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An estimated 29.1 million adults (12.7 percent) have been diagnosed with asthma in their lifetimes, and 18.7 million (8.2 percent) still had asthma, according to 2010 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

More than 60 per cent of Ukrainian refugee mothers in Poland are experiencing high or severe levels of distress, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, Mental Health Action Day, highlighting the psychological impact of the war in their

A 77-year old nun from the southern African country of Lesotho has been telling the UN how she survived a deadly outbreak of COVID-19 in her convent and why it’s important to embrace the vaccine.

Patients who are admitted to the hospital with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) are at high risk for thrombosis, particularly venous thromboembolism (VTE). In a meta-analysis of 66 studies, the overall prevalence of VTE among patients with Covid

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the most common organism causing healthcare-associated infections in the United States. CDI rates were above organizational target goal due to delayed testing and variable adherence to the existing

SARS in 2003. Influenza in 2009. Ebola in 2014. Zika in 2015. In the fight against infectious diseases, no nation can stand alone. In today's interconnected world, a health threat anywhere is a threat everywhere: an outbreak in a remote village can

Swimmer's ear leads to about 2.4 million doctor visits each year and is responsible for nearly $500 million dollars in annual health care costs, according to estimates released by CDC on Thuday. The report, published in CDC's MMWR, is the first

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 775-788, February 2023.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 78, Issue 1, Page 142-153, January 2022.