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Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected - it could now turn into the next global pandemic
Mpox's recent history is yet another reminder that an infectious disease in one corner of the world…
PTI
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India has most cases of these 11 neglected tropical diseases in the world: Study
Since India is the world’s second most populous nation and accounts for about 18% of the wor…
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Scientists just made a discovery that could change how we treat diseases that affect 20 million people
Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, and sleeping sickness lead to 500,000 deaths a year. They're all fai…
Lydia Ramsey
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An old steroid used to treat a rare disease just got approved by the FDA - and it costs $89,000
The move is reminiscent of a plan former pharma CEO Martin Shkreli had with a treatment for another…
Lydia Ramsey,Reuters
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Zydus Cadila supplies 30,000 COVID Kavach Elisa test kits to ICMR for free
Earlier, the company had partnered with ICMR to be better equipped against infectious disease outb…
PTI
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A Canadian couple got infected by hookworm while walking on a beach - here's what to know about the parasites
A brief infection with a parasite like hookworm is painful and itchy, but it can be more serious fo…
Kevin Loria
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The drug industry's villain is at it again
That can either come from sales of the drug at a high cost, or - more likely - through the FDA's pr…
Lydia Ramsey
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Too many countries have neglected public health services, the WHO says, as it warns that the world must prepare for the next pandemic
The head of the WHO says governments must stop neglecting basic health services, adding that the wo…
Kate Duffy
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An ancient virus that's similar to HIV is spreading around Australia, and doctors are sounding the alarm
HTLV-1 can lead to leukemia and lymphoma diagnoses. It's similar in some ways to the more well-know…
Jeremy Berke
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WHO welcomes joint efforts with India to fight COVID-19
WHO South-East Asia Regional Director Poonam Khetrapal Singh said the National Polio Surveillance P…
PTI
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Rudy Giuliani says 'you can overdo the mask' while in hospital for COVID-19 after ignoring mask-wearing and social distancing guidelines
Giuliani told a radio channel that the coronavirus is "curable," and added, "When you're a celebrit…
Oma Seddiq
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The pandemic has led to fewer child-abuse calls, raising concerns that incidents of harm are going unreported
On a national scale, the AP found the reporting from school sources dropped by 59% as students went…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Covid-19 just rising trend of diseases: UN report
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take lives and disrupt economies acr…
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The family of a man who they allege was 'eaten alive' by bed bugs in a filthy jail cell has agreed to a $4 million settlement
Lashawn Thompson was 35 when he was found dead in an unsanitary Georgia jail cell, riddled with bed…
Marianne Guenot
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A pediatrician explains why it's 'only a matter of time' before the next outbreak of a disease we once overcame
"I fear that such myths will be used to justify new rounds of hearings or unwarranted investigation…