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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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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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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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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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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Hemophilia is a rare genetic disorder that prevails across many countries worldwide. This disease is caused by the mutation of a gene that codes for a protein essential for normal […]
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Chronic kidney disease is defined as damage of the renal parenchyma that results in chronic deterioration of kidney function and may result in progression to end-stage renal disease. It is […]
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Will Ross, MD, the Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine and associate dean for diversity at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected to the Society of […]
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When South African scientists announced in November that they had identified a new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19, they also reported two worrying details: one, that this new […]
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Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is part of a major international study aimed at identifying causes and effects of the early stages of schizophrenia in young people, […]
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