India is at the forefront of global child health, but more work remains to be done to ensure children thrive, achieve their full potential, and participate in society in a meaningful way, Raoul ...

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In our clinical fellowship program, you will learn the breadth of common and rare infectious diseases in a variety of inpatient and ambulatory settings from nationally recognized leaders in infectious ...

In the spring of 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was accelerating, Steven Treon came across a crucial connection. As director of the Bing Center for Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia at the Dana ...

Two people have died in a bacterial meningitis outbreak in the south of England. Here’s what you need to know.

The meningitis outbreak in Kent, in southeastern England, is caused by a bacterial infection and is therefore contagious, contrary to a misleading Facebook post that gained traction on X claiming ...

Correspondence to Dr Haruki Momma, Department of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan; h-momma{at}med.tohoku.ac.jp ...

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Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

Chronic liver disease is long-term liver damage that worsens over months to years. Ongoing inflammation can lead to fibrosis, which can progress to permanent scarring called cirrhosis. Common causes ...

Neurological autoimmune diseases happen when the immune system attacks the central nervous system (CNS) or peripheral nervous system (PNS). This can cause neurological symptoms, and about 30 ...