A new study suggests that, for some patients, the anesthetic ketamine is a promising alternative to electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, currently one of the quickest and most effective therapies for…
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Anthrax Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the 2001 anthrax attacks, also referred to as Amerithrax. There are four types of anthrax infection: cutaneous (through the skin), inhalation (through the lungs;…
Zika Virus Infection Fast Facts
CNN — Here’s a look at Zika virus, an illness spread through mosquito bites that can cause birth defects and other neurological defects. Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Ultrasound Pulses to Brain Send Mice Into a Hibernation-Like State
For many animals, life is a cycle of scarcity as well as plenty. Hibernating creatures curl up underground in winter, slowing their metabolism so they can make it to spring…
Vaccines Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at information and statistics concerning vaccines in the United States. For vaccines related to coronavirus, see Coronavirus Outbreak Timeline Fast Facts. The Centers for Disease…
An African Country Faces Challenges to Protect Girls From HPV
When the health workers arrived at Upendo Primary School on the edge of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, they instructed girls who would turn 14 this year to line up to…
Tuberculosis (TB) Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at Tuberculosis (also known as TB), an infection, caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that usually affects the lungs. It can also infect other…
Sleep apnea and a chronic condition raise long Covid risk
CNN — Adults who have obstructive sleep apnea have up to an 75% increased risk, on average, of developing long Covid after a SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with people without sleep…