What’s the best way to estimate and track COVID-19 mortality?
When used correctly, the symptomatic case fatality ratio (sCFR) and the infection fatality ratio (IFR) are better measures by which
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FDA warns again about dangers of methanol-based hand sanitizers
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use alcohol-based hand sanitizers containing methanol, or wood alcohol,
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Adjusting FRAX estimates to account for site of recent fracture
A prior fracture is a well-documented risk factor for future fracture, with the risk highest in the two years following
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Getting a Seasonal Flu Shot May Reduce the Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease, Studies Find
That yearly flu vaccine may do far more than protect against influenza — people who get their flu and pneumonia
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Work absences in April highest on record, suggesting under-count of COVID cases
In mid-April, as the COVID-19 epidemic roared through the nation, 2,017,105 jobholders were absent from work because they were ill.
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Large proportion of COVID-19 studies have low-level evidence
(HealthDay)—A large proportion of studies on COVID-19 have a low level of evidence, according to a research letter published online
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Rates of diabetes in pregnancy continue to rise in the Northern Territory
The burden of diabetes in pregnancy has grown substantially in the Northern Territory (NT) over three decades and is contributing
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Mask of denial in the air: women need to pay 1000 Euro fine
The Corona-pandemic keeps the world in suspense: More than 15 million people have been infected with the Coronavirus, 205.274 of
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Discovery of a rare human gene mutation that causes MAIT cells to disappear
A collaboration between Monash Health, the Australian Genomics Health Alliance (AGHA) and researchers at the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute has
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Eradication is unlikely – gloomy WHO forecast
The Corona-pandemic keeps the world in suspense: More than 15 million people have been infected with the Coronavirus, 203.624 of
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