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Aussie surf star gravely ill in Bali hospital, “I am in desperate need of some blood transfusions, I have lost a lot of blood.”

“My blood type is rare to find in Indo and I am looking for anyone who is a negative or O negative.” The Gold Coast shredder Mark Richardson, a four-time Aussie champ who was famously stripped of his 2011 World Masters Title two years after winning it for testing poz to weed, the first and […]

Cardiovascular disease burden, outcomes among American Indian and Alaska native Medicare beneficiaries

About The Study: The results of this study of 220,000 American Indian and Alaska Native patients with Medicare insurance suggest a significant burden of cardiovascular disease and cardiometabolic risk factors. These findings highlight the critical need for future efforts to prioritize the cardiovascular health of this population.  Authors: Lauren A. Eberly, M.D., M.P.H., of the Indian Health […]

Scent-trained dogs can help detect COVID-19 infections, trainers say

It took about a year for researchers to develop a reliable, at-home self-test for COVID-19 after the virus was identified. Heather Junqueira, the founder of BIO-K9, says a scent-trained dog can be learn to do the same in weeks. “They pick up the changes very, very early. They’re highly sensitive,” she said. Junqueira trains dogs […]

SIUT opens free paediatric cardiac unit

KARACHI: The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) has started providing healthcare facilities to children suffering from congenital heart diseases and other cardiac disorders at birth. According to a press release, the newly established Paediatric Cardiac Unit of the Institute organised community outreach camps in rural areas of Sindh province in recent weeks, where […]

This groundbreaking therapy becomes lifeline for blood cancer patients

This groundbreaking therapy becomes lifeline for blood cancer patients. The Mirror A “game-changing” triple therapy has been given the green light for NHS patients in the UK in a significant stride towards transforming the landscape of myeloma treatment.  For thousands of Brits grappling with this incurable blood cancer, this development is nothing short of a […]

Survey: 10 to 20% of Japan’s adult COVID patients had post-infection symptoms

A Japanese government survey has found that about 10 to 20 percent of adults infected with the coronavirus had aftereffects, including cough and fatigue, for more than two months after infection. A team from the health ministry surveyed about 195,000 residents aged five to 79 in Tokyo’s Shinagawa Ward, Yao City in Osaka, and Sapporo […]

Unseasonal flu surges across Japan amid lower immunity post-COVID

The number of new influenza cases reported at designated medical institutions in Japan has surged 57% over the past week, health ministry data has shown, marking an unusual trend for a virus usually prevalent during winter. Health experts attribute the prolonged spread of infections to a combination of factors, including low immunity stemming from a […]

Monkeypox virus-infected individuals mount comparable humoral immune responses as Smallpox-vaccinated individuals

Abstract In early 2022, a cluster of monkeypox virus (MPXV) infection (mpox) cases were identified within the UK with no prior travel history to MPXV-endemic regions. Subsequently, case numbers exceeding 80,000 were reported worldwide, primarily affecting gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). Public health agencies worldwide have offered the IMVANEX […]