US makes new Alzheimer’s drug more widely accessible
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US drug regulator gave full approval to a new Alzheimer's medicine on Thursday, a…
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Health
WHO announces 18 mn malaria jab doses for 12 African nations
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Around 18 million doses of the first malaria vaccine will be delivered to 12 African countries…
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Study highlights limitations of BMI in predicting death
By Issam AHMED Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- People classified as overweight though not obese are not at…
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Britain’s public health service at 75: on life support?
By Jitendra JOSHI LONDON, July 4, 2023 (AFP) - Deeply loved but wracked by crisis, Britain's National Health Service (NHS)…
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Diabetes cases to double to 1.3 billion by 2050: study
PARIS, June 22, 2023 (AFP) -- The number of people suffering from diabetes worldwide will more than double to 1.3…
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Night owls die earlier due to drinking and smoking: study
PARIS, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - People who tend to stay up late are not more likely to die younger…
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Positive results for potential first chikungunya vaccine
PARIS, June 12, 2023 (AFP) -- French-Austrian drugmaker Valneva's vaccine candidate against chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus which causes occasional outbreaks…
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Cheap diabetes drug reduces risk of long Covid: study
By Daniel Lawler Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- People who took a cheap diabetes drug after testing positive for…
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EU approves first vaccine against common respiratory virus
LONDON (AFP) -- The European Commission has followed the United States in approving the world's first vaccine for the Respiratory…
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Treatment found to reduce progression of rare blood cancer by 74%
WASHINGTON, June 5, 2023 (AFP) - A treatment that involves genetically modifying the body's own immune cells has been found…
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