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Firefighters were putting out flares and desperately trying to contain wildfires in the worst-affected regions of Hawaii as the fatalities rose to 80 and the Attorney General announced a probe, according to the government.
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Wildfire death toll in Hawaii climbs to 80, AG orders probe

HQ Team August 13, 2023: Firefighters were putting out flares and desperately trying to contain wildfires in the worst-affected regions of Hawaii as

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A wildfire sweeping across Hawaiiā€™s Maui town of Lahaina has killed at least 67 people, with 12 more fatalities being confirmed, according to the government.
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Hawaii wildfire death toll rises to 67, fires still burning

HQ Team August 12, 2023: A wildfire sweeping across Hawaiiā€™s Maui town of Lahaina has killed at least 67 people, with 12 more

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At least 327 people have died in Bangladesh from January 1 to August 7 due to dengue, with the density of mosquitoes and potential hotspots being the highest in five years.
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Dengue claims 327 lives in Bangladesh, cases rising

HQ Team August 12, 2023: At least 327 people have died in Bangladesh from January 1 to August 7 due to dengue, with

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The USFDA has granted accelerated approval to Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies for its cancer antibody treatment, Talvey, to treat multiple myeloma.
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USFDA green lights Janssenā€™s Talvey to treat multiple myeloma

HQ Team August 11, 2023: The USFDA has granted accelerated approval to Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies for its cancer antibody treatment, Talvey, to treat

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The UKā€™s competition regulator, Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally cleared UnitedHealthā€™s proposed Ā£1.2bn ($1.6 billion) plan to buy EMIS after a probe by an independent panel.
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UKā€™s antitrust body provisionally clears $1.6b UnitedHealth-EMIS merger

HQ Team August 11, 2023: The UKā€™s competition regulator, Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally cleared UnitedHealthā€™s proposed Ā£1.2bn ($1.6 billion) plan to

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Swedenā€™s Getinge Group is recalling itsĀ  cardiosave hybrid and rescue intra-aortic balloon pumps after the FDA initiated a most serious recall, Class 1.
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Getinge Group recalls intra-aortic pumps due to faulty power system

HQ Team August 11, 2023: Swedenā€™s Getinge Group is recalling its cardiosave hybrid and rescue intra-aortic balloon pumps after the FDA initiated a

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A gold-plated nanoscale tattoo-like electronics array can be inserted into live human cells, that in the future can diagnose health problems early, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University.
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Tattoo-like electronics cell array may detect diseases earlyĀ 

HQ Team August 10, 2023: A gold-plated nanoscale tattoo-like electronics array can be inserted into live human cells, that in the future can

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The WHO has updated the EG.5 variability of the COVID-19 virus to a ā€˜variant of interestā€™ ā€” with genetic changes that are predicted or known to affect virus characteristics, such as transmissibility, virulence, antibody evasion, susceptibility to therapeutics and detectability.
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WHO labels Covid-19 variant EG.5 as ā€˜variant of interestā€™; cases rise

HQ Team August 10, 2023: The WHO has updated the EG.5 variability of the COVID-19 virus to a ā€˜variant of interestā€™ ā€” with

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The month of July was the highest warm period, since pre-industrial times, a record 1.5C more than the average for 1815 to 1900, according to the UN.
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Greenhouse gases ring in warmest July since pre-industrial times

HQ Team August 9, 2023: The month of July was the highest warm period, since pre-industrial times, a record 1.5C more than the

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UK researchers have unveiled a compilation of understudied proteins public database, called ā€œunknome,ā€ that are found in the human genome.
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ā€˜Unkomeā€™ to dive into gene pool for unrecognized proteins Ā 

HQ Team August 9, 2023: UK researchers have unveiled a compilation of understudied proteins public database, called ā€œunknome,ā€ that are found in the

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