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1/8 1. Obesity is a chronic disease | Health experts have described obesity as a chronic disease that needs timely diagnosis, scientific treatment and long-term care, the PTI reported. The new expert document aims to shift the focus from blame to evidence-based medical care. The consensus has been jointly prepared by the Obesity and Metabolic…

Health experts have described obesity as a chronic disease and called for a shift away from the traditional “eat less, exercise more” approach, urging treatment to be tailored to an individual’s health needs and disease severity

DIBRUGARH: Assam Medical College & Hospital (AMCH), Dibrugarh, on Friday began providing medicines to rare disease patients for the first time since being designated a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Rare Diseases under the National Policy for Rare Diseases (NPRD), 2021, marking a major step forward for specialised healthcare in the Northeast

Deborah Thompson is the Owner of DHT Consulting & Training, LLC and a long-time public health advocate. She is president-elect of the Iowa Public Health Association but is offering her personal opinions here, not speaking on behalf of the association

For more than three decades, researchers have been tracking ticks, mice, oak trees and other wildlife in a New York forest to better understand what makes Lyme disease more likely to spread. Their latest findings challenge some long-held assumptions — including the idea that deer are a major driver of Lyme disease risk. Researchers at…

Bundibugyo (the species of Ebola virus behind the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo)

Vaccination rates during the 2025-26 school year among kindergartners in Hawaiʻi were lower than compared with the previous year

Since its detection in May 2026, the Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has expanded rapidly, reaching 4566 confirmed cases and 2128 deaths across six provinces by 13 August 2026. Ituri Province remains the epicentre, but ongoing transmission, spread to new areas, a high case fatality ratio (47%),…

CROHN’S disease monocytes showed systemic transcriptional and functional reprogramming that may contribute to intestinal inflammation, according to data from newly diagnosed, treatment-naïve patients. 

N.Y. — Lyme and other tick-borne diseases can have a horrible impact on the human body, both physically and mentally. Sometimes, it can prevent you from doing the things you love. That’s what happened to Endicott resident Beth Scoville, who continues to battle Lyme today