Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a complex and multifaceted disease that rarely exists in isolation. It is often entangled with a web of comorbid conditions, including insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and liver disease, particularly metabolic…
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Scientists Find a Biomarker for Better Scleroderma Detection
Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis refers to a disorder in which the skin and connective tissues of the body start to thicken and harden because of the overproduction of a protein called collagen. Sometimes other organs including heart and lungs may…
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Three U.S tick species may cause a mysterious red meat allergy
Two cases of alpha-gal syndrome suggest that the lone star tick isn’t the only species in the United States capable of triggering an allergy to red meat.
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How Genetic Screening Is Changing Lives
Advances in modern medicine allow us to treat fetuses and newborn babies for genetic or inherited … More
Advances in modern medicine allow us to treat fetuses and newborn babies for genetic or inherited diseases. Recent studies have expanded this capability from a…
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How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains
The flu sickens millions of people in the U.S. every year, and the past year has been particularly tough. Although infections are trending downward, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called the winter of 2024-2025 a “high severity” season with the highest…
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Preventive care may no longer be free in 2026 because of HIV stigma − unless the Trump administration successfully defends the ACA
Many Americans were relieved when the Supreme Court left the Affordable Care Act in place following the law’s third major legal challenge in June 2021. This decision permitted widely supported policies to continue, such as ensuring health coverage regardless of preexisting conditions,…
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Private Investing In Healthcare Is Good Medicine
Erica Rodriguez, a research associate II, works in the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Xencor’s new laboratory in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
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Far-left political leaders, increasingly…
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Experts stress importance of vaccination amidst measles outbreaks
Pediatric infectious diseases experts stress the importance of vaccination against measles, one of the most contagious viruses, which is once more spreading in the United States. In the article published in Pediatrics, they update pediatricians on this vaccine-preventable disease, which was…
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