The Latest Breaking News from Disease

Supreme Court asks 19 states, UTs to declare cancer 'notifiable disease' for early detection

The Supreme Court urged remaining states to declare cancer a notifiable disease. This action aims for early detection and improved patient care nationwide. Seventeen states have already notified cancer as a disease following a parliamentary report. The court seeks uniform national guidelines for cancer reporting and management.

The Economic Times · Aug 11

Woman, 29, facing double leg amputation after being ‘dismissed’ by doctors

Phoebe Phillips has been told she will need a double amputation in the years to come

The Independent UK · Aug 11

5 H1N1 Warning Signs Parents Should Never Miss

A fever and cough can look like an ordinary monsoon infection. But in Delhi this season, one number is making families pay closer attention: 1,344 reported H1N1 cases. That is nearly six times the 229 cases reported during the comparable period last year, according to recent reports. For most healthy…

MyLifeXP · Aug 11

Getting to the heart of the matter

Heart failure is often seen as the point of no return, but new approaches to diagnosis, mechanical circulatory support and heart transplants are changing the outlook for patients once considered beyond saving.

Bangkok Post · Aug 11

A Modified Herpes Virus Injected into Tumors Wins FDA Approval for Advanced Melanoma

The FDA approved Tudriqev, an engineered herpes virus injected into melanoma tumors, for patients whose disease progressed on PD-1 immunotherapy.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

Long Term Brain Imaging Links Smoking, Blood Pressure and Blood Lipids to Vascular Dementia Damage

A four-year imaging study of nearly 500 adults found modifiable risk factors tracked mainly with vascular brain damage rather than Alzheimer's proteins.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

What doctors want everyone to know about CKM syndrome - a condition that 90% of Americans face

This extremely common and life-threatening condition connects the biggest areas of your health

The Independent UK · Aug 10

Jean hoped bird flu wouldn’t come to Australia. Then it arrived – and she saw a tern ‘trembling and swaying’

Volunteers are on the lookout for sick birds as outbreak shatters ‘fairytale belief’ that disease would not reach Australia

The Guardian - AU · Aug 10

In 2017, two parents asked scientist Stanley Crooke to create treatments for their children's rare mutations. Years later, a custom drug cut one boy's seizures by 90% and helped him walk on his own for the first time

Medicine is undergoing a profound transformation by shifting focus from populations to individual patients. A novel custom drug for rare genetic mutations recently enabled a paralyzed teenager to walk again. Seventeen-year-old Connor Dalby previously suffered up to one hundred violent daily epileptic seizures. His condition stemmed from an ultra-rare mutation…

The Economic Times · Aug 10

Zambia’s national health insurance cuts costs for older people, but funding gaps limit its potential – study

As people age, they are more likely to experience chronic illnesses such as hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes and heart disease that require regular medical attention. Yet many older adults can’t afford healthcare.

The Conversation · Aug 10