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Scientists create vaccine with potential to protect against future coronaviruses

Scientists create vaccine with potential to protect against future coronaviruses

  • The Guardian
‘We can live again’: Belgian nursing home residents hit the nightclubs

‘We can live again’: Belgian nursing home residents hit the nightclubs

  • The Guardian
Periods are a nightmare in Gaza's crowded, unsanitary camps. Women are using birth control to skip them

Periods are a nightmare in Gaza's crowded, unsanitary camps. Women are using birth control to skip them

  • CBC News
A surprising source of peace — what Israel and Palestine can teach Canada about palliative care

A surprising source of peace — what Israel and Palestine can teach Canada about palliative care

  • Canada Healthwatch
  • Jeffrey Moat
Bird flu may infect cows outside the US, says WHO

Bird flu may infect cows outside the US, says WHO

  • Reuters
The jump in measles cases in 2023 is 'very concerning' says WHO official

The jump in measles cases in 2023 is 'very concerning' says WHO official

  • npr
MMR jab uptake among young people in England up by 23% since 2023, says NHS

MMR jab uptake among young people in England up by 23% since 2023, says NHS

  • The Guardian
‘No one’s being honest about it’: how NHS crisis forces patients to go private

‘No one’s being honest about it’: how NHS crisis forces patients to go private

  • The Guardian
Global measles cases nearly doubled in one year

Global measles cases nearly doubled in one year

  • CTV News
AstraZeneca admits for first time in court documents its COVID vaccine can cause rare side effect
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AstraZeneca admits for first time in court documents its COVID vaccine can cause rare side effect

  • The Telegraph
Bird Flu in US: Amid rising H5N1 cases in cattle, why isn't UK testing cows?

Bird Flu in US: Amid rising H5N1 cases in cattle, why isn't UK testing cows?

  • The Economic Times
‘Unsustainable’: UK predicted to see 50% spike in strokes by 2035

‘Unsustainable’: UK predicted to see 50% spike in strokes by 2035

  • The Guardian
U.K. Tests World-First Personalized Skin Cancer Vaccine
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U.K. Tests World-First Personalized Skin Cancer Vaccine

  • Forbes
South Korean police raid office of incoming head of doctors' group over protracted strikes

South Korean police raid office of incoming head of doctors' group over protracted strikes

  • Associated Press
Colombia becomes first country to restrict US beef due to bird flu in dairy cows

Colombia becomes first country to restrict US beef due to bird flu in dairy cows

  • Reuters
Babies of dengue-infected pregnant women at higher risk of poor health in first years of life

Babies of dengue-infected pregnant women at higher risk of poor health in first years of life

  • CIDRAP
Cost of developing new drugs may be far lower than industry claims, trial reveals

Cost of developing new drugs may be far lower than industry claims, trial reveals

  • The Guardian
WHO redefines airborne transmission: what does that mean for future pandemics?

WHO redefines airborne transmission: what does that mean for future pandemics?

  • Nature
Jharkhand on alert after bird flu outbreak in Ranchi, over 4,000 birds culled

Jharkhand on alert after bird flu outbreak in Ranchi, over 4,000 birds culled

  • India Today
Massive amounts of H5N1 vaccine would be needed if there’s a bird flu pandemic. Can we make enough?

Massive amounts of H5N1 vaccine would be needed if there’s a bird flu pandemic. Can we make enough?

  • STAT
Remember ‘Contagion?’ A New Treatment For Nipah Virus Could Be A Game Changer
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Remember ‘Contagion?’ A New Treatment For Nipah Virus Could Be A Game Changer

  • Forbes
The EU will probe whether China is unfairly denying companies access to its medical device market

The EU will probe whether China is unfairly denying companies access to its medical device market

  • Associated Press
Plastics are a hazard to human health and the world needs to act — now

Plastics are a hazard to human health and the world needs to act — now

  • Vancouver Sun
  • Sharon Dodd
Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous

Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous

  • Associated Press
Bird Flu Is Infecting More Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us?
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Bird Flu Is Infecting More Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us?

  • The New York Times
Microsoft is selling AI in health care, and helping to set its standards. Is that a problem?
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Microsoft is selling AI in health care, and helping to set its standards. Is that a problem?

  • STAT
As deadline nears, global pandemic treaty talks hobbled by delays and quarrels
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As deadline nears, global pandemic treaty talks hobbled by delays and quarrels

  • Globe and Mail
A Dengue Fever Outbreak Is Setting Records in the Americas

A Dengue Fever Outbreak Is Setting Records in the Americas

  • Scientific American
‘Pregnancy is not a disease’: why do so many women die giving birth in Nigeria?

‘Pregnancy is not a disease’: why do so many women die giving birth in Nigeria?

  • The Guardian
WHO finally properly recognizes airborne nature of SARS-CoV-2

WHO finally properly recognizes airborne nature of SARS-CoV-2

  • Canada Healthwatch
  • Dr. Merrilee Fullerton
Covid ignited a global controversy over what is an airborne disease. The WHO just expanded its definition

Covid ignited a global controversy over what is an airborne disease. The WHO just expanded its definition

  • STAT
New types of mosquito bed nets could cut malaria risk by up to half, trial finds

New types of mosquito bed nets could cut malaria risk by up to half, trial finds

  • The Guardian
Japanese doctors demand damages from Google over 'groundless' reviews

Japanese doctors demand damages from Google over 'groundless' reviews

  • Financial Post
WHO experts now agree diseases like COVID spread through the air

WHO experts now agree diseases like COVID spread through the air

  • Reuters
Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO

Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO
New mpox lineage found in DRC could help fuel another global outbreak, study warns

New mpox lineage found in DRC could help fuel another global outbreak, study warns

  • CBC News
The Mexican state closest to Arizona bans most abortions, setting up a regional void

The Mexican state closest to Arizona bans most abortions, setting up a regional void

  • NBC News
Chinese Company Under Congressional Scrutiny Makes Key U.S. Drugs
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Chinese Company Under Congressional Scrutiny Makes Key U.S. Drugs

  • The New York Times
UK lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good

UK lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good

  • Associated Press
Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics

Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics

  • STAT
What Canadian doctors say about new U.K. review questioning puberty blockers for transgender youth

What Canadian doctors say about new U.K. review questioning puberty blockers for transgender youth

  • CBC News
Argentina Is Running Out of Bug Spray Amid Record Dengue Surge

Argentina Is Running Out of Bug Spray Amid Record Dengue Surge

  • Bloomberg

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