RSV is a highly contagious virus that spreads rapidly among children. The virus can live for hours on surfaces, such as doorknobs, countertops, and crib rails, and then spread when people touch their face after touching those surfaces. It also spreads through the air, often when a person infected with the virus coughs or sneezes, […]
August 10, 2023 1 min read Source/Disclosures Published by: Source: Cho E, et al. Paper 1084. Presented at: Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting; Aug. 4-5, 2023; Salt Lake City (hybrid meeting). Disclosures: Cho reports no relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your […]
The drug Wegovy helps people to lose weight, which might explain why it also reduces risk of death from cardiovascular disease.Credit: Richard Levine/Alamy Trial results showing that a potent anti-obesity drug offers strong protection against serious heart problems have electrified researchers. They say that the findings could change how this and other members of a […]
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Epidemiologic Investigation and Findings On July 5, 2021, Public Health Ontario (PHO) identified, via routine surveillance, three cases of S. Typhimurium infections across multiple public health districts (known as public health units) in Ontario, with four or fewer allele differences in isolates by whole genome multilocus sequence typing (wgMLST), suggesting a common exposure source. By […]
Jose Navarrete, MD1,2; Gregory Barone, MPH2,3; Iram Qureshi, MPH2,4; Austin Woods2,5; Kira Barbre, MPH2,6; Lu Meng, PhD2; Shannon Novosad, MD2; Qunna Li, MSPH2; Minn Minn Soe, MBBS2; Jonathan Edwards, MStat2; Emily Wong, MPH2; Hannah E. Reses, MPH2; Sydney Guthrie, MPH2,6; John Keenan, PhD2,6; Leticia Lamping2,5; Meeyoung Park, MPH7; Sorie Dumbuya, MPH7; Andrea L. Benin, MD2; […]
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Abstract Malnutrition poses a significant risk to the older population globally, highlighting the critical role of nutrition in healthy aging. In this study, the aim is to estimate the prevalence of malnutrition among older adults aged 45–59 years and the elderly population aged 60 years and above based on their socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. Furthermore, the study examines the risk […]
A new study shows that heart rate and blood pressure also worsen over the week if you sleep just five hours per night. Trying to make up sleep over the weekend will not undo the damage of not getting enough sleep during the week, new research shows. ADVERTISEMENT A study published in the journal Psychosomatic […]
August 10, 2023 3 min read Source/Disclosures Disclosures: NHLBI, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases partially supported this study. Azarbarzin reports receiving grant support from Somnifix and serving as a consultant for Apnimed, Respicardia and Somnifix. Apnimed is […]