Health

US cases of sexually transmitted infections surpassed 2.5 million in 2021: CDC

Eagle News) -- In the U.S., an alarming new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that…

Johnson & Johnson proposes $8.9 bn settlement of talc cancer claims

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday proposed an $8.9 billion settlement to…

US approves sale of anti-overdose drug Narcan without prescription

  Washington, United States | AFP | Wednesday 3/29/2023 The US drug regulator announced Wednesday that Narcan, the treatment which…

WHO says medium-risk adults don’t need extra Covid jabs

by Robin MILLARD The World Health Organization said Tuesday it is no longer recommending additional Covid-19 vaccine booster doses for…

All hormonal contraceptives increase breast cancer risk: study

by Lucie AUBOURG Agence France Presse Washington, United States (AFP) All hormonal contraceptives carry a slightly increased risk of breast…

Lacking health workers, Germany taps robots for elder care

by Pauline CURTET Agence France Presse Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (AFP) -- The white-coloured humanoid "Garmi" does not look much different from…

Dengue treatment advances in animal trials

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Thursday 3/16/2023 by Sara HUSSEIN A new dengue treatment that could become the first to…

Dengue treatment advances in animal trials

by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A new dengue treatment that could become the first to prevent…

Health warnings as Bangkok chokes on pollution

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Nearly 200,000 people in Thailand have been admitted to hospital because of air pollution this week,…

Drugs from the deep: scientists explore ocean frontiers

by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Some send divers in speed boats, others dispatch submersible robots to…

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