Diseases

科学者らによると、このデータツールは、限られた減量薬の投与対象を優先順位付けする際にNHSを支援できる可能性がある。肥満関連疾患のリスクが最も高い層を明らかにできる新しいツールは、減量薬から最も大きな恩恵を受ける人を特定するのに役立つ可能性があると研究チームは述べている。最近のデータでは、イングランドの成人の約3分の2が過体重または肥満であることが示されており、この状況は健康の専門家の間で懸念を呼んでいる。続きを読む...

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...