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Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States, previously announced he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent radiation therapy last fall.
Former US President Joe Biden said that his diagnosis of prostate cancer does not prevent him from continuing to work on his memoirs. The former American leader wrote about this on his page on the social network X.
According to the ex-president, the course of radiation therapy completed last fall gave the necessary result and helped bring the disease under control. Biden noted that he continues to do what is important to him. In particular, he is completing work on his memoirs.
He thanked the doctors for their help in the fight against cancer, urged citizens to discuss with specialists the need for screening for prostate cancer and not to delay visits to specialists.

A strain of tuberculosis, EurA1.1, previously common in Belarus, has been discovered in Russia, according to a study by scientists at Dublin City University published in the journal npj Antimicrobials and Resistance. The strain is resistant to antibiotics and has also been found in Germany, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, as well as the USA, Australia, Botswana and Iran, indicating its global distribution.

Senior lecturer at the Department of Surgery at State Unitary Enterprise Alexander Umnov said that excess sugar in food and drinks provokes inflammation, glucose surges, weight gain and shortens life expectancy, and also warned about the risks of eating red and processed meat, excess salt and trans fats for the heart and blood vessels.

A strain of tuberculosis EurA1.1, resistant to antibiotics, previously identified in Belarus and other European countries, the USA, Australia, Botswana and Iran, has been discovered in Russia, indicating its global spread.

Cardiologist Rashid Songurov from the European Medical Center said that high cholesterol can be caused by heredity, chronic stress, medications and diseases, not just excess weight and smoking. About 70–80% of cholesterol is synthesized by the body, mainly in the liver.

Weight-loss drugs such as semaglutide and tirzepatide should be used in combination with diet and physical activity, and not as a substitute for lifestyle changes, said American Obesity Society spokeswoman Ivania Rizo of Boston Medical Center. In clinical studies, these drugs provided an average weight loss of 15% and 20%, respectively.

Anna Popova, head of Rospotrebnadzor, said in an interview with RIA Novosti that the rise in the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections in Russia will begin by mid-September. She noted that this is due to the formation of school and preschool groups, the return of people from vacation and increased contacts. For prevention, it is necessary to follow the general rules of protection against respiratory viruses: avoid contact with sick people, keep your hands and gadgets clean.