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Vaccination protects the young against COVID-19
COVID-19 remains a global health concern, and children and adolescents are equally affected. In fact, COVID-19 hospitalization rates in children increased during the Omicron era. [MMWR 2022;71:271-278] In children aged 5–11 years who were hospitalized during the predominance of Omicron, nearly 90 percent were unvaccinated. [MMWR 2022;71:574-581]
Vaccination protects the young against COVID-19
31 May 2023Nitrate supplements may lower risk of diabetes complications, mortality in hyperglycaemic adults
Increased levels of urinary nitrate appear to contribute to a reduction in the risk of congestive heart failure and diabetic retinopathy and may also lower the risk of death from all causes, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and diabetes in adults with hyperglycaemia, suggests a study.
Nitrate supplements may lower risk of diabetes complications, mortality in hyperglycaemic adults
30 May 2023Functional surgery delivers amputation-free benefit in nail unit melanoma
Patients who have nail unit melanoma (NUM) with a Breslow thickness (BT) of <0.8 mm may benefit from functional surgery, which offers an amputation-sparing advantage, suggests a recent study.