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Las Vegas hotels investigated after cases of Legionnaires’ disease

Guests who may have been exposed are being notified

The Independent UK

Missed childhood TB cases impede achieving 2025 goal

India faces huge challenge in eliminating TB by 2025. With childhood TB continuing to remain a “staggering problem”, detection gaps, low BCG vaccination, and difficulty in diagnosis, India faces a huge challenge in eliminating TB by 2025.

The Hindu

Smoke from Canadian wildfires sent more asthma sufferers to the emergency room

Centers for Disease Control studies increased asthma-related ER visits by 17% nationwide during 19 of the smokiest days. On the worst air quality day in New York state, those visits spiked 82%.

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ICMR-NITM orientation training programme for govt. officers from Karnataka and Goa in Belagavi today

ICMR-NITM to host one-day orientation training on “Role of laboratory in Disease Surveillance” in Belagavi for officials from Karnataka & Goa. Aim is to strengthen outbreak investigation activities in the region. Scientists from ICMR-NIE, Chennai & ICMR-NIV, Pune to interact with participants. ICMR-NITM has identified outbreaks of cholera, hepatitis, diphtheria…

The Hindu

Constipation and other gut woes may be early warning signs of Parkinson’s disease, study finds

In a vast research project, scientists looked at data from the US and examined almost 25,000 people

The Independent UK

Infectious disease found at Las Vegas Strip's Caesars Palace

Since the covid pandemic, Las Vegas has struggled with RSV, bed bugs, and multiple other health issues.

The Street

Legionnaires' disease kills 7 people in a strategic Polish city on the Ukrainian border

Poland's internal security officers are searching for the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease which has killed seven people and infected more than 100 in a strategic city near the border with Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome May Be Early Warning Signs Of Parkinson’s Disease

Constipation linked with more than doubling in risk of developing the neurological condition in the five years before diagnosis.

Zenger

Digestion issues could be warning sign of Parkinson’s disease, research suggests

Study shows higher risk of condition for patients with gut problems

The Guardian - UK

Startup Aiming To Keep Kidney Patients Off Dialysis

The use of electro-hydraulic acoustic therapy can stop the progression of late-stage chronic renal disease by up to a year.

Zenger

What your hands say about your health

Your hands reveal a lot about the state of your health. This is something that has been recognised since at least the time of Hippocrates – the father of modern medicine.

The Conversation

Who should get the new RSV vaccines? Here's everything you need to know

There are now RSV vaccines approved for older adults and for pregnant people, and antibody shots (not vaccines) available for babies. What's the difference?

LiveScience

Madurai Respiratory Society expresses concern over removal of respiratory medicine from mandatory list of UG medical education

The members of the Madurai Respiratory Society have expressed concern over the recent decision made by the NMC undergraduate medical education board to remove the Respiratory Medicine (TB and Chest Disease, Chest Diseases) Department from the mandatory list of undergraduate medical education.

The Hindu

Scientists target ‘first stop’ of prostate cancer spread

Researchers hope their work could lead to the development of new treatments that prevent the spread of the disease.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Women more severely affected by ME, study claims

ME/CFS is estimated to affect more than 250,000 people in the UK, of all ages and from all social and economic backgrounds.

The Conversation

With COVID now endemic, modelling suggests targeted protection will be more effective than blanket measures

Interventions designed to limit the spread of COVID have been rolled back around the world. In New Zealand, the government removed all remaining public health measures last week.

LiveScience

Rare mosquito-borne disease that can infect the brain sickens 2, kills 1 in Alabama

Two cases of eastern equine encephalitis were reported in recent weeks in Alabama.

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Childhood inactivity is associated with cardiac disease in young adults: Study

According to a study presented at ESC Congress 2023, hours of inactivity during childhood could be laying the groundwork for heart attacks and strokes later in life. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Independent UK

Five deaths this year from ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria recorded in Florida

The disease can be caused by contaminated seafood or when an open wound is exposed to the bacteria

The National (Scotland)

Home Office considered use of overseas workers in case of disease on Bibby Stockholm

THE Home Office considered drafting in overseas workers using a visa waiver in the event of an outbreak of an infectious disease on the Bibby…

The Guardian - UK

The door to door service that is changing the diagnosis for Malawians

In a country where many live far from clinics, a home-visit scheme has been a breakthrough in treating illnesses such as diabetes and spotting cancers

The Conversation

Disease in the dirt: how mange-causing mites decimated a Tasmanian wombat population

More than 80% of Australian mammals are found nowhere else in the world. Many of these unique, iconic creatures are under threat.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Surge in child strep A infections; far-right ‘falsehoods’; cablecar rescue drama

Far-right groups co-opting comments by controversial New Zealand activist, and journal reports rise in flesh-eating invasive disease among children

LiveScience

FDA approves 1st RSV vaccine for use in pregnancy to stop infection in newborns

The FDA just approved an RSV vaccine that can be given in the third trimester of pregnancy.

The Conversation

Aging with a healthy brain: How lifestyle changes could help prevent up to 40% of dementia cases

A 65-year-old woman repeatedly seeks medical help for her failing memory. She is first told it’s nothing to worry about, then, a year later, that it’s “just normal aging.” Until finally, the penny drops: “It’s Alzheimer’s. There is no cure.”

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