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African researchers and European scientists, conducting clinical trials for an HIV vaccine, have halted further vaccinations after they turned out to be ineffective in preventing people from getting the virus.
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African-European HIV vaccine clinical trials come to a grinding halt

HQ Team December 11, 2023: African researchers and European scientists, conducting clinical trials for an HIV vaccine, have halted further vaccinations after they turned.

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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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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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Junior hospital doctors, who make up about half of the National Health Service (NHS) medical workforce in England, are going on the longest strike in NHS history around Christmas and January after pay talks with the government failed.
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UK’s junior NHS doctors to strike around Christmas, pay talks fail 

HQ Team December 6, 2023: Junior hospital doctors, who make up about half of the National Health Service (NHS) medical workforce in England,.

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Pneumonia is a form of acute respiratory infection that affects the lungs and kills more children than any other infectious disease. Every day at least one child dies from pneumonia every 43 seconds, according to UNICEF.
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Opinion: Steps for prevention, spread, and monitoring pneumonia

By K. Leelamoni November 5, 2023: Outbreaks of pneumonia affecting children in parts of northern China, the US,  the Netherlands, and Denmark are higher than.

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Fluorescent staining reveals the extensive network of blood vessels of the dura mater. These vessels contain T cells that, in a mouse model of chronic high blood pressure, become activated and produce conditions that can lead to dementia-like symptoms.Image courtesy of the Iadecola lab.
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Abnormal brain cell activation in high BP patients linked to dementia

HQ Team December 5, 2023: The response of immune cells inside the protective covering of the brain may lead to a cognitive decline.

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US-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Microsoft Corp., and Micron Technology have joined hands to make computational chemistry available to researchers and industrial users.
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Roche forays into weight-loss therapy, buys Carmot for $2.7 billion

HQ Team December 4, 2023: In a strategic push into the obesity and diabetes treatment market, Roche, a leading pharmaceutical company, has finalized.

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