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What is meningococcal disease? Illness explained as Virginia reports outbreak

The strain of meningococcal disease currently circulating in Virginia is also spreading more widely across the US right now

The Independent UK

Can a tree be historic?

Residents in the Palmer Square neighborhood want a city ordinance to protect American elm trees dating to the 19th century that are among the handful that survived Dutch elm disease.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fauci ‘concerned’ people won’t mask up again as COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to rise in the U.S.

He ruled out mask mandates, but urged Americans to consider masking if COVID cases surge.

Fortune

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India’s health research is not aligned with its disease burden | Data

India's health research misaligned with disease burden: Study shows mismatch between research publications & DALYs. It is channelling significant research efforts into diseases that have a lesser immediate impact domestically but pose a considerable global threat

The Hindu

Sanatana Dharma remark: Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge backs Udhayanidhi Stalin; says religion that does not give dignity is disease

BENGALURU: Karnataka IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge, son of Congress president Mallikarjuna Kharge, on Monday supported Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's stance on the Sanatana Dharma, stating that any religion that promotes inequality is as good as disease.

The Times of India

Prescriptions for fresh fruits and vegetables help boost heart health

People with diet-related diseases show health improvements when they're given "prescription" produce. A new study shows reductions in blood sugar and blood pressure, key measures of heart health.

WEKU

Remarkable Protein May Unlock Treatments For Neurodegenerative Diseases

Israeli scientists have identified a protein that might lead to treatments for neurodegenerative diseases

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Doctors explain what may be causing Mitch McConnell’s ‘freezing’ spells

Parkinson’s disease or traumatic brain injury may be to blame, experts say

The Independent UK

Simon Schama's history of 18th and 19th century disease outbreaks speaks powerfully to the present

Pandemics. Quarantine. Vaccines. These concepts have been at the forefront of our minds for over three years now. Having lived through the height of the COVID pandemic, it would be easy for us to imagine we have just experienced something unique in human history.

The Conversation

Your Hands Can Tell A Lot About Your Health? Here’s What To Look For

Your hands reveal a lot about the state of your health.

Inverse

Owner of Geronimo the alpaca says she is still fighting for justice

Helen Macdonald is seeking closure and answers two years after her animal was euthanised by Defra

The Guardian - UK

As a new variant emerges, is Covid coming back to the UK?

Vaccines, available only to high-risk groups, have been brought forward as cases begin to rise and the British winter looms

The Guardian - UK

Doctors explain what may be causing Mitch McConnell’s ‘freezing’ spells

Parkinson’s disease or traumatic brain injury may be to blame, experts say

The Independent UK

Disruptive treatments

Medical research has brought slow but significant changes to disease diagnostics, drugs, and surgery. Disruptive medical inventions have converted some "surgical" diseases to medical ones, reducing the need for surgery. Examples include polio vaccine, antibiotics for gastric ulcers, and Ponsetti plaster casts for club foot. We hope for more such…

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Chest X-ray interpretation using AI can detect more TB cases

India has a powerful AI-assisted chest X-ray tech to screen presumptive TB cases. qXR, developed by Qure.ai, can detect TB in less than a min, incl. subclinical cases. 43% of TB cases would have been missed without an X-ray. AI tech combined with molecular tests can vastly increase detection rates.…

The Hindu

Early prediction of preeclampsia using a blood-derived biomarker

Liquid biopsy may improve detection of pre-eclampsia at early stages, allowing for timely interventions to reduce risk of severe disease and foetal mortality.

Salon

Anti-vaxxers are now after your dog

The anti-vaxxers are now going to war against rabies vaccines for dogs

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When to prune cherry blossom for healthy, disease-free trees

Take a look at our guide to pruning cherry blossom trees

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Signs your acidity is actually a heart attack

One of the major hindrances in the treatment of heart-related diseases is the inability to identify the symptoms. Key signs of a heart attack are misunderstood to be acidity or gastric and without going to a doctor people try home remedies and delay reaching to a hospital. This factor combined…

The Guardian - AU

Bats and brain worms: how humanity’s environmental impact is giving rise to new infections

As humans encroach further on the natural world, researchers warn that 75% of novel diseases are transmitted from wildlife

The Times of India

Suicide deaths in the US reached a record high in 2022, as per CDC

Suicide deaths in the United States reached a record high of 49,000 in 2022, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on August 10. This was a 2.6% increase over the previous year. More than half of all United States suicide in 2022…

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Which of These 3 Biotech Stocks Are a Buy, Sell, or Hold?

Advanced medical technologies and the pivotal role of technology in drug development are poised to drive significant growth in the biotech industry. Against this backdrop, should you buy, sell or hold biotech stocks Moderna (MRNA), MacroGenics (MGNX), and Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD)? Let’s find out….

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Hindu

Harmful NSAIDs continue to be sold in pharmacies around vulture habitats in Nilgiris, study finds

Study finds 50% of pharmacies in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve selling NSAIDs harmful to vultures. Meloxicam, a drug not harmful to vultures, found in abundance in all 6 districts. Vulture population has crashed to less than 1% of 1980s due to use of harmful NSAIDs. Vultures help keep environment clean, but…

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About the new drug pricing negotiations

The first eligible drugs treat diabetes, blood clots, blood cancers, arthritis and heart disease

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