Health

First case of mystery SARS-like virus found outside China

  by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- A new virus from the same family as the deadly SARS disease…

New virus behind China’s mystery pneumonia outbreak: state media

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China believes a mysterious pneumonia outbreak that has struck 59 people is due to a new…

‘Atrocious’ child cancer ward reveals ills of Russian healthcare

by Victoria LOGUINOVA-YAKOVLEVA Agence France Presse Moscow, Russia (AFP) -- Under-funding, corruption allegations, internal feuding, facilities in disrepair -- flaws revealed…

AI beats human breast cancer diagnosis

by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- A computer program can identify breast cancer from routine scans with greater accuracy than…

China rules out SARS in mystery viral pneumonia outbreak

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Sunday said a mysterious viral pneumonia outbreak that has affected 59 people was not…

China rules out SARS in mystery viral pneumonia outbreak

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Sunday said a mysterious viral pneumonia outbreak that has affected 59 people was not…

US unveils partial ban on flavored e-cigarettes

by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government announced Thursday it was banning most flavored e-cigarettes in…

US raises tobacco and e-cigarette purchase age from 18 to 21

  by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Congress voted Thursday to raise the…

Vaping linked to rare lung disease: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Doctors treating a patient with a rare lung disease usually caused by exposure to industrial metals…

Japan launches human trial of new Ebola vaccine

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese scientists will begin the country's first human trial for a new vaccine against the…

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