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Oropouche fever: from rainforests to clinics
You may have seen this name appear alongside other health news - there are concerns over its increasing distribution in the Americas and the recent suspicion of mother-to-child transmission. Karina Mondragon-Shem 26 Jul 2024 Biting midge (left)...
Scenic Eclipse Introduces Wellness Retreat Cruises
In honor of National Wellness Month this August, Scenic unveiled three Wellness Retreat Cruises sailing aboard the Scenic Eclipse, according to a press release. Each Wellness Retreat offers experiences designed to support all aspects of...

100+ Mental Health Quotes to Inspire Hope
100+ Mental Health Quotes to Inspire Hope August 4, 2024 — Ever wonder if a few carefully chosen words could change the weather inside your head? Don’t roll your eyes just yet. In the torrential downpour of day-to-day hustle, those little snippets...

CDC warns clinicians about Oropouche virus disease that has turned deadly
“This was the first report of deaths and Oropouche virus [mother-to-baby] transmission and associated adverse birth outcomes,” the CDC said. In the US and Europe this year, travellers returning from Cuba and Brazil have been diagnosed with the...

Olympics may be transport hub for global disease spread
[LONDON] Mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya could spread via the Olympics to countries where they are not normally prevalent, warn global health experts, as authorities step up disease monitoring in the French capital....

Olympic games could fuel spread of tropical diseases, warn health experts
Mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya could spread via the Olympics to countries where they are not normally prevalent, warn global health experts, as authorities step up disease monitoring in the French capital. More than...

Yellow Fever Resurgence Could Make COVID Look 'Pale' by Comparison
Yellow fever is a dangerous mosquito-borne virus that, for hundreds of years, has caused sporadic, deadly outbreaks in the tropics of South America, Central America, and Africa. According to a new perspective from infectious disease specialists...

Explained: What is Oropouche virus a rare disease that claimed world’s first-ever death in Brazil
According to the Brazil Healthy Ministry, two women, aged 30 years old on Thursday died in Bahia from the virus. As per some reports, the symptoms were similar to those of dengue and malaria or other vector-borne diseases that are often...

Scenic Unveils Ultra-Luxury Wellness Cruise to Brazil
Calling all wellness seekers! Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours has unveiled a brand new offering designed to rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit. The aptly named “Scenic Eclipse’s Wellness Retreat: Barbados to Brazil” is a luxurious 12-day escape...

Here Are The Countries With The Highest Rabies Risk As Doctors Warn UK Holidaymakers
Plane window Speaking on This Morning, Dr Zoe Williams recently advised holiday makers to “check which countries you’re at risk for rabies.” Whether you’ll be going for a long period of time, expecting to work with animals, or hoping to try some...

Suriname: Three bodies found, search continues following boating accident
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Jun 2, CMC – The search is continuing for persons missing and feared dead after a boat capsized near the Tapoekoe/Bamboesi area in the Marowijne district in the Albina resort. All those on the boat are from French Guiana....
3 bodies found, search continues following boating accident in Suriname
The search is continuing for persons missing and feared dead after a boat capsized near the Tapoekoe/Bamboesi area in the Marowijne district in the Albina resort. All those on the boat are from French Guiana. Police have confirmed...

Wendy Toussaint drives a Long Island school bus to pay the bills — but he’s on the precipice of his big boxing break
He’s gone from seat belt to title belt. Long Island school bus driver Wendy Toussaint is moving at a mile a minute, moonlighting as a champion boxer. “The kids get so excited about it, they always tell their parents I’m a professional fighter,”...

U.S. warns travelers to ‘exercise increased caution’ when traveling to popular South American nation
If you’re planning a trip to Brazil anytime soon, you might want to take some extra precautions before you go. The U.S. State Department updated its travel advisory to Brazil, advising travelers to take extra precautions due to crime and...

Assad Loyalists Struggle in Lebanon Amid Security Clampdown and Economic Hardship
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, thousands of former regime loyalists—including Syrian members of Hezbollah and affiliated military personnel—have fled to neighboring Lebanon. Now, facing increasing security restrictions and...

Food in the “Great Land of Guyana”
Geoffrey Giddings, Ph.D. is a Guyanese American, educator, researcher, 2024 Fulbright U.S. Scholar, and a consultant on cuisine culture. One of life’s great pleasures is meeting and learning from new people. I had the privilege, thanks to a...

Dentsply Sirona’s DS Core Cloud Platform to Replace Company’s Connect Case Center
Transferring from old platform to DS Core the next logical step for clinicians embracing new era of connected dentistry, the company states Dentsply Sirona announced today that the dental manufacturer is set to replace its Connect Case Center...

Special report: Tackling childhood obesity in the UAE
Doctors and nutrition experts in the UAE have noted a significant rise in obese children in Abu Dhabi. Inactivity, poor diets and a lack of nutritional knowledge are cited as a few of the root causes. Ayesha Al Khoori investigates the damaging...

10 new play areas to have fun out of the sun
Gone are the days when indoor play centres meant dingy, noisy caverns with violent games, stomach-churning rides and kids nagging for the chance to win an enormous stuffed toy that you definitely didn't want to take home. Here, then, are 10 new...

Leprosy spread throughout America centuries before the arrival of Europeans
In 2017, biologist Nicolás Rascovan discovered something that made no sense. He was analyzing DNA extracted from the remains of people who had died thousands of years ago. In one of the samples taken in Canada, he found leprosy — one of the oldest...