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Shortage of oral vaccines and overstretched public health and medical professionals are contributing to the spread of cholera, especially in the Horn of Africa, the WHO stated.

Global risk of cholera continues to be ‘very high’: WHO

HQ Team June 2, 2023: Shortage of oral vaccines and overstretched public health and medical professionals are contributing to the spread of cholera,.

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June 2, 2023
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Pfizer’s last-stage experimental trials for treating multi-drug-resistant bacteria have yielded positive results, the US-based company announced.

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Pfizer: ’Positive results’ emerge out of multi-drug-resistant trials

HQ Team June 1, 2023: Pfizer’s last-stage experimental trials for treating multi-drug-resistant bacteria have yielded positive results, the US-based company announced. The Phase.

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June 1, 2023
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The World Health Organization has posted a repository of more than 450 psychoactive drugs listing their abuses, harms, and dependence.

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WHO unveils online repository of 450 psychoactive drugs

HQ Team June 1, 2023: The World Health Organization has posted a repository of more than 450 psychoactive drugs listing their abuses, harms,.

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June 1, 2023
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Seven newborns have died in France due to severe neonatal sepsis associated with enterovirus during the more than one-year period starting July 2022, the WHO stated.

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France reports a rapid rise in severe neonatal sepsis since July 2022

HQ Team June 1, 2023: Seven newborns have died in France due to severe neonatal sepsis associated with enterovirus during the more than.

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June 1, 2023
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Hunger is set to increase in severity and magnitude in 18 global hotspots out of 22 designated nations, including Sudan, due to conflicts, climate extremes, and economic shocks.

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18 global hotspots set to face severe hunger, UN agencies warn

HQ Team May 30, 2023: Hunger is set to increase in severity and magnitude in 18 global hotspots out of 22 designated nations,.

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May 30, 2023
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Lower back pain, which is one of the main reasons for years lived with disability, will afflict 843 million people globally by 2050 and the root causes were smoking and being overweight, according to a study published in Lancet Rheumatology.

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Lower back pain to affect 843 million people in 2050, up 36% from 2020

HQ Team May 24, 2023: Lower back pain, which is one of the main reasons for years lived with disability, will afflict 843.

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May 24, 2023
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People suffering from dementia can locate their phones, medicines, glasses, and other objects with the help of companion robots, according to engineers at the University of Waterloo.

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Robots to help people with dementia find misplaced phones, medicines

HQ Team May 17, 2023: People suffering from dementia can locate their phones, medicines, glasses, and other objects with the help of companion.

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May 17, 2023
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The UK has informed WHO of a rise in severe myocarditis in neonates and infants associated with enterovirus infection in Wales compared with 2021.

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Infant myocarditis cases increase in Wales, Southwest United Kingdom

HQ Team May 17, 2023: The UK has informed WHO of a rise in severe myocarditis in neonates and infants associated with enterovirus.

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May 17, 2023
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A lax adoption of untested systems in artificial intelligence-generated large language model tools may harm patients, erode trust, and undermine long-term benefits, the WHO stated.

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Untested AI-abled LLMs may harm patients, erode trust: WHO says

HQ Team May 17, 2023: A lax adoption of untested systems in artificial intelligence-generated large language model tools may harm patients, erode trust,.