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  • HIV-1 subtype diversity in the pathogenesis of neuroHIV

  • Keng, L. D., Winston, A. & Sabin, C. A. The global burden of cognitive impairment in people with HIV. AIDS 37, 61–70 (2023).

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  • Why you don’t need electrolytes for everyday exercise

    Why you don’t need electrolytes for everyday exercise

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    Electrolyte drinks have become a staple on gym floors and running routes, promoted as essential for better performance and faster recovery.

    Long used by elite athletes to cope with hard training in hot conditions, they have now…

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  • Clinical Characteristics and Management of Anemia in Nonagenarians: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Clinical Characteristics and Management of Anemia in Nonagenarians: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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  • Chickenpox vaccines for children on NHS starts across UK

    Chickenpox vaccines for children on NHS starts across UK

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    Getty Images A young toddler looks up at a doctor who is holding a vaccine while rubbing a piece of cotton wool on his arm. The toddler is wearing a green and white striped T-shirt and is sitting on his father's knee, who is also wearing a green top.Getty Images

    All young children in the UK can now be offered protection against chickenpox for the first time on the NHS.

    The vaccine will be combined with the existing MMR jab, given at 12 and 18…

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  • UK children to get chickenpox vaccine with measles, mumps and rubella jab | Vaccines and immunisation

    UK children to get chickenpox vaccine with measles, mumps and rubella jab | Vaccines and immunisation

    Children in the UK are to be immunised against chickenpox at the same time as measles, mumps and rubella.

    The NHS across the UK’s four home nations will administer a combined vaccine to young children to protect them against all four diseases…

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  • Depression at Midlife Can Raise Risk of Dementia Later; and More News

    Depression at Midlife Can Raise Risk of Dementia Later; and More News

    Long-Term Study Links Specific Midlife Symptoms of Depression to Later Dementia Risk

    A 23-year study from researchers in the United Kingdom has found a connection between specific symptoms of depression in midlife and the…

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  • Influenza hitting Routt County earlier this season

    Influenza hitting Routt County earlier this season

    Influenza is hitting Routt County earlier this year than last flu season, according to Routt County Public Health, and the number of positive flu cases is 71% higher now than the same time last year, according to UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical…

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  • Bringing closer and faster testing and treatment to First Nations communities

    Bringing closer and faster testing and treatment to First Nations communities

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    Point of care testing takes place where the patient is seeking care. This could be in a clinic, a community health centre, or even in other…

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  • Maryland doctor predicts rough flu season will only get worse

    Maryland doctor predicts rough flu season will only get worse

    Hospitals in the Greater Baltimore region have been dealing with the brunt of a tough flu season, especially with crowding in emergency rooms.

    It follows a nationwide trend as flu numbers are up all across the country.

    One of the leaders at…

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