Health
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Australian study links extreme heat to rising youth mental health hospitalizations
Sydney — Extreme heat sharply increases the risk of hospital admissions for mental health conditions among young people, according to…
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India Draws More Medical Tourists From West, Gulf and Other Regions
New Delhi– India is increasingly attracting medical tourists from North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East and…
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Massachusetts Reports First West Nile Virus-Positive Mosquitoes of 2026 Season
BOSTON — Massachusetts public health officials have confirmed the state’s first mosquito sample to test positive for West Nile virus…
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Young Blood Cells May Help Malaria Parasites Evade Drugs, RGCB Study Finds
Thiruvananthapuram — Scientists at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology have identified a new mechanism that may help malaria parasites…
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A Promising First for Researchers Probing Mental Illness
Sy Boles/Harvard Staff Writer Psychiatrists have long treated depression using transcranial magnetic stimulation — noninvasive magnetic pulses that stimulate neurons.…
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Dalai Lama Discharged From Delhi Hospital After Knee Replacement Surgery
Dharamsala — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was discharged from a New Delhi hospital Friday after undergoing left knee…
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Heywood Healthcare Names UMass Memorial’s Dr. Kavita Babu as Chief Medical Officer
GARDNER, Mass. — Heywood Healthcare has appointed Dr. Kavita Babu, a longtime physician leader at UMass Memorial Health and professor…
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FDA Flags Manufacturing, Data Integrity Lapses at Dabur India Plant
NEW DELHI — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has flagged manufacturing, maintenance and data integrity lapses at a Dabur…
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U.S. Commits More Than $112 Million to Fight Ebola Outbreak in Congo, Uganda
WASHINGTON — The United States has mobilized more than $112 million in bilateral foreign assistance in less than two weeks…
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India Says No Confirmed Ebola Case as Officials Monitor Outbreaks Abroad
NEW DELHI — India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said it is closely monitoring the Ebola situation following recent…
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