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India reports 86% fall in cases since 2015, 79% reduction in deaths due to Malaria

Malaria in India is perceived as a poor man's disease, thus receiving low priority in the public health agenda.

The Hindu

What is polio and should we be worried about the discovery of poliovirus in London?

It is the first time since 1984 that the virus has been found to be spreading in the community in the UK.

Evening Standard

Polio alert as several cases of virus that causes disease are detected in London

It is the first time in almost 40 years that transmission of the virus has been detected in the UK

Evening Standard

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Why Athira Pharma Stock Is Plunging

Athira Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: ATHA) shares are falling Wednesday after the company announced topline results from its exploratory ACT-AD Phase 2 study of fosgonimeton in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease.

Benzinga

Athira Pharma Shares Fall To 52-Week Low - Read Why

Athira Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:ATHA) shares are falling to 52-week lows after announcing disappointing topline results from its exploratory ACT-AD Phase 2 study of fosgonimeton (ATH-1017) in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study did not meet the primary endpoint of a statistically significant change in ERP P300 Latency for the modified intent to treat…

Benzinga

South Korea reports first imported case of monkeypox

SEOUL: South Korea reported its first imported cases of monkeypox on Wednesday, becoming the latest of some 40 countries -- and the first in East Asia -- to have identified the disease.

Bangkok Post

Why Precision BioSciences Shares Are Surging Today

Precision BioSciences Inc (NASDAQ:DTIL) has entered into an exclusive worldwide in vivo gene editing research and development collaboration and license agreement with Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) Precision will develop a custom ARCUS nuclease that will be designed to insert, in vivo, a therapeutic transgene at a "safe harbor" location in the genome as a potential one-time…

Benzinga

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EXCLUSIVE: BioRestorative Selects Second Site For Its Lumbar Disc Disease Study

BioRestorative Therapies Inc (NASDAQ: BRTX) has selected the Center for Clinical Research in North Carolina as the company's second contract for its Phase 2 trial targeting chronic lumbar disc disease (cLDD).

Benzinga

Taller people are more at risk of serious health conditions, new study warns

A new study has found a surprising link between how tall you are and an increased risk to certain health conditions

Daily Mirror

France is facing a new COVID-19 wave - French vaccination chief

France is facing a new wave of COVID-19 infections fuelled by new variants of the disease, French vaccination chief Alain Fischer said on Wednesday, as daily new cases reached an almost two-month peak the day before at more than 95,000.

Reuters

Denmark to offer fourth COVID vaccine dose to people over 50 years

Denmark plans to offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose in the autumn to those who are over 50 years old, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Wednesday as she announced a strategy to curb the spread of the disease over the coming months.

Reuters

Commentary: Monkeypox is not our next pandemic, but it has lessons for us

Monkeypox is a viral disease, distantly related to its far more deadly cousin, smallpox. So far this year, it has been discovered in dozens of countries that are generally not familiar with monkeypox, with about 113 cases in the U.S., 15 of them in Illinois.

Chicago Tribune

South Korea reports first confirmed monkeypox case, steps up monitoring

South Korea on Wednesday confirmed its first case of monkeypox virus and pledged to strengthen monitoring and response systems as it raised the alert level to "caution" for the infectious disease.

Reuters

Aldi puts red flag cancer warnings on 70 million toilet roll packs

Almost half of UK adults can't name symptoms of the disease

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Nutritional security is vital in the fight against TB

The government’s support programme for TB patients is insufficient and inadequate

Zenger

Ray Of Hope: Protein Study Could Pave Way For New Multiple Sclerosis Therapy

"Our results are a window of opportunity for new research strategies of demyelinating diseases such as MS."

Liverpool Echo

Man's niece leaves him speechless after she finds out about his disease

Heidi Barker has raised more than £15,000 in honour of her great-uncle Ian

ABC News

Japanese encephalitis detected in feral pigs on Cape York in far north Queensland

Health authorities say the risk of humans contracting the disease is low despite animals carrying the virus on Cape York.

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Bangkok Post

Monkeypox jab options calculated

Vaccine preparations are needed to deal with monkeypox but there's no need yet for any mass vaccination, said Dr Thiravat Hemachudha, head of the Emerging Diseases Science Centre at Chulalongkorn University.

Salon

Does Paxlovid work against COVID?

Experts explain how the drug works, where it came from, and what kinds of side effects to expect

Bangkok Post

New pot scare alert: 'heart problems'

The Forensic Physician Association of Thailand has warned that people who consume cannabis run the risk of contracting coronary heart disease and other heart-related diseases.

RideApart

Legendary Motorcycle Engineer Steve Harris Has Died

Iconic motorcycle engineer and chassis builder Steve Harris died on June 15, 2022, after battling Parkinson’s disease for years.

Benzinga

Paratek Pharmaceuticals' Shares Gain Following FDA Fast Track Designation For Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Drug

Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRTK) received Fast Track designation from the U.S.

Benzinga

Analysts Try To See Beyond Acadia's Alzheimer's Disease Psychosis

HC Wainwright says that a negative AdCom vote on Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc&#

Daily Mirror

Gregg Wallace makes film on food poverty as cost of living crisis grips nation

Gregg, who has two grown-up children from a previous marriage, spent the day with single mum Daisy White and her kids Molly, Sapphire and 12-year-old Rhys, who has chronic kidney disease meaning his life expectancy is limited to around 25

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