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Diseases are abnormal conditions that have a specific set of signs and symptoms. Diseases can have an external cause, such as an infection, or an internal cause, such as autoimmune diseases.
Zou and colleagues design and analyze a health education program that targeted college students (who were grandchildren) to encourage older persons who had already had their first COVID-19 vaccine dose to receive a booster. The program increased the uptake of booster doses, which highlights the fact that family ties can have positive roles in the context of a pandemic.
A pilot study suggests that the bispecific T cell engager blinatumomab may provide a new therapy for patients with refractory rheumatoid arthritis; larger studies and deep phenotyping will be crucial to thoroughly evaluate and optimize this approach.
Genomic and epigenomic techniques identify a new variation type causing Mendelian disease by altering the non-coding regulatory network in thyroid cells — solving a hidden cause linked for 20 years.
This Perspective discusses the basic biology, evolution and transmission of poxviruses, in particular monkeypox virus, and how this can help predict and manage potential future outbreaks.
Tens of millions of people have female genital schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease that few physicians have even heard of. Efforts are under way to move it out of obscurity and empower women and girls to access sexual and reproductive health care.
Zou and colleagues design and analyze a health education program that targeted college students (who were grandchildren) to encourage older persons who had already had their first COVID-19 vaccine dose to receive a booster. The program increased the uptake of booster doses, which highlights the fact that family ties can have positive roles in the context of a pandemic.
A pilot study suggests that the bispecific T cell engager blinatumomab may provide a new therapy for patients with refractory rheumatoid arthritis; larger studies and deep phenotyping will be crucial to thoroughly evaluate and optimize this approach.
Definitions of sexual arousal dysfunction in the International Classification of Diseases use sex-specific binaries that omit the erectile basis of arousal in females. To provide equitable health care for all people with erectile dysfunction, these definitions must be de-gendered.