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Monkeypox in Sacramento: Traveler ‘likely’ has infection, but risk of outbreak ‘extremely low’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento health officials are investigating a “likely” case of monkeypox virus related to travel in Europe and are awaiting confirmation Tuesday of tests by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tribune News Service

Airports on alert for monkeypox symptoms

The Public Health Ministry has issued alerts instructing all international airports to step up their screening of arrivals, especially from 17 countries where monkeypox cases have now been confirmed, according to its deputy minister, Sathit Pitutecha.

Bangkok Post

UK monkeypox cases: Where have infections been reported? - OLD

Latest figures have doubled total number of infections

The Independent UK

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Monkeypox isn't like COVID-19 — and that's a good thing

Although monkeypox's recent spread has caused concern, its similarities to smallpox have given the public health world a head start on combating it.

WEKU

Fatty liver: The sweetener known to cause scarring of the liver that's 'as damaging as alcohol'

While alcohol is one of the main culprits in liver disease, the effect of certain sweeteners has been found to be equally damaging

Irish Mirror

Aerie Pharmaceuticals Begins Patient Dosing In Late-Stage Dry Eye Disease Study

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AERI) has dosed the first patient in the Phase 3 COMET-2 study to evaluate AR-15512 ophthalmic solution as a treatment for the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease (DED).

Benzinga

This Famed Company Is Working On A Potential Monkeypox Vaccine

As cases of monkeypox continue to rise, Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) is probably working on its platform towards finding a vaccine shot against the disease.

Benzinga

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Monkeypox explained: What this rare disease is, where it’s spreading, why it’s called that

A doctor heading a World Health Organization group says the outbreak in developed countries is ‘a random event’ possibly explained by risky sexual behavior at two raves in Europe.

Chicago Sun-Times

Monkeypox: What are the symptoms, how does it spread, and how worried should we be?

An unusual outbreak of monkeypox has now spread to at least 15 countries. Here's what we know about the disease, which is rarely seen outside of Africa.

ABC News

Moderna Testing Potential Monkeypox Vaccines

Moderna Inc is testing potential vaccines against monkeypox in pre-clinical trials as the disease spreads in the United States and Europe. The World Health Organization said on Tuesday there have been 131 confirmed monkeypox cases and 106 further suspected cases since the first was reported on May 7 outside the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Five bizarre monkeypox conspiracy theories debunked

Misinformation on the new outbreak has already begun to spread on social media

The Independent UK

Monkeypox in Sacramento: Health officials say traveler back from Europe ‘likely’ has infection

Tribune News Service

West Lothian cancer support group celebrates 15 years of helping others

The West Lothian Prostate Cancer Support Group has been raising awareness of the disease while helping members and their families

Daily Record

Warning to pet owners as Monkeypox 'could become endemic' if it spreads to animals

Ensuring pets are not infected is key to keeping control of the disease which can cause patients to suffer from fever, headache, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, exhaustion and chills

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The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What is monkeypox and where is it spreading?

Health authorities in Europe, North America, Israel and Australia have identified more than 100 cases of monkeypox in recent days

Daily Mirror

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: STI complication which causes infertility and bleeding

The NHS advises that if you have any symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, a known side-effect of "silent" STIs like chlamydia and gonorrhoea, to make an appointment to see your GP right away.

Benzinga

Galapagos In-licenses Inflammatory Bowel Disease Drug Targets From Scipher Medicine

Scipher Medicine announced that Galapagos (NASDAQ:GLPG) has exercised its option to in-license novel drug targets for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) discovered by Scipher's Spectra platform. In August 2020, Galapagos and Scipher Medicine agreed to jointly validate a suite of novel IBD targets discovered by Spectra. Galapagos has the exclusive option to in-license certain validated preclinical targets…

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Pfizer's Ulcerative Colitis Candidate Shows Remission In Over 30% Of Patients In Pivotal Studies

Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) has announced detailed results from two pivotal studies from ELEVATE UC Phase 3 program evaluating etrasimod for active ulcerative colitis (UC). The drug, etrasimod, was Pfizer's key asset in its $6.7 billion deal for Arena Pharmaceuticals last year. UC is an inflammatory bowel disease that affects around 3.8 million people in North…

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Monkeypox is not a gay disease and should not be compare to HIV, top TV doctor says

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monkeypox is spreading in the LGBT+ community globally but there's no need for ' hysteria', Dr Ranj Singh says

Benzinga

The Daily Biotech Pulse: INmune Bio's Planned Alzheimer's Trial On FDA Hold, Caladrius Stops Enrollment In Heart Disease Study, BiomX Restructures

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:

The Independent UK

Monkeypox in the US: Where is the disease and will it spread?

Cases of the rare infectious disease have suddenly started to spread across the globe in recent weeks

Daily Record

Dementia symptoms as three food cravings could be warning sign of disease

Dementia can cause problems with behaviour and language - and food choices could indicate the condition.

Nottingham Post

Warning to pet owners over spread of Monkeypox

Cases are rising

Daily Record

Heart disease symptoms as experts discover two lifestyle changes can lower risk

Watching less than an hour of TV a day can reduce the risk of heart disease by 16%

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Build on insulin affordability reform

Access to insulin can be a matter of life or death for those with diabetes, a disease that more than 37 million Americans live with. But the drug's soaring price can alarmingly put it out of reach of those who need it.

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