myocarditis is higher after a positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) test tha… [+1657 chars]
After coronavirus and monkeypox, Tomato Flu is trending in India as around 82 cases of Tomato Flu or Tomato Fever have been reported in India since May 2022, reveals a Lancet study. Kerala reported t… [+4414 chars]
Most people know someone in their family who has either been diagnosed with or died from cancer. After all, this deadly disease has already claimed the lives of millions across the globe. Thus, the e… [+4796 chars]
When the mothers family has a history of psychiatric disorders there is an increased risk of developing postpartum depression within a year post-partum. A team, led by Mette-Marie Zacher Kjeldsen, M… [+3846 chars]
