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Outbreaks
At the beginning of the month, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing the number of recommended childhood…
Cancer
Over 70 patient-derived pancreatic and colorectal tumor models, generated in Verona, characterized, and made available to the international scientific community. This is…
Outbreaks
Mosquito bites are such a nuisance every summer that it would seem we are the only ones they eat. However, these insects…
Outbreaks
Berlin – Charité Berlin treated a 39-year-old man between May 20 and June 6 who had contracted Bundibugyo Ebola virus in the…
Heart & Circulation
The current shingles vaccine appears to significantly lower the risk of heart attack and stroke, according to scientists who say it could…
Mind & Brain
Complaints about autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder services in England have more than tripled in five years, official figures show, with…
Outbreaks
The new autumn round for the coronavirus vaccine has started on Tuesday 25 August. People who run an increased risk of becoming…
Outbreaks
Ebola, WHO confirms international emergency: “Low risk for third countries, no border closures” Following the second meeting of the Emergency Committee on…
Heart & Circulation
It is one of the most frequently prescribed medications in Germany: statins lower LDL cholesterol and are considered standard therapy for preventing…
Fitness & Movement
"Reclaim Your Stride" Campaign Urges Early Action on Joint Pain and Mobility Research from Blackrock Health reveals up to 60 per cent…
Women's & Family Health
Millions of women in England who have missed cervical screening appointments will be offered free home testing kits on the NHS. The…
Outbreaks
Six employees of Frankfurt Airport in Germany have contracted malaria. The number of airport staff who have died from the disease has…