Diseases

• 과학자들은 데이터 도구가 NHS가 한정된 체중 감량 약물 처방의 우선순위를 정하는 데 도움이 될 수 있다고 말합니다 • 비만 관련 질환 위험이 가장 높은 사람을 파악할 수 있는 새로운 도구가 체중 감량 약물의 혜택을 가장 많이 받을 수 있는 사람들을 식별하는 데 도움이 될 수 있다고 연구진은 밝혔습니다 • 최근 데이터에 따르면 England 성인의 약 3분의 2가 과체중 또는 비만이며, 이는 보건 전문가들 사이에서 우려를 낳고 있는 상황입니다. Continue reading...

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...