Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

An Australian medical technology company, Proteomics International, has published a study demonstrating a new blood test significantly outperforms conventional tests in identifying the risk of diabetes-related chronic kidney disease (DKD). The blood test, called PromarkerD, has been previously validated for predicting renal decline up to four years in advance in type 2 diabetes.

A research team led by Prof. Zeng Zhutian from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has identified and named a novel population of bladder-resident macrophages, termed suburothelial perivascular macrophages (suPVMs), which can prevent hematogenous dissemination of uropathogens by releasing macrophage extracellular traps (METs). This finding has been published in Immunity.

Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is commonly known for causing blisters and sores. But in some cases, the virus can migrate to the eye or nervous system, causing severe, chronic symptoms.

Tanzania has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, the health ministry said Monday, the first time the virus has been detected in an outbreak that has hit several African countries.

A novel analysis of more than 375 published studies concluded that the association between chronic pain and rates of depression and anxiety is staggering. The study, led by investigators at Johns Hopkins Medicine found that 40% of adults with chronic pain experienced “clinically significant depression and anxiety.” Among those most at risk, the analysis showed, were women, younger adults and people with fibromyalgia.

The impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) keeps escalating around the world, and this burden is projected to rise with population growth and aging, according to a study published in BMC Public Health.

Upcoming spring break trips will give the current measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico a chance to grow, making it particularly important for people who are behind on their shots to catch up now, Colorado’s state epidemiologist said.

Five years ago, on a late Monday evening in March, Gov. Brian Kemp and his top health aides hastily called a news conference at the Capitol to make an announcement that would touch every person in Georgia.

A patient who came to a hospital emergency room in Montgomery County is Pennsylvania’s first confirmed measles case this year amid a national surge of the highly contagious virus, according to health officials.

Several weeks ago, I visited a local NHS urgent care center with my toddler on what might be called a semi-annual pilgrimage related to having a child in nursery. Owing to what is now a typical three- or four-hour wait, during which he made a recovery, I had the time to notice the hospital’s waiting room cleaning practices. They amounted to someone pushing a mop around the floor and in the process moving, rather than removing, various fluids and items that had probably amassed over the preceding several hours.