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black and white photo of two women with a baby

Photo by Sergiu Vălenaș on Unsplash 

About 15% of maternity healthcare workers have COVID-19 antibodies, despite never being diagnosed with the disease

New research from London, UK, examines the risks to this group of healthcare professionals

Deanna MacNeil
A microscopic picture of lymphoid cells in an area inflammed after tuberculosis infection.

Innate lymphoid cells (green) near and within a small area of inflammation, or granuloma, in a non-human primate infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB).

NIH via Flickr

Scientists' new trick for tracking bacterial infections makes cell walls glow

This technique allows doctors to tell the difference between two different kinds of inflammation

Lauren Gandy

Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash

Here's how to make health technology accessible to everyone

Often, these solutions leave out the people who need them most

Sophie Okolo
person holding two petri dishes of bacteria

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Rapid DNA sequencing of unknown bacteria helps doctors choose which antibiotics to treat it with

This could cut treatment time from days to hours and decrease overall antibiotic use

Allison J Matthews

Matt Chinworth for Kaiser Health News

The lifesaving transplant organ you're waiting on may go missing in transit

A new investigation finds that many organs are critically delayed while being shipped on commercial airliners

JoNel Aleccia