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The human metapneumovirus hype and India’s stock market tumble

Dr Abdul Ghafur highlights how media narratives, public perception, and investor behaviour intersected during the HMPV scare, affecting market dynamics

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How Lagging Vaccination Could Lead to a Polio Resurgence

In its original form, the virus survives in just two countries. But a type linked to an oral vaccine used in other nations has already turned up in the West.

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Even Adults May Soon Be Vulnerable to ‘Childhood’ Diseases

Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may be vulnerable to some illnesses.

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At This Ballet Company, the Priority Is Dancers’ Mental Health

Azara Ballet in Florida is a place where performers can just be themselves.

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Can Medical Schools Funnel More Doctors Into the Primary Care Pipeline?

More medical schools say they will no longer charge tuition, in hopes that more students, graduating free of debt, will choose lower-paying primary care careers.

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Trump’s Return Puts Medicaid on the Chopping Block

Republicans in Washington are working on plans to shrink Medicaid, the nearly $900-billion-a-year government health insurance program that covers 1 in 5 Americans.

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STAT+: Cigna, Centene, Walgreens drop out of J.P. Morgan conference

Cigna and Centene were among a dozen companies that appeared on the initial JPM agenda that have bowed out of the conference.

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Ketamine’s move from club to ‘chill out’ drug is sign of a troubling culture shift

Experts say mental health treatment is key to tackling rise in UK, rather than simply reclassifying drug as class AIt was once viewed as a fringe club drug whose use as a horse tranquilliser gave it a

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STAT+: ‘My life’s purpose’: A neuroscientist wants to rewire mental illness treatment and remake the field he loves

Duke neuroscientist Kafui Dzirasa wants nothing less than to reengineer the brain’s electrical patterns to treat anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.

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University of Sheffield leads trial on device for stroke-related arm weakness

Sheffield researchers test nerve-stimulating device to improve arm function in stroke survivors

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