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French flight attendant's breast cancer is recognised as occupational disease

A former Air France flight attendant has had her breast cancer recognised as an occupational illness, a first in France. Judges pointed to night shifts, ionising radiation and second-hand smoke.

Euronews

At Least One in Four Former NFL Players Who Died in a Recent Six-Year Span Had CTE

A new BMJ study puts the minimum CTE rate among former NFL players who died from 2016 to 2021 at 24.5 percent. Why that is a floor.

Medical Daily

Frankfurt Airport employee dies after contracting malaria, operator Fraport says

The cause of the infections is believed to be a mosquito that travelled by plane from a malaria-endemic area to Germany, likely in July.

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NHS shingles jab could lower risk of stroke and heart attacks, study finds

Shingles is caused by the herpes zoster virus flaring up again in people who previously had chicken pox

The Independent UK

How can AI help stop the next global disease outbreak before it kills millions?

The technology to detect pandemics early already exists. The real test is whether health systems will use it.

TechRadar

Eight Months of Failed Treatment Ended When Doctors Finally Asked This Man About His Job

A man who handled fish had arm ulcers for 8 months. Repeated courses of antibiotics and surgery failed until testing identified Mycobacterium marinum.

Medical Daily

A Second Drug for the Disease That Turns Muscle into Bone Arrives at Seven Figure Pricing

The FDA approved Pasatru for adults with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Annual list pricing runs from $693,000 to $2.1 million.

Medical Daily

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Delhi's LNJP Hospital readies 70-bed backup ward to handle potential surge in H1N1 cases

In response to the growing concern about H1N1, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital has launched a dedicated isolation ward for affected individuals. As the H1N1 strain of Influenza A takes precedence among respiratory pathogens in India, the hospital stands ready to enhance its medical infrastructure if the situation demands.…

The Economic Times

The Nilgiri Tahr Is Found Nowhere Else on Earth: What Endemism Means for Its Survival in India

A mountain goat with no second homeThe Nilgiri Tahr, Nilgiritragus hylocrius, occupies roughly 400 square kilometres of montane grassland called sholas, scattered across the upper Western Ghats between Tamil Nadu and Kerala. No other wild population exists anywhere else on the planet. Unlike the Himalayan Tahr or the Arabian Tahr,…

Times Life

Experimental Tuberculosis Vaccine Fell Short of BCG in Nearly Seven Thousand African Newborns but Questions Remain

The phase 3 priMe trial found that VPM1002 was not noninferior to BCG in nearly 7,000 newborns, but the result is hard to interpret.

Medical Daily

A Genome Test That Usually Takes Weeks Came Back in 3.4 Days and Redirected Care for 53 Children

Dubai's Little Falcon program sequenced 100 critically ill children in intensive care and changed treatment for more than half of them.

Medical Daily

How IHH Healthcare CEO Prem Kumar Nair is planning for a longer-lived Asia

The head of Asia’s largest private health group is advancing clinical longevity, cancer care, AI and neighborhood-based treatment.

Fortune

His Throat Carried Ten Times More Ebola Virus Than His Blood, and That Was Not Supposed to Happen

A Nature Medicine case report tracks a 39-year-old evacuated from Congo, treated with MBP134 and remdesivir, and discharged on day 22.

Medical Daily

CTE in the NFL: What We Know After the Latest Health Study Revealed Alarming Evidence

Questions and answers about the degenerative brain disease, a prevalent issue at all levels of football that won’t go away any time soon.

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First Treatment Approved for the Rare Disease in Which Antibodies Destroy a Patient's Own Red Blood Cells

FDA approved Imaavy for warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia in patients 12 and older, the first therapy proven safe and effective for the disease.

LiveScience

2 people die of measles in Pennsylvania as vaccination rates drop across the nation

Pennsylvania health officials have reported two recent deaths from measles, marking the United States' first deaths from the highly infectious disease in 2026.

Medical Daily

Hunter Syndrome Gene Therapy Halted by FDA After Spine Scans Show Small Masses in Five Children

FDA placed REGENXBIO's RGX-121 on clinical hold after spine MRIs showed nodules or cysts in five Hunter syndrome trial participants.

The Economic Times

Grip strength, gait may soon measure biological lifespan, says Dr Prateek Sharma

Genes influence lifespan, but lifestyle and environment are crucial for longevity. Biological age will soon be measured by new indicators beyond chronological age. Healthy life expectancy boosts India's economy significantly, benefiting all stakeholders. The focus is shifting from lifespan to healthspan, adding energy and reducing disease. Evidence-based nutrition science is…

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An Injury to Her Blind Eye Set Her Immune System Against the Only Eye She Could See

Ten weeks after surgery on a long-blind eye, a woman's immune system attacked her only working eye, on top of severe diabetic retinopathy.

Medical Daily

Firefighters Union Warns Members Against Glutathione IV and Nebulizer Treatments Offered at Wildfire Camps This Summer

The IAFF warns wildland firefighters that glutathione given by IV or nebulizer is unproven, after two pharmacies recalled contaminated batches.

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Should You Compost Diseased Plants? The Answer Depends on How Hot Your Pile Gets

Composting diseased plants sounds wonderfully efficient: the tomato plant gets sick, the garden removes it, and the compost pile turns the whole mess into something useful. Unfortunately, the compost pile does not automatically know which microbes are helpful and which ones came along for the ride. If the pile never…

The Guardian - US

Two unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania

Deaths from disease are first in state in 35 years and just one day after Maryland declared outbreak in three counties

The Independent UK

One in four NFL players could get CTE, alarming new study finds

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a progressive brain disease linked to repeated head impacts

Medical Daily

Her Oxygen Hit 75% and Her Mind Slipped, and a Six Inch Tapeworm Cyst Was Filling One Lung

A 19-year-old arrived confused and with low oxygen saturation. The cyst crushing her left lung measured 150 by 93 millimeters and shoved her heart sideways.

Medical Daily

A Teenager's Face Swelled During a Sickle Cell Crisis, and His Skull Bones Were Quietly Dying Underneath

Cincinnati doctors describe acute soft head syndrome, a rare sickle cell complication, in a teen whose first emergency CT scan showed nothing.

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