Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the most common health care-associated infection in the United States, causing an estimated 12,800 deaths
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No more than 10 standard drinks a week, or 4 on any day: New guidelines urge Aussies to go easy on the booze
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has today released new guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol.
Continue reading »Most of California to enter sweeping new virus lockdown
The vast region of Southern California, much of the San Francisco Bay area and a large swath of the Central
Continue reading »Stem cell-based screen identifies potential new treatments
Vision loss related to aging or inherited genetic disease, such as age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa (RP), respectively, is
Continue reading »New therapy for flu may help in fight against COVID-19
A new therapy for influenza virus infections that may also prove effective against many other pathogenic virus infections, including HIV
Continue reading »New targeted therapy blocks metabolism in brain cancer cells with genetic vulnerability
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a novel targeted therapy, called POMHEX, which blocks
Continue reading »Study evaluates new World Health Organization Labor Care Guide for maternity care providers
The World Health Organization developed the new Labour Care Guide to support clinicians in providing good quality, women-centred care during
Continue reading »New study warns of the stress experienced by pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic
A new study now recommends that, in addition to routine medical check-ups, health professionals should also ask pregnant woman about
Continue reading »Gene-edited monkey embryos give researchers new way to study HIV cure
A gene that cured a man of HIV a decade ago has been successfully added to developing monkey embryos in
Continue reading »Managing the microbiome raises new hope for autism
According to the Centers for Disease Research, 1 in 54 children is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) each year,
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