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How many lives have vaccines saved? New WHO study comes out with breathtaking estimate.
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How many lives have vaccines saved? New WHO study comes out with ...
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EU health agency warns of increase in jab-preventable disease : The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control stressed the rise in measles and pertussis ...
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EU health agency warns of increase in jab-preventable disease
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Measles, mumps, rubella: this is how effective the MMR vaccination is: Babies and small children are already vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella ...
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Measles, mumps, rubella: this is how effective the MMR vaccination is
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Experts recommend maintaining Quebec's measles vaccination schedule for children: Giving a first dose at 12 months is the best way to maintain herd immunity ...
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Experts recommend maintaining Quebec's measles vaccination schedule for ...
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Pandemic Treaty: Are WHO, World Bank and G20 exaggerating the pandemic risk?: Actors in international pandemic policy only cite studies on the pandemic risk in a ...
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Pandemic Treaty: Are WHO, World Bank and G20 exaggerating the pandemic ...
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Pandemic treaty: Does the WHO not know what a pandemic is?: Pandemic agreements and new international health regulations are to be adopted at the end of May ...
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Pandemic treaty: Does the WHO not know what a pandemic is?
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Biden administration announces strategy to combat future pandemics with 50 country partnership
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Biden administration announces strategy to combat future pandemics with 50 ...
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WHO: Bird flu viruses detected in high concentrations in raw milk: A high number of bird flu viruses have now also been detected in food. Just recently ...
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WHO: Bird flu viruses detected in high concentrations in raw milk
Quick Glance: H5N1 Strain of Bird Flu in Milk from Infected Cows, WHO Reports
  • The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in raw milk from infected animals, the WHO said, though the survival time of the virus in milk is unknown.

  • Since 2020, the number of outbreaks in birds has exponentially increased, along with infections in mammals.

  • Deaths of millions of poultry, along with infections in wild birds and land and marine mammals, have been reported.

  • Transmission from bird to cow, cow to cow, and cow to bird have been recorded, suggesting possible new transmission routes for the virus.
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Biden administration announces strategy to combat future pandemics with 50 country partnership
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Biden administration announces strategy to combat future pandemics with 50 ...
Quick Glance: Biden admin partners with 50 nations to prevent future pandemics
  • President Joe Biden's administration will assist 50 countries in identifying and responding to infectious diseases to prevent future pandemics like Covid-19.

  • The U.S. will collaborate with countries to enhance testing, surveillance, communication, and preparedness for outbreaks.

  • The announcement addresses the challenge of achieving a global agreement on responses to future pandemics.

  • The U.S. government will involve multiple agencies to aid countries in refining their infectious disease response.
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What is the Nestlé sugar scandal all about?: A Swiss study shows that the food company Nestlé sells products for children with a disproportionately high sugar ...
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What is the Nestlé sugar scandal all about?
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Pandemic agreement: WHO is not a dictatorship: In connection with the World Health Organization's (WHO) discussions about a pandemic agreement ...
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Pandemic agreement: WHO is not a dictatorship
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Tattoo Artist and Dad of Three Thankful for Life After Double-Lung Transplant : Joe needed 10 or more liters of oxygen a day before he received his donor lungs.
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Tattoo Artist and Dad of Three Thankful for Life After Double-Lung ...
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WHO: Antibiotics Overused in COVID-19 Patients During Pandemic: The overuse of antibiotics could have exacerbated the spread of antimicrobial resistance ...
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WHO: Antibiotics Overused in COVID-19 Patients During Pandemic
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Transmission from cow to human: Bird flu detected in milk: WHO recommends pasteurized milk
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Transmission from cow to human: Bird flu detected in milk: WHO recommends ...
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UN health agency head calls for safe passage of humanitarian aid in Gaza: United Nations agencies and aid groups say the ongoing hostilities, Israeli military ...
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UN health agency head calls for safe passage of humanitarian aid in Gaza
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Congo Republic declares mpox epidemic: Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox after 19 cases were confirmed across five departments ...
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Congo Republic declares mpox epidemic
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Youth alcohol, e-cigarette use ‘alarming’: WHO: The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm on the use of alcohol and electronic cigarettes in ...
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Youth alcohol, e-cigarette use ‘alarming’: WHO
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More and more cancer cases in people under 50 the possible cause: Cancer cases in people under 50 have been rising sharply for decades. A new study has found a ...
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More and more cancer cases in people under 50 the possible cause
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Scotland Pauses Prescribing Puberty Blockers to Under-18s: Scotland’s only gender identity clinic for young people has paused prescribing puberty blockers for ...
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Scotland Pauses Prescribing Puberty Blockers to Under-18s
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Putting his life on pause, Peter Lerner works to explain Israel-Hamas War to the world
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Putting his life on pause, Peter Lerner works to explain Israel-Hamas War ...
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Experts call for global genomic surveillance system to prevent the next pandemic: Real-time genomic surveillance, which uses sequencing to analyse the genetic ...
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Experts call for global genomic surveillance system to prevent the next ...
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LSD vs. Fibromyalgia: One Woman's Psychedelic Search For Chronic Pain Relief: While more than 2 million Italians are thought to have fibromyalgia ...
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LSD vs. Fibromyalgia: One Woman's Psychedelic Search For Chronic Pain ...
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Why that negative HIV test results could actually be positive: There is a chance that three out of every 100 Kenyans who underwent testing were erroneously ...
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Why that negative HIV test results could actually be positive
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France warns of surge in imported dengue cases ahead of Olympics: Mosquitoes spread the virus by biting an infected person and spreading it to another person ...
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France warns of surge in imported dengue cases ahead of Olympics
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Bank of Singapore uncovers misuse of medical benefits; fires some employees: Claims were made by employees for items such as bird’s nest and skincare products ...
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Bank of Singapore uncovers misuse of medical benefits; fires some ...
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UN approves updated cholera vaccine that could help fight surge in cases: The World Health Organization has approved a version of a widely used cholera vaccine ...
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UN approves updated cholera vaccine that could help fight surge in cases
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Mother of Chicago child with measles: It was ‘one of the scarier moments of my life’
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Mother of Chicago child with measles: It was ‘one of the scarier moments ...
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Use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among youth 'alarming': WHO: COPENHAGEN: The widespread use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among adolescents is ...
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Use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among youth 'alarming': WHO
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EU health agency warns of increase in jab-preventable disease : The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control stressed the rise in measles and pertussis ...
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EU health agency warns of increase in jab-preventable disease
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Cholera Vaccine: An Easier-to-Make Version Approved by WHO Amid Shortage: An oral vaccine for cholera that is more simple to make than existing versions has been ...
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Cholera Vaccine: An Easier-to-Make Version Approved by WHO Amid Shortage
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Broken links and bad advice: Conversations with SARAH, WHO’s virtual health aide: One NGO is calling for SARAH to be taken down arguing it could jeopardize ...
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Broken links and bad advice: Conversations with SARAH, WHO’s virtual ...
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Nearly 2 in 5 Americans breathe unhealthy air. Why it’s getting worse.: Climate change — linked to wildfires, drought and dust — is not only worsening air ...
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Nearly 2 in 5 Americans breathe unhealthy air. Why it’s getting worse.
Quick Glance: 130 million Americans face unhealthy air quality challenges
  • Wildfire smoke from Canada caused dangerously unhealthy air quality in the U.S. in 2023.

  • Over one-third of Americans, about 130 million people, breathe in unhealthy air annually.

  • Air quality has improved in the East but worsened in the Western U.S., highlighting disparities.

  • Unequal air quality exposure, challenges, and progress in air cleaning efforts are discussed.
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This Seattle vet offers free care for the pets of low-income residents : A rent-free Sodo building represents a new chapter for Doney Coe Pet Clinic ...
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This Seattle vet offers free care for the pets of low-income residents
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England child alcohol use tops global chart, finds WHO report: The World Health Organization also finds higher rates of drinking and vaping among teenage girls.
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England child alcohol use tops global chart, finds WHO report
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Eliminating H pylori Lowers CRC Incidence, Mortality Risk: Two weeks of antibiotics to eradicate the carcinogenic bacteria reduce the risk for CRC incidence and ...
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Eliminating H pylori Lowers CRC Incidence, Mortality Risk
Quick Glance: H. pylori Elimination Reduces CRC Incidence and Mortality
  • H. pylori infection increases the risk of colorectal cancer and its mortality.

  • A course of antibiotics to eliminate the bacterium lowers the risk.

  • Treatment of H. pylori significantly reduces the risk of CRC development and death.

  • Study underscores clinical implications of findings for colorectal cancer prevention.
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Over 4,000 IVF embryos destroyed in 1 shelling at Gaza's largest fertility center, director says
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Over 4,000 IVF embryos destroyed in 1 shelling at Gaza's largest fertility ...
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ECDC warns of renewed increase in vaccine-preventable diseases: Solna - After declining during the COVID-19 pandemic, the numbers of vaccine-preventable diseases ...
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ECDC warns of renewed increase in vaccine-preventable diseases
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Possible measles exposure at Indiana children's museum during total eclipse event, officials say
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Possible measles exposure at Indiana children's museum during total ...
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Thinking of getting a tattoo? These are the health risks: Tattoos hold diverse cultural significance worldwide, symbolising status, rites of passage or ...
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Thinking of getting a tattoo? These are the health risks