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'Happened so fast': UK students panicked by meningitis outbreak
National News

'Happened so fast': UK students panicked by meningitis outbreak

  • Akshata Kapoor with Helen Rowe in London AFP
  • Updated 15 mins ago

Hundreds of masked-up students queued Wednesday to get vaccinated at the UK university campus at the heart of a deadly meningitis outbreak, as the number of cases rose to 20.

Vaccines facing misinformation spike: WHO experts
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Vaccines facing misinformation spike: WHO experts

  • Robin MILLARD AFP
  • Updated 15 mins ago

Vaccine programmes are being challenged by rising misinformation and an uncertain pipeline for research funding, the World Health Organization's immunisation experts said Wednesday.

Man first in Europe to trial new antibody drug for prostate cancer
Lifestyle

Man first in Europe to trial new antibody drug for prostate cancer

  • By Talker News
  • Updated 18 hrs ago

“This is a rare opportunity for me personally, this is my only hope to extend my life by any real period at all."

What’s the equivalent of a wheelchair for a person with schizophrenia? How psychiatric rehabilitation brings community into care
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What’s the equivalent of a wheelchair for a person with schizophrenia? How psychiatric rehabilitation brings community into care

  • Adrienne Lapidos, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Thomas, Temple University, and Kristen Abraham, University of Detroit Mercy
  • Updated 17 hrs ago

Helping patients navigate disability outside the clinic is critical to rehabilitation for physical conditions. People with psychiatric conditions can benefit from the same philosophy.

Millions of CT scans are done every year – most leave important data behind
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Millions of CT scans are done every year – most leave important data behind

  • Peter Gunderman, Indiana University
  • Updated 17 hrs ago

Medical imaging contains a veritable wealth of information that is often missed. One way this can change is for patients to ask their doctors what more they can learn from their image results.

Are you about to have cataract surgery? Here’s what ophthalmologists say you need to know
Lifestyle

Are you about to have cataract surgery? Here’s what ophthalmologists say you need to know

  • Elizabeth M. Hofmeister for The Conversation
  • Updated 18 hrs ago

The Conversation reports cataract surgery is safe and common, with over 90% achieving 20/20 vision, but patients need to understand various aspects before the procedure.

Dad diagnosed with brain tumor after symptoms dismissed as migraines
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Dad diagnosed with brain tumor after symptoms dismissed as migraines

  • By Talker News
  • Updated Mar 17, 2026

"When you get news like that, you go into yourself."

Teen contracts meningitis after sharing vape with friends
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Teen contracts meningitis after sharing vape with friends

  • By Talker News
  • Updated Mar 17, 2026

“It hasn’t put me off vapes, though I wouldn’t share with anybody anymore."

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CDC considers more medical codes for gender transition and detransition

  • By Morgan Sweeney | The Center Square
  • Updated Mar 17, 2026

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention heard from medical advocacy group Do No Harm on Tuesday on adding new medical codes for patient histories of gender transition or detransition.

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential
Lifestyle

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential

  • Dannell D. Boatman, West Virginia University
  • Updated Mar 17, 2026

False claims that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause cancer could, ironically, lead to worse cancer outcomes by undermining a promising tool to prevent and treat it.

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