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The state health department says there are now 58 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Minnesota.

A new CDC Vital Signs report finds that too few people diagnosed with hepatitis C are being treated, despite availability of medications capable of curing this viral infection.

Simple blood tests taken on the day of a traumatic brain injury can predict which patients are likely to die or survive with severe disability, a study showed.

To stretch the supply of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, federal health officials authorized smaller doses using a different method of injection. Yet efficacy data for the vaccine is not clear, and some experts argue that not enough is known about how the low-…

People receiving the vaccine will get just one fifth of the usual dose.

In a study recently published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, a team of researchers led by C. Patrick Reynolds, M.D., Ph.D., director for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine Cancer…

Biotechnology company Verve Therapeutics launched the first human clinical trial for a gene-editing medication aimed at lowering cholesterol.

The healthy boy died a week after falling ill with the tricky-to-diagnose infection.

Flexible implanted electronics are a step closer toward clinical applications thanks to a recent breakthrough technology developed by a research team from Griffith University and UNSW Sydney.

It takes willpower to implement temptation-avoidance strategies, researchers report.

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Butler County health officials confirmed Wednesday a patient has tested positive for the Monkeypox virus.

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Older adults who spend their free time embarking on intellectually stimulating activities, such as reading, writing, or making crafts, have a 23% lower risk of developing dementia. Additionally, those who exercise and spend time socializing with family or fri…

According to The New England Journal of Medicine, there's a new virus roaming around the streets of China, and has already infected over 30 people in the country. The study w

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A flexible, implantable electronic device may have clinical application in the treatment of spinal cord injuries and Parkinson’s disease, researchers reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Tuan-Khoa Nguyen, PhD, a postdoctora…

<p>COVID-19 fatality rates substantially lower, approaching that of the annual flu </p>

The monkeypox vaccine is now available in nine cities across the province for those who meet the immunization criteria, Alberta Health Services announced…

In a new case study, researchers described the case of a male patient with monkeypox.

In a new University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers define how the circadian clock influences cell growth, metabolism and tumor progression. Their research also reveals how disruption of the circadian clock impacts genome stability and mutations …

High temperatures can affect drug stability and change the way the body absorbs and excretes active ingredients.