Diseases

Ferramenta de dados pode ajudar o NHS a priorizar quem terá acesso a medicamentos limitados para perda de peso, dizem cientistas Uma nova ferramenta que pode esclarecer quem está em maior risco de doenças relacionadas à obesidade pode ajudar a identificar as pessoas que mais se beneficiariam de medicamentos para perda de peso, disseram pesquisadores. Dados recentes sugerem que cerca de dois terços dos adultos na Inglaterra estão com sobrepeso ou obesos – uma situação que tem causado preocupação entre especialistas em saúde. Continue lendo...

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...