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NATIONAL POST -- Disease X is coming, and with it the next global pandemic, scientists warn

BY BHARGAVI DUVVURI (FGJ ‘23) -- As the world eases back to normalcy following three years of COVID-19, the scientific and public health community is already preparing for the next serious outbreak or pandemic. They just don’t know what the disease will be yet. READ MORE. 

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HEALTHY DEBATE -- The dark side of the genome: ‘An untapped gold mine’ for drug discovery

BY BHARGAVI DUVVURI (FGJ ‘23) --  Vast medical advances in unlocking our genetic code flow from a deep study of just 1 to 2 per cent of the total DNA that is the human genome. The nature and function of the remaining 98-99 per cent are largely unknown – “in the dark” – and dubbed the dark genome. They hold vital hidden secrets needed to identify and treat diseases that befuddled scientists and doctors. READ MORE. 

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UNDARK -- Science Falls Behind as Syphilis Stages Another Comeback

BY BHARGAVI DUVVURI (FGJ ‘23) --  SYPHILIS HAS LONG BEEN difficult to eradicate — and it’s having another resurgence. In the United States alone, more than 171,000 cases of the sexually-transmitted infection were reported in 2021, up 68 percent since 2017, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Especially concerning, doctors say, are cases of congenital syphilis, where the infection is passed from a pregnant person to their fetus during pregnancy, which have nearly tripled in the same time period. READ MORE. 

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NEO.LIFE -- AI can help overcome both scientific and financial hurdles to tackle this serious threat to global health

BY BHARGAVI DUVVURI (FGJ ‘23) -- Imagine a simple scratch becoming a life-threatening illness, the way it used to be decades ago. Well, that could happen again. The future threatens emerging outbreaks as bacteria become increasingly resistant to the antibiotics normally used to counter run-of-the-mill infections. But the future could also offer a powerful potential solution in the battle against antimicrobial resistance: artificial intelligence. READ MORE. 

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HEALTHY DEBATE -- Research into rare diseases ‘touches everyone’

BY BHARGAVI DUVVURI (FGJ ‘23) -- Patients with a rare disease often are in a race against the clock. According to the Rare Genomics Institute, half of today’s rare disease patients are young children, one-third of whom are unlikely to live long enough to celebrate their fifth birthday – unless a cure can be found for their illness. READ MORE.