When a patient is experiencing heart failure, a leading cause of death worldwide, they begin to lose healthy and functioning cardiac cells. Heart failure causes these once-flexible cells to develop into fibrotic cells that … Autoimmune diseases occur when the body’s immune system attacks healthy cells instead of protecting them. Systemic sclerosis is one such autoimmune condition characterized by faulty circulatory and immune systems, leading …
Among Indigenous Australians, the median age of death increased over the past decade, however life expectancy rates remain well below those of non-Indigenous people. The study said that, without vaccines, 21,250 people aged over 50 would have died from the virus in the state over those 12 months – almost six times the actual 3495 deaths in that age group. March 21, 2024 • Rates are so bad in Native American communities that public health experts have asked the federal government to declare an emergency. April 11, 2024 • How far do women have to travel to access abortion care? April 18, 2024 • Guns are now the leading cause of death among American children.
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April 26, 2024 • Health officials say there’s very little risk to humans from the bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle, but there’s still much they don’t know. The roll-out of the world’s first malaria vaccine, RTS,S, in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi continues through a pilot programme coordinated by WHO. More than 1.2 million children are protected by the life-saving malaria vaccine across the 3 countries.
Through mathematical modeling and experimentation, researchers have expanded on Tanner’s Law — a law in fluid dynamics that describes how non-volatile liquids move across surfaces — to cover a wider range of volatile liquids. The treatment of animals rates higher than green issues when consumers choose meat and dairy products. That’s according to a new study, which suggests that while consumers consider sustainability important, other factors such as taste, quality, and animal welfare take precedence in their purchasing … Two newly discovered mechanisms in bacteria have been identified that can contribute to the development of antibiotic resistance.