Diseases

科学家表示，数据工具可帮助 NHS 优先确定分配有限减肥药物的对象 研究人员表示，一种能够揭示谁患肥胖相关疾病风险最高的新工具，可以帮助确定哪些人能从减肥药物中获益最大。 近期数据显示，英格兰约有三分之二的成年人超重或肥胖，这一现状已引起健康专家的担忧。继续阅读...

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...