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Amazon a time bomb for the emergence of diseases with pandemic potential – due to deforestation and climate change

Home to the greatest biodiversity on the planet, the Amazon is also a ticking time bomb for the emergence or resurgence of diseases with pandemic potential. This is because environmental degradation and altered landscapes are important factors in this process, which are exacerbated during periods of extreme drought, such as…

The Conversation

Climate change 'threatens to reverse decades of progress on human health'

UN weather agency warns of heightened risk of disease and heat deaths

Evening Standard

World’s second human recipient of pig heart dies six weeks after operation

Lawrence Faucette, who had terminal heart disease, received a pig heart genetically altered to be compatible with humans

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Prevention better than cure to close rural health gap

A study of 66,000 private health patients in regional Australia has mapped out the rates of chronic disease and revealed poor access to specialist care.

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Karnataka CM writes to Prime Minister requesting waiver of import taxes on medicine for a baby with a rare disease

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking help for the treatment of a 15-month-old boy from Karnataka, who has been diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) type 2, a rare genetic disease.

The Hindu

The American Cancer Society says more people should get screened for lung cancer

New guidelines say more current and former smokers should get screened on a yearly basis. New treatments for lung cancer make early detection of the lethal disease more important.

WEKU

Piling On The Pounds During Pregnancy Can Raise Risk Of Dying Young

Those who gain more than the now-recommended amount of weight during pregnancy had a higher risk of death from heart disease or diabetes.

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Endometriosis afflicts millions of women, but few people feel comfortable talking about it

Endometriosis causes physical, sexual and emotional pain. About 190 million people around the globe have endometriosis, including one in 10 American women, but there has historically been a deafening silence about the disease and the pervasive impact it can have on a person’s life.

The Conversation

Cancer has many faces − 5 counterintuitive ways scientists are approaching cancer research to improve treatment and prevention

How researchers conceptualize a disease informs how they treat it. Cancer is often described as uncontrollable cell growth triggered by genetic damage. But cancer can also be seen from angles that emphasize mathematics, evolutionary game theory and physics, among others.

The Conversation

Addiction can lead to financial ruin. Ohio wants to teach finance pros to help stem the loss

Across the country, family members of children, parents and other relatives struggling with the disease of addiction are facing new financial burdens whether it’s missing work, blowing through their savings or becoming parents again in their 60s and 70s

The Independent UK

32 common dog diseases to keep an eye out for

If you own a dog, their health is likely to be something you worry about. Here are 32 things to look out for that might indicate your pooch is sick

PetsRadar

A 'tropical disease' carried by sand flies is confirmed in a new country: the U.S.

Leishmaniasis, a disease spread by a parasite carried by sand flies, is generally considered a tropical disease. Now, thanks to climate change, new research finds it's endemic to the United States.

WEKU

Number of People Living With HIV/AIDS in China Keeps Rising

The continued increase in the disease’s prevalence has far outpaced growth in the rates for reported cases and deaths from 2002 to 2021

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Air pollution raises risk of type 2 diabetes, says landmark Indian study

Seven-year study of 12,000 residents of Delhi and Chennai finds link between PM2.5 particles and increased blood sugar levels

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AI algorithm ‘could improve outcomes for thousands of cancer patients a year’

Researchers have developed an algorithm that predicts how aggressive a tumour is likely to be more accurately than a biopsy.

LiveScience

Do traditional Chinese herbs actually 'heal'? This tool aims to find out.

A new tool may be able to predict the effectiveness of herbs used in traditional Chinese medicines — but what do experts think of its assessments?

The Conversation

We need a single list of all life on Earth – and most taxonomists now agree on how to start

Species lists are one of the unseen pillars of science and society. Lists of species underpin our understanding of the natural world, threatened species management, quarantine, disease control and much else besides.

The Conversation

TB vaccine: WHO expert explains why it's taken 100 years for a scientific breakthrough, and why it's such a big deal

The BCG vaccine for TB has been used for 100 years. It is largely effective for children under five, but less so in older people and can’t be used on patients who have certain medical conditions. Today we’re the closest we’ve ever been to discovering a vaccine that might replace…

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Malawi battles outbreak of scabies that health experts link to climate crisis

Hospitals register thousands of people with infectious skin disease, months after wave of cholera swept African country

The Hindu

State seed corporation signs MoU with ICRISAT to access drought and disease-resistant varieties

KSSC, ICRISAT ink MoU to introduce drought, disease-resistant varieties to benefit farmers in Karnataka. KSSC to get access to new seed varieties from ICRISAT; MoU valid for 3 yrs; Varieties to be validated by VRDC, KSSC & State agri univs; FICCI reps meet Agri Min to discuss reforms.

The Independent UK

The flesh-eating parasitic disease spreading across America

A new strain of a parasitc disease spread by flies has been found in southern states in the US, CDC says

The Conversation

Slashing salt can save lives – and it won’t hurt your hip pocket or tastebuds

Each year, more than 2,500 Australians die from diseases linked to eating too much salt.

The Hindu

Daily walks can help reduce risk of cardiovascular diseases, say specialists

Heart specialists from Naruvi Hospital, Vellore, emphasised the need for walking daily for a healthy heart. A study found 15% reduction in risk of dying from CVD with 500-1,000 steps a day. The doctors discussed pros/cons of bypass surgery, stenting, minimally invasive & robotic surgeries for treating coronary artery disease.…

France 24

'We don't have the budget to feed all the inmates': A rise in deaths in DR Congo prisons

Overcrowding, lack of food, disease ... In September alone, 14 inmates died in the main prison in Goma, the capital of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Images of inmates crammed into tents and photos of bodies being removed leaked onto social networks in mid-October. Our Observers told…

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Major winner and golf broadcaster Karen Stupples opens up about her terrifying and painful year

For Karen Stupples, the symptoms of Graves’ Disease came on nightmarishly fast at the start of 2023.

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