Researchers have identified four new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer,…
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Epidemiology is the study of how diseases and health-related issues are distributed across populations and the factors that influence or determine their spread. It involves the analysis of data to identify risk factors and to formulate disease prevention strategies. Epidemiologists use this information to control health problems and improve public health through various methods, including surveillance, outbreak investigation, and intervention studies. The field plays a crucial role in public health decision-making by providing the scientific basis for policy development and health practices.
A newly published study pokes holes in widely accepted theory that connects biodiversity abundance with…
A new study from scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health suggests that vitamin…
Similar to Lyme disease, a new tick-borne infection known as Borrelia miyamotoi has been discovered…
In Pakistan, nine health workers were killed last year. They were administering the polio vaccine,…
The most common STIs in the USA, chlamydia and gonorrhea, are usually easy to eradicate…
The FDA is warning that there is a possibility of healthcare-related infections caused by the…
Researchers have discovered a potent antibody in panda blood, which could help fight increasingly prevalent…
Back in 2005, doctors at a remote hospital in the village of Tugela Ferry, South…
After a high-level meeting this week, work on the avian influenza H5N1 virus will probably…
According to a new study, cutting unclean fruits and vegetables can spread viruses to the…
The novel coronavirus which was discovered this summer in the Middle East might infect more…
The new coronavirus, linked to different cases in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, was named HCoV-EMC,…
Some new diagnostic tests for foodborne pathogens like Salmonella, Campylobacter and Escherichia coli hinder the…
The World Health Organization announced four new cases of the novel coronavirus that caused a…
Researchers suggest that a small dose of methamphetamine, i.e. crystal meth, could reduce the replication…
In Cambridge, UK, there was a superbug outbreak at a special-care neonatal unit that lasted…
In the USA, an ongoing fungal meningitis outbreak has killed 30 people and sickened another…