Diseases

Alat data dapat membantu NHS memprioritaskan siapa yang mendapatkan akses ke obat penurun berat badan yang terbatas, kata para ilmuwan. Sebuah alat baru yang dapat memberikan gambaran tentang siapa yang paling berisiko terkena penyakit terkait obesitas dapat membantu mengidentifikasi orang-orang yang paling diuntungkan dari obat penurun berat badan, kata para peneliti. Data terbaru menunjukkan sekitar dua pertiga orang dewasa di Inggris mengalami kelebihan berat badan atau obesitas – sebuah situasi yang menimbulkan kekhawatiran di kalangan pakar kesehatan. Lanjutkan membaca...

Treatment reset wayward immune system of patient with life-threatening conditions, say scientists, in a world firstA woman who lived with three life-threatening autoimmune diseases for more than a decade has returned to a near-normal life after a cell therapy reset her wayward immune system.The 47-year-old had had nine different treatments, none of which had a lasting impact, before receiving the therapy last year at University Hospital Erlangen in Germany. At the time, she required daily blood transfusions and permanent blood thinning medication to control her illness. Continue reading...

Federal agency, which normally supports state and local public health labs, has been hobbled by staff departuresSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US federal agency responsible for monitoring diseases has temporarily halted certain diagnostic testing, including those for rabies, human herpesvirus and several other infectious illnesses.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a list on Monday showing that more than two dozen types of testing are now unavailable. Continue reading...