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The World Health Organization has issued a medical product alert on falsified semaglutides, an active ingredient in Ozempic, a diabetic drug made by Novo Nordisk and weight-loss medication Wegovy.
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WHO issues medical alert on falsified weight-loss, diabetic drugs

The World Health Organization has issued a medical product alert on falsified semaglutides, an active ingredient in Ozempic, a diabetic drug made by.

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A measles vaccine given to a child born by caesarean section is likely to be 2.6 times completely ineffective than a normal delivery, a study by the University of Cambridge found.
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Birth by C-section may double the chance of measles vaccine failure

HQ Team May 17, 2024: A measles vaccine given to a child born by caesarean section is likely to be 2.6 times completely.

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South American country Peru has declared a health emergency in 20 of the nation’s 25 regions due to an increase in dengue cases.
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Peru declares health emergency for 90 days as dengue cases rise

HQ Team February 29, 2024: South American country Peru has declared a health emergency in 20 of the nation’s 25 regions due to.

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Researchers at the University of Central Florida have engineered a human tissue that draws mosquitoes to bite and feed on, and hope the platform can help study the pattern of how the pathogens the insects carry impact and infect human cells and tissues.
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Brazil reels under dengue, public health emergency declared

HQ Team February 9, 2024: As millions descend in Rio De Janeiro in Brazil for the world-famous Carnival starting today, the government has.

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After working on deadly spiders for almost two decades, Brazilian researchers have developed a synthetic molecule from the venom to treat sexual impotence.
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Brazilian spider venom may help make erectile dysfunction drug

HQ Team September 26, 2023: After working on deadly spiders for almost two decades, Brazilian researchers have developed a synthetic molecule from the.

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About 316 new cases of pox and two deaths have been reported to the WHO since June 24, with a significant rise of the disease in the South-East Asian region, mainly Thailand.
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Mpox cases on the rise globally, Thailand is the new hotspot

 HQ Team July 15, 2023: About 316 new cases of mpox and two deaths have been reported to the WHO since June 24,.

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The world’s tropics lost 4.1 million hectares of forests, the equivalent of 11 soccer fields, every minute in 2022, according to the World Resources Institute.
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Forest cover, the size of 11 football fields, vanishes every minute: WRI

The world’s tropics lost 4.1 million hectares of forests, the equivalent of 11 soccer fields, every minute in 2022, according to the World.

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Any hobby with a personal meaning can ward off loneliness, a joint study found.
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Hobby with a personal meaning can fight loneliness, says study

HQ Team June 27, 2023: Any hobby with a personal meaning can ward off loneliness, a joint study found. “Loneliness are known to.

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Valneva SE, a French vaccine maker, announced that its last-stage trials for its single-shot chikungunya registered a 98.9% vaccination success rate.
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France’s Valneva says trial vaccine for chikungunya post 98.9% rate

HQ Team June 13, 2023: Valneva SE, a French vaccine maker, announced that its last-stage trials for its single-shot chikungunya registered a 98.9%.

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Peptide drug conjugate
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Tuberculosis claims 1.6 million people in 2021, WHO says

Tuberculosis, the second deadliest infectious killer after Covid-19, claimed 1.6 million lives last year, including 187,000 HIV-positive patients, according to the WHO's 2022.

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