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China Reports More Than 7000 Chikungunya Cases: Symptoms, Risk Factors, Complications And More
A severe chikungunya outbreak has been reported in China with more than 7000 cases. While, chikungunya is rarely fatal, it can cause chronic symptoms like joint pain.
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"So Much Pressure": World Nearly Beat Polio But Missteps Aided Its Comeback
The World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication - a feat seen only once for human diseases, with smallpox in 1980.
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Samay Raina's Remarks On People With Disabilities "Disturbing": Supreme Court
Terming jokes made by standup comic Samay Raina and other comedians on persons with disabilities and those suffering from rare diseases "disturbing," the Supreme Court has said it will "scrutinise individual conduct minutely".
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No Link Between Covid Vaccine And Sudden Deaths, Health Ministry Clarifies
Studies by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have established that there is no direct link between COVID-19 vaccination and the reports of sudden deaths in the country.
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Fitness Influencer Paralysed By Tick Bite, Now Battling To Walk Again
Fitness influencer Maria Palen was left partially paralyzed after a rare tick-borne illness. Though doctors remain uncertain about the exact cause, she is slowly recovering and staying hopeful about walking again.
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US Woman Vomits Up To 15 Times An Hour, Misdiagnosed For Years Until Rare Illness Found
Sharisse Zeroonian battled undiagnosed vomiting episodes for years before learning she had a rare disorder called CVS. Now managing her condition, she's using film to share her story and spread awareness.
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RFK Jr's Medical Panel To Review Contested Vaccine Claims
A vaccine panel appointed by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will revisit long-settled science and spotlight rare risks linked to childhood immunizations in a meeting beginning Wednesday
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Celina Jaitley Opens Up About Cholestasis Diagnosis During Pregnancy: All About This Rare Liver Condition
Cholestasis of pregnancy can be very uncomfortable and may increase the risk of complications for both the mother and the baby.
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UK Woman Mistook Symptoms For Food Poisoning, Later Lost 13 Organs To Rare Cancer
Rebecca Hind, 39, from Cumbria in northwest England, first began feeling unwell after an office Christmas party in late 2018.
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US Infant With Rare Disease First To Get Personalised Gene Therapy Treatment
A US infant with a rare condition has become history's first patient to be treated with a personalized gene-editing technique that raises hopes for other people with obscure illnesses, doctors said Thursday.
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In A First, US Doctors Use Gene Editing To Save Baby With Deadly Disorder
The boy was born with a very rare condition called CPS1 deficiency, which is found in about 1 in 1.3 million people.
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"Everyone Is A Cousin" In This Village. Courtesy: A Rare Genetic Condition
A small village in Brazil is afflicted with Spoan syndrome, a rare hereditary illness that weakens the body over time by affecting the nervous system.
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Veteran Australian Journalist Dies By Euthanasia After Long Battle With Rare Disorder
With no known cure, he opted for voluntary assisted dying after his condition became unbearable, accompanied by excruciating pain and difficulty breathing.
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26-Year-Old US Man Dies Of Hantavirus, A Rare Rat Virus That Killed Gene Hackman's Wife
A 26-year-old man in the US died from the same rare rat-infectious disease that killed Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, in February.
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"She Couldn't Walk": Australian Girl, 9, Contracts Rare Infection After Scratching Mosquito Bite
A 9-year-old Australian girl was temporarily unable to walk and hospitalised for days after she scratched an itchy mosquito bite, the New York Post reported.
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China Reports More Than 7000 Chikungunya Cases: Symptoms, Risk Factors, Complications And More
A severe chikungunya outbreak has been reported in China with more than 7000 cases. While, chikungunya is rarely fatal, it can cause chronic symptoms like joint pain.
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"So Much Pressure": World Nearly Beat Polio But Missteps Aided Its Comeback
The World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication - a feat seen only once for human diseases, with smallpox in 1980.
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Samay Raina's Remarks On People With Disabilities "Disturbing": Supreme Court
Terming jokes made by standup comic Samay Raina and other comedians on persons with disabilities and those suffering from rare diseases "disturbing," the Supreme Court has said it will "scrutinise individual conduct minutely".
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No Link Between Covid Vaccine And Sudden Deaths, Health Ministry Clarifies
Studies by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have established that there is no direct link between COVID-19 vaccination and the reports of sudden deaths in the country.
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Fitness Influencer Paralysed By Tick Bite, Now Battling To Walk Again
Fitness influencer Maria Palen was left partially paralyzed after a rare tick-borne illness. Though doctors remain uncertain about the exact cause, she is slowly recovering and staying hopeful about walking again.
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US Woman Vomits Up To 15 Times An Hour, Misdiagnosed For Years Until Rare Illness Found
Sharisse Zeroonian battled undiagnosed vomiting episodes for years before learning she had a rare disorder called CVS. Now managing her condition, she's using film to share her story and spread awareness.
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RFK Jr's Medical Panel To Review Contested Vaccine Claims
A vaccine panel appointed by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will revisit long-settled science and spotlight rare risks linked to childhood immunizations in a meeting beginning Wednesday
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Celina Jaitley Opens Up About Cholestasis Diagnosis During Pregnancy: All About This Rare Liver Condition
Cholestasis of pregnancy can be very uncomfortable and may increase the risk of complications for both the mother and the baby.
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UK Woman Mistook Symptoms For Food Poisoning, Later Lost 13 Organs To Rare Cancer
Rebecca Hind, 39, from Cumbria in northwest England, first began feeling unwell after an office Christmas party in late 2018.
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US Infant With Rare Disease First To Get Personalised Gene Therapy Treatment
A US infant with a rare condition has become history's first patient to be treated with a personalized gene-editing technique that raises hopes for other people with obscure illnesses, doctors said Thursday.
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In A First, US Doctors Use Gene Editing To Save Baby With Deadly Disorder
The boy was born with a very rare condition called CPS1 deficiency, which is found in about 1 in 1.3 million people.
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"Everyone Is A Cousin" In This Village. Courtesy: A Rare Genetic Condition
A small village in Brazil is afflicted with Spoan syndrome, a rare hereditary illness that weakens the body over time by affecting the nervous system.
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Veteran Australian Journalist Dies By Euthanasia After Long Battle With Rare Disorder
With no known cure, he opted for voluntary assisted dying after his condition became unbearable, accompanied by excruciating pain and difficulty breathing.
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26-Year-Old US Man Dies Of Hantavirus, A Rare Rat Virus That Killed Gene Hackman's Wife
A 26-year-old man in the US died from the same rare rat-infectious disease that killed Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, in February.
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"She Couldn't Walk": Australian Girl, 9, Contracts Rare Infection After Scratching Mosquito Bite
A 9-year-old Australian girl was temporarily unable to walk and hospitalised for days after she scratched an itchy mosquito bite, the New York Post reported.
