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What Is Kisunla? Know All About New FDA-Approved Drug For Alzheimer's Disease

Kisunla manufactured by Eli Lilly could significantly slow cognitive decline in people with early symptomatic Alzheimer's disease, according to results of the company's clinical trials.

Medical Daily · Jul 3, 2024

Heading to Bali or somewhere tropical these holidays? Here’s what you need to know about dengue fever

If you’re looking to escape the Australian winter for your next holiday, don’t forget where there’s warmth, there will also be mosquitoes.

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2024

Indigenous kids 'suffering in silence' with ear disease

More than 26 per cent of First Nations children suffer undiagnosed ear disease and one-in-five live with undetected hearing loss.

AAP · Jul 3, 2024

Alzheimer’s made my mom unable to recognize her grandkids. Breakthroughs too late for her can change the disease's trajectory—if diagnosis and treatment start early

Improvements in detection, diagnosis, and medicines are offering new hope for slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. 

Fortune · Jul 2, 2024

The Forgotten Factor Driving Rising Asthma Rates, Developmental Delays, and Cognitive Declines

Our environments play a crucial role in chronic conditions like heart disease, says physician Rosalind J. Wright.

Inverse · Jul 2, 2024

Will Pakistan ever be able to eradicate polio?

Six poliovirus cases have been reported so far this year. But the country’s fight is not just against the disease.

Al Jazeera · Jul 2, 2024

How unseasonal rains are extending malaria transmission windows

“Jab machhar sab khoon pi lela, jab beemari ho jala, tab dawai chidki ka baa? [What is the use of spraying insecticide after the mosquitoes are done feeding on our blood and giving us the disease?].” Eighteen-year-old Seeta Devi’s voice cuts through the heat, as she talks from the doorway of…

Newslaundry · Jul 1, 2024

Engineered stone is now banned. But how safe are the alternatives?

From today, engineered stone is banned in Australia in a bid to protect workers from inhaling deadly silica dust, which has long been linked to diseases such as lung cancer and silicosis.

The Conversation · Jun 30, 2024

Shania Twain at Glastonbury review – country-pop legend doesn’t hold her horses

Her voice, affected by Lyme disease, isn’t what it once was – but her country glamour and crowdpleasing impulses make for a successful legends set

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024

This Truth About Raw Milk Is Too Often Overlooked

There is little evidence to support claims that raw milk is healthier than pasteurized and the risk of serious illness is much greater.

Inverse · Jun 30, 2024