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New Zealand Girl, 11, Drugged, Sent To Psychiatric Ward In Identity Mix-Up
An 11-year-old girl was restrained, injected with anti-psychotic drugs, and placed on a mental health ward after New Zealand police mistook her for a missing woman, a report found Wednesday.
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Over 1,000 Killed In Gaza Since Israel Resumed Large-Scale Strikes: Hamas
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Monday that 1,001 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since Israel resumed large-scale strikes on March 18.
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US Health Department To Cut 10,000 Jobs As Part Of Overhaul
The US health department will reduce its workforce by around 10,000 full-time employees as part of a broader cost-cutting overhaul of the federal government, according to an official statement released Thursday.
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Trump Administration To Cut Vaccine Support To Developing Countries: Report
President Donald Trump's administration is set to cut funding to Gavi, the global health organization that provides vaccines across the developing world, a report said.
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Coca-Cola Plastic Waste To Reach 1.33 Billion Pounds Annually By 2030: Study
By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds of plastic waste entering the world's oceans and waterways each year, according to a stark new analysis published Wednesday by the nonprofit Oceana.
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"Crucial Milestone": US Approves New Antibiotic For Urinary Tract Infections
The product -- called Blujepa -- was approved for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in adult women and girls 12 and older.
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Indian-Origin Jay Bhattacharya Confirmed As Head Of US Health Agency
According to the official website of the US Senate, Jay Bhattacharya won the vote 53-47 during the first session of the roll call vote in the 119th Congress.
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Death Count In Gaza Crosses 50,000 Amid Israel-Hamas War: Health Ministry
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Sunday that at least 50,021 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since war with Israel began in October 2023.
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Pope Francis To Leave Hospital For Return To Vatican On Sunday
Pope Francis is to leave hospital on Sunday and return to his residence in the Vatican, where he is to spend "at least two months" recovering, one of his doctors announced.
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Pope Francis' Condition "Improving", Use Of Oxygen Mask Stopped: Vatican
Pope Francis has suspended the use of an oxygen mask, the Vatican said, adding that the 88-year-old's clinical condition was "improving" after more than one month in hospital.
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Measles Outbreak, Staff Resignations: RFK Jr Off To A Bumpy Start As Health Secretary
Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr is off to a turbulent start as US health secretary as he grapples with a deadly measles outbreak, resignations among his staff and a snub in the Senate.
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Israeli Army Says It Targeted Hamas Military Site With Strikes, Killing 5 In Gaza
Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, health officials in the enclave said, and the Israeli army, which resumed attacks against the territory, said it targeted a Hamas military site in the north.
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Hospitalised Pope Calls For Peace, 'Truth' In Conflicts
Pope Francis, hospitalised for a month with pneumonia, called Tuesday for an end to war in a letter to Italy's leading newspaper, and urged the media to "serve the truth".
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Hospitalised Pope Francis Can Briefly Breathe Without Help: Vatican
Pope Francis is spending short moments breathing on his own, the Vatican said on Monday, the day after publishing the first photo of the 88-year-old since his hospitalisation a month ago.
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80% Of Afghanistan Services Risk Shutdown By June: World Health Organization
The World Health Organization said Monday 80 percent of services that it supports in Afghanistan could shut down by June due to a funding shortage.
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New Zealand Girl, 11, Drugged, Sent To Psychiatric Ward In Identity Mix-Up
An 11-year-old girl was restrained, injected with anti-psychotic drugs, and placed on a mental health ward after New Zealand police mistook her for a missing woman, a report found Wednesday.
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Over 1,000 Killed In Gaza Since Israel Resumed Large-Scale Strikes: Hamas
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Monday that 1,001 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since Israel resumed large-scale strikes on March 18.
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US Health Department To Cut 10,000 Jobs As Part Of Overhaul
The US health department will reduce its workforce by around 10,000 full-time employees as part of a broader cost-cutting overhaul of the federal government, according to an official statement released Thursday.
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Trump Administration To Cut Vaccine Support To Developing Countries: Report
President Donald Trump's administration is set to cut funding to Gavi, the global health organization that provides vaccines across the developing world, a report said.
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Coca-Cola Plastic Waste To Reach 1.33 Billion Pounds Annually By 2030: Study
By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds of plastic waste entering the world's oceans and waterways each year, according to a stark new analysis published Wednesday by the nonprofit Oceana.
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"Crucial Milestone": US Approves New Antibiotic For Urinary Tract Infections
The product -- called Blujepa -- was approved for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in adult women and girls 12 and older.
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Indian-Origin Jay Bhattacharya Confirmed As Head Of US Health Agency
According to the official website of the US Senate, Jay Bhattacharya won the vote 53-47 during the first session of the roll call vote in the 119th Congress.
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Death Count In Gaza Crosses 50,000 Amid Israel-Hamas War: Health Ministry
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Sunday that at least 50,021 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since war with Israel began in October 2023.
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Pope Francis To Leave Hospital For Return To Vatican On Sunday
Pope Francis is to leave hospital on Sunday and return to his residence in the Vatican, where he is to spend "at least two months" recovering, one of his doctors announced.
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Pope Francis' Condition "Improving", Use Of Oxygen Mask Stopped: Vatican
Pope Francis has suspended the use of an oxygen mask, the Vatican said, adding that the 88-year-old's clinical condition was "improving" after more than one month in hospital.
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Measles Outbreak, Staff Resignations: RFK Jr Off To A Bumpy Start As Health Secretary
Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr is off to a turbulent start as US health secretary as he grapples with a deadly measles outbreak, resignations among his staff and a snub in the Senate.
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Israeli Army Says It Targeted Hamas Military Site With Strikes, Killing 5 In Gaza
Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, health officials in the enclave said, and the Israeli army, which resumed attacks against the territory, said it targeted a Hamas military site in the north.
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Hospitalised Pope Calls For Peace, 'Truth' In Conflicts
Pope Francis, hospitalised for a month with pneumonia, called Tuesday for an end to war in a letter to Italy's leading newspaper, and urged the media to "serve the truth".
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Hospitalised Pope Francis Can Briefly Breathe Without Help: Vatican
Pope Francis is spending short moments breathing on his own, the Vatican said on Monday, the day after publishing the first photo of the 88-year-old since his hospitalisation a month ago.
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80% Of Afghanistan Services Risk Shutdown By June: World Health Organization
The World Health Organization said Monday 80 percent of services that it supports in Afghanistan could shut down by June due to a funding shortage.
