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Oropouche fever: from rainforests to clinics
BioMed Central
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July 26, 2024
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
Cruise Industry News
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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
Hollywood Gazette
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August 10, 2024
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
The New Zealand Herald
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August 17, 2024
“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
Science and Development Network
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August 6, 2024
[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
Medical News
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August 7, 2024
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
ScienceAlert
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May 20, 2025
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
News9 Live
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July 28, 2024
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
Rus Tourism News
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July 10, 2024
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
HuffPost UK
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June 20, 2025
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
Loop News
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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
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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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
New York Post
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June 20, 2025
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
Lehigh Valley Live - Pennsylvania
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June 19, 2025
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
The Syrian Observer
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June 18, 2025
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”
Stabroek News
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June 16, 2025
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
Dentistry Today
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April 29, 2025
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
The National News
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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
The National News
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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
El País
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May 30, 2025
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...