Sat 10 August 2024: As a medical student, nails were one part of my anatomy course that I really struggled with. I found it difficult, at first, to stomach the sight of painful nail injuries. My squeamishness may have stemmed from witnessing someone sharply removing a plaster from their stubbed big toe – only to take […]
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Fri 09 August 2024: The British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA) has recorded a significant rise in “racist abuse” against Muslim NHS (National Health Service) workers following the onset of far-right riots across the UK, leaving many healthcare professionals in fear, local media reported on Friday. Dr. Salman Waqar, the president of BIMA, which represents around […]
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Fri 09 August 2024: South Korea announced on Friday an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations as the country faces a summertime resurgence of the virus. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the number of people admitted to hospitals nationwide for COVID-19 has reached 861 in the first week of August, marking the highest […]
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Thu 08 August 2024: Bluetongue disease has been confirmed in all 12 Dutch provinces, according to official data released on Monday. The disease is potentially deadly for sheep and cattle. Until last week, Flevoland was the only province without reported cases of the bluetongue virus. However, new data from the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product […]
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Thu 08 August 2024: The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said Wednesday that he has convened an emergency committee to advise whether the mpox outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern amid its recent spread. “In light of the spread of mpox outside (the Democratic Republic of Congo) DRC, and the potential for […]
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Tue 06 August 2024: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said the circulation of COVID-19 is rising in all countries while an “alarming decline” in vaccine coverage has been observed. “The virus is circulating in all countries,” Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO director for epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention told a UN press […]
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Sun 04 August 2024: Fifteen African countries have reported 1,451 mpox-related deaths since the beginning of 2022, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has disclosed. The Africa CDC, in its latest continental mpox situation report issued on Wednesday, said a total of 37,583 mpox cases and 1,451 deaths had been reported […]
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Sat 03 August 2024: Sometimes it’s unclear how or why a person died. A detailed examination of the body after death, known as an autopsy or postmortem, can help find answers. Despite what you may have seen on TV crime shows, most autopsies are minimally invasive; body often stays intact throughout a mostly observational procedure. […]
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Wed 31 July 2024: Indonesia on Wednesday banned the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 21, as well as cigarette advertisements on websites, apps, and social media platforms, local media said. The minimum age has been raised from 18 to 21, and the sale of individual tobacco products has been prohibited, except […]
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Wed 31 July 2024: A rise in counterfeit versions of sought-after weight loss drug has led to a series of hospitalisations. Around the globe, the growing class of weight loss drugs called GLP-1 agonists has been a game-changer. This includes the blockbuster drug semaglutide, better known by its brand names Ozempic and the more potent […]
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