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One in four older people experience social isolation, and one in six adolescents is socially isolated and lonely, “though this is likely an under-estimate,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General said.
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One in 4 elderly, one in 6 adolescents experience social isolation: WHO chief

HQ Team November 16, 2023: One in four older people experience social isolation, and one in six adolescents is socially isolated and lonely,

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The USFDA has approved a first test for chlamydia and gonorreha that will allow people to collect samples from home and not need to visit a doctor.
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FDA clears home test for chlamydia, gonorrhea in US as infections rise

HQ Team November 16, 2023: The USFDA has approved a first test for chlamydia and gonorrhea that will allow people to collect samples

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Type 2 diabetic patients, especially African Americans and people with low income, are at a 47% increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC), researchers said.
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Type 2 diabetics 47% more prone to develop colorectal cancer: Researchers

HQ Team November 15, 2023: Type 2 diabetic patients, especially African Americans and people with low income, are at a 47% increased risk

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Lowering sodium intake can reduce blood pressure regardless of whether one is on medication, a study reveals.
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Reducing salt intake leads to decline in blood pressure: US study  

HQ Team November 14, 2023: Lowering sodium intake can reduce blood pressure regardless of whether one is on medication, a study reveals. Researchers

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At least 101 health workers were killed in Gaza, the largest in UN's history.
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101 UN health workers died during attack on Gaza, the largest in history

HQ Team November 14, 2023: At least 101 health workers, have died in Gaza, in attacks on hospitals and healthcare facilities since the

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Day-biter Aedes mosquito takes center stage in Zika infection.
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Opinion: Day-biter Aedes mosquito takes center stage in Zika infection

By Dr K. Leelamoni November 14, 2023: At a district court in the south Indian state of Kerala, on October 30, judges, lawyers

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Gene to treat chronic muscle disorders found

HQ team November 13, 2023: Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have identified a gene that helps in muscle repair during regeneration.

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Novo Nordisk plans to invest 42 million Danish kroner ($6 billion) in Denmark to create new capacities for making active pharmaceutical ingredients and expand its portfolio within serious chronic diseases.
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Novo Nordisk plans $6 billion investment to expand in Denmark

HQ Team November 10, 2023: Novo Nordisk plans to invest 42 million Danish kroner ($6 billion) in Denmark to create new capacities for

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A drug taken intravenously or inhaled proved to be more addictive as it enters the human brain more quickly than when taken orally, according to an agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
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Injecting drugs or inhaling them may up chances of addiction: NIH

HQ Team November 10, 2023: A drug taken intravenously or inhaled proved to be more addictive as it enters the human brain more

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Valneva SE, a French vaccine maker, has got USFDA approval for its chikungunya vaccine, Ixchiq, to treat individuals older than 18 years of age and who are at increased risk of exposure to the disease.
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Valneva’s chikungunya jab gets FDA nod, first such for disease

HQ Team November 10, 2023: Valneva SE, a French vaccine maker, has got USFDA approval for its chikungunya vaccine, Ixchiq, to treat individuals

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