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Outbreak News - Diphtheria - Philippines May 03, 2023 2 years ago
Outbreak News: A deadly diphtheria outbreak has struck the Philippines, prompting a travel advisory from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/alert/diphtheria-philippines
In the first three months of 2023, Philippine health officials reported 32 cases of diphtheria, marking a staggering 700% increase compared to the same period in...
Thailand Medical: According to data released by the Department of Disease Control which is part of the Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health, there were just a mere 1,811 COVID-19 infections and only 10 deaths last week ie the period between 23rd April to 29th of April!
Thailand's Public Health Minister On His Campaign
Rounds For Coming Elections Without A Mask.
However according...
Medical News - ISG15 - Heart Failure May 03, 2023 2 years ago
Medical News: Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto-Canada have discovered a way in which inflammation can cause heart failure, a chronic health condition affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Canada and elsewhere globally. Heart failure is a major cause of illness and death, with symptoms that include breathlessness, tiredness, palpitations, and ankle swelling.
Inflam...
COVID-19 News - XBC.1.6.3 May 03, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new spawn from the Deltacron sub-lineage XBC.1.6 has emerged with an interesting nucleocapsid mutation A173V. This new XBC.1.6.3 sub-lineage is worrying experts and scientist as it could be possibly driving a new onslaught in Queensland Australia but with signs of disease severity as hospitalization rates have been seeing to rise in the last two weeks.
Also worrying is th...
COVID-19 News: Scientist’s predictions that we will not see big seasonal COVID-19 waves but rather continuous wavelets of infections driven by a constant line of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants that are more transmissible and immune evasive seems to be holding true and we are currently seeing such scenarios being played out in various countries across the world.
https://www.thailandmedical.news...
SARS-CoV-2 Research - E and M Proteins May 03, 2023 2 years ago
SARS-CoV-2 Research: COVID-19 is a highly infectious respiratory illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It has led to millions of cases and deaths worldwide since the pandemic began in 2020. The virus has a single-stranded RNA genome enclosed in a capsid with four structural proteins, including the poorly understood envelope (E) protein. A new study by researchers from Columbia University-New Yor...
COVID-19 News - Wavelet Era May 02, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: The COVID-19 pandemic has been ravaging the world for three years, and despite hopes of a seasonal pattern, it shows no signs of abating. SARS-CoV-2 infections continue to rise, with new variants like XBB.1.16 emerging and contributing to the uptick in cases in various geolocations across the world. XBB.1.16 spawns like XBB.1.16.1, XBB.1.16.2, XBB.1.16.3, its third generations like ...
AI in Medicine - ChatGPT - Postoperative Instructions May 02, 2023 2 years ago
AI In Medicine: Artificial intelligence has been making its mark on various industries, with healthcare being no exception. ChatGPT, an AI-powered language model chatbot, has been recognized as a potentially beneficial tool for patients and clinicians alike.
A recent study published online on April 27 in the peer reviewed journal: JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery evaluated the ...
Woke News - Transgenders - Prostate Cancer May 02, 2023 2 years ago
In a ground-breaking study that will send shockwaves through the transgender community, researchers have discovered that transgender ‘women’ are still at risk for prostate cancer even after gender-affirming surgery. In a first-of-its-kind research, scientists from University of California-San Francisco have estimated the risk to be around 14 cases per 10,000 transgenders, highlighting ...
Long COVID - Autoimmune Disease May 02, 2023 2 years ago
Long COVID: The ongoing saga of the COVID-19 pandemic has unveiled a plethora of previously unknown health complications, and the Long-COVID syndrome is perhaps the most notorious among them. Affecting around 28 to 30% of Americans who have contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus and about 30 to 33% of Europeans, the lingering effects of Long COVID such as brain fog, post-exertional malaise, and joint pai...
COVID-19 News - South Korea May 02, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: South Korea is currently experiencing a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections, with more than 15,000 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours. This alarming spike, attributed to the XBB.1.16 and EG.1 sub-lineages of the virus, has raised concerns among health officials, as the country continues to navigate its way toward normalcy. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA...
Pharma News - diclofenac - UGT2B17 May 01, 2023 2 years ago
Pharma News: New research has unveiled the potential reason behind the alarming side effects of a widely-used painkiller, diclofenac, putting millions of people at risk for severe complications. A misunderstood enzyme responsible for metabolizing the drug may be the key factor leading to serious health consequences, including heart damage.
In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered a s...
COVID-19 Drugs - Drug Metabolizing Enzymes And Membrane Transporters (DMETs) May 01, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 Drugs: It is coming to light that all strategies with regards to treating COVID-19 has been wrong as many missed out certain critical data that affects the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of these drugs that have been approved so far by various clueless regulatory agencies across the world.
A new breakthrough study by researchers from University of Toronto-Canada, OneDrug-C...
COVID-19 News - ORF3a And NSP5 Regulate Autophagy Receptor p62 Levels May 01, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: Researchers from the University of Belgrade-Serbia, and the University Clinical Center of Serbia have in a new study found that SARS-Cov-2 proteins ORF3a and NSP5 regulate autophagy receptor p62 levels, typically downregulating it and leading to hyperinflammation states.
COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has had a wide range of impacts on patients, from asymptomatic o...
COVID-19 News - SARS-CoV-2 Infections Are Accelerating T Cell Immunosenescence In CMV Positive Individuals Apr 30, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A groundbreaking study by the University of Cordoba-Spain and Reina Sofia University Hospital-Spain has revealed that SARS-CoV-2 infections in Cytomegalovirus or CMV-seropositive individuals are linked to accelerated T cell immunosenescence and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This discovery has significant implications, considering the vast prevalence of both cyto...
COVID-19 News: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are emerging. These novel strains have the potential to cause significant changes in the virus's transmissibility, severity, and immune evasion capabilities.
While the XBB.1.16 variant recently caught the attention of health experts and the mainstream media worldwide, a lesser-known XBB.2...
COVID-19 News: The XBB.1.16 sub-lineage has been grabbing headlines worldwide due to its rapid transmission rate and in some cases has been found to be contributing to an increase in disease severity as reported by Indian researchers in a recent preprint study.
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/indian-study-shows-that-xbb-1-16-does-increase-risk-for-disease-severity-contrary-to-claims-by-cluel...
SARS-CoV-2 Research - NSP12 Apr 29, 2023 2 years ago
SARS-CoV-2 Research: A new study by researchers from West China Hospital of Sichuan University, China has found that the SARS-CoV-2 NSP12 proteins plays a critical role in virus replication and splicing regulation.
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, is a highly infectious pathogen that has mutated into highly transmissible variants, such as the Omicron strain. Und...
Thailand Medical: Even after our initial report about Thais dying in their homes due to COVID-19 in Bangkok, there has been no improvement to the situation.
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/thailand-medical-more-cases-of-people-dying-in-their-homes-due-to-covid-19-emerging-in-bangkok-while-authorities-say-not-to-panic-about-xbb-1-16
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Thailand Medical - COVID-19 - XBB.1.16 Apr 28, 2023 2 years ago
Thailand Medical: The rise in post Songkran holidays COVID-19 infections is fast accelerating and causing alarms bells to sound not only in the healthcare and tourism sectors but is also causing in the business sectors as rising number of sick workers is starting to cause disruption issues in companies and factories.
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Interestingly, the Thai Prime Minister who was also ...
Long COVID - Gastrointestinal Health Apr 28, 2023 2 years ago
Long COVID: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, so does our understanding of the virus and its long-term effects on human health. In particular, recent research has focused on the prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and the incidence of new GI illnesses in individuals who have recovered from COVID-19. Two recent notable studies, one from the University of Liverpool-UK and the ot...
COVID-19 News: A new study by Indian scientists from the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospitals-Pune, the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Pune and the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology-Pune that focused on the XBB.1.16 variant which is currently causing a COVID-19 onslaught in India and its clinical profile ha...
COVID-19 News - Fetuin-A - Tetranectin - Paraoxonase-1 Apr 27, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new quantitative proteomics study by researchers from Saudi Arabia have uncovered how SARS-CoV-2 dysregulates the Innate immune responses that can lead to disease severity.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has presented varying levels of severity in patients, from mild to severe cases....
Health News - Male Baldness - Sugar Sweetened Beverages Apr 27, 2023 2 years ago
Health News: A groundbreaking study conducted by Chinese nutritional epidemiology investigators has discovered a strong link between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and male pattern hair loss (MPHL) in young men. The study findings have sparked widespread concern and ignited a conversation about the dangers of excessive sugar consumption on hair health.
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COVID-19 News - Purinergic Signaling Apr 27, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, continues to be a global health concern despite the availability of vaccines and treatments. The disease is marked by high inflammation and coagulation disturbances, which may be connected to purinergic signaling molecules such as ATP, ADP, adenosine (ADO), and purinergic receptors (P1 and P2).
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COVID-19 News: Many from a small segment of the general population who are still smart enough to be paying attention to what is developing in terms of the COVID-19 pandemic are more engrossed in the XBB.1.16 sub-lineage (Arcturus) and some of its newer spawns such:
-XBB.1.16.1 (defining mutation-S:T547I)
-XBB.1.16.1.1 designated as FU.1 (defining mutation-T3802C)
-XBB.1.16.1.2 designated as...
COVID-19 Drugs - Antihistamines - Cetirizine Apr 26, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 Drugs: A groundbreaking study by Spanish researchers from Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha (SESCAM) in Toledo, Spain, has unveiled the astonishing potential of antihistamines as an early treatment for COVID-19. This discovery could revolutionize our approach to managing the pandemic, reduce hospitalizations, and possibly prevent the spread of the virus among close contacts.
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Long COVID - Anti-Desmoglein 2 Autoantibodies - Heart Issues Apr 26, 2023 2 years ago
Long COVID: SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, has been linked to various unexpected symptoms and complications. Post-acute cardiac issues are known to be associated with this viral infection.
A study team led by scientists from the University of Birmingham-United Kingdom have discovered the presence of autoantibodies against antigens in the skin, muscle, and heart in individ...
COVID-19 News: Many local physicians and health experts are crying foul about official daily COVID-19 figures in India released by federal health authorities as while official data shows that COVID-19 cases are declining in India for three straight days, testing rates have also declined rapidly when in reality there should be more testing. It was also reported that some states not even reporting t...
Thailand Medical - People Dying From COVID-19 In Their Homes In Bangkok Apr 26, 2023 2 years ago
Thailand Medical: In the last 24 hours, two more cases of Thais dying in their homes in Bangkok were revealed by local authorities.
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In the first case, Sutthisan Police In Bangkok reported that a 52 year old male was found dead on his bed in his room at a condominium in Chatuchak ditrict at 7.33 am yesterday. The deceased wife had told police that she had seen him late Monday ...
Health News - Sucralose - T Cells Apr 26, 2023 2 years ago
Health News: A groundbreaking study from the Francis Crick Institute has found that consuming large amounts of sucralose, a widely used artificial sweetener, can lead to decreased activation of T cells in mice.
The study findings showed that the intake of high doses of sucralose in mice results in immunomodulatory effects by limiting T cell proliferation and T cell differentiation. In ter...
COVID-19 News: In a shocking new hypothesis, researchers from Charles University in Prague are calling to attention the high chilling possibility that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may be unleashing a wave of prion diseases - deadly, incurable brain disorders - on the unsuspecting population. The implications of these findings are so far-reaching that they could change our understanding of the virus and it...
Scabies - Permethrin Resistance Apr 25, 2023 2 years ago
Scabies, a highly contagious parasitic skin disease caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis mite, has plagued humanity for centuries. It affects people of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds, with an estimated 200 million cases reported globally each year.
The most common treatment for scabies, a topical insecticide called permethrin, has been the gold standard for decades. Howev...
Alzheimer's Disease - Suvorexant Apr 25, 2023 2 years ago
Alzheimer's Disease: In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that the common insomnia medication, suvorexant, has the potential to reduce Alzheimer's disease proteins in the brain. Although the study was small and more research is required to confirm its effectiveness, this breakthrough could have far-reaching implicati...
COVID-19 News - Hong Kong Apr 25, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: Hong Kong is witnessing an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases, with 259 new PCR-confirmed COVID-19 infections and 11 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. While the government officials have not released data on Rapid Antigen Testing, it is worth noting that only hospitalized cases are being tested using PCR protocols, and not always consistently. The current hospital bed occupancy in ...
COVID-19 News: While most of the lower life forms across the globe have been brainwashed into assuming that COVID-19 is over and is now merely endemic and mild….COVID-19 caseloads are increasing around the world along with disease severity and increasing mortality. Those in control of the COVID-19 narratives have found ways to prevent the reporting of daily COVID-19 infections, hospitalizat...
COVID-19 News: While the world is grappling with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a shocking study revelation shows that COVID-19 may also have devastating long-term consequences for the millions of people suffering from dry eye conditions. A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers and ophthalmologists from The Chinese University of Hong Kong-China, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Government Hospit...
Dog Flu: The Animal Humane Society (AHS) in Minnesota has been grappling with an unprecedented outbreak of canine influenza H3N2 for two weeks now, causing alarm among pet owners and leading to the closure of three busy facilities. The outbreak has affected nearly 200 dogs housed in shelters in Golden Valley, Coon Rapids, and Woodbury, and is considered "unprecedented" due to the large n...
Excess Deaths - Australia Apr 24, 2023 2 years ago
Excess Deaths: In a horrifying turn of events, Australia experienced a staggering 15% surge in excess deaths in 2022, sparking an avalanche of wild theories and a growing demand for a government-led inquiry. This chilling increase, which saw 25,000 more Australians perish compared to historical averages, has left the nation in turmoil as people scramble for answers.
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COVID-19 News - Western Australia Apr 24, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A recent wastewater surveillance report has unveiled a disturbing discrepancy between the reported COVID-19 cases and the actual viral concentration in Western Australia (WA). As health officials boast about a decline in active cases, local physicians and wastewater experts counter with alarming claims of an increase in COVID-19 hospital admissions and a growing viral presence in th...
Health News - XDR Shigella Sonnei Apr 24, 2023 2 years ago
Health News: A terrifying new superbug has emerged in France, sending shockwaves throughout the global scientific community.
Researchers at the Institut Pasteur's French National Reference Center for Escherichia coli, Shigella, and Salmonella have been monitoring the alarming spread of this deadly strain, the extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella sonnei, a strain responsible for c...
Medical News - Ifosfamide Apr 24, 2023 2 years ago
Medical News: In a startling revelation, researchers from Washington State University (WSU) have discovered that a common chemotherapy drug, ifosfamide, could carry a toxic inheritance for the children and grandchildren of adolescent cancer survivors. This study is among the first to demonstrate that disease susceptibility can be passed down to unexposed third-generation offspring from certain dru...
COVID-19 News - Switzerland Apr 23, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: While many countries are no longer releasing data on daily or weekly COVID-19 Infections and many are trying to actually conceal that the fact that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is still causing a high level of infections in their respective countries.
The truth remains that COVID-19 is still serious threat globally despite what those controlling the COVID-19 narratives are trying t...
Thailand Medical - COVID-19 In Bangkok Rising Apr 23, 2023 2 years ago
Thailand Medical: It is interesting to note that prior to the Songkran break, no local authorities or so called Thai medical ‘experts’ warned the local population to take heed and adopt safety measures during the holiday season as the SARS-CoV-2 virus was still wreaking havoc across other geolocations in the world and also due to the emergence of various more transmissible, more immune...
COVID-19 News: As Italy faces a harrowing surge in COVID-19 cases and fatalities, the nation is gripped by fear and uncertainty. New data released by the Italian Ministry of Health reveals a shocking 28.5% increase in cases and a staggering 48% rise in deaths in just one week. This dramatic development has set alarm bells ringing as Italy struggles to contain the SARS-CoV-2 virus's relentless ...
H5N1 News - Reassortant Strains In North America Apr 22, 2023 2 years ago
H5N1 News: The world is facing a new threat: the highly lethal H5N1 avian influenza virus is wreaking havoc in the animal kingdom. Since 2014, the genetically distinct clade 2.3.4.4 has been circulating in Eurasia, Africa, and briefly in North America, killing millions of wild and domestic birds. In December 2021, the clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 virus was first isolated from poultry and wild birds in Cana...
COVID-19 News - Herpes Zoster (HZ) - Shingles Apr 22, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on global health, revealing the various short-term and long-term consequences of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Among these consequences, the risk of developing herpes zoster (HZ) or shingles after recovering from COVID-19 has remained unclear.
Past studies and COVID-19 News coverages had shown that SARS-CoV-2 infections can also...
COVID-19 News - MACE - Necroptosis Apr 22, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on healthcare systems worldwide and left millions of lives lost in its wake. As researchers race to understand the virus and its impacts on various organs, a new study by scientists from J Craig Venter Institute, Maryland-USA and Universidad de La Sabana, Chía-Colombia sheds light on the mechanisms that lead to major adverse...
COVID-19 News: According to the Malaysian Health Ministry, the number of COVID-19 patient admissions to hospitals per 100,000 residents has skyrocketed by 26.2% in the 15th epidemiological week from April 9 to 15, with the majority of patients belonging to high-risk groups such as the elderly and those with comorbidities. This alarming increase comes as Malaysians prepare for the Hari Raya Aidilfi...
COVID-19 News - British Columbia - Canada Apr 21, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: British Columbia (B.C.) has reported 316 people in hospitals with COVID-19, an increase from the 282 cases recorded two weeks ago. The number of hospitalized individuals is the second highest in 2023, but still well below the peaks seen in the previous year.
Provincial health officer Dr Bonnie Henry on B.C.'s weekly COVID-19 numbers
As of May 4, the B.C. Centre for Disease Co...
COVID-19 News - Indonesia Apr 21, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: As Indonesia prepares for the Idul Fitri holidays which starts tomorrow, the Indonesian government has downplayed the threat of the XBB.1.16 sub-lineages that have emerged in the country and the recent uptick in daily COVID-19 cases. The Indonesian Health Ministry assured the public that the situation is still under control, and that the country will not see a dramatic increase in c...
COVID-19 News - Cardiovascular-Related Proteomic Changes In ECFCs Apr 21, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A study led by researchers from the University of Cadiz-Spain has found that serum from COVID-19 infected individuals, irrespective if they were asymptomatic or had mild or severe symptoms, was able to cause cardiovascular-related proteomic changes in ECFCs (endothelial colony forming cells)!
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected million...
COVID-19 News - India Records 12,591 New COVID-19 Infections And 40 deaths Apr 21, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: India health authorities reported a new high of 12,591 new COVID-19 infections and 40 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours with reports emerging that the situation is getting worse in states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
The current number of active cases has risen to 65,286 with a bulk of them currently hospitalized and starting to cause stress to the publ...
COVID-19 News - Glutamine - Endothelial Cell Dysfunction Apr 20, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has led to the death of almost 7 million people worldwide. Despite vaccinations and new antiviral drugs significantly reducing COVID-19 cases, there remains a need for additional therapeutic strategies to combat this deadly disease. One potential target is the deficiency of circulating glutamine observed in patients with COVID-19, which associates with diseas...
Cannabis News - Cannabis Exposures In Suspected Suicide Attempts Apr 20, 2023 2 years ago
Cannabis News: A recent Washington State University-led study analyzing US poison center data from 2009 to 2021 has found a significant increase in suspected suicidal cannabis exposures, particularly among children and women during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, shows that these exposures have increased by 17% annually over the 12-year period.
While the vast majority of cases...