Over 39 million deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections predicted from now to 2050

Common ancestor of SARS-CoV-2 linked to Huanan market matches the global common ancestor

In a new study, researchers found that individuals who had anosmia (the loss of smell) during COVID-19 showed alterations in brain functionality and even physical structure during recovery

Re-analysis of paper studying black newborn survival rate showing lower mortality rate with black doctors vs. white doctor

Study sheds new light on severe COVID's long-term brain impacts

Survey respondents indicate near universal experience with extortion in travels to the U.S

This systematic review of 28 studies identified prevalent medication errors in Saudi hospitals, such as wrong doses and prescribing errors

MSF study finds the Zaire ebolavirus vaccine is 84% (70-92%) effective

Study finds that medications used to treat alcohol use disorders (naltrexone and acamprosate) are underutilised in Australia.

Bird flu H5N1 virus has spread to southern elephant seals and Antarctic fur seals.

Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction: barriers to quantifying incidence and prevalence | Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Pathogenic microbes blown vast distances by high-level winds - Living microbes that cause disease in humans and host antibiotic-resistance genes carried 1,200 miles, in a new study that found microbes (including E Coli, Staph, C diff, fungi) had traveled on dust particles from China to Japan.

Urban birds are teeming with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, study finds

Covid deaths in US lower than earlier peaks amid summer surge - Covid not as deadly in 2023 as it was in prior years, falling from the fourth to 10th leading cause of death, finds new CDC study

Study Highlights Factors Associated with Higher Risk of Tuberculosis in South Africa

New Lancet review reveals Long COVID affects 1 in 50 in UK, persists for years, and highlights urgent need for research into treatments.

New Lancet research shows multi-phased rollout of COVID vaccine had mixed impact on populational mental health

COVID-19 transmission in indoor settings

Retail Chicken Meat Contains an Increasing Number of Antimicrobial Resistant Salmonella Serovars

Scientists have discovered a new evasion strategy used by the varicella zoster virus, which causes chickenpox and shingles, that may allow it to affect tissues far from the original site of infection.

Intensive farming could raise risk of new pandemics

Bird flu viruses may infect mammary glands more commonly than thought. Virus detection in cow milk was a big hint

Study reveals the avian influenza virus with comprehensive genome sequencing, is now capable of multidirectional infections across species

Strong COVID-19 restrictions likely saved lives in the US and the death toll higher if more states didn't impose these restrictions

COVID Virus Found in 'Common Backyard Animals' in US

Life expectancy in India suffered large and unequal declines during the COVID-19 pandemic

The odds of developing long COVID dropped as the coronavirus evolved, researchers report in the New England Journal of Medicine

Prospective evaluation of the relevance of Epstein–Barr virus antibodies for early detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Chinese adults

A recent study shows that Bird flu, or H5N1 virus, in unpasteurized milk is stable on metal and rubber components of commercial milking equipment for at least one hour, increasing its potential to infect people and other animals.

When plant foods are ultra-processed, the health benefits disappear

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