What is the news about scurvy?
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In July 2024, a study revealed that the incidence of pediatric scurvy in the U.S. more than tripled between 2016 and 2020, highlighting a surprising modern resurgence of this "historical" disease. Recent case reports from Australia and Canada confirm that this problem extends beyond childhood and beyond U.S. borders, prompting renewed attention to nutritional deficiencies in the 21st century.
