WHO Announces First Prequalification of a Tuberculosis Diagnostic Test

The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted prequalification to the molecular diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) called Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra. This is the first test for TB diagnosis and antibiotic susceptibility testing that meets WHO's prequalific

Updated on: December 10,2024 0

WHO Announces First Prequalification of a Tuberculosis Diagnostic Test

The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted prequalification to the molecular diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) called Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra. This is the first test for TB diagnosis and antibiotic susceptibility testing that meets WHO's prequalific

Updated on:December 10,2024 0

COVID-19 vaccination shown to protect people with blood cancer

by Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichStudy time chart, anti-spike IgG levels and IgG avidity in individuals with hematologic neoplasia and in healthy individuals at different time points afte

Updated on: April 12,2024 13

COVID-19 vaccination shown to protect people with blood cancer

by Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichStudy time chart, anti-spike IgG levels and IgG avidity in individuals with hematologic neoplasia and in healthy individuals at different time points afte

Updated on:April 12,2024 13

Lone star tick bites may be to blame for unexplained digestive problems

by American Gastroenterological AssociationCredit: American Gastroenterological AssociationThe American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released new clinical guidance to help physicians

Updated on: June 17,2024 4

Lone star tick bites may be to blame for unexplained digestive problems

by American Gastroenterological AssociationCredit: American Gastroenterological AssociationThe American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released new clinical guidance to help physicians

Updated on:June 17,2024 4

How first contact influences the immune response to new SARS-CoV-2 variants

byUniversity of CologneGraphical abstract. Credit:Immunity(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.11.004Although SARS-CoV-2 is no longer a stranger to the immune system, new virus variant

Updated on: January 26,2024 13

How first contact influences the immune response to new SARS-CoV-2 variants

byUniversity of CologneGraphical abstract. Credit:Immunity(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.11.004Although SARS-CoV-2 is no longer a stranger to the immune system, new virus variant

Updated on:January 26,2024 13

Pain identified as dominant symptom in long COVID

byUniversity College LondonFifteen most prevalent long COVID symptoms. Credit:JRSM Open(2024). DOI: 10.1177/20542704241274292Pain may be the most prevalent and severe symptom reporte

Updated on: September 10,2024 0

Pain identified as dominant symptom in long COVID

byUniversity College LondonFifteen most prevalent long COVID symptoms. Credit:JRSM Open(2024). DOI: 10.1177/20542704241274292Pain may be the most prevalent and severe symptom reporte

Updated on:September 10,2024 0

Researchers predict real-world SARS-CoV-2 evolution by monitoring mutations of viral isolates

by Kyoto UniversityCredit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109597Junior Associate Professor Kazuo Takayama (Department of Cell Growth and Differentiation) and a collaborative

Updated on: April 06,2024 0

Researchers predict real-world SARS-CoV-2 evolution by monitoring mutations of viral isolates

by Kyoto UniversityCredit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109597Junior Associate Professor Kazuo Takayama (Department of Cell Growth and Differentiation) and a collaborative

Updated on:April 06,2024 0

Friend or foe: A closer look at the role of health care algorithms in racial and ethnic disparities

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor years, it was harder for Black patients to secure a coveted spot on the national kidney transp

Updated on: March 27,2024 0

Friend or foe: A closer look at the role of health care algorithms in racial and ethnic disparities

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor years, it was harder for Black patients to secure a coveted spot on the national kidney transp

Updated on:March 27,2024 0

Stem cell study shows how gene activity modulates the amount of immune cell production in mice

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs people age or become ill, their immune systems can become exhausted and less capable of fighting off viruses such as the flu or COVID-

Updated on: April 22,2024 0

Stem cell study shows how gene activity modulates the amount of immune cell production in mice

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs people age or become ill, their immune systems can become exhausted and less capable of fighting off viruses such as the flu or COVID-

Updated on:April 22,2024 0

Oropouche Fever: Rising Public Health Concern in South America

Updated on: June 08,2024 0

Oropouche Fever: Rising Public Health Concern in South America

Updated on:June 08,2024 0

An online tool for long COVID support

by University of SouthamptonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA website to support people living with long COVID is launched today, on Long COVID Awareness Day (March 15), by a research team led b

Updated on: March 20,2024 11

An online tool for long COVID support

by University of SouthamptonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA website to support people living with long COVID is launched today, on Long COVID Awareness Day (March 15), by a research team led b

Updated on:March 20,2024 11

Bubonic plague kills New Mexico man, officials say: What to know about the 'Black Death'

by Don Sweeney, The Kansas City StarA scanning electron microscope micrograph depicting a mass ofYersinia pestisbacteria in the foregut of an infected flea. Credit: WikipediaA New Mexico m

Updated on: March 20,2024 14

Bubonic plague kills New Mexico man, officials say: What to know about the 'Black Death'

by Don Sweeney, The Kansas City StarA scanning electron microscope micrograph depicting a mass ofYersinia pestisbacteria in the foregut of an infected flea. Credit: WikipediaA New Mexico m

Updated on:March 20,2024 14

SARS-CoV-2 mutations come and go, and physicians' advice remains the same: Please vaccinate

by Kelley Luckstein,Mayo ClinicThis is an illustration of a SARS-CoV-2 particle, top left. To the right of the particle, the viral genome is stretched out. Genes are represented by boxes of diff

Updated on: April 22,2024 11

SARS-CoV-2 mutations come and go, and physicians' advice remains the same: Please vaccinate

by Kelley Luckstein,Mayo ClinicThis is an illustration of a SARS-CoV-2 particle, top left. To the right of the particle, the viral genome is stretched out. Genes are represented by boxes of diff

Updated on:April 22,2024 11