US drug regulator approves first nasal spray to prevent influenza
HQ Team September 22, 2024: AstraZeneca’s Flumist, the first at-home flu vaccine, got approved by the Food and Drug Administration, enabling consumers with.
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‘Smart choker’ to help speech-impaired people talk with AI aid
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a wearable ‘smart choker’ to help people communicate after speech impairments resulting from surgery or.
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WHO report says 23,000 people in need of urgent rehab care in Gaza
HQ Team September 13, 2024: More than 22,500 people, a quarter of those wounded in Gaza since Israel’s offensive began in October ’23,.
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Six UN health workers die in Israeli airstrikes on school in Gaza Strip
Six staff members working for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees were killed in Gaza during Israeli airstrikes on.
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Namibia’s plan to cull elephants to feed drought-hit citizens draws ire
The Namibian government’s move to cull 83 elephants to feed its population to support its “drought relief” plan has invited the ire of.
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World’s first whole-eye and partial face transplant recipient is doing well
HQ Team September 10, 2024: Aaron James, 46, the first-ever person to undergo a combined whole-eye and partial face transplant, is doing well.
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Metabolic profiling may help prevent SIDS, finds new research
HQ Team September 10, 2024: The exact cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also known as “cot death,” is still unknown. It.
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Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories faces regulatory setback in China
HQ Team September 6, 2024: The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China has suspended the import, sale, and use of Dr Reddy’s.
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Harvard’s ChatGPT-like AI model can predict tumours, detect cancer
Harvard Medical School scientists have designed an artificial intelligence model similar to ChatGPT that detects cancer or predicts a tumour’s genetic profile.
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SDG targets in danger as paychecks shrink globally, ILO says
Falling global wages, possibly driven by automation and artificial intelligence, will slow the pace of achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as the 2030.