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Medications

New drug could help fight against treatment-resistant malaria

An international team of researchers have developed a promising new drug that could help combat the spread of treatment-resistant malaria.

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New study of seven million records reveals who gets long COVID in Australia

A study of 7 million medical records found that in Australia, patients with long COVID are more likely to be women than men, or people aged 40–59 and those living in a high socioeconomic area. They usually have pre-existing ...

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Pandemic accord deal in sight as talks resume

Countries reconvened on Monday in a bid to finalize a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics, with the specter of mpox, Marburg and H5N1 adding fresh urgency to seal a deal.

Oncology & Cancer

Oncologist suggests steps to reduce the risk for liver cancer

Liver cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. The most common type of liver cancer in adults is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and men are more likely to develop HCC than women. It typically develops ...

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How Indigenous knowledge helped solve a mysterious outbreak

When a mysterious and deadly illness began to sicken members of the Navajo community in the Four Corners region of the Southwestern U.S. in 1993, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigators were stumped.

Medical research

Women, girls at lower risk of acute kidney injury: Study

Boys and men carry a greater risk for acute kidney injury (AKI) than women and girls across all age groups, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Rwanda steps up measures against Rift Valley Fever

Rwanda has been stepping up measures to combat Rift Valley Fever (RVF) following the country's second outbreak in two years, amid concerns it could spread to humans.

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Climate shifts and urbanisation drive Nepal dengue surge

Nepal is fighting a surge in dengue cases, a potentially deadly disease once unheard of in the country's high-altitude Himalayan regions, as climate change and urbanization nurture fever-bringing mosquitoes in new zones.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

First case of new mpox variant detected in Germany

An infection with the new mpox variant clade 1b has been detected in Germany for the first time, the Robert Koch Institute health authority said on Tuesday.

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Four test positive in Washington's first human bird flu infections

Washington state health officials are investigating after four agricultural workers tested presumptively positive for bird flu, marking the first presumed human cases in the state, the Washington State Department of Health ...

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WHO certifies Egypt as malaria-free

Egypt was certified as malaria-free on Sunday, with the World Health Organization calling the achievement "truly historic" and the culmination of nearly a century of work to stamp out the disease.

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World cholera vaccine stockpile empty: WHO

There are no more oral cholera vaccines left in the global stockpile, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the shortage jeopardizing work to stop the disease's spread.