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3 Healthcare Stocks Wall Street Expects to Soar Nearly 200%

Substantial investments in R&D and growing demand for advanced drugs to treat chronic diseases should drive the healthcare industry’s growth. Moreover, amid the economy's uncertainties, the inelastic demand is expected to keep the sector resilient. Given this backdrop, Wall Street analysts expect healthcare stocks Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA), Zai Lab (ZLAB),…

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Madness, miscarriages and incest: as in House of the Dragon, real-life royal families have seen it all throughout history

House of the Dragon chronicles the fall of the Targaryen dynasty some two centuries before life on the continent of Westeros is upended by war and a mini ice age – the events dramatised in HBO’s Game of Thrones.

The Conversation

Widower Of Woman Who Died From Disease Caught In The Caribbean Files Suit

The widower of a grandmother who died of Legionnaires’ disease on a Caribbean vacation to celebrate her 70th birthday has launched legal action against a tour operator.

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More batches of popular breakfast items added to urgent recall alert over presence of Hepatitis A

"Hepatitis A infection is an acute disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus"

Irish Mirror

Communicable diseases: Vision group recommends strong decentralised programs at district, taluk levels

The comprehensive document has been prepared by Karnataka Health Vision Group comprising 250 health experts

The Hindu

UK vets' urgent warning after first dog-to-human case of serious disease

A woman was hospitalised after a case of Brucella canis

Wales Online

Alzheimer's disease has no cure — but unproven treatments claim otherwise

Frustrated by a lack of mainstream medical treatments, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia patients look to unproven alternatives that promise to end and reverse these incurable diseases.

Inverse

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This high-tech contact lens could diagnose cancer — and maybe treat it, too

Scientists have found a possible way to equip a contact lens to diagnose cancer. The technology could even be used to identify other diseases and dispense drugs throughout the body.

Inverse

WHO: Monkeypox cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase

The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped by 21% in the last week, reversing a month-long trend of rising infections in a possible sign the outbreak may be starting to decline in Europe, according to an report issued by the World Health Organization on Thursday

The Independent UK

What is tomato flu? Transmission, treatment, symptoms as cases on the rise in India

Children under five have been diagnosed with tomato flu, which causes red blisters all over the body.

Evening Standard

Highly contagious white spot disease detected at prawn farm in NSW for first time

The highly contagious disease has been found on a prawn farm near Yamba and tracing is underway to determine the source of the white spot.

ABC News

Landmark brain study stalls due to AFL's lack of support, researcher says

A million-dollar study hopes to lead to a diagnostic for brain diseases including Alzheimer's and CTE, but researchers say it's now at an impasse due to a lack of support from the AFL.

ABC News

New Covid warning over symptom that affects sleep

‘Isn’t that strange?’ scientist says as he shares different disease caused by BA.5

The Independent UK

Commentary: Polio is back — aided by global health failures that spread COVID and monkeypox

A case of polio in an unvaccinated man was recently announced in New York state, followed by the discovery of polio in wastewater in New York City. That means a vaccine-preventable disease has re-emerged in the United States, one of the world’s most resource-rich countries, more than 40 years after…

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Aussie vaccine delivery lands in Indonesia

A gift of a million doses of foot and mouth disease vaccine have arrived in Indonesia, as Australia works to remain free of the devastating disease.

Glasgow Live

Lanarkshire dad, 55, dies just four months after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease

Murdo Stewart's family believe that the 55-year-old suffered one of the most rapid deteriorations an MND sufferer has endured after his body shut down within weeks.

Bangkok Post

Glaucoma: The silent thief of sight

People are always confused about what glaucoma truly is since the treatment focuses on eye pressure management and what effect it could eventually have on our quality of life.

The Guardian - UK

Togo achieves ‘major feat’ of eliminating four neglected tropical diseases

WHO hails west African country as first in world to stamp out Guinea worm, lymphatic filariasis, sleeping sickness and trachoma

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Stopping statin treatment early ‘could reduce protection against heart disease’

The study suggests that those who started taking statins in their 50s but stopped at 80 saw a reduction in benefit

Daily Record

Scots dad dies just four months after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease

Murdo Stewart, 55, turned from a picture of health to needing full-time care in a matter of weeks after symptoms merged of the life-debilitating condition.

Daily Record

Parents of Scots boy who suffers from rare lung condition admit they 'live in fear' of day they can't resuscitate him

Theodore Wingate Dicks suffers from chronic lung disease, tracheomalacia, brain damage and an open duct in his heart, and medics have been unable to find a specific cause for the two-year-old's health issues.

Benzinga

Recap Of Wednesday's Biotech Catalysts - End Of the Day Summary

The European Commission (EC) has granted conditional marketing authorization (CMA) to BioMarin Pharmaceutical’s (NASDAQ:BMRN) lead asset ROCTAVIAN (valoctocogene roxaparvovec) gene therapy for the treatment of severe hemophilia A (congenital Factor VIII deficiency) in adult patients. BioMarin shares traded as high as 2.28 percent, in a range of $91.39 to $93.68…

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Shane Tuck's sister says brain disease, not mental ill-health, was the cause of her brother's death

Several past AFL players have been diagnosed with the deadly brain injury CTE, including Richmond footballer Shane Tuck. His family is now committed to raising awareness and helping other families affected by the disease.

The Hindu

Cattle vaccination taken up on a big scale in Rajasthan

The State government sanctioned ₹30 crore for purchase of vaccines and medicines

The Hindu

Nigeria deploys Bharat Biotech’s Rotavac to protect children

Rotavirus oral vaccine used to immunise against life-threatening diarrhoeal disease

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