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Nearly 600 California Countertop Workers Now Have Incurable Lung Disease and 65 Have Needed Lung Transplants

A new report documents 592 silicosis cases among California engineered stone workers, including 31 deaths and 65 lung transplants since 2019.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

From hunger to obesity: Developing world faces growing threat to child health

Childhood obesity is rapidly increasing in developing nations, creating a significant health challenge. This epidemic is now outpacing undernutrition in many populous countries. Processed foods and lack of awareness fuel this growing public health crisis. Experts warn of a future surge in non-communicable diseases due to this trend. Urgent action…

The Economic Times · Sep 3

Rocky Horror star Tim Curry’s cause of death revealed

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The Independent UK · Sep 2

Junk out, khichdi in: ‘Healthy’ food made mandatory in Maharashtra govt offices

Maharashtra government mandates healthier food in all state canteens and official events. The directive promotes millet khichdi and sprouts curry while reducing processed items. Guidelines from ICMR-NIN and FSSAI will shape the new healthy menu options. This initiative aims to boost health awareness and reduce non-communicable diseases. Government departments must…

The Economic Times · Sep 2

Two Pennsylvania Measles Deaths Remain Off the National Count While the CDC Reviews What Caused Them

The CDC has left two Pennsylvania measles deaths out of its national tally. The Lancaster County coroner disputes the label on one of them.

Medical Daily · Sep 2

New MRI method could help track Huntington’s disease and its treatments

About 8,000 people in the UK are living with Huntington’s disease, a devastating inherited condition that gradually affects movement, thinking and mood. Now, an advanced type of MRI scan could give researchers a way to estimate the cellular damage it causes in living people, which could eventually help show whether…

The Conversation · Sep 2

Endometriosis: a long-ignored disease, despite symptoms that can be traced back to ancient times

Intense pelvic pain, severely painful periods, infertility – these symptoms associated with endometriosis already appeared in medical texts as far back as antiquity. Yet this disease, which affects 10% of women of reproductive age, long remained ignored. The reason: the long history of medical and social representations of female pain.

The Conversation · Sep 2

Deaths in Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak top 3,000, spread of disease shows no signs of slowing

The latest government data shows Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of over 6,100 confirmed cases

The Independent UK · Sep 2

Heart problem spotted in 2 secs by 'superhuman' AI? How this tool can see deep into your heart valves what doctors may miss

Heart disease spotted in 2 seconds: An artificial intelligence system can analyse ECGs to detect hidden signs of heart disease. The technology can identify subtle patterns that even expert cardiologists may miss and has shown high diagnostic accuracy for several cardiovascular conditions. It can also detect signs linked to diabetes…

The Economic Times · Sep 2

Free cholesterol tests on the NHS are great – but here’s the five-point health MOT I’d really like to see

You could be walking around symptom-free and not know you’re pre-diabetic, living with hypertension or at a high risk of a heart attack, says public health academic Prof Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2