Indian doctors strike over violence from patients and families
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of Indian doctors went on strike Monday calling for more protection against…
5 years ago
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WHO says DRC Ebola outbreak not a ‘global’ emergency
By Ben Simon Agence France-Presse GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -- (AFP) The World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic…
5 years ago
Encephalitis from lychees kills 31 children in India: official
PATNA, India (AFP) -- At least 31 children have died in northern India in the last 10 days from a…
5 years ago
More than 23 million people fall ill yearly in Europe due to contaminated food — WHO
(Eagle News) – More than 23 million people per year fall sick from eating contaminated food, with 4,700 losing their…
5 years ago
Despite culls, import bans, swine fever to hit pork market for years
by Jenny VAUGHAN Agence France Presse HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Millions of pigs have been culled as African Swine…
5 years ago
New drug therapy slows spread of pancreatic cancer: study
by Issam AHMED For people diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer, the outlook is about as grim as it gets: the…
5 years ago
World’s tiniest surviving baby born in California
by Jocelyne ZABLIT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A California hospital on Wednesday disclosed the birth of the world's…
5 years ago
‘Burn-out’ is an ‘occupational phenomenon’ not disease: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization said Tuesday that "burn-out" remains an "occupational phenomenon" that could lead…
6 years ago
Singapore reports first case of rare monkeypox virus
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore has reported its first ever case of monkeypox, brought in by a Nigerian man thought…
6 years ago
DR Congo: Ebola claims over 1,000 lives, Guterres commits ‘whole’ UN system, to help ‘end the outbreak’
Now in its tenth month, the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed more than…
6 years ago
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