Bird flu detected in Antarctica region for first time
PARIS, Oct 24, 2023 (AFP) - Bird flu has been detected in the Antarctica region for the first time, according…
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Health
Philippines health insurer hacked: What we know
By Pam Castro, with Qasim Nauman in Seoul MANILA, Oct 9, 2023 (AFP) - Hackers have stolen the personal data…
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Popular weight loss drugs linked to higher risk of stomach paralysis, pancreatitis, bowel obstruction
WASHINGTON, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) - Drugs like Ozempic, which have become increasingly popular for losing weight, heighten the risk…
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UN: One in 10 babies worldwide born preterm, with risks of complications
Every year, millions of babies are born prematurely. In 2020, an estimated 13.4 million babies were born early, with nearly…
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Climate change worsens Bangladesh dengue outbreak, with record deaths
By Shafiqul ALAM DHAKA, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) - In the crowded fever ward in Bangladesh's Mugda hospital, every bed…
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France to hold crisis meetings on bedbug ‘scourge’
By Sami ACEF with David COURBET in Marseille PARIS, Oct 3, 2023 (AFP) - The French government said Tuesday it…
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Nobel-winning mRNA pioneer Weissman now wants to defeat Covid forever
By Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, Oct 2, 2023 (AFP) - From developing a one-and-done coronavirus shot to overcoming misinformation and global…
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Bangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreak on record
DHAKA, Oct 2, 2023 (AFP) - More than 1,000 people in Bangladesh have died of dengue fever since the start…
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Recent winners of the Nobel Medicine Prize
Here is a list of the winners of the Nobel Medicine Prize in the past 10 years: 2022: Swedish paleogeneticist…
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Narcolepsy, cancer tipped as Medicine Prize opens Nobel week
By Pia OHLIN STOCKHOLM, Oct 2, 2023 (AFP) - Narcolepsy, cancer or mRNA vaccine research could win the Nobel Medicine…
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