Medical News: Indian health authorities and the WHO have issued a global alert after three popular oral cough syrups were found to be contaminated with diethylene glycol (DEG), a toxic industrial chemical. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has recalled all affected batches and informed the World Health Organization (WHO) as investigations intensify. https://www.reuters.com/w...

Medical News: A Growing Hidden Threat A new study has revealed a troubling increase in a lesser-known form of breast cancer known as invasive lobular carcinoma, or ILC. While it has long been overshadowed by the more common ductal carcinoma, researchers now warn that this type of cancer deserves far greater attention because of its rising incidence and unique challenges in diagnosis and treatment...

Medical News: Heart Disease Looms Larger Than Ever A new report from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Heart Failure Society of America has delivered a sobering revelation—one in four people will develop heart failure in their lifetime. The updated Heart Failure Epidemiology and Outcomes Statistics report, published in the Journal of Cardiac Failure, highlights a conce...

Medical News: New Warning from WHO: More Adaptable Viruses Emerging The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning about new lineages of the chikungunya virus that carry a particular genetic change — the E1 226V mutation. These mutated viruses may spread more easily in certain mosquito species and could pose a higher risk in parts of the world where such mosquitoes live. The alert...

Medical News: Rising Concerns Over a New Monkeypox Strain Scientists have issued a serious warning about a newly emerging strain of monkeypox virus, known as clade Ib, which appears to be evolving to become more dangerous. This latest discovery comes from researchers at the Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)–Univer...