FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 11 - The Untold Story

Switching Kids with Severe Pneumonia to Pills Sooner Sent Them Home a Day Earlier, Large Trial Finds

A trial of 1,101 children found switching from IV to oral antibiotics for severe pneumonia was as safe and shortened hospital stays by a day.

Medical Daily · Jul 29

“We were going to form a group at the time of the Beck’s Bolero sessions”: Jeff Beck was going to be part of the original Led Zeppelin, according to Jimmy Page

In a momentous sliding doors moment in rock history, Page and Beck had plans to form a twin-guitar act that would have been supported by Keith Moon and John Entwistle

Guitar World · Jul 29

Stockpiled Ebola Vaccines Produced an Antibody Response Against the Strain Driving the Congo Outbreak

New NEJM data show licensed Zaire Ebola vaccines produce some antibody response against Bundibugyo, the strain behind the record Congo outbreak.

Medical Daily · Jul 29

Factory farming could be fuelling spread of common disease which causes food poisoning

Farmed chicken is thought to have increased the spread of Campylobacter, the most common bacterial cause of diarrhoea worldwide

The Independent UK · Jul 27

New Study Finds Married People Are Up To 74% More Likely To Develop Dementia Under One Specific Condition

30-40% of Dementia caregivers face depression, and 1 in 3 have declining health as well.

Bored Panda · Jul 27

Ebola surges past 3,200 cases in DRC as Oxford begins first vaccine trial

The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed to 1,405, with confirmed cases now at 3,200, government data showed Sunday, as researchers race to develop a vaccine.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 27

‘Priority 1’ superbug spreading from pets to humans, study warns

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The Independent UK · Jul 27

Ministry of Public Health Unites All Sectors to Advance Lung Health in Thailand

The Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health, has joined forces with all parties to advance Thailand’s lung health agenda through the “Lung Health Policy Forum: Breathing Matters - A Policy Vision for Stronger Lung Health for Thai People”. The forum aims to accelerate action on lung cancer and…

Bangkok Post · Jul 27

Young people are ‘soft hermitting’ this summer – but it might be a recipe for loneliness

LET’S UNPACK THAT: Intentionally staying in rather than overcommitting to plans is all the rage with boundaried Gen Z. Helen Coffey looks into the trend and asks whether it’s healthy or just another way in which we’re all becoming disconnected in the current lonely crisis

The Independent UK · Jul 26

CDC Renews Ebola Travel Restrictions Through Mid-August as DRC Bundibugyo Cases Rise to 2,344 with No Vaccine Available

CDC renewed Ebola travel restrictions July 13 through mid-August. DRC cases hit 2,344 with 930 deaths. No vaccine exists for Bundibugyo. What travelers and the public need to know.

Medical Daily · Jul 25