Is there a vaccine against RSV? After nearly 60 years, many potential candidates came at the same time

Published Date: 02 Mar 2023

You may not have heard of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). However, it killed more than 100,000 people worldwide in 2019, making it the leading cause of death among children under the age of one.

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Higher serum levels of most uraemic toxins are associated with the severity of AKI during septic shock, but toxin trajectories are not independently linked to 28-day mortality, a French study finds.

Patients with T1D face a higher risk for any fractures, major osteoporotic fractures, and hip fractures than control individuals without diabetes; the risk increases as DKD becomes more severe.

At ICO 2026, researchers highlighted the need to look beyond lifestyle alone when assessing childhood obesity risk and future metabolic complications.

Speakers at ICO 2026 highlighted the need for earlier recognition, uniform diagnostic criteria, and individualized care that can include lymphatic support, metabolic management, and surgery.

Initiating fecal microbiota restoration therapy after the first recurrence of C difficile infection is more cost-effective than delaying it until second recurrence.

Nonselective beta-blockers are linked to a lower risk for death in patients with viral hepatitis-related cirrhosis after hospitalization for nonbleeding decompensation events.

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