Ten-year-old Willow among children to benefit from pioneering same-day test to spot infections
Metagenomics offers a new way of detecting infections in intensive care patients.
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Trans people should use hospital spaces according to biological sex, NHS England says
New guidance says trans patients should be cared for on single-sex hospital wards or bays that align with their biological sex.
WHO urges faster action to end lead exposure which kills 3.5 million annually
Countries must accelerate efforts to prevent lead exposure, which is estimated to cause more than 3.5 million deaths globally each year and affects hundreds of…
WHO urges vigilance after Kenya confirms second Ebola case
The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Kenya’s efforts to contain Ebola after a second person tested positive for the Bundibugyo virus, the UN…
Ukraine: Critical health supplies destroyed in ongoing Russian attacks
Ongoing and deadly Russian attacks across Ukraine are causing serious healthcare disruption, with more than $1.5 million-worth of medicines and supplies destroyed in four separate…
I Used to Wonder How the Tuskegee Experiment Could Have Happened. No More.
The cowards and sycophants who enabled, promoted, and normalized MAHA in any way are collectively to blame for its attempt to do Tuskegee 2.0.
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Understanding the architecture of pancreatic cancer risk
Núria Malats explores how molecular epidemiology could help us understand the exposome and identify opportunities for prevention and earlier detection of pancreatic cancer
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Keep An Eye On This Ebola Outbreak
Ebola is a deadly disease caused by the orthoebolavirus group of viruses. It is infamous for being extremely deadly, with a mortality rate as high…
WHO calls for urgent health action across the Eastern Mediterranean
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for promoting, providing and protecting health in the Eastern Mediterranean region, home to some of…
Health workers tackle taboos over drinking with new AI tool
A new AI-powered hub for health professionals aims to help identify alcohol-related risks and launch discussions with patients, including the link between drinking and cancer,…