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  • A mysterious pathogen: Oropouche virus more common in Latin America than previously thought

    A mysterious pathogen: Oropouche virus more common in Latin America than previously thought

    Like the dengue and Zika viruses, Oropouche virus causes a febrile illness. There are recent indications that infections during pregnancy can cause damage to unborn babies. Researchers at Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin have now determined that the virus is much more widespread in Latin America than previously assumed. Their study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, also suggests that climatic conditions have a significant influence on the virus’s spread.

    Oropouche virus…

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  • Popular CT scans could account for 5% of all cancer cases a year, study suggests

    Popular CT scans could account for 5% of all cancer cases a year, study suggests

    Radiation from imaging could lead to lung, breast and other future cancers, with 10-fold increased risk for babies.

    CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs.

    The danger is greatest for infants, followed by children and adolescents. But adults also are at risk, since they are the most likely to get scans.

    Nearly 103,000 cancers are predicted to result from the 93 million CTs that…

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  • Study sheds light on how inherited cancer mutations drive tumor growth

    Study sheds light on how inherited cancer mutations drive tumor growth

    Most cancer genome studies have focused on mutations in the tumor itself and how such gene variants allow a tumor to grow unchecked. A new study, led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, takes a deep dive into inherited cancer mutations measured in a healthy blood sample and reports how those mutations might take a toll on the body’s cells starting at birth, perhaps predisposing a person to develop cancers at various stages of life.

    The authors analyzed…

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  • Cholesterol Levels Associated with Dementia

    Cholesterol Levels Associated with Dementia

    A study published in the British Medical Journal investigated the relationship between baseline low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and the risk of developing dementia. The findings reveal a significant association, indicating that lower LDL-C levels (<70 mg/dL or 1.8 mmol/L and <55 mg/dL or 1.4 mmol/L) are linked to a reduced incidence of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementia (ADRD) compared to higher LDL-C levels…

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  • Sudan war to enter third year as RSF assaults in Darfur intensify | Sudan war News

    Sudan war to enter third year as RSF assaults in Darfur intensify | Sudan war News

    The United Nations and rights groups are calling for an end to the violence in Sudan as the second anniversary of its civil war looms and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has intensified its attacks in Darfur, killing dozens of people in recent days.

    As representatives from dozens of countries are to meet in London on Tuesday to try to resolve the Sudan crisis, Human Rights Watch urged the international community to “urgently work to protect civilians and guarantee safe,…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • It is time Liberia enacts legislation banning FGM | Women’s Rights

    It is time Liberia enacts legislation banning FGM | Women’s Rights

    In 2022, the National Council of Chiefs and Elders of Liberia (NACCEL) announced a three-year moratorium on female genital mutilation (FGM). A year later, the council made another proclamation to ban FGM and then held ceremonies to end the practice in five of the 11 counties where FGM is practised.

    However, despite the ban, there have been continuing reports of FGM activity. In September 2024, the National Coalition Against Harmful Practices (NACAPH), a coalition of civil society actors,…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • How To Jumpstart Health System Innovation

    How To Jumpstart Health System Innovation

    Few industries in America are as storied, sprawling, and structurally complex as healthcare provision. Riddled with systemic challenges—such as soaring costs, staffing shortages, and labyrinthine regulations—the sector is ripe for innovation, if only those doing the innovating can navigate the many organizational and cultural barriers in their path.

    Recent efforts at Advocate Health, a large integrated health…

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  • ‘End the War’ – Hamas Details Conditions for Release of All Israeli Prisoners

    ‘End the War’ – Hamas Details Conditions for Release of All Israeli Prisoners

    Top Hamas official Taher El-Nounou. (Photo: via PIC)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    Hamas details its conditions for releasing all Israeli captives in Gaza, demanding a comprehensive prisoner exchange, ceasefire, and complete Israeli withdrawal.

    A senior figure in the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, Taher El-Nounou, stated today that the organization is prepared to release all Israeli captives held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for a serious prisoner swap deal, a ceasefire, and…

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  • Revealing the Mechanisms That Lead to Crohn’s Disease

    Revealing the Mechanisms That Lead to Crohn’s Disease

    Crohn’s disease is a chronic, inflammatory condition that causes abdominal cramps, diarrhea, fever, fatigue, weight loss, and anemia due to the malabsorption of nutrients. There can be other complications depending on the type of Crohn’s, which is thought to be an autoimmune disorder. In this case, the immune system is erroneously attacking healthy tissue in the gut. This leads to gut inflammation, and symptoms of disease. Scientists have now learned more…

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  • Israeli Army Demolishes Christian Saint Statue in South Lebanon on Palm Sunday

    Israeli Army Demolishes Christian Saint Statue in South Lebanon on Palm Sunday

    Israeli occupation forces raze a Christian statue in south Lebanon on Palm Sunday. (Photo: via AA, Video grab)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    Israeli occupation forces also barred Palestinian Christians from the occupied West Bank on Sunday from entering occupied Jerusalem to participate in Palm Sunday celebrations.

    The Israeli army demolished the statue of Saint George in south Lebanon as Christians were celebrating Palm Sunday, Lebanese media reported.

    The statue was razed in the…

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