Category: 6. Health
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Effectiveness of the 2024–2025 KP.2 COVID-19 vaccines in the United States during long-term follow-up
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Vaccines, Blood and Biologics, Cominarty. Accessed 2 April 2025. Available at: https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/comirnaty
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Vaccines, Blood and Biologics, Spikevax….
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Saline Nasal Spray Reduces Upper Respiratory Infections in Children
PHYSIOLOGIC sea saline nasal irrigation has emerged as a simple yet effective method to reduce acute upper respiratory tract infections (AURTIs) in children. In a recent study conducted at a public kindergarten from February to June 2023,…
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Study Explores Optimal Pneumococcal Vaccine Strategies in Pediatric Patients With Asthma
Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and pneumonia constitute leading causes of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in childhood. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) have transformed…
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recommendations for a public health approach
Overview
This document provides an overview of the updated World Health Organization recommendations for HIV clinical management, which focus on optimizing antiretroviral therapy, preventing vertical transmission, and enhancing…
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WHO Finds Progress in Malaria Prevention Measures
The WHO 2025 World Malaria Report marks progress in preventing malaria globally with expansion of programs that include new-generation nets, malaria vaccine, and seasonal as well as perennial chemoprevention, while warning that progress is…
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Flu cases in Scotland drop by more than a third
Getty ImagesThe number of laboratory-confirmed flu cases in Scotland has dropped by more than a third, new figures show.
Public Health Scotland (PHS) data shows there were 1,297 confirmed cases in the week to 21 December – down from 1,994 in the…
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WHO EMRO – Volume 31 number 12
Editorial
Investing in building a resilient health workforce for the Eastern Mediterranean Region
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Commentaries
Empowering adolescents through school-based smoking cessation programmes in Pakistan
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A Tiny Gut Molecule Might Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk, And Scientists Say It Flips Everything We Thought We Knew
A small molecule produced by gut bacteria may become a powerful new tool in preventing type 2 diabetes, according to new research from Imperial College London.
The compound, trimethylamine (TMA), long associated with cardiovascular…
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Nationwide population-level influenza cycle threshold values and trends in influenza incidence: a longitudinal study
WHO. The burden of Influenza 2024 [Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/the-burden-of-influenza.
Chen, Q. et al. Prediction of influenza outbreaks in Fuzhou, China: Comparative analysis of forecasting models. BMC…
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