IntroductionMyth 1: Sex is the only way you can get a UTIMyth 2: Drinking cranberry juice will cure a UTIMyth 3: Cleaning inside the vagina with soap will prevent a […]
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The Importance of Clinical Informatics
Introduction Importance BenefitsPatient participation Conclusion ReferencesFurther reading Introduction Clinical informatics (CI) is a new field of information technology, also called health informatics. It deals with the use of technology and data analysis tools to […]
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Schreiber honored for cancer immunotherapy research
Robert D. Schreiber, PhD, the Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky Distinguished Professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2023 Richard V. Smalley Memorial […]
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Research into a Cure for Diabetes
Using immunotherapy to cure type-1 diabetesUsing stem cell-derived beta cells for functional cure of diabetesA genetic therapy based cure for diabetesTreating diabetes using insulin inhibitory receptorFuture of the undergoing research […]
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Breath Analysis in Epilepsy Treatment Monitoring
Limitations with TMLSubstituting blood tests with breath analysisMeasurement techniquesResults from breath analysisGlobal landscape of epilepsy References Further reading Under the motto "breath instead of blood," researchers have developed a breath test that […]
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Revolutions in Infectious Disease Testing
Point of care testingNAATLab-on-a-chipSequencing methodsOther techniquesAutomation of laboratory testingSample collectionPooled samplesConclusionsReferencesFurther reading Infectious diseases (IDs) still take 14 million lives worldwide each year, making up a quarter of total deaths. […]
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What can COVID-19 Teach us about Respiratory Disease?
IntroductionHistory of respiratory diseasesForms of respiratory diseasesImpact of COVID-19What approaches are there to restore our respiratory system back to normal?The future of respiratory diseasesThe emergence of pulmonary fibrosisCOVID-19 as a […]
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Urbanization and Human Health
IntroductionWhat is Urbanization?Urbanization and Nutritional HealthPollution, Urbanization, and Human HealthUrbanization and Vector-Borne DiseaseUrbanization and Chronic Health: An Example From TanzaniaReferences The most predominant health problems associated with urbanization are poor […]
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Tackling Respiratory Infections in the 21st Century
Introduction Respiratory infection trendsAntimicrobial resistance and respiratory infectionsUsing data for surveillanceInfluenza prevention and treatmentDiagnosis of respiratory infectionsCurrent instances of diagnostic platformsHow COVID-19 changed the pictureReferencesFurther reading Introduction While earlier ages of […]
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What is Chediak-Higashi Syndrome?
Chédiak-Higashi syndrome (CHS) is a rare and potentially fatal autosomal recessive disorder. A congenital immunodeficiency, CHS is characterized by frequent bacterial infections, easy bruising, oculocutaneous albinism, and recurrent pyogenic infections. […]
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