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What is scrub typhus? doctors caution against ignoring this silent fever
Hyderabad: Scrub typhus is re-emerging as a significant cause of prolonged fever across India, particularly during and after the monsoon. Despite being completely treatable, delayed diagnosis continues to push many patients into severe illness. Clinicians stress that early suspicion and timely antibiotics can be life-saving. What Is scrub typhus? Scrub typhus is an acute infectious disease caused by the bacterium…
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Employee health care is Beth Schiller’s primary concern
Photo: Beth Schiller, a pilot, is executive director at the Champlain Medical Occupational Health & Urgent Care in South Burlington. Photo: Katie Kittell by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine When Beth Schiller flies her own plane into Leahy Burlington International Airport, she’s not just arriving in Vermont; she’s landing at the nexus of her two passions. As a pilot, Schiller…
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A top DoJ official trained Pam Bondi on ethics rules in the department. Then he was fired | Trump administration
Joseph Tirrell was reaching the end of a vacation on 11 July, and watching TV at home. He checked his email on his phone and saw a message from his employer, the Department of Justice. He thought it was strange that he was receiving email from the government on his personal account. Inside was a message that he was being…
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HMWSSB to use robotic machines to inspect pipeline issues
Hyderabad water board to use robotic Pollution Identification Machine to inspect issues with pipes Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board’s (HMWSSB) Managing Director Ashok Reddy on Saturday, January 3, instructed water board officials to focus on reducing complaints of polluted water and to replace all old pipes within two months. The MD also noted that the water board…
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Activists protest at Jantar Mantar against SC order on stray dogs
New Delhi: Animal rights activists and volunteers from various animal protection groups gathered for a peaceful demonstration at the Jantar Mantar on Saturday, demanding Supreme Court reconsider its recent order to remove stray dogs from public spaces. The protest, held ahead of a hearing on the matter in the top court next week, saw around 30 participants holding placards with…
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From Bridget Jones To Lost In Starlight
2025 was a really strong year for movies and it’s exciting to know that 2026 is shaping up to be a huge year as well. All genres were represented well in 2025, from horror to comedy to sci-fi, and more. That includes romance, which is a genre that gets unjustly overlooked by many. However, some of the best films of…
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Questions for Trump, Democrats and the GOP : NPR
President Trump attends a concert by Andrea Bocelli in the East Room of the White House on Dec. 5, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images There are a lot of different ways politics could go in 2026, from control of power in Washington to the agenda President Trump pursues. No matter…
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The 9 Best Video Games of 2025 | Video Games
First things first: This is not a comprehensive feature of all the best video games of 2025. Loyal readers of this site will know that we don’t “cover the waterfront” when it comes to games, usually choosing to focus on games with what could be called cinematic influences or ties to films/TV like “Resident Evil,” “The Last of Us,” and…
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South African activist uses history to highlight ongoing injustice | History
Cape Town, South Africa – Lucy Campbell, with her long grey dreadlocks, stands animated in front of the thick stone walls of the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town’s city centre, her small frame accentuated by their towering height. The 65-year-old activist-turned-historian has a message for the 10 American students who have come to hear her version of the…
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Fire and Ash” a deep dive – Lehigh Valley Press
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” is a moving picture. Yes, you know that. It’s a motion picture. You knew that, too. Let me explain. The experience of seeing “Avatar: Fire and Ash” is that of seeing a work of art in a museum gallery move in the picture frame right before your eyes. “Avatar: Fire and Ash” moves in front of,…
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