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  • Economic and medical burden of non-exudative age-related macular degen

    Economic and medical burden of non-exudative age-related macular degen

    Introduction

    Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss among the elderly in higher-income countries,1,2 including Germany.3,4 In 2020, it affected some 200 million worldwide, and due to population…

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  • How the psychiatrist who discovered SAD deals with seasonal depression – The Washington Post

    1. How the psychiatrist who discovered SAD deals with seasonal depression  The Washington Post
    2. Seasonal Depression May Have ‘Overlooked’ Cause  Newsweek
    3. 4 Research-Backed Ways to Beat the Winter Blues in the Colder Months  Kashmir Observer
    4. What…

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  • DR Congo to start phased measles, rubella vaccination, as Ebola outbreak eases-Xinhua

    KINSHASA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will launch a nationwide vaccination campaign against measles and rubella late November, covering almost all provinces, but in a phased approach, Health Minister Roger…

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  • Catalyzing solutions for equitable global access and sustainable financing for novel tuberculosis vaccines for adults and adolescents

    Catalyzing solutions for equitable global access and sustainable financing for novel tuberculosis vaccines for adults and adolescents

    Overview

    This report was developed by the WHO TB Vaccine Accelerator Finance and Access working group, co-led by WHO, Gavi and the Government of South Africa. It sets out the working group’s shared vision for equitable access to novel…

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  • Chronic kidney disease in Romania: national adjusted prevalence, risk factors, and temporal trends in high-risk groups | BMC Nephrology

    Chronic kidney disease in Romania: national adjusted prevalence, risk factors, and temporal trends in high-risk groups | BMC Nephrology

    This study provides the most comprehensive assessment to date of chronic kidney disease epidemiology in Romania, combining general population data from 2007 to 2008 with targeted screening in at risk of CKD individuals in 2023. The findings…

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  • Rising metastatic prostate cancer rates but narrowing racial gap | BMC Medicine

    Rising metastatic prostate cancer rates but narrowing racial gap | BMC Medicine

    In this study, we investigated race-based trends in the incidence of metastatic PCa from 2005 to 2021 as well as race-based changes in PSA screening. Although the racial gap in metastatic PCa is narrowing, this occurred against a background of an…

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  • Socioeconomic status related to prescription of treatment in patients

    Socioeconomic status related to prescription of treatment in patients

    Introduction

    From a global perspective morbidity and mortality associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasing. The most important cause of the disease is exposure to airway irritants, mainly from tobacco smoke, but…

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  • Maternal type 1 diabetes confers a protective effect in children through epigenetic programming

    Maternal type 1 diabetes confers a protective effect in children through epigenetic programming

    Children with a family history of type 1 diabetes (T1D) have an increased risk of developing the disease. However, children born to mothers with T1D are less likely to develop the disease than those whose fathers or siblings have…

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  • Researchers identify patient response patterns to novel schizophrenia medication

    Researchers identify patient response patterns to novel schizophrenia medication

    Each year, about 100,000 Americans experience psychosis, a serious condition that disrupts thoughts and perceptions so profoundly that it can distort a person’s sense of reality. Now-just over a year after the first new…

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