The devastating last words of Manpreet Kaur, a 24-year-old woman who died on a Qantas flight just before takeoff, Metro have been revealed. Manpreet’s family shared that her health had rapidly deteriorated in recent months as she unknowingly suffered from tuberculosis. She had been securing her seatbelt on a flight from Australia to India, where…
Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth is experiencing a significant increase in mycoplasma pneumonia cases. Last week, 80 out of about 400 patients tested positive for this bacterial infection, compared to zero cases during the same week last year, According to Reported by Fox4 News. Mycoplasma pneumonia can be particularly severe for children with…
A key indicator for tracking the spread of COVID-19 has officially reached “high” levels across western U.S. states, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, the agency indicates it is too early to confirm whether a nationwide summer surge has begun. Data through June 27 show rising levels of…
Certain first-line antidepressant medications are more likely to cause weight gain than others, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, according to The NY Post. Why It Matters Drug-related weight gain may deter some patients from starting or adhering to their prescriptions. Study Findings The study, led by Harvard Medical School,…
A 14-year study of testicular cancer survivors indicates that the chemotherapy drug cisplatin significantly increases patients’ long-term risk of hearing loss. Cisplatin has been a cornerstone of cancer chemotherapy for decades, used to treat a variety of cancers, including bladder, lung, neck, and testicular tumors. as reported by U.S News. Dr. Robert Frisina, co-author of…
US authorities have initiated a new round of testing to detect traces of the H5N1 bird flu virus in supermarket products, including ice cream, butter, and cream cheese. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will survey 155 products sold nationwide to check for the highly pathogenic virus, which has been spreading through the country’s dairy…
COVID-19 levels in the United States were at their lowest of the pandemic in April and May, but growth in activity across several states indicates the possible start of a summer rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its latest respiratory disease snapshot. as reported by CIDRAP. “CDC will continue…
Researchers are trying to understand why bird flu, known as H5N1, kills some animals quickly while causing only moderate illness in others. The virus has killed millions of wild and domestic birds worldwide and has also infected seals, cats, dogs, and cows. as reported by PBS. H5N1 has largely stayed out of the human population,…
The H5N1 bird flu outbreak, which began in 2020, has recently spread to cattle in several U.S. states and marine mammals worldwide, prompting health officials to closely monitor the situation amid concerns that the virus could mutate and spread to humans. June 25: Finland announced plans to start vaccinating vulnerable populations, such as farm workers,…
AI Model Detects 13 Types of Cancer with 98.2% Accuracy A new artificial intelligence (AI) model, EMethylNET, has demonstrated the ability to detect 13 different types of cancer with an accuracy of 98.2% using DNA data from tissue samples, according to a recent study by Decrypt, researchers at the University of Cambridge in the U.K….
