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Warning over cough syrups after 66 children die in the Gambia WHO says the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside of the West African country, with global exposure ‘possible’ [Read More] | |
Air pollution cancer breakthrough will rewrite the rules Researchers say they have cracked how air pollution leads to cancer, in a discovery that completely transforms our understanding of how tumours arise. [Read More] | |
Ohio man who suffered 20,000 bee-stings expected to recover, family says Austin Bellamy has awoken from a medically induced coma after mistakenly cutting into a bees’ nest while trimming a tree. [Read More] | |
Togo achieves ‘major feat’ of eliminating four neglected tropical diseases WHO hails west African country as first in world to stamp out Guinea worm, lymphatic filariasis, sleeping sickness and trachoma [Read More] | |
Tasmanian tiger: Scientists hope to revive marsupial from extinction Researchers in Australia and the US are embarking on a multi-million dollar project to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction. [Read More] | |
WHO stresses monkeypox surge not linked to monkeys amid attack reports World Health Organization issues statement after reports of animals being poisoned in Brazil [Read More] | |
Genetic heart conditions could be cured for first time in defining moment Team of experts from UK, US and Singapore to design jab to save thousands of lives by rewriting DNA [Read More] | |
Texas Medical Association says hospitals are refusing to treat women with pregnancy complications The non-profit organization wrote that it has received complaints alleging hospital administrators have sided against providing care to women with ectopic pregnancies for fear of running afoul of state laws. [Read More] | |
Supermodel Bella Hadid regrets having cosmetic surgery Gracing the cover of American Vogue's April issue, the supermodel said she wishes she had not gone under the knife at 14. [Read More] | |
FDA Approves First Condom Designed for Anal Sex “ONE will become the first condom brand ever to be labeled for safe and effective use for anal sex.” [Read More] | |
First Women in the World to be Cured of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant A middle-aged woman of mixed race who is currently a US resident has become the first woman and the third person in the world to be cured of HIV to date! [Read More] | |
Twitter CEO’s weeks-long paternity leave hailed by fellow dads Twitter’s new CEO, Parag Agrawal, is reportedly taking a “few weeks” off for paternity leave after the birth of his second child, a move that drew cheers from other fathers as a positive step towards normalizing men taking time off for childcare. [Read More] | |
Failure to prevent pandemics at source is ‘greatest folly’, say scientists Protecting wildlife to stop viruses jumping to humans would save far more than it costs, analysis shows [Read More] | |
German researchers to breed pigs for human heart transplants this year German scientists plan to clone and then breed this year genetically modified pigs to serve as heart donors for humans, based on a simpler version of a U.S.-engineered animal used last month in the world's first pig-to-human transplant. [Read More] | |
Drug used to treat cancer may also help fight HIV, Australian research finds Pembrolizumab has revolutionised treatments of cancers, including melanoma, and makes HIV vulnerable to attack [Read More] | |
New Zealand man has cockroach extracted from ear three days after feeling wriggling Zane Wedding said he initially thought the problem was just water in his ear and later gave the insect to the ear specialist as a memento [Read More] | |
Austria: Doctor fined for amputating wrong leg of patient A surgeon in Austria has been fined after amputating the wrong leg of a patient earlier this year. [Read More] | |
Hospital staff must swear off Tylenol - Tums to get religious vaccine exemption Hospital CEO aims to educate staff on the full scope of what they're claiming. [Read More] | |
Budapest mural pays tribute to Katalin Kariko: Hungarian-born pioneer behind COVID-19 vaccine Katalin Kariko, the Hungarian-born scientist who laid the groundwork for the mRNA vaccines fighting COVID-19, has been recognised in her homeland in the form of a huge mural in central Budapest. [Read More] | |
Aspirin trialled as potential treatment for aggressive breast cancer Hopes raised that drug could work well with immunotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer patients [Read More] | |
Serbian cave hermit gets Covid-19 vaccine urges others to follow 1 of 2 Almost 20 years ago, Mr Panta Petrovic made social distancing a lifestyle choice when he moved into a tiny Serbian mountain cave to avoid society. [Read More] | |
Miraculous mosquito hack cuts dengue by 77 percent Dengue fever cases have been cut by 77% in a "groundbreaking" trial that manipulates the mosquitoes that spread it, say scientists. [Read More] | |
Stonefish venom research may hold key to treating stings described as worse than childbirth New research into the venom in stonefish – the world’s most venomous fish – may lead to better treatments for beachgoers who are stung when they unwittingly step on them. [Read More] | |
Are antiviral drugs as effective as antibiotics Viruses are much more varied, rapidly evolving and hard to access than bacteria – so scientists searching for drug-based treatments have their work cut out. [Read More] | |
International aid arrives in India to combat deadly Covid crisis Ventilators arrived from the UK early on Tuesday morning and will be followed by oxygen containers from Dubai [Read More] | |
Pfizer is now testing a COVID 19 pill Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has kicked off early stage clinical trials of an experimental oral antiviral drug to treat COVID-19. [Read More] | |
After an outbreak at San Diego zoo covid vaccines given to Great apes Move follows eight gorillas testing positive for coronavirus at the zoo at the start of 2021 [Read More] | |
Doctor joins Zoom court hearing while operating on patient A doctor in Sacramento, California joined a traffic court hearing on Zoom while performing surgery on a patient. [Read More] | |
Best gift in 2020: COVID 19 vaccinations begin in Latin America Mexico on Thursday inoculated its first person against COVID-19 to kick off a fightback from a pandemic that has killed 120,000 people in the country and battered the economy, celebrating a Christmas roll-out that also began elsewhere in Latin America. [Read More] | |
WHO hopes to have 500 million vaccine doses via COVAX scheme in first quarter of 2021 The World Health Organization hopes to have half a billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines available for distribution by the global COVAX initiative in the first quarter of 2021, its chief scientist said on Friday. [Read More] | |
Singaporean gave birth to a baby with COVID-19 antibodies A Singaporean woman, who was infected with the novel coronavirus in March when she was pregnant, has given birth to a baby with antibodies against the virus, offering a new clue as to whether the infection can be transferred from mother to child. [Read More] | |
Canada Is Allowing People With Depression to Do Psychedelic Mushrooms The Canadian government is allowing patients who are not terminally ill to legally consume psychedelic mushrooms, on the heels of Oregon’s decision to give people access to shrooms for therapeutic reasons. [Read More] | |
President-elect Joe Biden to announce Covid task force on Monday President-elect Joe Biden is expected on Monday to announce the members of his coronavirus task force, who will be charged with crafting a plan to curb the spread of the coronavirus as it reaches record-high levels. [Read More] | |
Covid19 herd immunity backed by White House is a dangerous fallacy : scientists warn An open letter was published in a major medical journal and signed by dozens of researchers and scientists. [Read More] | |
Novel coronavirus can last 28 days on glass, currency, Australian study finds The virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days, much longer than the flu virus, Australian researchers said on Monday, highlighting the need for cleaning and handwashing to combat the virus. [Read More] | |
Covid 19: In China Qingdao to test nine million in five days The Chinese city of Qingdao is testing its entire population of nine million people for Covid-19 over a period of five days. [Read More] | |
Scientists create super enzyme that eats plastic bottles six times faster Scientists have created a new "super enzyme" that can break down plastic up to six times faster than their previous enzyme. [Read More] | |
AstraZeneca pauses coronavirus vaccine trial after unexplained illness in volunteer Drug giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it had paused global trials of its coronavirus vaccine because of an unexplained illness in one of the volunteers. [Read More] | |
Japan researchers say ozone effective in neutralising coronavirus Japanese researchers said on Wednesday that low concentrations of ozone can neutralise coronavirus particles, potentially providing a way for hospitals to disinfect examination rooms and waiting areas. [Read More] | |
WHO warns that waiting to achieve herd immunity to the coronavirus will kill a lot of people The World Health Organization on Wednesday advised public officials against trying to achieve so-called herd immunity to the coronavirus by allowing it to rapidly spread throughout their communities, saying it will overwhelm hospitals and kill a lot of people. [Read More] | |
1000 year old medieval remedy could be potential antibiotic, scientists say A 1,000-year-old natural remedy made from onion, garlic, wine and bile salts has shown antibacterial potential, with promise to treat diabetic foot and leg infections, new research published Tuesday suggested. [Read More] | |
Leaving Your Nose Uncovered Defeats the Purpose of Wearing a Mask: Study Reveals You have no doubt seen plenty of people in public with their mask pulled down so it only covers their mouth, leaving their nose exposed. New research suggests this defeats the point of wearing a mask even more than you might think. [Read More] | |
Chile wants Covid-19 sniffer dogs to help reopen public spaces Police dogs in Chile are being trained to sniff out Covid-19 in humans, with hopes that they will facilitate the reopening of busy public spaces including malls, sports centers, bus terminals and airports this fall. [Read More] | |
Face shields worn by hairdressers and salon workers DON'T protect against Covid 19 Face shields worn by hairdressers are not protective against Covid-19 — but masks are, health chiefs in Switzerland have claimed. [Read More] | |
Alzheimers disease: protective gene uncovered in human cell model Alzheimer’s disease: protective gene uncovered in human cell model – bringing promise for new drug discoveries [Read More] | |
WHO sounds alarm as coronavirus cases rise by one million in five days The number of coronavirus infections around the world hit 13 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, climbing by a million in just five days. [Read More] | |
This new high-tech glove translates sign language into speech in real time A glove that translates sign language into speech in real time has been developed by scientists -- potentially allowing deaf people to communicate directly with anyone, without the need for a translator. [Read More] | |
Alabama students throwing 'COVID parties' to see who gets infected: Officials Rising infections prompt Gov. Kay Ivy to extend 'Safer at Home' orders. [Read More] | |
Coronavirus Beijing: Why an outbreak sparked a salmon panic in China Beijing has in the past week seen a spike of Covid-19 cases - almost all of which have been linked to a huge wholesale food market.State media said the virus was discovered on chopping boards used for imported salmon at the Xinfadi market - sparking fears across the country. [Read More] | |
Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves: study Population-wide face mask use could push COVID-19 transmission down to controllable levels for national epidemics, and could prevent further waves of the pandemic disease when combined with lockdowns, according to a British study on Wednesday. [Read More] | |
Danish startup develops throat swabbing robot for COVID 19 testing Lifeline Robotics, a spin-out of the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) in Odense, has created an autonomous throat swabbing robot to test for the novel coronavirus. [Read More] | |
Renewed outbreaks in South Korea Germany and China: COVID 19 Renewed outbreaks in South Korea, Germany and China show continued risk as more countries seek to reopen [Read More] | |
Seattle to permanently close 20 miles of streets to traffic so residents can exercise and bike Seattle residents will have more space to exercise and bike on as the city plans to permanently close 20 miles of streets to most vehicular traffic, the mayor announced Thursday. [Read More] | |
New bill would forgive medical school debt for COVID 19 health workers A lawmaker from a COVID-battered state has introduced a bill to forgive student loan debt for health care workers treating patients on the coronavirus front line, many of whom still owe hundreds of thousands of dollars from medical school. [Read More] | |
Canada pledges USD 170M to develop online mental health services amid coronavirus outbreak Canada will invest more than $240 million, or $170 million in U.S. dollars, toward developing virtual and mental health care amid the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday. [Read More] | |