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Ebola virus disease and hantaviruses have received renewed attention in recent weeks because they pose a significant risk to public health. Although these are completely different diseases, both can begin with similar symptoms and require strict infection prevention and control (IPAC) measures to limit the risk of infection. Recently published articles CMJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) highlights important information about these diseases for healthcare professionals. Hantavirus cases and risks Hantavirus is a nationally reported disease in Canada. Approximately four to five cases are confirmed and reported to public health authorities each year. Most infections occur after exposure to rodents in…

For many years, scientists believed tyrannosaurus rex But a major new study suggests the iconic predator may have taken much longer to mature. According to research, tyrannosaurus It is thought that it continued to grow for about 40 years until it reached its maximum size of about 8 tons. The discovery came from an analysis of 17 tyrannosaurus fossils, ranging in age from young juveniles to large adults. Researchers say this study is the most detailed reconstruction yet of how Tyrannosaurus rex grew throughout its life. The study was published in the journal Peer J. Reading the growth rings hidden…

Nearly seven in 100 Icelandic women report symptoms of trauma-related nightmares and sleep disturbances, highlighting how violence, repeated stress, and recent life events can leave a lasting mark on sleep and mental health. Study: Trauma-related sleep disorders in women in a national study. Image credit: Frame Stock Footage / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the journal communication medicineResearchers assessed the prevalence of trauma-related sleep disorders (TASD) in Icelandic-speaking women aged 18 to 69 years in Iceland. Trauma-related sleep disorder (TSD) has been proposed to be an underdiagnosed sleep phenotype that occurs after experiencing a traumatic event. It is…

An ancient genome found in a Siberian tomb reveals that plague was already deadly in small hunter-gatherer communities, reshaping ideas about when and how deadly infectious diseases first emerged. Research: 5,500 years ago, a deadly plague broke out among the hunter-gatherers of Lake Baikal. Image credit: nobeastsofierce / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the journal naturea group of researchers investigated the origins, transmission patterns, genetic characteristics, and effects on mortality of early Y. pestis infections in prehistoric hunter-gatherer communities near Lake Baikal in Siberia. background Could there have been devastating outbreaks of plague long before the advent of…

A new study shows how MIRA translates clinical reasoning into structured EHR actions and outperforms doctors in simulated emergency situations while highlighting necessary safeguards before autonomous AI reaches actual care. MIRA is an autonomous medical AI agent that operates within an EHR sandbox and uses a set of tools to simulate clinical workflows. You can order tests, integrate results, and create diagnoses and treatment plans while interacting via chat with a patient AI agent based on documented HPI extracted from retrospective notes from real cases. On the left is an example of a conversation between a patient and MIRA with…

A new study led by researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso found that the use of weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and other GLP-1s is associated with a lower risk of developing alcohol, opioid, nicotine, and cocaine use disorders. The study, led by researchers Tadesse Abegas, Ph.D., and Gabriel Frietze, Ph.D., from the UTEP School of Pharmacy, was published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry. The study looked at more than 142,000 patients with type 2 diabetes or obesity, about 20,000 of whom were prescribed GLP-1 drugs. We next examined whether GLP-1 users were more or…

By charting more than 13,000 proteins across healthy tissue and cancer, this study provides powerful new guides to development, tumor biology, drug safety, and future therapeutic targets. Research: Spatial distribution of the proteome in the human body and cancer. Image credit: cybermagician / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the journal natureresearchers have developed one of the most comprehensive maps of protein expression to improve our understanding of the biological mechanisms that drive health and disease. They measured the abundance of more than 13,000 proteins across more than 2,800 samples using data-independent acquisition mass spectrometry (DIA-MS). This atlas provides…

Global health policy makers need to focus on how the entire health system works together. Improving one element will not necessarily lead to better results if the broader system is not ready. Today (June 21st), we will present the results of that investigation. BMJ Global HealthAn international research team led by the University of Birmingham, Nottingham Trent University and Stellenbosch University has revealed how well-intentioned changes to parts of the healthcare system can worsen patient outcomes. In one of the first studies to fully capture the complexities of the health care system that provides injury care, researchers mapped how patients…

Creatine, an organic acid commonly taken as a supplement by athletes and bodybuilders, overactivates an important type of immune cell that activates and primes the body’s key cancer-fighting cells, according to a new UCLA study. The study, conducted using mouse models and human cells and published in iScience, builds directly on previous work from the same lab that showed creatine empowers killer T cells in their fight against tumors. Now, the researchers have discovered that creatine also provides energy to dendritic cells, specialized immune cells that capture tumor fragments and direct attacks by killer T cells. Most approved cancer immunotherapies…

An international survey highlights significant gaps in training in cardio-oncology, despite its growing clinical importance. These results were presented at ESC Cardio-Oncology 2026, the second annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology’s Cardio-Oncology Council.Modern cancer treatments are extending the lives of patients, but there is growing concern about the cardiovascular side effects of cancer treatments. Cardio-oncology is a relatively new field that aims to optimize cancer treatment while minimizing cardiovascular toxicity. The ESC established the Cardio-Oncology Council and published expert-led guidelines for cardio-oncology in 2022. The Cardio-Oncologist Leaders of Tomorrow (COOL) group was created from within the ESC Council…