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US records over 2,300 deaths from flu this season
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US records over 2,300 deaths from flu this season

Los Angeles, Dec 16: There have been at least 3.7 million illnesses, 38,000 hospitalizations and 2,300 deaths from flu so far this season in the US, according to the latest estimates released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Seasonal influenza activity is elevated...
Medical device cybersecurity market to grow $1.1 bn by 2027: Study
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Medical device cybersecurity market to grow $1.1 bn by 2027: Study

New Delhi, Dec 14: The market for cybersecurity in medical devices is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.2 per cent by 2027 reaching $1.1 billion, according to a report on Thursday. The rapid integration of new technology and digital health devices into healthcare systems has revolutionised patient...
New WHO screening guidelines can slash cervical cancer death rates by 63%
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New WHO screening guidelines can slash cervical cancer death rates by 63%

New Delhi, Dec 14: Cervical cancer death rates in low-to-middle-income countries can be reduced by more than 63 per cent through implementation of updated World Health Organization (WHO) screening guidelines, according to two studies. Researchers at the Daffodil Centre, a joint venture of Cancer...
JN.1 in Kerala: Experts say nothing to worry, call for continuous monitoring
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JN.1 in Kerala: Experts say nothing to worry, call for continuous monitoring

New Delhi, Dec 14: Even as reports of Kerala detecting the JN.1, a sub-variant of Omicron, have raised fresh concerns of Covid, experts on Thursday stated there is nothing to worry about, but stressed the need for continuous monitoring of the viruses. The latest data from the Indian SARS-CoV-2...
Shreyas Talpade suffers heart attack, undergoes angioplasty
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Shreyas Talpade suffers heart attack, undergoes angioplasty

Mumbai, Dec 15: Actor Shreyas Talpade, who is known for ‘Iqbal’, ‘Golmaal’ franchise and ‘Poster Boys’, suffered a heart attack. The actor was shooting for a film and after completing the shoot collapsed due to a heart attack on Thursday evening. As per media reports, he was rushed to the...
No casualties in Vizag hospital fire (Lead)
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No casualties in Vizag hospital fire (Lead)

Visakhapatnam, Dec 14: All patients were safely evacuated from a private hospital which caught fire in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. No casualties were reported in the fire at Indus Hospital, police said. About 60 patients were evacuated and shifted to other hospitals. Some patients and hospital...
US SC to decide whether to restrict abortion drug nationwide
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US SC to decide whether to restrict abortion drug nationwide

Washington, Dec 14: The US Supreme Court said that it will consider whether to restrict nationwide access to a widely used abortion drug, even in the states where the procedure is still allowed after the landmark Roe v. Wade judgment was overturned last year. The top court's announcement on...
Study explores link between gut health and Parkinson
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Study explores link between gut health and Parkinson's disease

New York, Dec 13: Researchers have discovered a previously unknown process of how Parkinson's disease begins in the gut and spreads to the brain. The team from Duke University in the US identified a protein found in the gut called alpha-synuclein that travels through the nervous system and...
SGPGIMS helps woman with rare condition deliver a child
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SGPGIMS helps woman with rare condition deliver a child

Lucknow, Dec 13: Specialists at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) helped a woman with an extremely rare blood disorder conceive and deliver a baby. The milestone in the woman’s life was no less than a miracle as pregnancy was a strict no-no for her because of...
New gut microbiome altering drug offers hope for long-Covid patients
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New gut microbiome altering drug offers hope for long-Covid patients

Hong Kong, Dec 13: A team of researchers has developed an experimental new drug that has the potential to alter the gut microbiome and relieve multiple symptoms of long Covid. Long Covid or post-acute Covid-19 syndrome (PACS) affects over 65 million individuals worldwide but treatment options are...
Surgeons Raghu Ram, Pattabhiramaiah get ASI lifetime achievement awards
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Surgeons Raghu Ram, Pattabhiramaiah get ASI lifetime achievement awards

Visakhapatnam, Dec 13: Eminent surgeon Dr P. Raghu Ram and Dr K. Pattabhiramaiah were on Wednesday conferred with the Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) lifetime achievement awards. At the convocation ceremony of 83rd annual conference of ASI, former Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu...
Smoking likely leads to permanent brain shrinkage: Study
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Smoking likely leads to permanent brain shrinkage: Study

New York, Dec 13: Smoking does not only affect your heart and lungs, but it can also shrink your brain permanently, and the damage done is irreversible, according to a new study. Although quitting smoking can prevent further loss of brain tissue, stopping smoking will not restore the brain to its...
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