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UK COVID-19 surveillance “flying blind”; The latest health stories from around the world

The UK is nearly “flying blind” when it comes to COVID this autumn, experts have said, amid an increase in cases. While the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) continues to track some metrics of COVID, including hospitalization numbers, many of the community surveillance studies tracking infection levels have finished. www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/05/uk-almost-flying-blind-on-COVID-this-autumn-experts-say? Now experts have said the …

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UK man seeks risky treatment in India

A father of four from Coventry, UK, is due to travel to India to seek a potentially dangerous treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). Zhahid Habib, aged 43, was diagnosed with MS in 2008. The condition is lifelong, though symptoms can be managed through a number of therapies with varying levels of success. As a neurological …

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A new hope for autoimmune disease?

India faces a diabetes burden of untold magnitude in the coming year. There is a drastic need for new means of treatment. Fortunately, hope may be on the horizon. Researchers at the University of Utah in the US have developed a potential new therapy that targets dysfunctional immune cells in patients suffering from diabetes and …

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Therapies to treat the rising numbers of MS patients

There has been a significant increase in the number of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in India in recent years. This may be because the disease is more prevalent or the result of better understanding and diagnosis or both. To cope with the rising number of patients, many believe India needs to rethink its …

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Politicians put differences aside to pass game-changing disabled rights law

The Indian Parliament closed its winter session with the passage of a bill to protect the rights of disabled people in India. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill was first tabled in 2014, but has been much longer in the making – five years, according to the Hindustan Times. Replacing the 1995 Persons with …

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