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Measles cases drop in 2025 across Europe and Central Asia, but outbreak risks remain
Measles cases across Europe and Central Asia declined by 75 per cent in 2025 compared…
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UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS
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UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS
The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from…
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‘We are dying’: Gaza’s cancer patients plead for a way out
As World Cancer Day is marked on Wednesday, thousands of patients in Gaza face worsening…
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UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS
The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from…
STAT+: Tome Biosciences, once a high-flying gene-editing startup, is floundering
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Lecanemab: Benefits of Alzheimer’s drug are “ȷust too small” to ȷustify cost, says NICE
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The changes to cell DNA that could revolutionize disease prevention
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The Care Quality Commission has lost its way
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No more silent suffering: we need to tackle the snakebite antivenom crisis
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Oprah, Walz and other Democrats hammer reproductive freedom message at DNC
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STAT+: U.K.’s cost-effectiveness agency gives negative review of Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi
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STAT+: Digital therapeutics pioneer Pear’s treatments get a second life, a year after bankruptcy
Over a year after Pear Therapeutics filed for bankruptcy and shut down, its smartphone apps…
STAT+: Gene therapy pioneer Jim Wilson believes he can commercialize rare-disease drugs in a tough climate
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Opinion: In drug development, diversity must be extended to preclinical research
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Cardi B shuts down skin bleaching accusations, reveals how third pregnancy is affecting her health – Page Six
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UN News Today 21 August 2024
UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for likely mpox ‘surge’In Gaza, the…
Female doctors have higher risk of suicide, study finds
Female doctors have a significantly higher risk of suicide than the general population despite suicide…
Gut molecule slows fat burning during fasting
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A Safer, Natural Option: UCLA Scientists Have Discovered That Manuka Honey Could Help Treat Breast Cancer – SciTechDaily
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Recently opened on Rossville Road in Waukon, Earth Frequency Apothecary & Reiki helps Jessica Winters bring a dream to reality | The Standard Newspaper – Waukon Standard
Recently opened on Rossville Road in Waukon, Earth Frequency Apothecary & Reiki helps Jessica Winters…
Next time you beat a virus, thank your microbial ancestors
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Study of pythons could lead to new therapies for heart disease, other illnesses
In the first 24 hours after a python devours its massive prey, its heart grows…
Study finds no link between migraine and Parkinson’s disease
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Extraterrestrial chemistry with earthbound possibilities
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World News in Brief: Sudan aid breakthrough, rights in Afghanistan, Myanmar displacement continues
The first food supplies destined for desperate communities in Sudan’s Darfur region have crossed the…
Alzheimer’s drug may raise the risk of brain bleed in patients with Down syndrome
A year ago, after much fanfare and controversy, the Food and Drug Administration approved Eisai…
Merck Ebola vaccine Ervebo shown to offer substantial protection
Merck’s Ebola vaccine offered substantial protection to people vaccinated during the 2018-2020 outbreak in the…
Chalk-based coating creates a cooling fabric
In the scorching heat of summer, anyone who spends time outside could benefit from a…
Pilot study uses recycled glass to grow plants for salsa ingredients
Tortilla chips and fresh salsa are tasty, but they could be even more appealing if…
Norman Vetter: epidemiologist whose work on smallpox eradication in Bangladesh cemented his beliefs on importance of systemic change to improve health
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Long Covid symptoms in kids aren’t one-size-fits-all, study shows
Rachel Gross wants to clear up misconceptions about children and Covid-19. A pediatrician and population…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about obesity drugs and suicidal thoughts, a FDA official’s conflicts, and more
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UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for mpox ‘surge’
The spread of mpox across the Horn, eastern and southern Africa has increased the risk…
Sharing risk to avoid power outages in an era of extreme weather
Heat waves, droughts, and fires place growing stress on the West’s electric grid. New research…
Compound in rosemary extract can reduce cocaine sensitivity
A team of researchers has discovered that an antioxidant found in rosemary extract can reduce…
Researchers use AI tools to uncover connections between radiotherapy for lung cancer and heart complications
Researchers have used artificial intelligence tools to accelerate the understanding of the risk of specific…
Novel molecular imaging tool objectively measures and diagnoses smell disorders
A new fluorescent imaging probe can for the first time objectively and non-invasively measure loss…
Mother’s gut microbiome during pregnancy shapes baby’s brain development
A study in mice has found that the bacteria Bifidobacterium breve in the mother’s gut…
Thinking upstream: greater investment in community based mental health support is essential
We strongly agree with Hartley that we urgently need to tackle the “mental healthcare deficit”…
John Launer: How to be a chronicologist
Although nearly all my clinical career has been in primary care, my work these days…
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Medical training at breaking point: will an increase in learners push the system over the edge?
There have always been tensions between service delivery and training in the NHS. But trainers,…
There’s a knowledge gap about miscarriages in the U.S., and researchers hope to close it
Megan Hanson was eight weeks pregnant in 2019 when she experienced a miscarriage — her…
Opinion: Doing more cancer screening won’t reduce Black-white health disparities
For years, Black Americans have been more likely to die of cancer than white Americans….
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Kate Cox, Texas woman denied an abortion, announces she’s pregnant again – NPR
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CDC: Fewer babies born in 2023, as more pregnant women missed prenatal care – NBC News
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