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What is Epidemiologic Modeling?

Throughout recorded history, human society has lived with periodic epidemics and pandemics. This article looks at what epidemiologic modeling is.

12 Jul 2021

What are Superbugs?

Superbugs are microbial strains that have become resistant to the drugs used to treat them. This article looks further into common superbugs.

12 Jul 2021

Diabetes and Mucormycosis

Mucormycosis is a rare but highly deadly fungal infection that most commonly affects immunocompromised individuals, particularly those with diabetes mellitus.

12 Jul 2021

Environmental Health Hazards: An Overview

Environmental hazards can impact public health directly or indirectly, and range in impact from subtle to acute. This article looks at their impact on human health.

22 Jun 2021

The Types of Hepatitis

Hepatitis is a general term to describe inflammation of the liver tissue.

22 Jun 2021

Sex Differences in Infectious Diseases

Women and men are different in many aspects. The interesting fact is that these differences are also observed in their risk of contracting infectious diseases.

22 Jun 2021

What is Cytotoxicity?

Measuring the potentially adverse effects of a substance upon an organism is vital for medical science and several industries.

22 Jun 2021

Mucormycosis and COVID-19

Mucormycosis, which is a lethal fungal infection, has been increasingly reported in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, particularly in India.

22 Jun 2021

Common Causes of Stress

Stress can be defined as any perturbation from homeostasis, and although perceived as harmful, the response to stress is instrumental in maintaining health.

22 Jun 2021

Current Challenges in Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is caused by a single genetic mutation yet displays significant clinical heterogeneity and many diagnostic challenges remain.

18 Jun 2021

Treatment Options for Sickle Cell Disease

Routine treatments for sickle cell disease are limited to blood, stem cell, and bone marrow transplants. In this article, we discuss these treatments in more detail.

18 Jun 2021

Sun Safety: What Should you Know?

Although spending time outdoors has many benefits including reducing stress, exposing skin to the rays of the sun can raise the risk of skin cancer.

18 Jun 2021

How to Prevent the Spread of Infectious Diseases

In this article, we discuss the recommended methods of preventing the spread of infectious diseases including how to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

18 Jun 2021

What are Bioterrorism Agents?

Bioterrorism agents are pathogenic organisms or biological toxins that have the potential to cause disease and death in humans, animals, or plants.

15 Jun 2021

What is Sickle Cell Trait (SCT)?

Sickle cell trait is where a person carries a single mutated hemoglobin A beta subunit allele.

15 Jun 2021

HIV, AIDS and Women's Health

All women are at risk of contracting HIV, but this risk is significantly elevated in certain groups.

27 May 2021

Pregnancy and Infectious Diseases

Since the 19th century, scientists have understood that there is a link between pregnancy and an increased susceptibly to infection.

27 May 2021

Pregnancy and Vaccines

In this article, we discuss which vaccinations are recommended for pregnant women. In addition, we discuss the safety of getting the COVID-19 vaccination while pregnant.

28 May 2021

The Global Health Problem of Violence Against Women

Violence against women is a “global public health problem of epidemic proportions, requiring urgent action”, the World Health Organization declared in 2013.

28 May 2021