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DRC’s Ebola outbreak has the potential to become a global pandemic. How to make sure it doesn’t

Given its speed, scale and scope, the Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease that broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo in mid-2026 could become a global epidemic.

The Conversation

Breakfast at noon? Turns out weekend meals at random times can hurt men’s hearts

A new study suggests that eating at inconsistent times on weekends compared to weekdays could increase the risk of heart disease.

Euronews

Dry Eye Is Common in Menopause and Often Mistaken for Pink Eye, Delaying Care That Protects Vision

Dry eye is common in perimenopause and menopause but is often mistaken for an infection. Specialists explain the signs and when to see a doctor.

Medical Daily

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A Rare Lyme Bacterium Turned Up in Herkimer County Ticks and a Resident Who Never Left New York

New York confirmed its first locally acquired Borrelia mayonii infection and found the bacterium in ten ticks from one Herkimer County property.

Medical Daily

Rs 5 lakh health insurance claim denied by insurer over waiting period for pancreatitis; here's why the policyholder's wife won

A health insurer cannot automatically reject claims using waiting-period clauses. The Mumbai Consumer Commission ruled that insurers must prove a condition was pre-existing, not just rely on policy terms. This landmark decision emphasizes fairness and consumer protection, reminding policyholders to understand their policy's nuances and challenge unjustified rejections.

The Economic Times

Novo Nordisk Halts Two More Heart Failure Trials of Ziltivekimab After a Data Committee Found Futility

Novo Nordisk stopped the HERMES and ATHENA heart failure trials of ziltivekimab for futility, ending study treatment for enrolled patients.

Medical Daily

Independent Reviewers Cannot Yet Say Whether Older Adults Need a Second RSV Dose This Coming Season

An independent evidence review found strong RSV vaccine protection for older adults but identified a gap in whether repeat doses are needed.

Medical Daily

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Bluetongue virus 'not going away' as fresh warning issued for Scotland

The bluetongue virus is 'not going away any time soon' and will likely spread further among Scotland’s livestock, a minister has warned

The National (Scotland)

Second-hand smoke: 2.7 billion exposed, 767 million of them children, study finds

Second-hand smoke causes serious health harm, including heart disease, respiratory illness and cancer, and remains a leading cause of preventable death worldwide.

Euronews

7 Powerful Benefits of Physiotherapy for Stroke Recovery

A stroke can change everyday life in a matter of minutes. Walking, speaking, reaching for a cup or even maintaining balance may suddenly become difficult. But recovery does not necessarily stop when emergency treatment ends. This is where physiotherapy can become an important part of rehabilitation. Through carefully planned movement,…

MyLifeXP

A Hernia and a Swelling Belly Led Surgeons to a Jelly-Like Tumor Spreading from His Appendix

A man's swelling abdomen and new hernia turned out to be pseudomyxoma peritonei, a rare mucin-producing tumor doctors nickname jelly belly.

Medical Daily

Your Pet's Bad Breath Is a Warning Sign of Dental Disease, Not a Hygiene Problem

What Bad Breath Is Actually Telling YouThe smell is hard to ignore, and most owners either laugh it off or assume it's normal for dogs and cats. It isn't. Bad breath in pets, the clinical term is halitosis, is produced by anaerobic bacteria colonising the space between the tooth and…

Times Life

The 8 Medical Screening Tests Indians Should Get at 30 for Better Preventive Health

Fasting Blood Sugar and HbA1cIndia has over 101 million people living with diabetes, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research's ICMR-INDIAB study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. The majority were undiagnosed for years before their first test. A fasting blood sugar test tells you where you stand…

Times Life

6 Mosquito Breeding Spots Inside Indian Homes That Spike Dengue Cases During Monsoon

The Desert Cooler TrayThe desert cooler is the single most productive mosquito breeding site in north Indian homes between June and September. The water tray sits undisturbed for days, sometimes weeks, at exactly the temperature Aedes aegypti prefers for laying eggs. A 2019 entomological survey published in the Journal of…

Times Life

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Can what we feed farm animals directly benefit our own health? Our research suggests it can

Several chronic diseases – obesity, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers – have been linked to lifestyle and diets high in calories, based on processed foods and lacking diversity and nutritional value.

Medical Daily

Diet, Exercise and Three Drug Classes Shifted Aging Biomarkers Across 51 Studies While Supplement Evidence Fell Short

A Nature Medicine analysis of 51 trials found that diet, exercise, metformin, semaglutide, and anti-TNF drugs shifted aging markers. Supplement evidence was thin.

The Independent UK

Blood cancer patient still alive eight years after taking part in groundbreaking trial

About 70 per cent of patients who took part in the trial were still alive six years later

Medical Daily

Soybean Sized Lumps Behind His Ears Grew for Thirty Years Before Anyone Cut One Open to Look

A farmer carried matching lumps behind both ears for 30 years, called benign without a biopsy. One blood count finally pointed to the answer.

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Weekly Chili Tracked with Less Fatty Liver, but Only for People Who Kept the Heat Mild

Weekly spicy food tracked with lower fatty liver risk among 23,666 adults followed 12 years, but only at mild and moderate heat levels.

Medical Daily

Swapping Animal Fat for Plant Fat Was Linked to Longer Survival After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

A study of 4,884 men found that replacing animal fat with plant fat after a prostate cancer diagnosis was linked to 16 percent lower mortality.

Medical Daily

New Mortality Analysis Puts COPD Above Breast and Prostate Cancer Deaths as Rural Americans Carry Heaviest Burden

New research presented in Barcelona found COPD death rates exceeded those of prostate and breast cancer and matched those of heart failure in a national records study.

Medical Daily

First Approved Alexander Disease Treatment Arrives with a List Price Above One Million Dollars Per Year

FDA approved Zanvastro for Alexander disease. Ionis set the list price at $285,000 per dose, or about $1.14 million a year at quarterly dosing.

Medical Daily

Novartis Heart Drug Lowered a Genetic Risk Factor but Did Not Cut Heart Attacks or Strokes

Novartis says pelacarsen missed its main goal in an 8,323-patient late-stage trial, lowering Lp(a) without reducing cardiovascular events.

AAP

'Would have dropped dead': women's heart health lacking

Almost every hour in Australia a woman dies from heart disease, yet many are still "falling through the cracks of care" when it comes to cardiovascular health.

The Conversation

Inside the brain: Rethinking the mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. For many years, researchers believed that its main cause was a buildup of toxic proteins. But recent findings suggest that the problem may have another origin, specifically in the bloodstream.

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