Covid: Sewage sites to test for more traces of virus

Ninety wastewater treatment ... "That enabled local health officials to try to identify where around Plymouth there might have been a particular problem, even though the test-and-trace system ... Read More

What toilets can reveal about COVID, cancer and other health threats

Wastewater testing grew tremendously during the pandemic. But is it ready to tackle the opioid crisis, air pollution and antibiotic resistance? Read More

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The World Health Organization has approved a new version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global vaccine stockpile Democrats in the ... Read More

Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way

The water that goes down a sink, shower drain or toilet can carry bits of viruses ... to disease tracking rose to prominence in 2020, when health officials began testing wastewater for genetic ... Read More

Utah COVID levels "very high," per wastewater testing

Of note: Wastewater ... methods for tracking the spread of COVID-19 these days, given how few people are testing and how few of those results are reported to local or state health officials. Read More

There is no such condition as long Covid, say health officials

Long Covid is no different from the after-effects of viruses like flu and people should stop using the term, health experts have warned. The chief health officer of Queensland, Australia ... Read More

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Apr. 8, 2024 — A new diagnostic tool developed by researchers can test for SARS-CoV-2 and Zika virus with the same or better accuracy as high-precision PCR tests in ... Chemical Found Naturally ... Read More

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It's happening every day. From our water, our food and even the air we breathe, tiny plastic particles are finding their way into many parts of our body. A recent Northwestern Medicine comparative ... Read More

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The U.S. Food and Drug administration is urging Congress to pass legislation to mandate food manufacturers to test imported products for lead. Health News // 4 days ago CDC: Surge in U.S. measles ... Read More

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Blood Test Distinguishes Neuroendocrine Subtype of Advanced Prostate Cancer Jan. 10, 2024 — Researchers have developed a blood test that can reliably detect neuroendocrine prostate cancer and ... Read More

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