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Hospitals around the country are canceling and postponing elective surgeries amid a nationwide shortage of IV fluid thanks to plant closures caused by Hurricane Helene. Virginia’s UVA Health University Medical Center told The Independent on Monday that it would postpone certain elective surgeries early this week to help conserve itsContinue Reading
Rwanda is in the midst of its first outbreak of Marburg virus – an often fatal disease with symptoms similar to Ebola. So far, 46 cases have been recorded and 12 deaths. The source of the outbreak is still not known. Seven hundred doses of an experimental vaccine against theContinue Reading
An outbreak of a highly infectious disease has killed at least twelve people in Rwanda, sparking concerns of a wider spread. The Marburg virus disease, which is similar to Ebola, has killed hundreds of people in recent years, mostly in African nations. It is fatal for about half the peopleContinue Reading
Health bosses are aiming to tackle “poor care” faced by many children and young people living with sickle cell disease when they move to adult healthcare providers. NHS Race and Health Observatory, an independent body which examines inequality in healthcare, will work with the Sickle Cell Society charity with theContinue Reading
The United States has passed peak obesity, according to new data, suggesting that the sweeping uptake of weight-loss drugs could be having an effect. The obesity rate in American adults fell by 2 percent between 2020 and 2023, according to a US National Health and Nutrition Examination survey. The newContinue Reading
Six healthcare workers in the US who were in close contact with a patient known to have bird flu developed mild respiratory symptoms, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The patient was not known to have had contact with livestock or other animals, raising theContinue Reading
The NHS is encouraging millions of people to take up Covid and flu vaccines ahead of the colder months as fears of a virus ‘tripledemic’ grow. Over 11 million eligible people have been invited to receive free vaccinations, either by booking online or visiting a walk-in centre. It’s hoped thatContinue Reading
A new Covid variant has been reported across the globe with fears it will soon be the dominant strain of the illness. Cases of the XEC variant, first detected in Germany in June, have since been reported in the UK, United States, Denmark and other countries. Experts say the strainContinue Reading
Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock More than 80% of pregnant women in Ireland are iron deficient by their third trimester, according to a new study my colleagues and I conducted. What we found particularly surprising was that the women were in otherwise good health. Working alongside the University of Minnesota and theContinue Reading
