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Optimizing preventive healthcare for all in India

Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), chief among them being cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease cause nearly three quarters of the deaths in the world, according to the World Health Organization. Every...

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How the flu virus hacks our cells

A UNIGE team has discovered how the influenza A virus hijacks the mechanism for importing iron into cells to invade its host 31-May-2023 3: by Université de Genève (University of Geneva) Newswise — Influenza epidemics, caused by influenza A or B viruses, result in...

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Covid Can Be the Last Pandemic

We started this series with a question: What if the next pandemic happens tomorrow. For this newsletter — the final installment in this series — we are exploring the idea of whether it’s possible for Covid to be the last pandemic. It has been a pleasure exploring and...

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7 Early signs of heatstroke you need to know

Heatstroke is a serious condition that occurs when your body temperature rises to a dangerous level. It can be caused by prolonged exposure to high temperatures, especially in humid environments. The early signs of heatstroke can be easy to overlook, but it's...

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Bathing with fever: Is this really a good idea?

Maybe it is part of your daily routine to take a bath before bedtime, or you have a little one at home who would love to go in the water every day? Basically, there's nothing against it - but if a baby or toddler is a bit under the weather and the thermometer is...

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New omicron subvariant is ‘one to watch’:WHO

The World Health Organization added XBB.1.16 to its list of variants under monitoring on March 22. The omicron subvariant has been reported in 22 countries, with most cases detected in India.  In India, XBB.1.16 has replaced the other variants that are...

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The third Anniversary

The third anniversary of those moments passed by over the past week without much fanfare. President Biden has already said the national emergency for covid-19 will end this May, and most Americans have returned to their pre pandemic lives.In this week’s newsletter, I...

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How does fever indicate that your cancer has spread?

Cancer destroys every healthy cell in your body. Frequent fever or a rise in your body temperature is a sign that a tumor is invading nearby tissue and cancer is spreading fast. Also known as pyrexia, it is a common reaction to infection or illness. Read on to know...

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You Ask, Experts Answer

Dr. Caitlin Rivers, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, responded to reader questions about coordinating response efforts and protecting the vulnerable.Since public health is mostly funded and carried out by the states, how do we improve...

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How to Prepare for ‘Disease X’

Late last year, I participated in an exercise meant to play out what might happen if the world was presented with a new disease spreading quickly, with no warning. The exercise revolved around a number of simulated emergency meetings of the World Health Organization...

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