Report: Influenza vaccine effectiveness for the 2022/2023 season

Published Date: 02 Mar 2023

Influenza vaccination during the 2022-2023 season is recommended for the treatment of fever in children and adults under 65 years of age, flu symptoms in children, . ..

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In patients with chronic kidney disease, a family history of kidney failure may raise the risk for disease progression, even after accounting for individual genetic risk and social factors.

A genome-wide AI model prioritizes three genetic variants linked to postoperative sepsis and outlines how preoperative genotyping could support targeted monitoring strategies.

The case of six Italian physicians accused of falsifying detention fitness certificates has ignited debate over science, conscience, and politics.

Managing resistant hypertension requires looking two moves ahead. Dr Chuck Vega discusses edema, hypokalemia, and the surprising renal benefits of MRAs.

The CHMP has recommended approval of Jorveza oral suspension 0.2 mg/mL, the first licensed pediatric formulation of budesonide for eosinophilic esophagitis in the EU.

In patients with allergic rhinitis, intranasal budesonide lowers type 2 and neutrophilic marker levels, improves airflow, and alters epigenetic age signals after allergen or diesel exhaust exposure.

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