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Bird flu detected among US cattle; The latest health stories from around the world

Leave a Comment / Democratic Republic of Congo, Featured, infectious diseases, News, Newsletter, Non Communicable Diseases / By Nick Parry

Article by Lalita Panicker, Consulting Editor, Views and Editor, Insight, Hindustan Times, New Delhi The flu virus that has wreaked havoc on birds around the world appears to have surfaced among cows in the US. Texas authorities said this week they found the H5N1 strain, and the US Department of Agriculture said testing showed “consistency” …

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Genetic editing, the answer to bad cholesterol? The latest health stories from around the world

Leave a Comment / Featured, infectious diseases, News, Newsletter, Non Communicable Diseases, respiratory / By Nick Parry

Article by Lalita Panicker, Consulting Editor, Views and Editor, Insight, Hindustan Times, New Delhi A technique for precisely rewriting the genetic code directly in the body has slashed “bad” cholesterol levels—possibly for life—in three people prone to dangerously high levels of the artery-clogging fat. The feat relied on a blood infusion of a so-called base …

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Large scale respiratory illness study reports interference between diseases

Leave a Comment / covid, Featured, infectious diseases, News, Newsletter, sars-cov-2 / By chris

In one of the largest, longest, and most comprehensive studies of respiratory virus infections in humans, Murcia and colleagues used a PCR assay that can identify members of 11 viral families to probe nasal and throat samples from more than 36,000 individuals who sought care from the National Health Service in Glasgow over 9 years. …

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Triple threat of viral diseases threatens northern hemisphere this winter

Leave a Comment / covid, Featured, infectious diseases, News, Newsletter, sars-cov-2 / By chris

Triple threat. Tripledemic. A viral perfect storm. These frightening phrases have dominated recent headlines as some health officials, clinicians, and scientists forecast that SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) could surge at the same time in northern hemisphere locales that have relaxed masking, social distancing, and other COVID-19 precautions. https://www.science.org/content/article/competition-between-respiratory-viruses-may-hold-tripledemic-winter? But a growing body …

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