Officials Seek to Reassure Public After Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute Worker’s Death - The Moscow Times
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times·4d ago
Russian health authorities maintain that the health situation in Siberia’s Irkutsk region remains stable amid concerns surrounding the death of a lab worker at a local anti-plague facility, state...
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Divides Rural Voters, KFF-AP Poll Finds - KFF Health News
KFF Health Newsby Linley Sanders, The Associated Press, Sarah Jane Tribble, Ali Swenson, The Associated Press and Fatima Hussein, The Associated Press·4d ago
President Donald Trump has championed sprawling health policy changes under the Make America Healthy Again movement, but a KFF-Associated Press survey of rural voters found people aren’t seeing the...
Gambling Is Sending More People to the ER
Timeby Alana Semuels·4d ago
Legalizing gambling can come with big health problems. That’s the conclusion of a recent study out of Ontario, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, which found that after the...
Why Is Illness So Hard to Write About?
The New Yorkerby Hermione Hoby·4d ago
A hundred years ago, Virginia Woolf published her second most famous essay. “On Being Ill,” from 1926, cedes first place in the Woolf nonfiction canon to the feminist cornerstone “A Room of One’s...
Briefly Noted Book Reviews
The New Yorkerby The New Yorker·4d ago
The Vanishing Family, by Robert Kolker (Doubleday). Unlike Alzheimer’s, frontotemporal dementia often begins in midlife.
A Common Blood Pressure Drug Could Help Treat ADHD, Animal Studies Suggest
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill·4d ago
Experts say we need more options for treating ADHD, and a 2025 study suggests one option might already be stocked at the chemist.
What does it really take to be a resilient mother? | Psyche Ideas
Psycheby Sarah Emmerson·4d ago
‘I’m just not strong enough to handle it. My mother did all this and she had three kids. I can’t even cope with one. I’m pathetic.’ Andrea* looks down, avoiding my gaze.
Eat well to age better at a biological level – new research
The Conversation UKby Adrián Carballo Casla, Postdoctoral Researcher in Geriatric Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet·4d ago
When it comes to healthy ageing, the overall quality of a person’s diet matters more than eating any one “superfood” or nutrient.
Medetomidine: the dangerous animal sedative turning up in Scotland’s street drugs
The Conversation UKby Colin Davidson, Professor of Neuropharmacology, University of Lancashire·4d ago
A sedative developed for cats and dogs is turning up in Scotland’s illicit drug supply. Medetomidine has been found in a fifth of heroin samples in Scotland, and there is no proven antidote if...
Symptom shows you have 'American Covid' as HSE says 'stay home for 5 days'
Irish Mirrorby news@irishmirror.ie (Neil Shaw)·4d ago
Symptom shows you have 'American Covid' as HSE says 'stay home for 5 days' Cases of the dominant variant have been rising, with hundreds hospitalised Cases of Covid in Ireland are surging with...
Mamata Banerjee serves legal notice to hospitals over disclosure of 2021 medical records
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·4d ago
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's lawyer on Monday served a legal notice on state-run SSKM Hospital and the Bangur Institute of Neurosciences over the alleged disclosure of her...
‘Particularly dangerous’: Death sparks plague fear, lockdown
PerthNowby Matthew Quagliotto·4d ago
Russian plague: Lab worker dies from pneumonic illness as 200 people put into observation Almost 200 Russians remain under medical observation after the death of a lab worker has sparked fears of...
Inside the 'NAD+ and prosecco' parties in the Cotswolds
Mail Onlineby Maanya Sachdeva·4d ago
One of Hollywood's hottest wellness trends has trickled down to the Cotswolds, where women are hosting 'IV drip parties' to reap the supposed anti-ageing benefits of a supplement called NAD+.
Shortages of crucial HIV medicines due to aid cuts are a ‘warning’, say experts
The Guardianby Sarah Johnson·4d ago
Aid cuts have affected HIV drug and test supplies across the world, with some providers reporting they are out of stock of key medicines, according to a survey of 40 countries.
Hepatitis alert sent to UK primary schools
Mail Onlineby Zoe Hardy·4d ago
A public health warning has been issued after two pupils from Newcastle primary schools contracted Hepatitis A, a potentially life-threatening liver infection that can resemble flu.
Congress slams Centre over medicine prices, says ‘time to pick up jhola and leave’ for PM Modi
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·4d ago
The Congress on Monday attacked the Narendra Modi government over the rising cost of medicines, alleging that patients across the country were being burdened by exorbitant healthcare expenses.
More than 5,000 pepper spray canisters sold in the NT since start of trial
ABC News Australiaby Tilda Colling·4d ago
In short: The first report into the Northern Territory's trial of legalising pepper spray for personal use has been released.
Russian lab worker dies of suspected plague as 200 enter medical observation
NBC Newsby Janis Mackey Frayer·4d ago
Almost 200 people are under medical observation in Russia’s Siberia region after the death of a 28-year-old lab worker who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague, according to local media...
'Time to pick up jhola and leave' nearing: Congress digs at PM
The Siasat Dailyby Press Trust of India·4d ago
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday, October 5, attacked the Narendra Modi government over “expensive medicines”, saying patients are being financially burdened across the country, and “yet the PM...
Rabies and the missing deaths: Why do India’s official numbers differ so sharply from estimates? | Explained
The Hinduby Bindu Shajan Perappadan·4d ago
The story so far: India is working towards eliminating dog-mediated human rabies by 2030. Yet the country does not have a single, comprehensive national count of human rabies deaths.
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