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The Duke Global Health Institute is expanding its Climate and Global Health Initiative with a new collaboration aimed at understanding of how climate change is affecting health across one of the world’s most ecologically important regions, Brazil. 

When you gotta go, you gotta go. But how long the poop stays in you before you gotta go could have a surprisingly big influence on your long-term health. According to research, the amount of time food spends traveling through your digestive system may shape everything from your gut bacteria to your risk of chronic…

DHAKA, July 31, 2026 (BSS) – Ziaur Rahman Foundation Vice-President and noted physician Dr Zubaida Rahman today called for creating a nationwide database  of people suffering from thalassaemia and other congenital rare diseases to ensure better care and support for patients

It’s a common thing for physicians to encounter patients with orthostatic hypotension (OH), a condition characterized by the failure to maintain blood pressure while standing. More than one-fifth of patients over 60 have OH, and the stakes are high for them, as it is associated with increased falls, fractures and even death

Doctors in Suffolk County have reported three cases of a rare tick-borne disease known as rabbit fever so far this summer. 

Waving two fingers in front of a person’s face and asking, “How many fingers am I holding up?” was state-of-the-art concussion assessment when psychologist Michael McCrea started working with brain injury patients

Kan. (KCTV) – Kansas first responders struggling with trauma-related mental health conditions can now apply for financial help

NEW YORK (WABC) –Scientists understand a lot about what Alzheimer’s looks like in the brain, but they don’t fully understand what starts and drives the disease

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SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) –Health officials are alerting people to stay vigilant for ticks this summer, after three probable cases of a rare infectious disease called tularemia – or rabbit fever – have been reported in Suffolk County