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In this Healio video exclusive, Elizabeth Fagan, MD, an independent hepatologist and consultant in Texas, discusses global concerns about cases of acute, severe hepatitis in children and what caregivers should be aware of. According to Fagan, there are now nearly 300 cases of severe hepatitis in children worldwide, as reported by the WHO and the CDC. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

Vivalink announced the availability of the first multimodal wearable patch for remote BP monitoring for use in commercial research and development. According to a company press release, the patch, which weighs 7.5 g and is the size of a small bandage, uses electrical signal-based technologies to capture ECG trace, heart rate, respiratory rate and systolic and diastolic BP on a single device.

Heath officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this week confirmed a third case of Ebola in an ongoing outbreak that has killed two people.

Warts, hypogammaglobulinemia, infections and myelokathexis — or WHIM — syndrome is a rare but important primary immunodeficiency that leaves some patients susceptible to life-threatening infections as well as to cancer. Healio spoke with Teresa Kathleen Tarrant, MD, associate professor in rheumatology and immunology at Duke University School of Medicine, to find out more about the

Daily supplementation with vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acids, in conjunction with a strength exercise program, may reduce the risk for cancer in adults aged 70 years and older, according to results of a randomized controlled trial. “Based on our findings, with the triple combination, we would need to treat 35 persons (95% CI, 26-137) in order to prevent one incident case of cancer at 3