To date, multiple people have died of the virus in several other countries that have not previously experienced monkeypox outbreaks, including Spain, Brazil and India.
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Monkeypox Cases In Europe May Have Peaked, World Health Organization Says
Data from numerous countries including France, Spain, Portugal, Germany and the U.K. suggest the monkeypox outbreak may have peaked and that elimination is possible, the WHO said.
With Student Loan Forgiveness In Focus Thanks To New Plans To Cancel Up To $20,000, Should Medical Debt Be Next?
The Biden Administration just announced up to $20,000 in student loan forgiveness. But more Americans hold medical debt and feel pessimistic about paying it off.
180,000 Residents Without Clean Running Water In Jackson As Governor Declares Emergency
Schools have shifted to virtual learning because of the lack of running water.
North Korea Confirms Kim Jong Un Had Covid—After Pushing Claims It Defeated The Virus
The report, which says Kim contracted the disease from an infected pharmacy worker while working to contain the country’s first acknowledged outbreak, confirms hints from his sister earlier this month.
Game-Changing Voice Banking Technology Ensures ALS Patients Maintain Their Individuality
I Will Always Be Me, an award-winning technology collaboration to reduce by orders of magnitude the amount of time it takes an ALS patient to bank their voice is a triumph of user-led design and what can be achieved when major companies work together t…
Raffles Medical Group Sees China On The Mend From Covid As Its Expansion Continues
Raffles Medical Group from Singapore plans to increase the number of cities it serves in China from the current eight to 20 in the next three to five years.
U.S. Cancer Moonshot Needs Stronger Int’l Effort To Make Substantial Progress – Kevin Rudd
“International trials have been key to accelerating the breakthroughs that we’ve seen so far,” Rudd told the Forbes China Healthcare Summit
When Someone You Love Gets That Dreaded Call
With one diagnosis life can change forever. Those of us on the sidelines have a new role: supporter. Here are some guidelines to doing that as well as possible.
Increased Disease Potential Of Covid Variant BA.5 Currently Circulating In The United States
BA.5, the leading variant in the United States, contains intrinsic virological properties that give it an edge over other variants.
