Mpox Virus Particle Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an mpox virus particle (yellow and red) found within an infected VERO E6 cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory. Image captured at…
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Examining the clinical significance of microvascular inflammation after kidney transplantation
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Investigators recently uncovered key insights into newly defined rejection entities in kidney transplantation that may offer improved patient risk categorization post-transplant. The research will be presented…
World cholera vaccine stockpile empty: WHO
Credit: RF._.studio from Pexels There are no more oral cholera vaccines left in the global stockpile, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the shortage jeopardizing work to stop the…
Novel procedure may bridge the treatment gap for symptomatic flexible flatfoot
A SESA screw stabilizing a patient’s foot and preventing bones from returning to a flat position. Credit: Children’s Hospital Boston Most children develop arches in their feet by early adolescence.…
Children with multiple long-term conditions hospitalized with COVID are almost three times more likely to die
Credit: Monstera, Pexels (CC0, creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Individuals with multiple long-term conditions are two and a half times more likely to die following COVID-19 infection than others. When children were assessed separately,…
Integrating machine learning with statistical methods enhances disease risk prediction models
Scientists from Peking University conducted a systematic review of studies on integrating machine learning into statistical methods in disease prediction models. Credit: Feng Sun, Peking University Researchers from Peking University…
Understaffed hospitals have higher rates of infection, study says
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Inadequate infection prevention and control staffing levels are associated with higher rates of health care-associated infections, according to a new study published in the American Journal…
Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12
In this Oct. 8, 2014 photo, a medical worker from the Infection Prevention and Control unit wearing full protective equipment carries a meal to an isolation tent housing a man…
More than 800 mpox deaths recorded across Africa
Mpox Virus Particle Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an mpox virus particle (yellow and red) found within an infected VERO E6 cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory. Image captured at…
Mpox vaccination drive delayed in DR Congo
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The mpox vaccination campaign in Democratic Republic of Congo has been pushed back, health authorities told AFP on Tuesday, with the exact start date unclear. Jabs…
