At the Global Cardio-Oncology Summit 2025, Dr. Susannah Stanway from the United Kingdom delivered a powerful address titled “Access to Oncology Care: A Global Perspective.” Opening with a reflection on Cape Town’s symbolic…
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Heat-Resistant bacteria found in baby formula preparations
A new UK study reveals that even when parents follow recommended 70°C preparation guidelines, powdered infant formula can harbor resilient microbes, and that popular at-home machines might make things worse.
Study: Infant formula…
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Viral Entry Blocked by Decoys in Research Breakthrough
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified central routes that two deadly viruses take to invade human cells and have designed decoy molecules that block the infections.
The discoveries —…
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Impact of sarcopenia on clinical outcomes of older adults undergoing total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Sanchez-Rodriguez D, Marco E, Cruz-Jentoft AJ. Defining sarcopenia: some caveats and challenges. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2020;23(2):127–32.
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Cruz-Jentoft AJ, Bahat G, Bauer J,…
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Incident cases and healthcare costs of non-communicable diseases attributable to industrialized and total sugar sweetened beverage intake in Mexico | BMC Public Health
Data sources
Sugar-sweetened beverage intake
We used dietary intake and demographic data from the 2018 National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT by its acronym in Spanish), a nationally representative, cross-sectional, multi-stage survey…
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Scientists Find Five New Genes Making You Fat
Scientists have discovered in a new study that weight gain is not solely linked to lifestyle, but genes also play a significant role.
In the latest research, experts identified 13 genes that increase the risk of obesity, five of which…
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Clinical effect of dexmedetomidine combined with landiolol hydrochloride on cerebral oxygen metabolism and inflammatory response in patients with severe craniocerebral injury | BMC Anesthesiology
Characteristics of patients
The baseline characteristics of patients are represented in Table 1. A total of 33 patients with severe TBI were included in the treatment group. The mean age of patients was 55.5 ± 13.4 years, with male…
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‘It was something that I let slip by the wayside’: a qualitative study of challenges to equitable mpox vaccination in the UK outbreak response | BMC Public Health
This exploratory qualitative study was part of a commission by WHO Health Emergencies Programme focusing on understanding the values and preferences of most affected communities in relation to preventive strategies against mpox [45]. The study…
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Burden and forecast of severe periodontitis in BRICS-Plus nations: trends from 1990 to 2040 | International Journal for Equity in Health
Data source
Data used in this study were obtained from GBD 2021, a comprehensive global research initiative that estimated key health metrics and assessed the impact of various factors on health across global, regional, and national levels….
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The Impact of Plasma Homocysteine Level and Estimated Glomerular Filtr
Introduction
Ischemic stroke (IS) remains a major global public health challenge, with persistently high incidence, disability, and mortality rates. According to the Global Burden of Disease Report 2023, the annual incidence of IS worldwide has…
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