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WHO draws up new medicine list for nuclear, radiation emergencies

The WHO has updated its list of medicines to stockpile for radiological and nuclear emergencies.

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Drugs Medical Pharma

Roche unveils test to trace fast-spreading Omicron variant

Roche, a Swiss multinational healthcare company, has unveiled a new test for targeting the fast-spreading XBB.1.5 Omicron sub-variant.

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Drugs Pharma

Eli Lilly plans $450 million extra to expand Research Triangle

Eli Lilly will invest an additional $450 million to expand its manufacturing capacity at Research Triangle Park facility in North Carolina.

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WHO urges “immediate” action on falsified medicines

The WHO called on stakeholders in various nations to take “immediate and coordinated action” to shield children from using contaminated cough syrups following.

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China passes on Covid-19 infection data to WHO

China has provided the WHO with information about its outpatient clinics, hospitalizations, patients requiring emergency treatment and hospital deaths due to Coivd-19 infection,.

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Drugs Pharma

WHO issues medical product alert on Marion’s syrups

The WHO has issued a Medical Product Alert on India’s Marion Biotech’s Ambronol and DOK-1 Max syrups as they failed to meet quality.

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Covid-19 viral genome sequence sharing with WHO falls 90%

The number of sequences to detect the presence of the Covid-19 viral genome, being shared with WHO, has dropped by more than 90%,.

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Every 4.4 seconds, a child or youth died in 2021: WHO

A child or youth died every 4.4 seconds in 2021 and about five million children died before their fifth birthday, due to labor.

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Climate Health

Catch the falling snow now, tomorrow you may not

Global cold spells and frost days are set to fall as New Year temperatures soar above 20 degrees Celsius in European nations, according.

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Omicron variants make up 97.5% of all China infections: WHO

There is a predominance of Omicron BA. 5.2 and BF.7 Covid-19 lineages, accounting for 97.5% of all local infections in China, according to.

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