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An “unprecedented” outbreak of anthrax, with 684 suspected human cases, has been reported from Zambia, according to the WHO.
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Zambia sees ‘unprecedented’ outbreak of anthrax: WHO 

HQ Team December 9, 2023: An “unprecedented” outbreak of anthrax, with 684 suspected human cases, has been reported from Zambia, according to the

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever is spread to people through bites by wood ticks or dog ticks. In Brazil, it may be spread by the yellow dog tick. Image courtesy of Dr. Christopher Paddock via the Public Health Image Library of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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CDC issues health advisory on Rocky Mountain spotted fever, 3 die

HQ Team December 9, 2023: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health advisory after three people died following

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The USFDA has approved two treatments for sickle cell disease, one of them the first in the US based on gene-editing technology.
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US drug regulator approves two treatments for sickle cell disease 

HQ Team December 8, 2023: The USFDA has approved two treatments for sickle cell disease, one of them the first in the US

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The current global risk from cholera is “very high” with vaccines running short of demand, the World Health Organization stated.
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WHO maintains global cholera risk at “very high” category

HQ Team December 8, 2023: The current global risk from cholera is “very high” with vaccines running short of demand, the World Health

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A record number of 2,456 fuel lobbyists, tied to the world’s biggest polluting oil and gas firms and their trade groups, have been granted access to the COP28 summit in Dubai.
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Fuel lobbyists swarm COP28, creating a ‘fog of climate denial’

HQ Team December 8, 2023: A record number of 2,456 fuel lobbyists, tied to the world’s biggest polluting oil and gas firms and

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Global nations have raised $83.3 billion so far for financing climate change, according to COP28, the UN Climate Change Conference.
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UN’s COP28 raises $83.3 billion to finance climate change

HQ Team December 7, 2023: Global nations have raised $83.3 billion so far for financing climate change, according to COP28, the UN Climate

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AbbVie Inc., will buy Cerevel Therapeutics, developing drugs for neuroscience diseases, for $8.7 billion in a bid to boost the North Chicago, Illinois-based company’s presence in the psychiatric and neurological disorder segment.
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AbbVie to acquire Cerevel for $8.7b to bolster neurological treatments

HQ Team December 7, 2023: AbbVie Inc., will buy Cerevel Therapeutics, developing drugs for neuroscience diseases, for $8.7 billion in a bid to

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About 40 million women, or one-third, were likely to have a long-term childbirth-related health problem, which is often ignored in clinical research, practice and policy, a Lancet report quoted by the WHO stated.
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40 million women susceptible to long-term childbirth health issues: Study

HQ Team December 7, 2023: About 40 million women, or one-third, were likely to have a long-term childbirth-related health problem, which is often

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Climate funds sanctioned by nations globally for Indigenous Peoples and local communities tend to “evaporate” when channelled through third parties, according to a report.
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Funds allotted to indigenous people, local communities ‘evaporate’: GATC

HQ Team December 7, 2023: Climate funds sanctioned by nations globally for Indigenous Peoples and local communities tend to “evaporate” when channelled through

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The ongoing annual UN climate conference in Dubai, COP28, must deliver a bullet train to speed up climate action and stop the current “old caboose chugging over rickety tracks,” UN Climate Chief, Simon Stiell said.
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Get off rickety tracks, deliver a ‘bullet train’ on climate action: UN

HQ Team December 6, 2023: The ongoing annual UN climate conference in Dubai, COP28, must deliver a bullet train to speed up climate

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