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The international humanitarian aid system of the United Nations, set up after the Second World War, is facing the “greatest test since creation” due to low morale, poor funding and a legitimacy crisis, a UN official said.
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UN humanitarian aid system facing ‘greatest test’ since creation: Relief chief

The international humanitarian aid system of the United Nations, set up after the Second World War, is facing the “greatest test since creation”.

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FibroGen Inc., a US-based pharmaceutical company, will sell its China subsidiary to AstraZeneca Plc. for $160 million, allowing the Anglo-Swedish firm to gain access to an anaemia drug in the world’s most populated nation.
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AstraZeneca Plc buys China unit of FibroGen Inc for $160 million

HQ Team February 21, 2025: FibroGen Inc., a US-based pharmaceutical company, will sell its China subsidiary to AstraZeneca Plc. for $160 million, allowing.

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Air purifiers are more harmful than thought in hospital settings
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Hospital air cleaners may increase aerosol spread of viruses, study finds

HQ Team February 20, 2025: A joint study by the University College London (UCL) and University College London Hospitals (UCLH) has revealed that.

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NCD cause of 81 percent deaths in under 70 says report
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28% of elderly Indians prescribed potentially harmful medications: Study

HQ Times February 19, 2025: A new study has revealed that 28 out of every 100 elderly individuals in India are being prescribed.

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Excessive levels of parental involvement and control stem from a worry that their child may come to harm or not do well enough.
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Rising childhood mental health issues linked to caregiver well-being

HQ Team February 18, 2025: A new study from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine reveals a troubling rise in childhood mental,.

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Merck & Co’s drug, for treating adult patients with kidney and pancreatic cancer, tumours, and who had prior treatment, has been “conditionally” approved by the European Commission, according to a company statement.
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EC grants ‘conditional’ nod for Merck’s drug to treat VHL disease

HQ Team February 18, 2025: Merck and Co’s drug, for treating adult patients with kidney and pancreatic cancer, tumours and who had prior.

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Moderna Inc., a biotechnology company, and Merck announced that an experimental personalised cancer vaccine, based on the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the USFDA.
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Breakthrough system allows mRNA delivery through blood-brain barrier

February 18, 2025: Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have achieved a major breakthrough in brain therapy by developing.

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Global deaths due to COVID-19 have fallen by 95% since January, and nations need to take steps to manage virus variants alongside other infectious diseases, the WHO director-general said.
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WHO warns of global health crisis in 50 nations as USAID freezes funds

Bharti Jayshankar February 17, 2025: The suspension of US foreign aid has disrupted life-saving health initiatives, including HIV treatment, polio eradication, and responses.

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Non surgica procedurs for teens poll
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One in 6 parents approve teen cosmetic procedures; US poll

HQ Team February 17, 2025: A recent U.S. national poll indicates that 1 in 6 parents support their teens undergoing non-surgical cosmetic procedures.

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Menthol cigarettes have higher mortality risks Vs plain ones

HQ Team February 15, 2025: A study by the American Cancer Society (ACS) found mortality risks for smoking menthol cigarettes were higher than non-menthol.

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