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Frozen shoulder, musculoskeletal disorders emerge as hidden complications of diabetes: Experts, ETHealthworld
New Delhi: As India grapples with one of the world’s largest diabetes burdens, doctors are reporting a less-recognised consequence of…
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ICMR Responds to Nipah Virus Outbreak in Kozhikode: All Close Contacts Test Negative, ETHealthworld
Kozhikode: A team from the ICMR arrived here on Saturday following the confirmation of a Nipah virus case in the…
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National Medical Commission’s Shift on Patient Appeal Rights Raises Concerns, ETHealthworld
National Medical Commission (NMC) continues its flipflop over whether patients and their families should be allowed to file appeals before…
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UN Warns HIV Fight at Risk Due to Massive Aid Cuts, ETHealthworld
Paris: Massive cuts to international aid have put the world’s response to HIV “in peril”, the UN’s top AIDS official…
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TN tightens Nipah surveillance; fever clusters on radar, ETHealthworld
Chennai: Tamil Nadu has stepped up surveillance for the Nipah virus following another case reported in Kerala. The Directorate of…
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Ebola Outbreak in Congo: WHO Warns of Invisible Spread and Critical Challenges, ETHealthworld
Nairobi: There are many “blind spots” in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a World Health Organization…
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No Hantavirus Detected in Argentina’s Mendoza Province Amid Ongoing Investigation, ETHealthworld
Buenos Aires: A hantavirus probe in a western Argentine province did not find any virus-carrying rodents, the health ministry said…
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US Allocates Additional $50 Million to Combat Ebola Outbreak in Africa, ETHealthworld
New Jersey: The U.S. plans to provide $50 million in funding to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to develop…
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No new Nipah cases, 3 in hosp for observation: Kerala minister, ETHealthworld
Kozhikode: A day after Nipah was confirmed in a 43-year-old man from Ramanattukara, no new cases have been detected in…
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Urgent Action Required to End Leprosy Transmission in India’s Hotspot Areas, Says Health Ministry, ETHealthworld
New Delhi: India eliminated leprosy as a public health problem at the national level more than two decades ago, but…
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