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High blood pressure: Routine eye check uncovers severe hypertension and stroke risk
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High blood pressure: Routine eye check uncovers severe hypertension and stroke risk

It wasn’t until he went for a routine eye test that Stephen Clarke found out he had dangerously high blood pressure. Clarke, 38, had suffered from severe...

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The HIV prevention jab scientists hoped for is finally here. Now comes the hard part

Will the launch of HIV prevention drives become more than a symbolic event at a time when donor funding is shrinking and global uncertainty is growing?

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Mental Health Cases Rising in Rivers – Therapist Raises Concern

A trauma therapist and counselling psychologist, Dr. Theresa Ekwale, has raised concern over the increasing cases of mental disorders in Rivers State.

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Australia battles worst diphtheria outbreak in decades

Doctors have raised the alarm over one of Australia’s worst outbreaks of diphtheria, which has crossed state borders and may have claimed a life.

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Hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks need a One Health research approach

Introduction by Croakey: Global health reforms have failed to keep pace with the rising risk from pandemics, according to a

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Federal government prepares diphtheria support package after more than 220 cases reported

Federal and state governments have mobilised to address the largest outbreak of diphtheria in recent memory, with the Commonwealth preparing a support package for a disease once considered almost eradicated.

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Opioid-related infections linked to rising amputation rates across United States
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Opioid-related infections linked to rising amputation rates across United States

Severe infections linked to opioid use often progress rapidly, particularly when access to timely medical care is limited. This can result in devastating health outcomes, including life-altering amputations.

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Neutrophils may play unexpected role in schizophrenia development

The most common white blood cells in your body - immune cells called neutrophils - can make a protein nobody knew they were making, Stanford Medicine investigators have discovered.

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Old Moderna research triggers false hantavirus claims online

A hantavirus outbreak aboard an Atlantic cruise ship has revived Covid-era conspiracies, with posts falsely alleging an old Moderna hantavirus research project proves the disease was a "hoax" designed to promote a mass vaccination event. The initiative aimed to address a "long-neglected pathogen" that continues to infect patients since it was documented in the 1950s, Moderna's partner university in South Korea told AFP. While deadly, the virus is unlikely to cause a global pandemic, according to multiple health experts.

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Levetiracetam After Severe Brain Injury

Levetiracetam appeared well tolerated after severe traumatic brain injury in octogenarians. Read more.

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Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite hantavirus and other onboard outbreaks

Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they’re unlikely to dim the growing popularity of vacation cruises, according to industry representatives and travel experts. In fact, many within the industry still expect a record number of people worldwide to take cruises this year despite…

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Endometriosis Ovarian Cancer Risk

Endometriosis is linked to ovarian cancer risk, but absolute risk remains low. Read more on clinical decision-making.

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