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6 Vaccines Indian Adults Need That Most People Wrongly Assume Are Only for Children

Tetanus: The Booster Most Adults Have Never TakenThe primary tetanus series you received as a child protects you for roughly ten years. After that, the immunity drops below protective levels. A 2019 study published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research found that tetanus cases in India disproportionately affect adults…

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Why Indians Pay for Full-Body Scans and Skip the Cancer Screening Tests That Actually Work

The Scan That Finds Everything Except What Will Kill YouWalk into any corporate diagnostic centre in Mumbai, Bengaluru, or Delhi and you will find a "Full Body Scan" package priced between ₹8,000 and ₹40,000. It typically includes a whole-body CT or PET-CT, a battery of blood panels, and a chest…

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6 Preventive Health Screenings Every Indian Over 40 Needs That Doctors Rarely Mention

1. LDLP (LDL Particle) Test, Not Just a Cholesterol NumberMost Indian adults over 40 get a standard lipid panel. It shows total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides. What it misses is the size and count of LDL particles, and that gap matters. A 2019 study published in the Journal of the…

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'Baywatch' Star Once Drained Her Savings on Treatment After Getting Sick From Sharing a Needle

Pamela Anderson shares her hepatitis C diagnosis, treatment struggles, and recovery journey. Learn how the virus affected her life and career, and how medical advances have improved hepatitis C treatment.

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Pamela Anderson Was Given Ten Years to Live with Hepatitis C and Her Cure Cost Everything

Pamela Anderson says doctors gave her 10 years to live, and treatment drained her savings. About 2.4 million Americans have hepatitis C.

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Massachusetts Joins Hepatitis A Outbreak Tied to Imported Frozen Clams as Cases Reach 37 and Hospitalizations 30

CDC now counts 37 hepatitis A cases and 30 hospitalizations in four states from imported frozen clams, with Massachusetts newly added.

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Pamela Anderson reflects on hepatitis C diagnosis in emotional Venice speech

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Pamela Anderson says hepatitis C diagnosis was ‘death sentence’ in emotional Venice speech

Fear of what would happen to her young children ‘turned my life inside out’, actor remembers of her diagnosis

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“Around 10 Years To Live”: Pamela Anderson Reveals Details Of Her Harrowing Health Battle

The actress recently revealed how the diagnosis turned her life upside down, drained her savings, and left emotional scars that still haunt her today.

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How Did Pamela Anderson Get Hepatitis C? Inside the Baywatch Star's Terrifying Diagnosis and Costly Cure

Pamela Anderson shares her emotional journey from a hepatitis C diagnosis to being virus-free, highlighting the impact on her family and finances, and her ultimate triumph over the illness.

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Pamela Anderson recalls 'death sentence' hepatitis C diagnosis

Pamela Anderosn was warned she had just 10 years to live when she was diagnosed with hepatitis C in the 1990s.

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Chimpanzees once used for vaccine research get health checks as part of long-term care

Chimpanzees once used in hepatitis B vaccine experiments are getting health checks at their new home in Liberia

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Your Puppy's Vaccination and Deworming Schedule in India: What Each Shot Actually Protects Against

Why the First Eight Weeks Are a Biological WindowA puppy is born with borrowed immunity. Maternal antibodies passed through colostrum, the first milk, give a newborn temporary protection against diseases the mother has been vaccinated against or exposed to. According to research published in the journal Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology,…

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Thousands of Australians received infected blood, over decades. Now they’ll have their say

From the 1970s to the 1990s, an estimated 3,500–8,500 Australians acquired HIV or hepatitis C through infected blood or blood products. The exact number isn’t known and it may be substantially higher. Many people likely died without knowing they had been infected.

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Parents Now Decide on the Hepatitis B Birth Dose and the Evidence Behind That Choice Has Not Changed

Months after federal guidance shifted, hepatitis B birth dose rates keep falling. Here is what the evidence actually shows for parents.

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Double Vision and a Drooping Eyelid Were the First Signs of a Liver Cancer Nobody Had Found

A 67-year-old man's double vision and nosebleeds were traced to a skull base mass. The biopsy revealed a liver cancer that nobody had diagnosed.

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Florida Moves to Drop Hepatitis B, Chickenpox, Hib and Pneumococcal Shots from Public and Private School Rules

Florida's health department filed a rule dropping four school vaccine requirements. Seven others stay in law. What parents should check now.

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FDA Decision Due Thursday on a Two-Drug HIV Pill Designed to Simplify Complex Daily Regimens

The FDA faces an August 27 target date on Gilead's bictegravir and lenacapavir tablet for adults already virally suppressed on HIV therapy.

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Most American Adults Show No Measurable Immunity to Hepatitis A or B Despite Decades of Vaccines

A JAMA Internal Medicine analysis found 39.5% of US adults had serologic immunity to hepatitis A and just 27.1% had it for hepatitis B.

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Australian health experts fear US vaccine scepticism is catching on as ‘anything Trump says filters through’

Australia records 3% fall in one-year-olds fully immunised against hepatitis B as downward trend continues, expert says

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Hepatitis C Has Been Curable for a Decade, and Prescriptions for the Cure Have Been Falling

Prescribing of hepatitis C cures peaked in 2015 and has fallen sharply since, leaving most diagnosed Americans untreated a decade later.

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Hepatitis A Spread Inside a Los Angeles County Nursing Facility Despite Vaccination After Exposure

A CDC report details hepatitis A spreading in a Los Angeles County nursing facility, including among residents vaccinated after exposure.

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8 Warning Signs of Pancreatic Problems That Most Indians Miss Before It's Too Late

1. Pain That Sits Between Your Shoulder BladesThe pancreas sits deep behind the stomach, tucked against the spine. When it inflames or a tumour begins to grow, the pain often radiates to the mid-back or between the shoulder blades rather than the abdomen. Most people reach for a pain balm.…

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A Liver Infection with No Approved Oral Treatment in the U.S. Now Has a Drug Under FDA Review

The FDA accepted a new drug application for lonafarnib, which would be the first oral treatment for chronic hepatitis D in the United States.

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7 Gallbladder Disease Warning Signs Indians Confuse With Acidity and Indigestion Symptoms

The burning after a heavy meal that isn't what you thinkThat familiar burn after a plate of chole bhature or a late-night biryani gets blamed on acidity almost automatically. But gallbladder pain follows a different clock. It tends to arrive 30 minutes to two hours after eating, particularly after fatty…

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