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One-in-ten infectious disease deaths linked to obesity – study
10 Feb 2026 08:30 GMT
… die from an infectious disease
One-in-ten infectious disease deaths globally are … hospitalisation and death from most infectious diseases, including flu, COVID-19, pneumonia, … between obesity and severe infectious disease.
Participants had their body …
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Study Finds Obesity Increases Risk of Serious Infections by 70%, Linking One in Ten Global Infectious Disease Deaths to Obesity
10 Feb 2026 07:59 GMT
… to infections such as influenza, pneumonia, gastroenteritis, respiratory … paper).
Keywords: Obesity, Infectious diseases, Immunology, Epidemiology, Public health … -19 pandemic impactglobal infectious disease deathsinfectious disease vulnerabilitylong- …
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Milton S. Hershey Medical Center strengthens readiness to care for patients with rare, high risk infectious diseases
10 Feb 2026 06:01 GMT
… patients with rare, high-risk infectious diseases. Since 2015, the medical center … -quality care during infectious disease outbreaks such as Ebola and Middle East … rapid and effective responses to infectious disease emergencies, while safeguarding patients, …
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Obesity linked to higher risk of severe and fatal infectious diseases
10 Feb 2026 05:35 GMT
… hospitalisation and death from most infectious diseases, including flu, COVID-19, pneumonia, … relationship between obesity and severe infectious disease.
Participants had their body …
The authors also used infectious disease mortality data from the Global …
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Global Review Highlights Alarming Rates of Infectious Diseases and Drug Use in Incarcerated Populations
10 Feb 2026 03:52 GMT
… (IDU) and infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), hepatitis B (HBV), and … Altice, MD, Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at Yale School of Medicine … National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R01AI147490 RFA-AI-18-026 …
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The Lancet: People with obesity at 70% higher risk of serious infection with one in ten infectious disease deaths globally potentially linked to obesity, study suggests
10 Feb 2026 03:37 GMT
… hospitalisation and death from most infectious diseases, including flu, COVID-19, pneumonia, … relationship between obesity and severe infectious disease.
Participants had their body …
The authors also used infectious disease mortality data from the Global …
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PA investments making a difference in Avian Flu fight
10 Feb 2026 08:01 GMT
… against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Targeted interventions … devastating losses from avian influenza.
Pennsylvania’s HPAI … properly, HPAI is highly infectious and is generally fatal … and Prevention, avian influenza presents very low risk …
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Obesity drives one in ten infectious disease deaths
10 Feb 2026 02:38 GMT
… risk posed by many different infectious diseases, from flu and Covid-19 to … relationship between obesity and severe infectious disease. Participants had their body mass … the impact of obesity on infectious disease deaths for different countries, regions …
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People with obesity 70% more likely to be hospitalised, die from infectious disease
10 Feb 2026 01:16 GMT
… hospitalised or die from an infectious disease, including flu, COVID-19 and pneumonia … whether the link exists for infectious diseases in general, they said.
The … of deaths and hospitalisations from infectious diseases linked to obesity," author …
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Obese people are 70 per cent more likely to die from an infectious disease, concerning new research reveals
10 Feb 2026 00:11 GMT
… or die from an infectious disease, with the link now … of deaths and hospitalisations from infectious diseases linked to obesity,' … all of these - including flu, Covid, pneumonia, urinary … a wide range of infectious diseases suggests that broad biological …
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