Surging nervous system disorders now top cause of illness: study
Conditions affecting the nervous system -- such as strokes, migraines and dementia -- have surged past heart disease to…
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‘Man in iron lung’ dead at 78: family
A polio survivor known as the "man in the iron lung" has died aged 78, according to his family and…
9 months ago
Whale menopause sheds light on human evolutionary mystery
By Daniel Lawler Why do humans experience menopause? It's a question that some women going through the symptoms might have…
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Mourners gather as Liberia approaches decade since Ebola outbreak
Dozens of mourners gathered to clear graves at Liberia's largest Ebola burial site on Wednesday, as the country approached 10…
9 months ago
Covid lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years worldwide: study
By Daniel Lawler PARIS, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - Covid-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall…
9 months ago
S. Korea starts process to suspend licences of 4,900 striking doctors
By Kang Jin-kyu SEOUL, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - South Korea said Monday it had started procedures to suspend the…
9 months ago
Few women know alcohol linked to breast cancer: WHO Europe
Just one in five women in Europe are aware that alcohol is a risk factor for developing breast cancer, a…
9 months ago
Quit medicine for farming? South Korean doctors speak out
From the outside, Seoul's main hospitals seem unchanged: ambulances pull up, patients walk in, staff in white coats walk around…
9 months ago
Meningitis kills 20 Nigerian school students
KANO, Nigeria, Feb 28, 2024 (AFP) - A meningitis outbreak in Nigeria has killed at least 20 boarding school students…
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Singapore offers payouts to retain nurses
Singapore will pay nurses a bonus of up to SGD$100,000 to encourage them to stay in the public health system…
9 months ago
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