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Forty-five per cent of 82 urban areas in China, with a total population of about 700 million, are sinking — with 16% falling at 10mm a year or more, a study finds.
Climate Health Pharma

Beijing, Tianjin among sinking cities in China, UEA researchers say

HQ Team April 20, 2024: Forty-five percent of 82 urban areas in China, with a total population of about 700 million, are sinking

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A bacteria that causes infections, including pneumonia, bloodstream infections, and meningitis are being treated by doctors with less effective old generic antibiotics — even though the US regulator has cleared seven next-generation antibiotics to deal with the germs.
Drugs Health Pharma

US doctors still prescribe old generic antibiotics, cost main factor

HQ Team April 20, 2024: A bacteria that causes infections, including pneumonia, bloodstream infections, and meningitis are being treated by doctors with less

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The WHO, health experts and agencies have agreed on the terminology used to describe the spread of a disease through the air after “airborne” and “aerosol transmission” contributed to misleading information during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Drugs Health Pharma

‘Through the air’ is the new terminology for pathogen spread: UN agency

HQ Team April 19, 2024: The WHO, health experts and agencies have agreed on the terminology used to describe the spread of a

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Drugs Health Medical

WHO’s AI-based chatbot falls short on giving correct medical advice

HQ Team April 18, 2024: The World Health Organisation’s foray into AI has run into trouble. The organization has launched SARAH, short for

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Health Medical Pharma

New insights into neurological basis of autism spectrum disorder

HQ Team April 18, 2024: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex condition with an array of symptoms and severity levels making it

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A blood protein, called fibrin, which supports clotting, is responsible for switching on detrimental genes in Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis, researchers say.
Health Medical Pharma

FDA clears Abbott’s rapid blood test for concussion assessment

HQ  Team April 18, 2024: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Abbot’s i-STAT TBI cartridge for rapid assessment of mild traumatic

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Biogen, a US-based biotechnology company, will discontinue the development and commercialisation of its Alzheimer’s treatment and terminate its post-approval study as it failed to rope in a partner to cut costs of obtaining standard regulatory approval.
Drugs Health Medical

High rates of depression among stroke survivors over long periods: Study

HQ Team April 17, 2024: A recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health: Europe has found that nearly 60 percent of stroke

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The WHO has sounded a global alert on a batch of substandard cough syrup found in Cameroon, which has high levels of a toxic ingredient, diethylene glycol.
Drugs Medical Pharma

Six African nations recall J&J manufactured cough syrup after suspicious toxicity reports

HQ Team April 17, 2024: Drug regulatory authorities in South Africa, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria, Kenya, Eswatini and Zimbabwe have issued a recall for

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hospital hygiene
Drugs Health Medical

Scientists find innocuous bacteria cause most hospital infections

HQ Team April 15, 2024: Superbugs are held responsible for most hospital-acquired infections, however, research delving into the genetic data of bacteria causing

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If you are in a hospital, then at times, you get bacterial infections from one source — yourself.
Climate Health Medical

Warming oceans drive flesh-eating bacteria northward, increasing infections

HQ Team April 15,2024:Adding to the climate change worries is the fear Vibrio vulnificus, commonly known as flesh-eating bacteria, is expanding its territory

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