UK confirms first human case of swine flu strain H1N2
LONDON, Nov 27, 2023 (AFP) - UK public health officials on Monday said they had confirmed a first human case…
12 months ago
Health
China reports no ‘unusual or novel pathogens’ in respiratory illnesses upsurge
By Ludovic EHRET BEIJING, Nov 23, 2023 (AFP) - China has reported no 'unusual or novel pathogens' in a respiratory…
12 months ago
WHO asks China for more data on respiratory illness
The World Health Organization has asked China for more data on a respiratory illness spreading in the north of the…
1 year ago
AI use in Mozambique jails spawns new hope in TB fight
A programme using artificial intelligence to test inmates in a high security Mozambican jail for tuberculosis has spawned hope that…
1 year ago
US approves first vaccine against chikungunya virus: drug regulator
US health authorities on Thursday approved the world's first vaccine for chikungunya, a virus spread by infected mosquitoes that the…
1 year ago
Rare aid delivery reaches Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City: UN
A rare delivery of emergency medical supplies and medicines on Wednesday reached Al-Shifa hospital in the war-ravaged north of the…
1 year ago
US officials warn of dramatic rise in infant syphilis
Cases of syphilis among newborns have grown tenfold in the United States over the past 10 years, health officials warned…
1 year ago
Why Sweden going smoke-free may not be such good ‘snus’
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Nov 7, 2023 (AFP) - Sweden is poised to become Europe's first smoke-free country largely thanks to the…
1 year ago
Climate change and filthy water drive disease in Iraq
By Hayder Indhar with Laure Al-Khoury in Baghdad AL-AYYACH, Iraq, Oct 25, 2023 (AFP) - A worried Iraqi father points…
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US states accuse Meta of profiting ‘from children’s pain’
By Glenn CHAPMAN SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 24, 2023 (AFP) - Dozens of US states on Tuesday accused Facebook and Instagram…
1 year ago
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