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Malaria cases have entered a sharp spike in Zimbabwe this year after U.S. aid cuts to the country. At this new unprecedented malaria rate, hospitalizations and death tolls are rising. What’s happening? In the earliest months of his presidency, President Donald Trump slashed critical funding for scientific and medical research as well as national crisis response procedures, cutting medical support …

After the death of two children from measles in less than a week, Prof. Eyal Leshem, director of the travel medicine and tropical diseases center at Sheba Medical Center, told The Times of Israel that he was calling upon “every community leader who knows the children in their community are unprotected and are at risk of contracting a deadly disease …

Cause of sea star wasting disease finally discovered, raises new questions  Cascadia Daily News Billions of Sea Stars Are Wasting Away, And We Finally Know Why  ScienceAlert Scientists Find Answer to Sea Star Population Devastated by Pathogen Along the California Coast  Good News Network How scientists solved one of the greatest ocean mysteries  The Independent Unmasking the sea star killer  Canadian Geographic Source link

A fourth person has died, and over 100 people have been sickened with Legionnaires’ disease — 15 of them currently hospitalized — amid an outbreak in central Harlem in New York City, health officials said Thursday. The disease was initially detected on July 25. Since then, the New York City Department of Health has been investigating the cluster and linked …

Jeff Bezos’ mom dies from same disease that afflicted Robin Williams  San Francisco Chronicle Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sanchez Suffer a Rocky Start to Their Marriage With a Devastating Update  yahoo.com Jackie Bezos, Jeff Bezos’ Mother and an Early Amazon Investor, Dies at 78  The New York Times Jeff Bezos’ mother, Jacklyn Gise Bezos, dies at 78  NBC News Amazon Billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Mother …

Novo Nordisk wins FDA label expansion for Wegovy against liver disease MASH  Seeking Alpha Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy gets accelerated US approval for liver disease MASH  Reuters Wegovy® approved by FDA for the treatment of adults with noncirrhotic MASH with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis  PR Newswire Novo Nordisk A/S: Wegovy® approved in the US for the treatment of MASH  Yahoo Finance Novo Nordisk’s obesity …

Roughly one-third of adults in the United States regularly floss, which is not good news for your teeth, gums or dental bill. A proper dental routine, which includes brushing and flossing, can help keep dental issues like gum disease away. “Most people don’t realize that gum disease is an infection of the tissues that support our teeth, and it’s caused …

Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy was cleared by U.S. regulators on Friday to treat an increasingly common liver disease, adding to the list of conditions for which the blockbuster therapy is now approved.  The Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to Wegovy for patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, or MASH, with moderate to advanced liver scarring. The decision was …

Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy gets accelerated US approval for liver disease MASH  Reuters Wegovy® approved by FDA for the treatment of adults with noncirrhotic MASH with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis  PR Newswire Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy cleared to treat MASH  statnews.com Novo Nordisk A/S: Wegovy® approved in the US for the treatment of MASH  Yahoo Finance Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy Gets US Approval for …

Sonoma County health officials said the case is an isolated incident, with no concern of larger outbreak. An elderly Sebastopol man has died after contracting Legionnaires’ disease, a serious form of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria, Sonoma County health officials said Friday morning. County Interim Health Officer Karen Smith said the death is being investigated as a “sporadic case,” …