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PandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic is over, but the virus that caused it is still here, sending thousands of people to the hospital each week and spinning off new variants with depressing regularity. The virus's exceptional ability to change and evade immune defenses has led the World Health Organization (WHO) to recommend annual updates to COVID-19 vaccines.See the Story
Repeat COVID-19 vaccinations elicit antibodies that neutralize variants, other viruses
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District of Columbia · District of ColumbiaPatients seen by a female gastroenterologist for an initial consultation are less likely to use medical care in the emergency department, hospital or primary care office for two years after their visit when compared to patients initially seen by male gastroenterologists, according to a study presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2024, held May 18–21, in Washington, D.C.See the Story
Patients seen by female gastroenterologists have less health care utilization than patients seen by male providers
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University of Michigan · Ann ArborA lack of detailed record-keeping in clinics and emergency departments may be getting in the way of reducing the inappropriate use of antibiotics, a pair of new studies suggests. In one of the studies, about 10% of children and 35% of adults who got an antibiotic prescription during an office visit had no specific reason for the antibiotic in their record.See the Story
Better medical record-keeping needed to fight antibiotic overuse
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World Health Organization · ChadThe World Health Organization recently announced an outbreak of hepatitis E in the eastern Ouaddai province of Chad. Between January and April 2024, 2,093 suspected hepatitis E cases were reported from two health districts. The Conversation Africa asked Kolawole Oluseyi Akande, a consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist, to explain the causes, symptoms, spread and treatment of hepatitis E.See the Story
Chad hepatitis E outbreak: How the dangerous liver disease spreads and how it can be treated
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São Paulo · São PauloAerobic training is known to regulate blood pressure more effectively when practiced in the evening than in the morning. Researchers who conducted a study of elderly patients at the University of São Paulo's School of Physical Education and Sports (EEFE-USP) in Brazil concluded that evening exercise is better for blood pressure regulation thanks to improved cardiovascular control by the autonomic nervous system via a mechanism known as barorefle…See the Story
Study shows aerobic exercise performed in the evening benefits elderly hypertensives more than morning exercise
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Bethesda, Maryland · BethesdaA new study of prion diseases, using a human cerebral organoid model, suggests there is a substantial species barrier preventing transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD) from cervids—deer, elk and moose—to people. The findings, from National Institutes of Health scientists and published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, are consistent with decades of similar research in animal models at the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious …See the Story
Study suggests chronic wasting disease unlikely to move from animals to people
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