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WHO warns 'we must prepare' for bird flu pandemic if mammal strain jumps to humans

WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged world leaders to be vigilant and monitor bird flu cases in mammals after the disease was found to have spread to otters

Daily Mirror

Sudan's tropical disease spike reflects poor health system

A surge in mosquito-borne diseases in recent months has shown the fragility of Sudan's health system and bodes ill for coming challenges, especially after the African country's 2021 military coup

The Independent UK

Foot-and-mouth Variant Hits Iraq Buffaloes

Despite vaccinating his entire herd against foot-and-mouth disease, Iraqi farmer Saadoun Roumi has lost five of his 15 buffaloes to a variant never before seen in the country. The severe, highly contagious livestock disease has plagued Iraq for decades, but this year's outbreak has already had a devastating impact described…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Seven ways to protect your health when cooking with gas

Cooking can pollute the air inside your house to such an extent that breathing in your kitchen may be as safe as breathing by a busy roadside. A poor supply of oxygen can prevent gas or solid fuels burning properly, which produces harmful pollutants such as fine particulate matter and…

The Conversation

New research shows CDC exaggerated the evidence for masks to fight COVID

The analysis found that wearing masks in public “probably makes little or no difference.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Will Litigation Over Title 42 "Public Health" Migrant Expulsions Soon Become Moot When Biden Ends the Covid Emergency?

If so, Title 42 expulsions might finally end. But it's not a done deal yet.

Reason

Time to prepare for the next health emergency

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the weaknesses and lack of preparedness of health systems globally. When the virus was at its peak, many low- and middle-income countries struggled to save lives while sustaining essential medical services such as maternal health care, routine childhood immunisation, and the treatment of non-communicable diseases.

Bangkok Post

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Siemens unit bullish on outlook for CT scanners

Siemens Healthineers, a subsidiary of German multinational conglomerate Siemens, expects to add Thailand to a list of users of its latest computerised tomography (CT) scan technology, which promises better disease diagnosis at hospitals.

Bangkok Post

BCG: how a century-old vaccine is being used against everything from cancer to autoimmune diseases

In March 2020, as the UK was preparing to go into lockdown, two new trials were posted on the clinicaltrials.gov database. The researchers were proposing that BCG, an old vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), should be tested for its protective effect against COVID.

The Conversation

Brazil squeezes illegal miners out of Yanomami territory

Brazilian authorities have launched an operation to reclaim Yanomami Indigenous territory from thousands of illegal gold miners who have contaminated rivers and brought famine and disease to one of the most isolated populations of the world

The Independent UK

'No one really wants to talk about COVID anymore,' the WHO's pandemic lead laments. But the 'worst case' possibility of a new coronavirus exists

“Omicron can cause severe disease” and “is not nature’s vaccine,” experts warned, raising concerns that evolution could produce a more dangerous variant—or a new coronavirus altogether.

Fortune

'I was so ashamed of diabetes that I injected myself under desk and became ill'

Daniel Newman, who has type 1 diabetes, was nicknamed 'sugar boy' at school and has suffered with kidney disease as a result of neglecting his diagnosis

Daily Mirror

Cells routinely self-cannibalize to take out their trash, aiding in survival and disease prevention

Don’t let the textbook diagram of a simplified two-dimensional cell fool you – within this tiny structure of life is a complex universe of molecular machinery that is continually being built, put into motion and eventually broken down.

The Conversation

New blood test for prostate cancer 94% accurate at detecting disease

Chromosal test developed by scientists could eliminate the need for biopsies

Evening Standard

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Inverse

Researchers find similar brain pattern shifts in two common conditions

A new study finds changes in the brain associated with obesity overlap with similar patterns seen in Alzheimer's disease.

Tribune News Service

Mayo Clinic Minute: Congenital heart disease and pregnancy

Congenital heart disease is the most commonly diagnosed disorder in newborns worldwide. While babies born with this condition are living longer and healthier lives, some may go undiagnosed until adulthood.

Nottingham Post

DWP PIP payouts of up to £156 a week for 25 gastrointestinal issues - find out if you are eligible

How the condition affects your day-to-day life will determine the support

The Independent UK

Scientists create ‘impressive’ new blood test for prostate cancer that is 94% accurate

Prostate Cancer UK reports that more than 47,000 men are diagnosed with the disease each year in England

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A Scientific Review Shows the CDC Grossly Exaggerated the Evidence Supporting Mask Mandates

The analysis found that wearing masks in public "probably makes little or no difference."

The Conversation

Haven't had COVID or a vaccine dose in the past six months? Consider getting a booster

Australians aged 18 and over will be eligible for a COVID booster from February 20 if they have not had a vaccine dose or infection in the past six months.

Daily Record

Claim PIP for 87 muscle or joint conditions and you could get up to £156 each week

If you are living with any of these musculoskeletal conditions you may be eligible for PIP.

Wales Online

New prostate cancer blood test is 94% accurate, say researchers

The study was based on an analysis of 147 patients who have the disease

Daily Mirror

Family left devastated as young boy, 7, dies of rare and aggressive cancer

Fletcher Discome was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma in May 2022, just weeks before he and his family were due to emigrate to Australia

ABC News

Australian-born population more likely to suffer from chronic illness than most migrants, report finds

An in-depth look into the health status of different cultural groups finds people born in Australia are more likely to suffer from chronic conditions than most of the country's migrant population.

Reuters

Doctor accused of spreading deadly meningitis arrested in Mexico

Mexican police detained a medical doctor and two others on Tuesday, all implicated in causing a meningitis outbreak in northern Mexico, after a surge of local cases in recent months led to the death of at least 35 women.

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