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A second phase of the polio vaccination will start today in war-raved Gaza after 187,000 children under the age of 10 got oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) in the central region, in the first round, the WHO stated.
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Aid workers begin second round of polio vaccinations in Gaza, a 3rd on way

A second phase of the polio vaccination will start today in war-raved Gaza after 187,000 children under the age of 10 got oral.

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A woman and 15 other children from Gaza, who were undergoing medical care in Egypt for the last several months, have been evacuated to Spain for further treatment, according to the WHO.
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16 Gaza Strip residents, mostly children, reach Spain for treatment 

A woman and 15 other children from Gaza, who were undergoing medical care in Egypt for the last several months, have been evacuated.

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About 377 children have died in 2021 due to rising temperatures across Europe and Central Asia, according to a new data analysis from 23 nations done by UNICEF.
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Heatwaves killed 377 children in 2021 in Europe, Central Asia: UNICEF

About 377 children have died in 2021 due to rising temperatures across Europe and Central Asia, according to a new data analysis from.

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Conduct disorder is a result of extensive changes in the structure of the brain and is most noticeable in the cerebral cortex, or the outer layer, a study funded by the US National Institute of Mental Health finds.
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Conduct disorder in youth stems from changes in brain structure: NIMH

Conduct disorder is a result of extensive changes in the structure of the brain and is most noticeable in the cerebral cortex, or.

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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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Chickenpox is an acutely contagious disease caused by the VZV. If one person has chicken pox, up to 90% of those close to that person, who are not immune, will also become infected. 
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Opinion: Better surveillance, vaccination, key to curb chickenpox

Chickenpox is an acutely contagious disease caused by the VZV. If one person has chicken pox, up to 90% of those close to.

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The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared Orchard Therapeutics’s gene therapy to treat a disease affecting the brain and nervous system in children — the regulator’s first ever for the disorder.
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FDA green lights first-ever therapy for rare genetic disease in kids

HQ Team March 19, 2023: The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared Orchard Therapeutics’s gene therapy to treat a disease affecting the.

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The entire population in the Gaza Strip, 2.23 million, is facing food insecurity and by mid-July half of the residents may experience catastrophic hunger, according to a report.
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Gaza Strip hurtling toward imminent famine, a global alliance says

HQ Team March 19, 2024: The entire population in the Gaza Strip, 2.23 million, is facing food insecurity and by mid-July half of.

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About 16% of children or one in six children under two years of age in the Northern Gaza Strip, which has been cut off from aid for weeks, are “acutely malnourished,” according to a WHO report based on data collected in January.
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Hunger, diseases grip undernourished children, women in Gaza: WHO report

HQ Team February 20, 2024: About 16% of children or one in six children under two years of age in the Northern Gaza.

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FDA approves Genetech’s Xolair injection for severe food allergies

HQ Team February 19, 2024: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Genetech’s Xolair (omalizumab) injection for severe food allergies in certain adults.

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