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Lifetime workplace exposure to pesticides linked to heightened COPD risk
Lifetime workplace exposure to pesticides is linked to a heightened risk of COPD, the umbrella term for a group of... Read more -
Make-up of gut microbiome may be linked to long COVID risk
The make-up of the gut microbiome may be linked to a person's risk of developing 'long COVID' many months after... Read more -
France posts new daily COVID case record
France posted 501,635 new cases of coronavirus for the past 24 hours on Tuesday, a new daily record and the... Read more -
Faulty BRCA genes linked to prostate and pancreatic cancers
Faulty versions of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are well known to increase the risk of breast cancer in men... Read more -
Researchers develop new clinical diagnostic test to identify genetic sources of mitochondrial disease
Researchers from the Mitochondrial Medicine Frontier Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a comprehensive sequencing test specifically... Read more -
Official: Haiti sees rise in COVID-19 cases; few vaccinated
Haiti is fighting a rise in COVID-19 cases as the government struggles to convince people to get vaccinated, the country's... Read more -
Polish schools to partly go online as infections soar
Poland's Education Minister Przemyslaw Czarnek on Tuesday said older schoolchildren will switch to remote learning as the EU member struggles... Read more -
New study finds low rates of contraceptive use in women with kidney transplants
Women who receive a kidney transplant have low rates of contraceptive use, according to new research from the University of... Read more -
Chronic marijuana use negatively impacts male reproductive health, may decrease testicular function
Chronic use of marijuana may greatly impact male fertility and reproductive outcomes, says a new report published online in the... Read more -
Stem cell discoveries hold potential to improve cancer treatment
Two recent discoveries by stem cell scientists at Cedars-Sinai may help make cancer treatment more efficient and shorten the time... Read more -
Fat injections could treat common cause of foot pain
A novel technique that transplants a patient's own fat into the sole of their foot could offer relief to those... Read more -
Researchers gain new insights into antibody response against viral COVID variants
In the journal Science, researchers from Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE) and Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin present new findings on the... Read more -
Dutch government eases lockdown despite soaring infections
Prime Minister Mark Rutte further eased the Netherlands' coronavirus lockdown, allowing bars, restaurants, museums, theaters and other venues to reopen... Read more -
Hospitalization for COVID-19 linked to greater risk of later readmission or death
A large study conducted in England found that, compared to the general population, people who had been hospitalized for COVID-19—and... Read more -
Free N95 masks begin arriving in U.S. pharmacies
(HealthDay)—The distribution of free N95 masks for Americans has begun, the Biden administration said Monday.... Read more
