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'Tomato flu' outbreak in India – here's what it really is

A “new virus” called tomato flu has been reported in Kerala, India. According to an article in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, the first case of this mysterious illness was reported on May 6. There have now been over 80 cases, with the disease spreading to other parts of India.

The Conversation

Sixth monkeypox case found in Maha Sarakham

Thailand’s sixth case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Maha Sarakham, the Department of Disease Control said on Friday.

Bangkok Post

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

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MPX? Mpox? The struggle to replace 'monkeypox' with a name that isn't racist

Some people argue that the name is racist and disparages an entire continent. Others view it as offensive to gay men. And then there are those who fear it could lead to indiscriminate killing of monkeys, as happened in Brazil.

Los Angeles Times

As ‘good sleep’ is linked to lower stroke and heart disease risk, how to reset your sleep for autumn

From digital detoxes to getting out in nature, experts share their top tips for a better night’s snooze this season. By Prudence Wade.

The Independent UK

Reality of overseas organ transplants / Lack of organ donors needs to be immediately addressed

A Tokyo-based nonprofit organization called the Intractable Disease Patient Support Association is suspected of having facilitated a kidney transplant that used a trafficked organ from a living donor overseas. The Yomiuri Shimbun asked experts in the relevant legal and medical systems for their opinion on this matter. In this installment,…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Teacher ‘fitter than ever’ after routine blood test reveals ‘silent killer’ disease

Charlotte Douglas, a 25-year-old secondary school science teacher from Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, was saved after a kidney transplant from her mother

The Independent UK

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8 things science warn will accelerate ageing

As a new study confirms drinking too much really does make you look older, Lisa Salmon looks into other lifestyle factors that may contribute too

The Independent UK

Baby's 'viral infection' turned out to be deadly 'eradicated' disease

As little Raine Johnson's condition became progressively worse her mum knew there was something seriously wrong

Liverpool Echo

Baby diagnosed with infection almost eradicated in UK - and nobody knows how she caught it

Raine Johnson tested postive for typhoid fever - something which affects just 300 people a year in the UK and most of those have overseas links

Wales Online

New Covid warning over symptom that affects sleep

‘Isn’t that strange?’ scientist says as he shares different disease caused by BA.5

The Independent UK

Good sleepers ‘less likely to have a stroke’

Those who slept 'optimally' were found to have a 74% lower risk of heart disease or stroke compared with those who slept the worst

Wales Online

Prawns destroyed in NSW as virus detected

Prawns at a NSW farm have been culled and disposed of after highly contagious white spot virus was detected.

AAP

Joe E. Tata, who played diner owner on ‘Beverly Hills, 90210,’ dies at 85

The actor, best known as Nat from the Peach Pit on the ’90s teen drama, had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2018.

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Benzinga

Recap Of Thursday's Biotech Catalysts - End Of the Day Summary

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced positive top-line data from the Phase 3 clinical trial RENOIR investigating its bivalent RSV prefusion F vaccine candidate, RSVpreF, when administered to adults 60 years of age or older. Pfizer, Inc. shares traded in a range of $47.27 to $47.95 on day volume of 14.45 million shares, closed…

ABC News

Cattle farmers say Gulf of Carpentaria could become 'food bowl to Asia' after first sorghum crop harvested

A first-ever grain crop is harvested in the Gulf of Carpentaria as farmers look to cement the region as "a food bowl to Asia" and diversify their operations amid the threat of foot-and-mouth disease.

Chronicle Live

Daughter appealing to dad's former workmates for help after his death from asbestos-related cancer

Vincent Dolphin, 90, after being diagnosed with a cancer often associated with exposure to asbestos

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3 Healthcare Stocks Wall Street Expects to Soar Nearly 200%

Substantial investments in R&D and growing demand for advanced drugs to treat chronic diseases should drive the healthcare industry’s growth. Moreover, amid the economy's uncertainties, the inelastic demand is expected to keep the sector resilient. Given this backdrop, Wall Street analysts expect healthcare stocks Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA), Zai Lab (ZLAB),…

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The Conversation

Madness, miscarriages and incest: as in House of the Dragon, real-life royal families have seen it all throughout history

House of the Dragon chronicles the fall of the Targaryen dynasty some two centuries before life on the continent of Westeros is upended by war and a mini ice age – the events dramatised in HBO’s Game of Thrones.

Zenger

Widower Of Woman Who Died From Disease Caught In The Caribbean Files Suit

The widower of a grandmother who died of Legionnaires’ disease on a Caribbean vacation to celebrate her 70th birthday has launched legal action against a tour operator.

Irish Mirror

More batches of popular breakfast items added to urgent recall alert over presence of Hepatitis A

"Hepatitis A infection is an acute disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus"

The Hindu

Communicable diseases: Vision group recommends strong decentralised programs at district, taluk levels

The comprehensive document has been prepared by Karnataka Health Vision Group comprising 250 health experts

Wales Online

UK vets' urgent warning after first dog-to-human case of serious disease

A woman was hospitalised after a case of Brucella canis

Inverse

Alzheimer's disease has no cure — but unproven treatments claim otherwise

Frustrated by a lack of mainstream medical treatments, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia patients look to unproven alternatives that promise to end and reverse these incurable diseases.

Inverse

This high-tech contact lens could diagnose cancer — and maybe treat it, too

Scientists have found a possible way to equip a contact lens to diagnose cancer. The technology could even be used to identify other diseases and dispense drugs throughout the body.

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