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Stanford University researchers investigating potential use of wearable fitness trackers in healthcare find that the devices can be an important tool in the early detection of illness.

The study is the first “head-to-head” comparison of fecal transplants and antibiotic treatments, which are presently the “standard” of care.

UCLA researchers have developed an online risk assessment calculator that will allow individuals to check their “PrEP score.”

The researchers evaluated populations of Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and Culex quinquefasciatus collected both in the field and raised in a lab setting to determine whether or not the mosquitoes required bacterial populations in their guts to develop, and which bacteria were necessary to the process.

Their commentary effectively represents a position statement for the ASTMH, with the leaders/authors pledging to continue working with political leaders and “global health stakeholders in support of evidence-based policies and programs” designed to ensure public health in the United States and abroad.

The researchers discovered that the protein is responsible for immune response and destruction of the bacteria.

Researchers have found that those with type 2 diabetes have a higher prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection than those with adult onset-autoimmune diabetes and those who do not have diabetes at all.

The World Health Organization issues a yellow fever outbreak warning in Brazil, a country that is already dealing with outbreaks of Zika virus, chikyngunya, and dengue.

New research has revealed just how creative some bacteria can get in order to survive and move between hosts.

Quest Diagnostics has just launched a new hepatitis B virus quantitative test that will allow physicians to more effectively monitor patient response to antiviral drugs and tailor treatment regimens.

An additional nine states are reporting widespread influenza activity, in what is already a busy flu season that has been marked by severe illness caused by the influenza A (H3N2) strain.

Insurance companies are denying members coverage to expensive drugs, like Harvoni, and those infected with HCV are filing lawsuits.

The research team noted that the study, which is the first of its kind, can be used by doctors to assess risk and counsel families regarding the risks and benefits of surgeries for overweight and obese patients.

Researchers from Germany recently published a new study that can change how future scientists study the replication of the Dengue and Zika viruses within the human body.

Researchers have found that it is possible to bolster the immunity of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the species that transmits Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya, against these viruses and effectively suppress its ability to transmit the disease.

The CDC shares how a patient in Nevada died from a CRE that was resistant to a total of 26 different antimicrobial drugs.

Drug “buyers clubs” that include websites such as PrEPster and I Want PrEP Now are providing a number of at-risk individuals living in the United Kingdom with HIV drugs that can potentially save their lives.

Researchers from Massachusetts have found that carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae have more genetic traits that enable antibiotic-resistance than previously thought and these traits are easily transferred among species.

A new project aims to develop and assess new hepatitis C vaccination strategies in an effort to improve treatment.

A team of dermatologists and gynecologists recently described their work with a 23-year-old pregnant woman in Florida who was eventually confirmed as the first documented case of Zika virus infection acquired via a mosquito bite sustained in the local area.

Researchers offer more insight on the role of IFN-I and find a potential therapeutic target that may be able to protect against chronic viral infections.

Researchers have found that peripheral catheters used to administer saline could be more beneficial than central catheters.

Diverse vaginal bacteria that’s deficient in lactobacilli appears to raise the risk of contracting HIV.

According to their research, the model can be manipulated to recreate the process of immune-cell response and reproduce the function of the lymph nodes in immune cell activation.

University of Alberta researchers have designed a new surgical mask that uses a sodium chloride salt coating to trap and kill pathogen droplets, which could help prevent the spread of viruses.

New research from the Medical University of Vienna has made a connect between blood infections and an increased risk of arteriosclerosis.

Researchers have developed a material that may have the potential to provide protection against hospital-associated infections.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus is an incredibly common virus that hits both the very young and the very old disproportionately.

In a recent study, researchers found that retroviruses, such as HIV, date back to the Paleozoic Era.

Researchers have found that multidrug-resistant Candida auris, though capable of forming a biofilm that aids in its spread throughout hospitals, is susceptible to chlorhexidine.