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Malaria killed 1,157 people in Ethiopia during the first ten months of this year, and 7.3 million cases were reported in the landlocked East African nation — the highest number of annual cases recorded in the last seven years, according to the World Health Organization.
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Malaria kills 1,157 people so far this year in Ethiopia, national risk ‘high’

Malaria killed 1,157 people in Ethiopia during the first ten months of this year, and 7.3 million cases were reported in the landlocked

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The EU faces a new set of healthcare challenges potentially more potent than the Covid-19 pandemic, and some states are “miles away” from ensuring efficient preventive environments, according to a report from the independent Globsec.
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EU faces new healthcare threats, some states ‘miles away’ from ready 

The EU faces a new set of healthcare challenges potentially more potent than the Covid-19 pandemic, and some states are “miles away” from

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Danish multinational pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk’s end-stage trial in patients with fatty liver disease saw reduced liver scarring (fibrosis) and its resolution without worsening the condition.
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Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drug reduces liver scarring in end-stage trial

Danish multinational pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk’s end-stage trial in patients with fatty liver disease saw reduced liver scarring (fibrosis) and its resolution without

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GSK Plc will pay China’s privately-held Chimagen Biosciences $300 million upfront to develop and commercialise a T-cell engager to treat autoimmune diseases.
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GSK to pay Chimagen $300m upfront to develop autoimmune drug 

GSK Plc., will pay China’s privately-held Chimagen Biosciences $300 million upfront to develop and commercialise a T-cell engager to treat autoimmune diseases.

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Tuberculosis has emerged as the world’s top infectious disease with about 8.2 million people newly diagnosed with the illness last year — the highest on records since WHO began global monitoring in 1995.
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Tuberculosis was the world’s top infectious disease killer last year

Tuberculosis has emerged as the world’s top infectious disease with about 8.2 million people newly diagnosed with the illness last year — the

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The World Health Organization has for the first time activated its emergency health network in eight countries affected by the mpox outbreak, including the worst-hit Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi.
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WHO activates emergency health network in mpox-hit nations for first time

The World Health Organization has for the first time activated its emergency health network in eight countries affected by the mpox outbreak, including

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Israel has passed a law to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency from operating in the country after it earlier accused its employees of participation in the October 7 attacks — a move which came in for criticism from Western European leaders.
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Israel bans UN relief agency, EU, Western European leaders slam move 

Israel has passed a law to ban the UN relief agency, UNRWA, from operating in the country after it earlier accused its employees

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Researchers have found genomic variants in one-third of people from the West African countries of Ghana and Nigeria that significantly increase the risk of developing kidney diseases.
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One-third of West Africans have gene variants causing kidney disease

Researchers have found genomic variants in one-third of people from the West African countries of Ghana and Nigeria that significantly increase the risk

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Exiting plans to combat climate change “fall miles short” of what’s needed to stop global heating from destroying every economy and wrecking billions of lives and livelihoods across every nation, a UN climate official said.
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Global heat to cripple economies, wreck billions of lives: UN official says

Exiting plans to combat climate change “fall miles short” of what’s needed to stop global heating from destroying every economy and wrecking billions

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Imposter syndrome is a psychological phenomenon that affects many high-achieving individuals, often leading them to downplay their accomplishments and attribute their success to luck or external factors.
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Opinion: Imposter syndrome can lead to anxiety, depression, guilt

By Aparna S October 29, 2024: Imposter syndrome is a psychological phenomenon that affects many high-achieving individuals, often leading them to downplay their

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