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UK PM To "Cut Bureaucracy", Take Closer Control Of National Health Service
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Thursday that his Labour government would take closer control of England's revered but flagging National Health Service as he vowed to streamline the British state.
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Scientists Deplore Sharp US Cut In Medical Research Funding
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) said late Friday it was setting a 15 percent limit on its funding of "indirect," or overhead, costs linked to research.
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Is Alcohol Safe For Health? 8 Health Effects Of Alcohol Consumption We Already Know
Here, we explore eight known health effects of alcohol to understand whether it is truly safe for consumption.
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Trump's Indian-Origin Pick To Head Health Agency Was Covid Lockdown Critic
Indian-origin physician Jay Bhattacharya is Donald Trump's choice to head the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the country's top public funder of medical research with a budget of around $47.3 billion.
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Jay Bhattacharya, Born In Kolkata, Emerges As Trump's Top Pick To Head US Health Agency
Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University-trained physician and economist, has reportedly emerged as the presumptive favourite of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team for the post of next director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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French Couple Imprisoned Since 2022 'In Good Health', Says Iran
Iran said Tuesday that French nationals Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris, jailed since 2022, are "in good health", denying recent claims of deteriorating conditions.
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Baby Paralysed In Gaza's First Case Of Type 2 Polio For 25 Years: WHO
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with U.N. agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby
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"New Variant": 171 Confirmed Mpox Cases Recorded In This Nation
Burundi has confirmed 171 cases of mpox, the health minister said on Thursday, following confirmation of the first cases in the country last month.
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Mpox Virus Killed 548 People In This Nation Since Start Of 2024
An mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 548 people since the start of the year, with all provinces affected by the virus, the health minister said on Thursday in a statement.
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Israel's Rafah Invasion "Could Be A Slaughter Of Civilians", Warns UN
An Israeli incursion into the southern city of Rafah in Gaza could lead to a "slaughter" and worsen the humanitarian catastrophe in the region, the United Nations' humanitarian office and health agency warned.
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Covid-19 "Still Circulating, Changing, And Killing": UN health Agency Chief
Almost 10,000 Covid-19 deaths were reported in December, the WHO said on Wednesday, as it warned the virus remained a major threat despite partially passing under the radar.
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Sweden Set To Become Europe's First Smoke-Free Nation As Use Of Snus Rises
Sweden is poised to become Europe's first smoke-free country largely thanks to the popularity of snus, a kind of moist snuff which is placed under the upper lip.
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15 Killed At Gaza UN School In Israeli Strike, Claims Hamas
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said at least 15 people were killed Saturday when Israel struck a United Nations school where thousands of displaced Palestinians were sheltering.
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Israel-Hamas War: Woman Rescued From Home Ruins Gives Birth To Baby Girl
An operation resulted in the miraculous birth of a baby not too distant from the remains of her family's home in the Gaza Strip.
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Philippines Health Insurer's Data Hacked, Posted On Dark Web
Hackers have stolen the personal data of potentially millions of people from the Philippines's national health insurer, which has urged members to change their passwords after the "staggering" cyberattack.
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UK PM To "Cut Bureaucracy", Take Closer Control Of National Health Service
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Thursday that his Labour government would take closer control of England's revered but flagging National Health Service as he vowed to streamline the British state.
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Scientists Deplore Sharp US Cut In Medical Research Funding
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) said late Friday it was setting a 15 percent limit on its funding of "indirect," or overhead, costs linked to research.
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Is Alcohol Safe For Health? 8 Health Effects Of Alcohol Consumption We Already Know
Here, we explore eight known health effects of alcohol to understand whether it is truly safe for consumption.
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Trump's Indian-Origin Pick To Head Health Agency Was Covid Lockdown Critic
Indian-origin physician Jay Bhattacharya is Donald Trump's choice to head the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the country's top public funder of medical research with a budget of around $47.3 billion.
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Jay Bhattacharya, Born In Kolkata, Emerges As Trump's Top Pick To Head US Health Agency
Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University-trained physician and economist, has reportedly emerged as the presumptive favourite of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team for the post of next director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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French Couple Imprisoned Since 2022 'In Good Health', Says Iran
Iran said Tuesday that French nationals Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris, jailed since 2022, are "in good health", denying recent claims of deteriorating conditions.
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Baby Paralysed In Gaza's First Case Of Type 2 Polio For 25 Years: WHO
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with U.N. agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby
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"New Variant": 171 Confirmed Mpox Cases Recorded In This Nation
Burundi has confirmed 171 cases of mpox, the health minister said on Thursday, following confirmation of the first cases in the country last month.
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Mpox Virus Killed 548 People In This Nation Since Start Of 2024
An mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 548 people since the start of the year, with all provinces affected by the virus, the health minister said on Thursday in a statement.
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Israel's Rafah Invasion "Could Be A Slaughter Of Civilians", Warns UN
An Israeli incursion into the southern city of Rafah in Gaza could lead to a "slaughter" and worsen the humanitarian catastrophe in the region, the United Nations' humanitarian office and health agency warned.
-
Covid-19 "Still Circulating, Changing, And Killing": UN health Agency Chief
Almost 10,000 Covid-19 deaths were reported in December, the WHO said on Wednesday, as it warned the virus remained a major threat despite partially passing under the radar.
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Sweden Set To Become Europe's First Smoke-Free Nation As Use Of Snus Rises
Sweden is poised to become Europe's first smoke-free country largely thanks to the popularity of snus, a kind of moist snuff which is placed under the upper lip.
-
15 Killed At Gaza UN School In Israeli Strike, Claims Hamas
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said at least 15 people were killed Saturday when Israel struck a United Nations school where thousands of displaced Palestinians were sheltering.
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Israel-Hamas War: Woman Rescued From Home Ruins Gives Birth To Baby Girl
An operation resulted in the miraculous birth of a baby not too distant from the remains of her family's home in the Gaza Strip.
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Philippines Health Insurer's Data Hacked, Posted On Dark Web
Hackers have stolen the personal data of potentially millions of people from the Philippines's national health insurer, which has urged members to change their passwords after the "staggering" cyberattack.
