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China Covid pivot sparks jitters worldwide 28 Dec 2022 - 08:09 pm
This picture shows a Covid-19 patient on a bed at Tianjin Nankai Hospital in Tianjin on December 28, 2022. - Cities across China have struggled with surging infections, a resulting shortage of pharmaceuticals and overflowing hospital wards and crematoriums after Beijing suddenly dismantled its zero-Covid lockdown and testing regime. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP)
Blinken cites need for all countries including China to share COVID information 22 Dec 2022 - 09:42 pm
Covid-19 patients on stretchers in the emergency ward of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University in China's southwestern city of Chongqing on December 22, 2022. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP)
Climate change fuelling cholera surge: WHO 16 Dec 2022 - 05:18 pm
The World Health Organization is responding to cholera outbreaks in 29 countries, including Haiti, which has more than 1,200 confirmed cases. (AFP)
Pfizer to sell Paxlovid in China as Covid cases surge 14 Dec 2022 - 11:04 pm
Paxlovid, Pfizer's anti-viral medication to treat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is displayed in this picture illustration taken October 7, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
WHO chief hopes COVID will no longer be emergency next year 14 Dec 2022 - 06:40 pm
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a press conference at the World Health Organization's headquarters in Geneva, on December 14, 2022. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Moderna, Merck cancer vaccine combo cuts melanoma recurrence by 44% 13 Dec 2022 - 05:09 pm
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Too soon to call end to COVID-19 emergency, says Gavi chief 12 Dec 2022 - 09:46 pm
File Photo: Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi Alliance speaks during the session 'Rising to a Global Challenge: The 15th Anniversary of Gavi' in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos January 22, 2015. (REUTERS/Ruben Sprich)
US FDA authorizes bivalent COVID shots for 6 months old 08 Dec 2022 - 07:30 pm
Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, US, on August 29, 2020. File Photo / Reuters
Warmer noses are better at fighting colds: study 06 Dec 2022 - 12:23 pm
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Big pharma not doing enough to improve drug access - analysis 15 Nov 2022 - 04:13 pm
A company logo is seen at the AstraZeneca site in Macclesfield, Britain, May 11, 2021. File photo / Reuters
Skin-to-skin 'kangaroo' care boosts premature babies' chances: WHO 15 Nov 2022 - 12:49 pm
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Repeat COVID is riskier than first infection, US study finds 10 Nov 2022 - 07:23 pm
A syringe is filled with a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a pop-up community vaccination center at the Gateway World Christian Center in Valley Stream, New York, US, February 23, 2021. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)
Invasive malaria mosquito spreading in Africa, researchers warn 01 Nov 2022 - 10:54 pm
A woman uses a leaf to look for mosquito larvae in Big Pine Key, near Marathon, Florida, US, on May 4, 2021.  File Photo / Reuters
Tuberculosis deaths rose during pandemic, reversing years of decline: WHO 27 Oct 2022 - 07:02 pm
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No surge expected in global COVID cases this winter: IHME report 25 Oct 2022 - 11:00 pm
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L'Oreal's hair straighteners caused woman's cancer, lawsuit claims 24 Oct 2022 - 09:04 pm
A logo of L'Oreal is seen at its exhibition space, at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, on June 15, 2022.  File Photo / Reuters
US CDC director tests positive for COVID-19, experiencing mild symptoms 22 Oct 2022 - 11:27 pm
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on the monkeypox outbreak, in Capitol Hill in Washington, US, on September 14, 2022.   File Photo / Reuters
Madrid exhibition shines a light on the scars of breast cancer 19 Oct 2022 - 07:16 pm
Visitors walk past a sculpture of a pink ribbon installed to promote the