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Outbreak of Ebola virus disease (Sudan ebolavirus) in Central Uganda

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory about a recently confirmed outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Uganda caused by Sudan virus (species Sudan ebolavirus) to summarize CDC’s recommendations for U.S. public health departments and clinicians, case identification and testing, and clinical laboratory biosafety considerations.

Probiotics and vitamin C for the prevention of respiratory tract infections in children attending preschool: a randomised controlled pilot study

This pilot study investigates the efficacy of a probiotic consortium (Lab4) in combination with vitamin C on the prevention of respiratory tract infections in children attending preschool facilities.

Inspiratory muscle training enhances recovery post-COVID-19: a randomised controlled trial

IMT can significantly improve breathlessness and respiratory muscle function in people with long COVID, and represents an effective, home-based rehabilitation strategy that could be widely implemented as part of COVID-19 recovery strategies

Update of the WHO global air quality guidelines: systematic reviews – an introduction

This paper aims to serve as an introduction to the Special Issue in Environment International entitled “Update of the WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines: Systematic Reviews”.

Novel treatment effective for bladder cancer, study in mice shows

An epigenetics drug currently being used for the treatment of blood cancers and rare sarcomas can stop the growth of bladder cancer by activating the immune system, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study done in mice.

Record avian flu outbreak sees 48m birds culled in UK and EU

Around 48m birds have been culled across the UK and the EU in the last year as a result of the largest outbreak of avian flu on record.

Babies have air pollution in their lungs and brains before they take their first breath

Unborn babies have air pollution particles in their developing lungs and other vital organs as early as the first trimester, new research has revealed.

Low-income charter school graduates had lower rates of problematic substance use as young adults, research suggests

An 8-year study of nearly 1300 low-income adolescents in Los Angeles found that students who attended high performing charter high schools were much less likely to engage in risky substance use by the time they reached age 21.

The relationship between indoor air quality (IAQ) and perceived air quality (PAQ) – a review and case analysis of Chinese residential environment

Summary and comparison of different perceived air quality (PAQ) evaluation methods.

Protective Effect of Previous SARS-CoV-2 Infection against Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 Subvariants

The BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant have shown the capacity of escaping from neutralizing antibodies.1