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Monkeypox: Eleven new cases detected in the UK as disease continues to spread

Eleven new cases of monkeypox have been detected in the UK, the Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Thursday.

Evening Standard

OPINION: Media coverage of monkeypox paints it as an African virus. That makes me mad

Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor is a physician in Nigeria, which has seen a monkeypox outbreak over the past few years. He does not like the way the media is covering the current outbreak in Western countries.

WEKU

Pfizer Seeks FDA Approval For Three Covid Vaccine Doses For Children Below Five

Partners Pfizer, Inc (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) urged the FDA to authorize three vaccine doses for children below five, the Wall Street Journal reports. The companies previously asserted that three doses of the shot were 80% effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19 with robust immune response in children between six months to five years. After mixed results…

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Boy, 13, who broke arm on bike ride dies after surgery under general anaesthetic

Jake Wilde, 13, fractured his arm during a bike ride with his siblings and underwent a "simple procedure" but died soon afterwards due to an undiagnosed muscle disease

Daily Mirror

Explained: Why was India's consignment of Wheat rejected by Turkey? What is Rubella disease?

In a recent report, Turkey has rejected an Indian wheat consignment over phytosanitary concerns, initiating the ships to sail back on May 29, 2022. The MV Ince Akdeniz loaded with 56,877 tonnes of durum wheat is now returning back to Kandala port in Gujarat from Turkey, according to an update…

The Times of India

UAE Achieves 100% COVID Vaccination Target

The United Arab Emirates has vaccinated all those who must be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country, state news agency WAM reported on Thursday. The UAE "announces that 100% of the targeted categories have been vaccinated," it said. “The campaign aimed to vaccinate and immunize front-liners, volunteers, community members of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

HSE warning over disease-spreading tick ahead of warm weather

The bacterial infection can cause heart and nerve problems

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Health: Common painkillers may have unexpected side effects on body

According to a new study, common painkillers can have unexpected and unexplained impacts on numerous conditions, including heart disease and cancer, even at equal doses. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Lasers could help treat bowel disease pain

Queensland researchers are trialling lasers as a non-invasive treatment for pain suffered by young people diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease.

AAP

Lack of smallpox vax led to monkeypox

Smallpox vaccinations seem to help prevent monkeypox. Yet they've rarely been given since smallpox was eradicated

Salon

Early signs of pancreatic cancer focus of QIMR research

A passionate volunteer diagnosed with pancreatic cancer wants other people to know the signs of the disease as new research aims to raise awareness for clinicians and patients.

ABC News

Covid downgrade 'needs time'

The Ministry of Public Health has yet to consider when it will reclassify Covid-19 as a communicable disease that requires close surveillance despite the recent easing of more restrictions.

Bangkok Post

Monkeypox has likely spread undetected ‘for some time’: WHO

Appearance of monkeypox cases in many parts of the world suggests there may have been undetected transmission, WHO says.

Al Jazeera

CinCor Pharma Begins Patient Dosing In Midstage Hypertension, Kidney Disease Study

CinCor Pharma (NASDAQ: CINC) has dosed first patient in the figHTN-CKD Phase 2 clinical study of its drug candidate Baxdrostat (CIN-107) for the treatment of patients with uncontrolled hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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Reuters

Pathogens jumping to humans from animals becoming more frequent, warns WHO

Outbreaks of endemic diseases such as monkeypox and lassa fever are becoming more persistent and frequent, the World Health Organization's (WHO) emergencies director, Mike Ryan, warned on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Monkeypox cases top 550 worldwide, official says

The number of monkeypox cases reported worldwide has topped 550, fueling further concern about the viral disease.

Daily Record

Worrying outbreak of 'nose-bleed fever' as disease rapidly spreads

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, also known as "nose-bleed fever" has infected more than 100 people in an escalating outbreak.

Bangkok Post

Anutin wants Covid reclassified to let govt avoid paying for treatment

Ending the government's burden of paying for Covid-19 treatment is more important than declaring the disease endemic, so the health minister is proposing to reclassify it as a "disease under surveillance".

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The Independent UK

Signs and symptoms of Monkeypox: What to look for and how it spreads

Tropical disease now detected in 30 countries including UK, US, Australia, Spain and Portugal

Bangkok Post

Covid-tracking MorChana app closed down

The Public Health Ministry on Wednesday shut down its Covid-location tracking app MorChana, ahead of the disease being declared endemic.

Zenger

Sweet Success: Scientists Develop Honey-Based Bee DNA Test To Monitor Hive Health

Scientists have developed an innovative method to examine DNA traces in honey that may help with the early identification of health problems in a hive when a deadly new disease variant cuts a swathe through global populations.

The Independent UK

Africans see inequity in monkeypox response elsewhere

As health authorities in Europe and elsewhere scramble to roll out vaccines and drugs to stamp out the biggest monkeypox outbreak beyond Africa, some doctors are acknowledging an ugly reality: The resources needed to prevent the disease have long been available, just not to the Africans who have dealt with…

The Guardian - UK

Is the Covid pandemic finally nearing its end?

The virus’s behaviour in highly vaccinated countries may offer clues to our future with the disease, says Aris Katzourakis, a professor in viral evolution at Oxford University

Chronicle Live

Northumberland woman finally knows reason behind decades of liver failure - after Newcastle Uni team identify the rare disease

Linda Turnbull has suffered with liver and kidney problems since age 11. Now, she finally knows the rare genetic disease which has caused it.

Reuters

Shanghai revives after two-month COVID lockdown, wary of a new one

Shanghai sprung back to life on Wednesday after two months of bitter isolation under a ruthless COVID-19 lockdown, with shops reopening and people going back to offices, parks and markets, hoping to never go through a similar ordeal again.

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