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Rare, Untreatable Bourbon Virus In New York: Viral Disease With No Vaccine, No Cure Explained
indian mirror 31 Jul 2026 2 min read

A rare tick-borne disease, Bourbon virus, has been detected in New York for the first time. The patient, a 67-year-old man from Suffolk County, is

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Heart Transplant Gap In India Alarming, Only 0.2% Need Met: Lancet Study
indian mirror 30 Jul 2026 3 min read

Supply of organ transplant in India in 2021 met only 0.2 per cent of heart, 1.2 per cent of lung need and 1.5 per cent

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Hepatitis Deaths Could Be Prevented By Early Screenings: AIIMS Experts
indian mirror 29 Jul 2026 2 min read

Liver disease often progresses silently with many patients experiencing no symptoms until irreversible damage such as cirrhosis or liver cancer has developed, experts from the

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India's New Cervical Cancer Breakthrough Pill May Stop HPV Before It Turns Cancerous
indian mirror 28 Jul 2026 2 min read

Cervical cancer remains one of India's biggest public health challenges, claiming the lives of thousands of women every year despite being one of the most

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Why The Future Of Heart Care Is About Prevention, Not Procedures
indian mirror 24 Jul 2026 2 min read

Heart disease continues to be the world's biggest killer. Yet, one of the most important shifts happening in medicine today isn't in the operation theatre,

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India Has A Dengue Vaccine. Now It Needs A Strategy
indian mirror 22 Jul 2026 2 min read

India's dengue burden has changed shape over the past two decades. What health authorities once treated as a monsoon problem now stretches across most of

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Up To 5 Cups Of Coffee A Day Is Safe For Most Adults, Says Study
indian mirror 21 Jul 2026 2 min read

Consuming up to 400 mg of caffeine daily, particularly through black caffeinated coffee without added sugars or cream, is generally safe for most adults and

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Up To 5 Cups Of Coffee A Day Is Safe For Most Adults, Says Study
indian mirror 20 Jul 2026 3 min read

Most adults can safely consume up to 400 mg of caffeine per day, equivalent to up to five 8-ounce cups of caffeinated coffee, without increasing

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UN Warns Global Immunisation Progress At Risk As Vaccination Gaps Grow
indian mirror 16 Jul 2026 2 min read

Global infant vaccination levels improved slightly last year, the UN said Wednesday, but warned that drastic funding cuts, conflicts and misinformation were deepening dangerous coverage

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Ebola Outbreak In Eastern Congo Outpaces Contact Tracing Efforts
indian mirror 15 Jul 2026 2 min read

Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, a sign the