clinical medicine
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Epstein-Barr Virus Could Be the Leading Cause of Multiple Sclerosis, Large Study Finds
Scientists say they’ve found striking evidence that a common infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus is the leading cause of multiple sclerosis. Their research has found that military personnel who newly tested positive for the virus went on to have a substantially higher risk of later developing multiple sclerosis than those who didn’t. The findings…
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Scientists Find Link Between Microplastics and IBD Symptoms
Scientists this week have reported an interesting correlation between microplastics and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Those with diagnosed IBD, the researchers found, had noticeably greater levels of microplastics in their faeces than healthy controls. The findings could suggest that these pollutants have a causative role in IBD, the researchers say, or indicate that people with…
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Starbucks Worker Tests Positive for Hepatitis A, Prompts Mass Vaccination of Customers
Health officials in New Jersey are scrambling to prevent an outbreak of hepatitis A after a Starbucks employee reportedly tested positive for the virus last week. The location where the employee worked was temporarily shut down, and hundreds of people have received a vaccine against the virus, including the employee’s co-workers. Potentially thousands of people…
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A Girl Likely Caught Gonorrhea From Swimming in a Hot Spring, Doctors Say
Doctors say they’ve documented an unusual case of gonorrhea in an 11-year-girl from Austria, one with no evidence of sexual transmission. As near as they can tell, the girl caught it from swimming in a communal hot spring while vacationing in Italy. Thankfully, the infection was successfully treated with antibiotics once discovered.