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UK medicines regulator data record 59 reported deaths involving semaglutide, sold as Ozempic and Wegovy, and 120 involving tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro. Liraglutide, marketed as Saxenda, has 37 reported deaths. The figures…
Iran and Oman are close to agreeing on designated entry and exit routes for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, Business Today reports, citing Bloomberg. Iran’s deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi…
A study of 176 Latinas receiving publicly funded prenatal care in El Paso, Texas, found a nearly 25% preeclampsia rate during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hindu reports…
Moderna has begun a first human trial of an experimental vaccine against Bundibugyo ebolavirus, a strain with no approved vaccine. Health Canada cleared the early-stage study, and the first volunteers have received…
Containing a 2025 measles outbreak in New Mexico cost nearly $5.4 million, including medical care, public health work and lost productivity, The Hindu reports. The outbreak involved 100 confirmed cases, 205 exposed…
India has 1,36,939 MBBS seats across 823 medical colleges for 2026-27, with private institutions accounting for 73,643 seats, or 54%, according to the National Medical Commission’s seat matrix. Government colleges offer 63,296…
The Union Health Ministry has sent a National Joint Outbreak Response Team to Gujarat and Rajasthan after a rise in Chandipura virus infections. Gujarat has reported 35 confirmed cases and 22 deaths.…
Rabies can develop after vaccination, but such cases are exceptionally rare, Times Now News reports. Most failures are linked to delayed treatment, poor wound cleaning, missed or wrongly given vaccine doses, or…
Exercising with a fever is generally not recommended, NDTV reports. Physical activity places extra stress on the body when it needs energy to recover. The report examines whether working out during a…
A three-dimensionally preserved snake fossil from Brazil has given scientists fresh evidence that early snakes occupied varied habitats. Named Tametara mirim, the 80-million-year-old specimen is the first articulated Cretaceous snake fossil found…
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