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The US Now Has a Research Plan for Long COVID—Is It Enough?

More than 2 years after patients with lingering health problems coined the term Long COVID, the US government has unveiled a research plan to understand, prevent, and treat the broad range of persistent and sometimes debilitating disease symptoms that are now known to affect many people after initial SARS-CoV-2 infection. The National […]

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West Nile Virus

West Nile virus (WNV) is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental United States.  It is most commonly spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. Cases of WNV occur during mosquito season, which starts in the summer and continues through fall. There are no vaccines […]

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Transverse Leukonychia and Beau Lines Following COVID-19 Vaccination

Nail abnormalities associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection that have been reported in the medical literature include nail psoriasis,1 Beau lines,2 onychomadesis,3 heterogeneous red-white discoloration of the nail bed,4 transverse orange nail lesions,3 and the red half‐moon nail sign.3,5 It has been hypothesized that these nail findings may be an indication of microvascular injury to the distal subungual […]

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Towards the elimination of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a Lancet Commission

Executive summary Despite substantial progress in reducing the global impact of many non-communicable diseases, including heart disease and cancer, morbidity and mortality due to chronic respiratory disease continues to increase. This increase is driven primarily by the growing burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and has occurred despite the […]

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Analizan las muestras de los casos de neumonía de causa desconocida en Tucumán

La Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud (ANLIS) “Dr. Carlos Malbrán” recibió las muestras provenientes de Tucumán para llevar a cabo una ampliación diagnóstica de los seis casos de neumonía de origen desconocido. Los casos registrados corresponden a cinco trabajadores de la salud y una paciente de un […]

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Qué es la legionella, la enfermedad que se investiga como posible causa de las muertes en Tucumán

El instituto Malbrán investiga el origen de las infecciones que generaron hasta este jueves tres muertes por neumonía bilateral en Tucumán. Una de las posibilidades es que se trate de legionella o legionelosis, una bacteria que se presenta bajo dos formas clínicas totalmente diferenciadas: Una infección autolimitada y benigna que cursa con fiebre y […]

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Esquistosomiasis: nuevo documento de consenso para orientar al médico de atención primaria en su manejo

El Documento de consenso para el manejo de la esquistosomiasis en atención primaria tiene como objetivo dar recomendaciones claras al facultativo en la detección, seguimiento y tratamiento de dicha enfermedad.[1] En la elaboración de este texto han participado 5 sociedades científicas: Sociedad Española de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria (SEMFyC), Sociedad Española de […]

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