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- March 21, 2026
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dailynewsnblogThousands vaccinated in meningitis outbreak in Kent as experts uncertain over peak
Paul Hunter, professor of medicine at the University of East Anglia, said he was “fairly certain” the peak from the initial super spreader event has already passed, but that secondary…
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- March 21, 2026
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Five questions that still need answering about the meningitis outbreak
The size and speed of the outbreak which has now affected 29 people, killing two of them, has been labelled “unprecedented”. Source link
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- March 20, 2026
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These “forever chemicals” could be weakening kids’ bones for life
New research published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society suggests that exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during early life could influence how children’s bones develop during adolescence.…
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- March 20, 2026
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Scientists turn probiotic bacteria into tumor-hunting cancer killers
Cancer affects millions of people worldwide each year, and treating it remains difficult because of how complex the disease can be. New findings published March 17th in the open-access journal…
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- March 20, 2026
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Men are losing a key chromosome with age and it may be deadly
As men grow older, some of their cells gradually lose the Y chromosome. For a long time, scientists assumed this change would have little impact. The Y chromosome contains relatively…
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- March 20, 2026
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Meningitis survivor speaks to the BBC
Twenty-one-year-old Annabelle Mackay has spoken to the BBC about her experience of surviving a meningitis infection. The University of Kent law student believes she may have contracted it on 5…
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- March 20, 2026
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This virus therapy supercharges the immune system against brain cancer
Researchers from Mass General Brigham and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report that a single dose of an oncolytic virus, a genetically engineered virus designed to infect and kill cancer cells, can…
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- March 20, 2026
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This common vaccine cuts heart risk nearly in half in new study
People living with heart disease who received a shingles vaccine experienced nearly half the rate of serious heart-related events within a year compared with those who were not vaccinated. These…
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- March 20, 2026
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Huge study finds no evidence cannabis helps anxiety, depression, or PTSD
A major paper published in The Lancet reports that medicinal cannabis does not effectively treat anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The analysis is the largest to date examining…
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- March 20, 2026
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Lab-grown food pipe offers new hope for young patients
UK scientists have grown fully functioning food pipes and successfully transplanted them into mini pigs, paving the way for human trials. Source link
