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Reduced Processed Meat Intake Yields Health Benefits

Reducing consumption of processed meat by around one-third could prevent more than 350,000 cases of diabetes in the US over 10 years, a study...

Australia’s 2024 Diabetes Outlook

Having completed a year-long inquiry that generated almost 500 written submissions, the House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport today tabled an...

Urgent warning after traveller tests positive to highly infectious disease

Victorians have been warned to stay alert for symptoms of measles after an overseas traveller infected with the viral illness visited multiple sites in...

Victoza: Generic Ozempic-Like GLP-1 Drug Now Available in U.S.

Share on PinterestTeva Pharmaceuticals is launching the first-ever generic GLP-1 drug in the United States.Victoza, originally approved by the FDA in 2010 for diabetes,...

Research Finds Arsenic, Lead in Tampons

Tampons from several brands that potentially millions of people use each month can contain toxic metals like lead, arsenic, and cadmium, a new study...

Dozens of countries have slapped a sugar tax on junk food. But Australia is split on the decision

Junk food manufacturers would be restricted from advertising to children and hit with a levy based on the sugar content of their products in...

AI model to improve patient response to cancer therapy

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can help to select the most suitable treatment for cancer patients has been developed by researchers at...

Could MRI-Based AI Offer Better Risk Stratification for Prostate Cancer than PI-RADS?

Emerging research suggests that deep learning, based on prostate MRI, could offer adjunctive benefit in ruling out unnecessary biopsies and may obviate the need...

FLuQE coronavirus mutation contributing to ‘sicker than normal winter’, experts say

Key PointsInfluenza, RSV, mycoplasma pneumonia, whooping cough and COVID-19 are all circulating in high numbers this year.Epidemiologists say it's unusual to see this many...

New TB Vaccine Results Unveiled at FAPESP Week China

Researchers from the Butantan Institute and collaborators are developing a more potent version of the BCG vaccine that protects against tuberculosis. While the conventional...

Mobile phone data helps track pathogen spread and evolution of superbugs

A new way to map the spread and evolution of pathogens, and their responses to vaccines and antibiotics, will provide key insights to help...

4th human case of bird flu linked to dairy cow outbreak: CDC

The case was confirmed in a dairy worker in Colorado.July 3, 2024, 3:31 PM ET• 4 min readThe fourth human case of bird flu...

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