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  • New signaling molecule drives development of tissue resident memory T cells

    New signaling molecule drives development of tissue resident memory T cells

    We owe a lot to tissue resident memory T cells (TRM). These specialized immune cells are among the body’s first responders to disease. 

    Rather than coursing through the bloodstream-as many T cells do-our TRM cells specialize in…

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  • Exploring vasopressin use in septic shock: a retrospective cohort study from Türkiye (VASCO-TURK) | BMC Anesthesiology

    Exploring vasopressin use in septic shock: a retrospective cohort study from Türkiye (VASCO-TURK) | BMC Anesthesiology

    Background

    Vasopressin is a peptide hormone and often added to reduce catecholamine dose and side effects according to recent guidelines. Despite increasing global interest in vasopressin use in septic shock, real-world data from low- to…

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  • ‘Fish pedicures’ are viral on TikTok. Dermatologists beg: Don’t do it.

    ‘Fish pedicures’ are viral on TikTok. Dermatologists beg: Don’t do it.

    “Fish are friends, not food,” animated sharks famously declare in 2003’s “Finding Nemo.” But are they pedicurists, too?

    On TikTok, videos have gone viral of people getting so-called “fish pedicures,” often while traveling outside of the U.S. In…

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  • Overcoming barriers to childhood vaccination in a First Nations community: the impact of a home visiting program on vaccine uptake | International Journal for Equity in Health

    Overcoming barriers to childhood vaccination in a First Nations community: the impact of a home visiting program on vaccine uptake | International Journal for Equity in Health

  • Government of Canada. Highlights from the 2021 childhood national immunization coverage survey. 2024. [cited 2024 Nov 30]. Available from. Ottawa: Public Health Agency of Canada.

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  • Mortality and barriers to healthcare among people experiencing homelessness in Paris: a mixed-methods study | International Journal for Equity in Health

    Mortality and barriers to healthcare among people experiencing homelessness in Paris: a mixed-methods study | International Journal for Equity in Health

  • Aldridge RW, Story A, Hwang SW, Nordentoft M, Luchenski SA, Hartwell G, et al. Morbidity and mortality in homeless individuals, prisoners, sex workers, and individuals with substance use disorders in high-income countries: a systematic review and…

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