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The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is rolling out a new artificial intelligence system to strengthen hand hygiene practices and reduce infections. Proper hand hygiene is considered the most effective way to prevent healthcare-associated infections, which affect 5 per cent to 15 per cent of patients in developed countries, according to the World Health Organization. The new Artificially […]

Infection-fighting T cells from people who have eaten recently can proliferate more quickly in response to threats.

Public health officials say cross-contamination may have played a role in a salmonella outbreak at a Hamilton restaurant that has now sickened 29 people, up from the last reported number of 13.

"...with syphilis, these manifestations of cardiovascular disease may be overlooked currently, but they should not be ignored."

Brain tumors cannot always be successfully treated with conventional therapies. A team from Empa and the hospital network HOCH Health Ostschweiz is therefore developing nanozymes that can attack cancer cells directly in the brain during tumor surgery.

Fewer patients are visiting some HIV treatment centres in Senegal amid a wave of arrests targeting 2SLGBTQ+ people, according to health officials and government data seen by Reuters, threatening the country's fight against the virus.

GenomeIndia highlights the need to ground precision medicine in India’s genetic diversity, linking population-specific data with targeted prevention and more equitable healthcare outcomes

A fleet of 950 mobile units is reshaping access to care for underserved communities across Punjab.

Prehistoric humans in Africa may have avoided areas infested with malaria-spreading mosquitoes, a new study suggests.

Prehistoric humans in Africa may have avoided areas infested with malaria-spreading mosquitoes, a new study suggests.