Woman who hasn’t eaten in 10 years shares her heart-wrenching story; here’s how she stays alive

Woman who hasn’t eaten in 10 years shares her heart-wrenching story; here’s how she stays alive

Annie Holland, a 24-year-old with Autoimmune Autonomic Gangliopathy (AAG), relies entirely on intravenous nutrition due to her digestive system’s inability to process food. Her condition is terminal, requiring a meticulous and costly TPN treatment to survive, while she copes with repeated surgeries and infections. Annie Holland, a 24-year-old with Autoimmune Autonomic Gangliopathy (AAG), relies entirely on…

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Abrupt disruptions to foreign aid threaten the gains achieved in controlling new HIV infections, AIDS-related deaths: WHO

Abrupt disruptions to foreign aid threaten the gains achieved in controlling new HIV infections, AIDS-related deaths: WHO

These disruptions are resulting in staffing shortages, supply chain interruptions, and increased barriers to access, leaving key populations vulnerable, the health agency says  These disruptions are resulting in staffing shortages, supply chain interruptions, and increased barriers to access, leaving key populations vulnerable, the health agency says  Health Health News, Wellbeing Tips, Diseases, Treatment and Nutrition | The Hindu

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Microplastics in oceans may be linked to higher risk of disabilities, study finds

Microplastics in oceans may be linked to higher risk of disabilities, study finds

A recent study suggests a link between higher exposure to oceanic microplastics and increased disability risks among coastal residents in the U.S. Disabilities affecting memory, mobility, and self-care were more prevalent in areas with higher microplastic levels, although the study stops short of establishing causation. A recent study suggests a link between higher exposure to oceanic…

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A 4-Year-Old Boy Dies of Ebola in Uganda as U.S. Pulls Back on Help

A 4-Year-Old Boy Dies of Ebola in Uganda as U.S. Pulls Back on Help

The Trump administration has canceled at least four of the five contracts with organizations that helped manage the outbreak in Uganda. Foreign Aid, United States Politics and Government, Humanitarian Aid, Ebola Virus, United States International Relations, International Organization for Migration, United States Agency for International Development, World Health Organization, Trump, Donald J, Uganda NYT > Health ​The…

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What’s lacking in the One Health approach at present? Integrated data systems and multidisciplinary approaches, say experts

What’s lacking in the One Health approach at present? Integrated data systems and multidisciplinary approaches, say experts

Strengthened collaborations between health, agriculture, and environmental sectors, including ecologists and climate experts, are essential to tackling threats such as zoonotic diseases, they say Strengthened collaborations between health, agriculture, and environmental sectors, including ecologists and climate experts, are essential to tackling threats such as zoonotic diseases, they say Health Health News, Wellbeing Tips, Diseases, Treatment and Nutrition |…

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