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February 19, 2023
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How COVID-19 can impact the heart

Hearts from mice infected with COVID-19 have an increased percentage of fibrosis and dilation of the fibers—a common indicator of early cardiomyopathy in mice. Credit: Andrew […]
February 10, 2023
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Tobacco and e-cigs may put healthy young people at risk of severe COVID illness, new research suggests

Credit: CC0 Public Domain New UCLA research suggests that smoking tobacco and vaping electronic cigarettes may increase healthy young people’s risk for developing severe COVID illness. […]
January 29, 2023
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‘Constant danger’: Life after leprosy, a long neglected disease

M. leprae, one of the causative agents of leprosy. Credit: Public Domain Dan Izzett has lived with leprosy’s effects on his body for 70 years, and […]
January 19, 2023
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Series: More cooperation needed among various types of health organizations to protect against public health crises

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in the world’s global health security networks, says a new four-paper series published in The Lancet. […]
January 1, 2023
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More countries roll out China traveller checks amid Covid surge

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Travellers from China now face restrictions when entering more than a dozen countries as concern grows over its surge in COVID-19 cases, […]
November 20, 2022
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China announces 1st COVID-19 death in almost 6 months

A resident gets swabbed for the COVID test outside a neighborhood in Beijing, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan China on Sunday announced […]
November 5, 2022
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Antibody treatment tested as new tool against malaria

by Carla K. Johnson This 2014 photo made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a feeding female Anopheles funestus mosquito. The […]
October 12, 2022
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A new way lactic acid can reduce a woman’s risk of getting an STI

September 30, 2022
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Risk simulation calls for more regular antigen testing to reduce isolation periods for COVID-19

New simulation weighs the pros and cons of cutting isolation times for those infected with Covid-19. Credit: LAIMAN Around the world, many people infected with COVID-19 […]
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