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After screening 12 million commercially available compounds using AI, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered a drug candidate to terminate a potentially fatal skin bacteria.
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MIT researchers use AI to discover new antibiotic drug compounds

HQ Team January 2, 2024: After screening 12 million commercially available compounds using AI, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered.

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At least 521 people, including 16 health workers, have died in Gaza in attacks on hospitals and healthcare facilities over the past 36 days, according to the UN.
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Amidst conflict, Gaza battles dual threat of disease and hunger

HQ Team January 1, 2024: As the conflict in Gaza rages on, a dual crisis emerges, with infectious diseases and hunger posing severe.

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Remember that Covid-19 is still with us, continuously evolving and forming new lineages and we still need to stay ahead of it. Maintaining a cautious vigilance rather than undue panic is the need of the day.
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Opinion: Covid-19 variant needs cautious vigilance, not undue panic

By K. Leelamoni The coronavirus variant JN. 1 has been causing concern among health experts and the public alike. JN.1 is surging in.

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The World Health Organization has added a second malaria vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines to enable greater access to inoculate children as a primary preventive measure.
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WHO places second malaria jab on ‘list of prequalified vaccines’

HQ Team December 21, 2023: The World Health Organization has added a second malaria vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines to enable.

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The WHO, has included noma in its official list of neglected tropical diseases to expand health services to the world’s most vulnerable populations.
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Noma added to WHO’s list of 21 neglected tropical diseases 

HQ Team December 21, 2023: The WHO, has included noma in its official list of neglected tropical diseases to expand health services to.

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Teenagers are using e-cigarettes at a rate higher than adults, and in England, the numbers have tripled in the past three years, according to the World Health Organization.
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Teenagers smoking e-cigarettes at a faster rate than adults: WHO

HQ Team December 15, 2023: Teenagers are using e-cigarettes at a rate higher than adults, and in England, the numbers have tripled in.

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African researchers and European scientists, conducting clinical trials for an HIV vaccine, have halted further vaccinations after they turned out to be ineffective in preventing people from getting the virus.
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African-European HIV vaccine clinical trials come to a grinding halt

HQ Team December 11, 2023: African researchers and European scientists, conducting clinical trials for an HIV vaccine, have halted further vaccinations after they turned.

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An “unprecedented” outbreak of anthrax, with 684 suspected human cases, has been reported from Zambia, according to the WHO.
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Zambia sees ‘unprecedented’ outbreak of anthrax: WHO 

HQ Team December 9, 2023: An “unprecedented” outbreak of anthrax, with 684 suspected human cases, has been reported from Zambia, according to the.

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The current global risk from cholera is “very high” with vaccines running short of demand, the World Health Organization stated.
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WHO maintains global cholera risk at “very high” category

HQ Team December 8, 2023: The current global risk from cholera is “very high” with vaccines running short of demand, the World Health.

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About 40 million women, or one-third, were likely to have a long-term childbirth-related health problem, which is often ignored in clinical research, practice and policy, a Lancet report quoted by the WHO stated.
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40 million women susceptible to long-term childbirth health issues: Study

HQ Team December 7, 2023: About 40 million women, or one-third, were likely to have a long-term childbirth-related health problem, which is often.

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