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Each individual's experiences, genetics, and environment create a unique mental health landscape. What may appear as a debilitating condition for one person could be manageable or even adaptive for another. For instance, introversion might be pathologized in an extroverted society despite being a valid personality trait.
Health Opinion Research

Boundaries between normal and abnormal are often thin and blurred

Each individual's experiences, genetics, and environment create a unique mental health landscape. What may appear as a debilitating condition for one person could

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A rise in cases of respiratory infections in China is within the expected range during this time of the year, and the World Health Organization has not observed “unusual outbreak patterns.”
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Respiratory infections in China have no ‘unusual outbreak patterns’

A rise in cases of respiratory infections in China is within the expected range during this time of the year, and the World

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Johnson & Johnson’s combination therapy for treating a certain form of cancer without chemotherapy, has been shown to extend patients' lives by more than a year, according to a company statement.
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J&J’s combination extends lives of cancer patients versus rival drug

Johnson & Johnson’s combination therapy for treating a certain form of cancer without chemotherapy, has been shown to extend patients' lives by more

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Dancing has a positive effect on the “mood circuits” in the brain and can lower depression in people with Parkinson’s disease, according to an observational study on 23 patients conducted by Canada’s York University.
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Dancing can help lower depression in people with Parkinson’s disease

Dancing has a positive effect on the “mood circuits” in the brain and can lower depression in people with Parkinson’s disease, according to

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China’s WuXi Biologics, a clinical research organization, has granted global rights to US-based Candid Therapeutics to use the company’s synthetic antibody to fight cancer for an upfront payment of $925 million.
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WuXi Biologics sells global rights to cancer antibody to Candid for $925m

China’s WuXi Biologics, a clinical research organization, has granted global rights to US-based Candid Therapeutics to use the company’s synthetic antibody to fight

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US-based medical device maker Stryker Corporation will acquire Inari Medical Inc., for about $4.9 billion to expand the former’s neurovascular business.
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Stryker to buy Inari for $4.9b to expand neurovascular business

US-based medical device maker Stryker Corporation will acquire Inari Medical Inc., for about $4.9 billion to expand the former’s neurovascular business.

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Remember that Covid-19 is still with us, continuously evolving and forming new lineages and we still need to stay ahead of it. Maintaining a cautious vigilance rather than undue panic is the need of the day.
Health Medical

Surge in HMPV cases in China raises worldwide alarm

Bharti Jayshankar January 6, 2024: Reports of a surge of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory virus, cases in China have left the world

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Health Medical Research

Understanding the social determinants of suicide mortality

HQ Team January 6, 2025: Suicide remains a pressing global public health issue, with over 700,000 deaths annually. A recent study highlighted significant social determinants

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Drugs Medical Research

Genetic testing offers hope against deadly C. auris infections

HQ Team January 4, 2025: A new study reveals that genetic testing can identify which antifungal drugs will effectively treat patients with Candida

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