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Australia is aiming to eradicate bird flu. This is how scientists are tracking and tracing the outbreak
5 months, 1 week ago

Australia is aiming to eradicate bird flu. This is how scientists are tracking and tracing the outbreak

ABC  

It's a nerve-wracking wait for answers. "We've had a big upturn in the number of samples coming in for avian influenza testing," veterinary virologist Dr Andrew Read told 7.30. "By comparing the viruses' genetic code, we can see the three strains causing the three outbreaks are not closely related but are more closely related to low pathogenic strains known to …

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Plant fungus infects Kolkata man in first-ever human case: All you need to know about this pathogen
1 year, 8 months ago

Plant fungus infects Kolkata man in first-ever human case: All you need to know about this pathogen

India Today  

A 61-year-old man from Kolkata was infected by a killer plant fungus, making it the world's first case of infection by this rare pathogen. The doctors explained that this plant fungus, known as Chondrostereum purpureum, causes silver leaf disease and mainly affects rose plants. "Our case shows an elderly man who is a plant mycologist who worked on plant fungus, …

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Elizabeth Olsen refused to watch Dr Strange 2 because of watermark on screener
2 years, 5 months ago

Elizabeth Olsen refused to watch Dr Strange 2 because of watermark on screener

Hindustan Times  

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness released in theatres to positive reviews and got the cash registers ringing at the box office. However, the female lead Elizabeth Olsen, who plays Wanda Maximoff or Scarlet Witch in the film, has revealed that she has not watched the film yet. The actor first skipped the premiere due to a cold and …

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Thousands of women with mental health issues in England given ‘dangerous’ electric shocks to brain
2 years, 6 months ago

Thousands of women with mental health issues in England given ‘dangerous’ electric shocks to brain

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He added: “We are aware of the Royal College …

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Foxes and cats are knocking out Australia's wildlife with a devastating one-two punch
2 years, 9 months ago

Foxes and cats are knocking out Australia's wildlife with a devastating one-two punch

ABC  

The combination of feral cats and foxes is inflicting a staggering annual death toll on Australia's native wildlife. Key points: Foxes and cats combined are killing more than 2.6 billion mammals, birds, and reptiles every year Foxes dominate in the southern forested areas, whereas cats are more widespread A number of control measures are available and need to be ramped …

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Outback transformed by summer floods after record rainfall in South Australia's north
2 years, 10 months ago

Outback transformed by summer floods after record rainfall in South Australia's north

ABC  

Flooding has wreaked havoc in parts of outback South Australia, but there may be a silver, or perhaps green, lining to come from it all: an explosion of flora and fauna. Key points: Usually parched and arid areas are now teeming with life, including with species not usually seen at this time of year Ecologists believe the effects will not …

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Time to wear mask even at home, don't step out unnecessarily: Govt
3 years, 7 months ago

Time to wear mask even at home, don't step out unnecessarily: Govt

India Today  

In what can be seen as an admission of a major spread in Covid-19 infection and a note of caution for the people, the government on Monday said the time has now come to wear a mask even at home. Addressing a press briefing on India's Covid-19 situation, Dr VK Paul, Member, Niti Aayog, said this is the time to …

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Just do us a favour and wear your masks, Delhi doctor writes in heartbreaking viral post. Read
3 years, 8 months ago

Just do us a favour and wear your masks, Delhi doctor writes in heartbreaking viral post. Read

India Today  

In a heartbreaking post on Instagram, a doctor from Delhi shared a “glimpse of the past two weeks” of her life and requested people to “just wear your masks when you are out” in the wake of the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Dr Saandhra Sebastian, an anesthesiology resident based in New Delhi, shared a picture of a hospital ward in her …

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Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji fondly remembers his grandmother in viral post. Read here
3 years, 11 months ago

Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji fondly remembers his grandmother in viral post. Read here

India Today  

Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji shared an old picture of his parents and grandmother Dr Gulbanoo Premji in a post on Twitter on January 12. In his post, Rishad Premji spoke fondly about Dr Gulbanoo Premji and said that she was a "huge support" for his father Azim Premji in the early years. Her values shaped Wipro's philanthropy ideals," Rishad Premji …

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