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January 10, 2025
Little-Known Oropouche Virus Is Spreading: What Clinicians Need to Know About the Insect-Borne Illness
“The illness is endemic to the Amazon basin but has moved beyond it to other countries in which no cases had been previously reported," said Thomas Moore, MD, a clinical professor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita Campus who wrote the primer on Oropouche for the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
JAMA Network
January 08, 2025
Being in shape is better for longevity than being thin, new study shows
"People may want to lose weight for a variety of reasons,” said John Thyfault, a professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center who studies obesity, exercise and health. “But it should be known that you can get more healthy at your current body weight just by moving more."
Washington Post