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The deaths of 17 elderly people earlier this summer were the result of systemic failures in the public health system in England, according to a leading public health expert. Writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Professor John Ashton describes a confused picture of what was happening …

Violence toward first responders is widespread and can face a felony charge in Pennsylvania, yet new research shows that victims often feel they do not receive legal justice. Now a study of victim cases and interviews with district attorneys in Philadelphia offers three solutions to help educate first responders and …

Deepak Shukla and Tejabhiram Yadavalli. Credit: Jenny Fontaine. A study led by researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago has found that combining acyclovir—a commonly prescribed topical herpes medication—with particles of activated carbon improves efficacy of the drug. This new approach allows for less frequent dosing and overall course …

Experiencing harm in hospital significantly increases the length of stay, length of recovery after discharge and health system costs, which amounted to more than $1 billion in Ontario in fiscal year 2015/16, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). “We were able to estimate, for the first …

The thoracic duct carries Tfh-enriched lymphocytes to the blood, including a population of Tfh CXCR5 PD-1markers. Credit: Laura Vella, John Wherry, Penn Medicine, JCI A rare, short-lived population of immune cells in the bloodstream may serve as ‘periscopes’ to monitor immune status via lymph nodes deep inside the body, according …

Sarah B. Mulkey, M.D., Ph.D., a fetal-neonatal neurologist in the Division of Fetal and Transitional Medicine at Children’s National and the study’s lead author. Credit: Children’s National in Washington, D.C. Late in pregnancy, the human body carefully prepares fetuses for the rigors of life outside the protection of the womb. …

Ohio State researchers have found evidence that early exposure to farm animals could lead to robust immune system development. Credit: The Ohio State University Getting up close—and a little dirty—with farm animals just might help us fend off illness, say researchers who’ve further demonstrated the benefits of early exposure to …