Category: 6. Health
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Type 1 Diabetes Cured in Mice Given Experimental Hybrid Treatment : ScienceAlert
A specially devised hybrid treatment has shown tremendous potential for treating type 1 diabetes in mice, scoring full marks at preventing the condition in prediabetic animals and at reversing the condition in animals with fully developed
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6-Minute Walk Test Score Identifies High-Risk Patients
A NEW analysis of two major idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis trials has produced a practical 6-minute walk test prediction score that more accurately identifies patients at risk of death or respiratory hospitalisation.
A Pragmatic Approach to…
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Since September, an average of over 100 new hepatitis A cases have been reported per week
In a follow-up on the hepatitis A outbreak in the Czech Republic, there were 2,597 cases of hepatitis A detected in the Czech Republic this year through November 16, which is four times more than last year and the most since 1989, according to…
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The psychological effects of preterm birth on postnatal mothers: a scoping review | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Perinatal mental health [Internet]. [cited 2025 Jun 12]. Available from: https://www.who.int/teams/mental-health-and-substance-use/promotion-prevention/maternal-mental-health
Misund AR, Nerdrum P, Diseth TH. Mental health in women experiencing…
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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
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 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
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
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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