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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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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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Mali: Dozens of passengers abducted by suspected jihadists near Bandiagara freed | Africanews
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Mali: Dozens of passengers abducted by suspected jihadists near Bandiagara ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mali's political parties appeal to Supreme Court | Africanews: A group of Malian political parties and civil society organisations appealed to the Supreme Court ...
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Mali's political parties appeal to Supreme Court | Africanews
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Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left: When cases of locally transmitted malaria were found in the United States last year ...
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Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left
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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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Mali's junta bans media from reporting on political activities | Africanews: Mali's ruling junta on Thursday banned the media from reporting on the activities of ...
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Mali's junta bans media from reporting on political activities | ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Niger signs deal to supply Mali with cheaper diesel | Africanews: Niger is set to deliver 150 million litres of diesel to neighbouring Mali ...
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Niger signs deal to supply Mali with cheaper diesel | Africanews
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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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Mali junta bans media coverage of political parties as crackdown deepens: Mali's ruling military junta on Thursday banned media coverage of political parties a ...
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Mali junta bans media coverage of political parties as crackdown deepens
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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
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For the first time, U.S. may force polluters to clean up these ‘forever chemicals’
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For the first time, U.S. may force polluters to clean up these ‘forever ...
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How Toddler Milk Ads Prompted a Formula Marketing Investigation: Health experts say formula marketing often makes misleading claims and prompts some mothers to ...
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How Toddler Milk Ads Prompted a Formula Marketing Investigation
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WHO warns of falsified cough syrup ingredients seized in Pakistan: The World Health Organization issued an alert on Monday warning drugmakers of five ...
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WHO warns of falsified cough syrup ingredients seized in Pakistan
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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
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The pandemic cost 7 million lives, but talks to prevent a repeat stall: An unknown future pathogen could have far more devastating consequences than SARS-CoV-2.
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The pandemic cost 7 million lives, but talks to prevent a repeat stall
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Kenya’s ‘killer’ cave, believed to be source of Ebola, could bring about the next pandemic
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Kenya’s ‘killer’ cave, believed to be source of Ebola, could bring about ...
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How Big a Threat Is Bird Flu?: Cows and at least one person in the U.S. have been sickened by avian influenza. We asked experts about the risk to humans.
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How Big a Threat Is Bird Flu?
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"Satanic" WHO: Anti-vaccination campaigner Bhakdi goes on a rant at FPÖ event: Party leader Kickl also opposed internationally concerted pandemic prevention with ...
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'Time running out' in war-torn Sudan as access to aid restricted, WHO warns: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that the crisis in Sudan could ...
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'Time running out' in war-torn Sudan as access to aid restricted ...
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One year on Sudan’s war: 14,700 killed, 8.6m displaced, 4.9m face starvation: As the war in Sudan enters its second year, the humanitarian situation is worsening ...
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One year on Sudan’s war: 14,700 killed, 8.6m displaced, 4 ...
Quick Glance: Sudan's Displaced Millions Suffer One-Year War Consequences
  • After fleeing the war in Sudan to Egypt, Mohamed Ismail's aspirations are limited to providing food for his five children from a meager monthly salary earned at a paper factory.

  • A seven-year-old son sleeps in his arms due to trauma from explosions before fleeing Khartoum in January.

  • Financial challenges lead some to return to the war-torn capital.

  • Sudan's war began on April 15, 2023, over a planned political transition where the army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, were competing to protect their interests.