In the Netherlands, the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) was established in 1957. This programme provides free and voluntary vaccinations against 13 serious infectious diseases and has drastically reduced child and young adult…
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Andy Alcroft/BBCFor Emily Hough, nature was too often simply something “out there”, a world apart from her, a view…
Androgenetic alopecia, also known as male pattern baldness or female pattern hair loss, is one of the most widespread causes of hair thinning in both men and women. While topical minoxidil is an approved therapy, its limited ability to dissolve…
Wang Y, Liu Z, Chen T. Vaginal microbiota: potential targets for vulvovaginal candidiasis infection. Heliyon. 2024;10(5):e27239–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27239.
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Berlin, Germany, October 9, 2025 — As delegates from around the world and across the private sector and civil society gather for the 2025 World Health Summit, the Reaching Every Child in Humanitarian settings (REACH) consortium has…
Relevant articles in the international literature, retrieved from PubMed from 1977 to the present, were identified using the keywords gastrointestinal hemorrhage, upper GI bleeding, massive hemorrhage, massive transfusion, newborn, hematemesis,…
Tumors are not a comfortable place to live: oxygen deficiency, nutrient scarcity, and the accumulation of sometimes harmful metabolic products constantly stress cancer cells. A research team from the German Cancer Research Center…
University of Arizona researchers may have uncovered a connection between chronic pain and a somewhat uncommon immune condition, opening the door to future research on immune biomarkers for chronic pain.
A small study of medical…
While stuttering was believed to have purely psychological causes up until about 30 years ago, scientists today attribute it to a variety of factors capable of contributing to its development. For instance, several genes have been…