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Tracking the disease in low and middle-income countries
AstraZeneca has funded an RSV surveillance dashboard run by the non-profit organisation ReSViNET, based in the Netherlands, to collect data from 20 countries. The dashboard will collect data from 20 countries on the prevalence and severity of RSV in the community. It will be important to have multiple RSV antibodies on the market to increase…
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A new study says that one in five kids have a problem with eating
A US study has found that the prevalence of eating disordered eating could be even higher if children were asked about binge-eating or muscle-building symptoms and included studies during the pandemic. disordered eating is similar to an eating disorder – it can include strict food rules around how much a person eats, what they are…
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The CDC issued a warning over an increase of drug-resistantbacteria
The US CDC has advised healthcare professionals to be “vigilant” about suspected cases of Shigella infection in the country, Europe and the Middle East, amid concerns over its spread. The virus is resistant to all five antimicrobial treatments, which were never seen before 2016 and has been increasing in prevalence ever since, a CDC official…
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It’s unacceptable that the number of mothers who die due to their babies being born is high
The prevalence of maternal deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 70% in 2020, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). At least one woman died for every 100 babies born in Chad, Nigeria and South Sudan. “That makes it difficult for low income countries to…
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The loss of Atlanta Medical Center is part of a larger pattern of urban hospital closings.
Black Buffalo residents have a life expectancy 12 years longer than White Buffalo residents, according to a new report by the Buffalo Center for Health Equity. The report also found that the city has the highest prevalence of diabetes in the nation, with nearly 70% of its residents suffering from the disease. There is also…