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An evaluation of the response to nationwide COVID-19 testing in England

Researchers in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom formulated recommendations for future pandemics using lessons learned from the testing programs implemented in the United Kingdom (UK) during the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

30 Oct 2022

Updated EULAR recommendations for children with pedAIIRD

People with autoimmune or auto-inflammatory rheumatic diseases have an increased risk of infections. This can be due to the underlying disease itself, or may be caused by treatment with immunomodulating or immunosuppressive drugs.

28 Oct 2022

Overall cancer death rates continue to decline in the United States, says Annual Report to the Nation

Overall cancer death rates continued to decline among men, women, children, and adolescents and young adults in every major racial and ethnic group in the United States from 2015 to 2019, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. From 2014 to 2018, overall cancer incidence, or new cases of cancer, remained stable for men and children but increased for women and adolescents and young adults.

28 Oct 2022

An unprecedented list of health-threatening fungi released by the WHO

The WHO fungal priority pathogens list ranks pathogens that pose a serious risk of morbidity and mortality in humans.

27 Oct 2022

Long COVID, a new clinical entity constantly evolving

Researchers discuss the epidemiology, diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment of long COVID.

27 Oct 2022

Lancaster University to be part of building malaria modeling capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa

Lancaster University is part of the Malaria Modellers in Africa consortium (MaModAfrica) which has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

27 Oct 2022

Low-carb diet may be a useful approach for preventing and treating Type 2 diabetes

While low-carb diets are often recommended for those being treated for diabetes, little evidence exists on whether eating fewer carbs can impact the blood sugar of those with diabetes or prediabetes who aren't treated by medications.

26 Oct 2022

Autistic women are vulnerable to mental illness, study shows

Autistic young men and women are more affected by psychiatric conditions and have an increased risk of being hospitalized as a result of their mental illness compared with non-autistic people.

26 Oct 2022

Harmless group of bacteria linked with increased risk of death in patients with end-stage renal disease

A big group of bacteria found in our soil, our water and our showerheads are harmless for most of us, but a new study indicates they are associated with an increased risk of dying in individuals whose kidneys have failed.

25 Oct 2022

Variations in low-complexity regions in monkeypox genome found to impact virus transmissibility

In a new study, researchers investigated whether low-complexity regions (LCRs) were more accountable for the current 2022 IIb clade monkeypox (MPX) virus (MPXV) outbreak rather than single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).

24 Oct 2022

Nutrition education needed for all healthcare professionals to better support public health, research suggests

All healthcare professionals should study a curriculum of nutrition education during their studies in order to help better support public health - new paper suggests.

20 Oct 2022

Review of characteristics of human monkeypox

Researchers conducted a scoping review of available literature on monkeypox (MPX), in a new study.

20 Oct 2022

Hair straightening chemicals linked to uterine cancer risk

A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute aimed to analyze the association of hair product use with age-specific uterine cancer in a large, ethnically, and racially diverse population in the United States.

18 Oct 2022

Europeans support transferring COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations, study finds

The study of individuals from six countries finds that Europeans support transferring COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations and prioritizing those with the greatest need regardless of their country of residence.

18 Oct 2022

Researchers assess wastewater sampling for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance

Researchers assessed the feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) surveillance using wastewater sampling.

18 Oct 2022

People with end-stage renal disease and psoriasis do not have increased risk for heart attack

Studies have suggested that psoriasis is an independent risk factor for heart attack in the general population, but investigators have made the surprising finding that in people who also have end-stage renal disease, which shares many risk factors with heart disease, it is not.

18 Oct 2022

Epidemiology News and Research

An evaluation of the response to nationwide COVID-19 testing in England

Updated EULAR recommendations for children with pedAIIRD

Overall cancer death rates continue to decline in the United States, says Annual Report to the Nation

An unprecedented list of health-threatening fungi released by the WHO

Long COVID, a new clinical entity constantly evolving

Lancaster University to be part of building malaria modeling capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa

Low-carb diet may be a useful approach for preventing and treating Type 2 diabetes

Autistic women are vulnerable to mental illness, study shows

Harmless group of bacteria linked with increased risk of death in patients with end-stage renal disease

Variations in low-complexity regions in monkeypox genome found to impact virus transmissibility

Nutrition education needed for all healthcare professionals to better support public health, research suggests

Review of characteristics of human monkeypox

Hair straightening chemicals linked to uterine cancer risk

Europeans support transferring COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations, study finds

Researchers assess wastewater sampling for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance

People with end-stage renal disease and psoriasis do not have increased risk for heart attack

How the COVID-19 pandemic affected pregnant women in Mexico

Women using chemical hair straightening products at higher risk for uterine cancer

COVID pandemic saw a huge drop in patients seeking treatment for clinical depression

Scoping study of COVID-19 epidemiologic data and epidemiologic research relevant to pandemic management in the US

Industry Focus: Infectious Diseases eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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