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A new Pittsburgh-based initiative is making a $25 million bet on a persistent problem in medicine: promising rare disease science too often fails to become a treatment

At the age of 65, the former Palestinian Ambassador to Vietnam suffered a domestic accident more than two months ago, resulting in a right knee injury. The persistent pain has significantly impacted his mobility and daily activities

PETALING JAYA – The haze now hitting the country is not just bad for people with asthma and respiratory infections, but could also be dangerous for older folk who are frail, live alone or have dementia

Doctors cannot treat what patients refuse to mention. A major new survey published Thursday by Germany’s Deutsches Ärzteblatt — drawing on research commissioned by BARMER, one of Germany’s largest statutory health insurers — found that one in five German adults has stayed silent at a medical appointment when they should have spoken up, leaving physicians…

DVIDS – News – USFK, KDCA Sign MOU to Strengthen Quarantine Cooperation for U.S. Military Aircraft

Texas (KLTV) – Infectious disease specialist Dr. Ed Dominguez, a member of the station’s medical team, addressed three health topics Thursday, including deaths linked to a flesh-eating bacteria in Louisiana, a new study on high blood pressure medication and research on abdominal fat as a predictor of heart disease

The Social Security Administration (SSA) of the United States confirmed a change to speed up the processing of applications for certain disability benefits

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10 News’ “What’s Going Around” looks at trending health topics and local respiratory virus data in the Roanoke region and across Virginia. Thanks to a partnership with Johns Hopkins University and the Center for Outbreak Response Innovation, the station can show localized disease data for the community

PETALING JAYA: The haze now hitting the country is not just bad for people with asthma and respiratory infections, but could also be dangerous for older folk who are frail, live alone or have dementia