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Layer of smog covers Delhi as air quality remains 'very poor'. Here's why you need an insurance cover for this
Delhi experienced poor air quality for the tenth consecutive day after Diwali. The city was covered…
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I'm an ICU doctor. When I needed a liver transplant I learned how vulnerable it is to be a patient.
Donald Chalfin's wife made him take a blood test after he showed symptoms of being sick. He needed …
Kelly Burch
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My daughter ate at McDonald's and got sick 10 days later. Now she's hospitalized with E. coli and acute kidney failure.
A young girl was diagnosed with a life-threatening complication from E. coli, around the same time …
Tess Martinelli
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The Liver Doc shares brain scan of 40-year-old on alcohol; highlights link between brain strokes and drinking
This is not the first time The Liver Doc has spoken about the risks of alcohol consumption and advo…
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I've been on a ventilator for 11 years. It hasn't stopped me from getting my master's degree and working full-time.
The writer has a rare disease, which forces him to use a ventilator, but that doesn't stop him. He …
Kelly Burch
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Joe Biden is taking Paxlovid, even though doctors know it doesn't really work
President Joe Biden said he has COVID and started Paxlovid on Wednesday. Why? Studies show it's a d…
Hilary Brueck
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WHO confirms human case of bird flu in India! H9N2 virus detected in a four-year child in West Bengal
The World Health Organisation has confirmed the human case of bird flu in India, after the H9N2 vir…
ANI
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Singapore seeing new COVID-19 wave, minister advises wearing of masks
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said the estimated number of COVID-19 cases in the week of May 5 t…
PTI
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My mom has dementia. She was my best friend, but the person I knew is gone.
My mom used to be my best friend. A medical episode left her with cognitive impairment and I miss w…
Nina McCollum
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Remdesivir could reduce Covid mortality if given within 9 days of symptom onset, says new study
Remdesivir can reduce mortality in patients if administered within 9 days of COVID-19 symptom onset…
PTI
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I'm part of the sandwich generation. Taking care of my aging father and young son is a balancing act.
The sandwich generation has to balance child care with eldercare. A mom says it can be tough, but s…
Jennifer Bringle
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I had an aneurysm while flying a plane, and my passenger had to make an emergency landing. Now, I'm back in the skies.
Pilot Ken Allen recounts the miracles of surviving a brain aneurysm that happened while flying and …
Kelly Burch
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Covid infection may not be responsible for memory problems & fatigue says new study
Headaches, memory problems, and fatigue -- commonly known to continue post a Covid-19 infection -- …
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Doctors re-attach severed hand of MBBS student in UP
Doctors of Medanta Super-speciality Hospital have successfully attached the severed hand of a 21-ye…
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After giving birth, I was put on life support — this is what it was like to be on a ventilator for 68 days
The author thought the pain had been caused by a pinched nerve, so she went to the ER. It turned ou…
Holly Frances
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Yes, adults can get RSV too. Here's what to know about the viral illness that's sending kids to the ICU.
You've probably had RSV before, and you'll probably get it again. The illness can be dangerous for …
Hilary Brueck
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Up to 10 hospital patients in Oregon died from tap water injections instead of fentanyl: report
Police are investigating a series of deaths at an Oregon hospital reportedly caused by infections f…
Rebecca Rommen
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'Long flu': Study finds influenza symptoms can linger like long Covid
People hospitalised with seasonal influenza also can suffer long-term, negative health effects, esp…
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An ICU nurse went viral for quitting after 19 grueling months of the pandemic. Now, he says he's more relaxed and is encouraging other healthcare workers to do the same.
Andrew Hudson went viral for a video explaining why he quit nursing. Now he's a podcaster and digit…
Allana Akhtar
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A 26-year-old ICU nurse became a TikTok sensation after he started interviewing his patients and neighbors during the pandemic
Hunter Prosper loved hearing his patients' stories, so he sought them from strangers on the street …