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News reports have revealed that Donald Trump was recently diagnosed with Chronic Venous Insufficiency. CVI affects millions of people around the world, especially in the elderly population. It causes leg swelling, heaviness, and discomfort, and can significantly affect quality of life if not treated properly.

What if medicine could stop a devastating disease before a baby is even born? That’s exactly what has happened in the UK, where eight babies have now been born free of mitochondrial disease, which is a previously incurable and often fatal condition.

If you watched the Malayalam film Virus during the lockdown, you probably remember how intense and haunting it felt. The movie was based on the 2018 Nipah outbreak in Kerala and sadly, this isn’t just cinema. Nipah virus encephalitis is back again. As of July 14th 2025, the virus has claimed two lives in Kerala.

When someone is told they might have cancer, it feels like the ground has shifted and when the doctor mentions a biopsy or a PET scan, the first reaction from many patients and families is hesitation. Some even refuse to move ahead with the diagnostic plan.

Every monsoon season brings a wave of seasonal infections, accompanied by complaints of fever and body ache. Families rush to get platelet counts checked, and doctors worry about internal bleeding. Children are admitted to ICUs. For millions across India, dengue isn’t just a mosquito-borne infection. It’s a recurring yearly threat.

Imagine being in a road accident, losing blood rapidly, and needing an urgent transfusion. But there’s no time to check your blood group, and the right donor blood isn’t always available. That delay could prove to be fatal.

Over the past two years, reports of young, seemingly healthy people collapsing and dying without warning have been deeply unsettling. These stories have understandably created fear and confusion, especially when public figures raise concerns linking such deaths to the COVID-19 vaccines.

In the last 40 days, multiple young and middle-aged individuals in Hassan district, Karnataka collapsed suddenly and died, some on the spot, some on the way to the hospital. And just days ago, the shocking sudden death of actress Shefali Jariwala reportedly due to cardiac arrest added fuel to growing fears across India. How can people in their prime simply drop dead with no warning?