The Latest Breaking News from Disease

To keep your cool in a heatwave, it may help to water your trees

Heatwaves are among the world’s deadliest weather hazards. Every year, vast numbers of people are killed by heat stress and it can worsen health problems such as diabetes, asthma and heart disease.

The Conversation · Feb 5, 2025

Dementia: why prescription drugs like antibiotics and vaccines have been linked to lower risk of the disease

There’s currently no cure for dementia. Although some recently developed drugs show promise in slowing the progress of the disease, these are both costly and may have limited benefit for many patients.

The Conversation · Feb 4, 2025

This new sickle cell treatment could be a gamechanger – if the NHS really starts to care about black people’s health

Dating, holidays, work: this genetic disease changes everything. Gene therapy could be a lifeline, if it’s accessible to all, says Tobi Oredein, founder and CEO of Black Ballad

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025

King Charles shares emotional video featuring Sir Chris Hoy, Amy Dowden and Tom Daly to mark World Cancer Day

Olympic cyclist Chris Hoy told cancer patients ‘We’re all in this together’

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

Withdrawing from WHO puts US at risk

The Trump administration is limiting the nation’s ability to respond to infectious disease as Marburg, Ebola rise

Salon · Feb 4, 2025

Guillain-Barre Syndrome: Five dead as India faces outbreak of nerve disease

People urged to drink boiled water and avoid uncooked meat and stale food

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

What causes cancer? The 12 most dangerous things you can do for your health

Dr Liz O’Riordan, a breast cancer surgeon and three-time cancer patient, shares the surprising things that raise the risk of getting cancer

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025

The aspirin mistake: 29 million take it daily, not realizing costs outweigh benefits

Daily, low-dose aspirin is no longer recommended for the prevention of stroke and heart attack in older adults not at higher risk of heart disease.

Fortune · Feb 4, 2025

Colorectal cancer: Detection of early symptoms and prevention

Colorectal cancer is increasingly becoming a public health concern in India. It has steadily increased over the past two decades. Though the incidence of CRC is still much lower in India compared to the West, urban areas are increasingly seeing an alarming trend, particularly in people under 50 years. According…

The Times of India · Feb 4, 2025

Is AI the future of prostate cancer treatment?

Worldwide, prostate cancer is the most diagnosed cancer and the third leading cause of cancer death in men. In India there are almost 37 thousand new cases and 18 thousand deaths from this disease every year according to Globocan 2022. The mortality rate was found to be increased with an…

The Times of India · Feb 3, 2025