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Chewing tobacco killed 250,000 people in one year, study shows
Often viewed as safer than smoking, the products are a major cause of stroke, as well as head and neck cancer
@annegulland reports
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‘Pooled’ TB testing could save money and improve diagnosis, study finds
Countries urged to adopt WHO backed strategy of testing samples from several patients at once
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‘42 surgeries in 48 hours’: Doctors face extreme pressure in South Sudan
A self-perpetuating violent cycle of cattle raiding, territorial disputes and revenge attacks creates a crisis in the world’s newest country
@liliasebouai reports
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Male contraceptives could hit pharmacies in ‘three to five years’, says WHO
The UN agency unveiled guidelines for new products, as trials ramp up and stigma shifts
@liliasebouai has the latest
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Zika mosquitoes still breeding in London
Exclusive: Specialist teams are deployed to destroy larvae and trap the tropical insects, which are exploiting Britain’s mild temperatures
@maeve_cullinan reports
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Africa faces new threat as chronic disease rate leaps
Between 1990 and 2023 the burden of non-communicable disease almost doubled, putting strain on health systems
@benfarmerDT reports
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France releases infertile Asian tiger mosquitoes to fight dengue threat
It is hoped the factory-bred mosquitoes will be a long-term solution to the rapid spread of the disease-carrying insects
@ParryTom has the latest
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Afghan medical students face expulsion from Pakistan
For female students, the move would spell the end of their careers and prospects under Taliban rule
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GP’s summoned in Frankfurt as third malaria death reported
Exclusive: The latest death was reported miles from the airport where the outbreak began
@maeve_cullinan reports
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Global fund utilises AI to tackle malaria, TB, and HIV amid aid cuts
The organisation, which fights malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV in poor countries, said it had to quickly “adapt” amid a funding shortfall
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Next-generation antivenom fights India’s deadliest snakes
India, the ‘snakebite capital of the world’, has an antivenom problem. A trial in mice points to a potential solution
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AI could transform global inequalities or ‘widen the gap’, warns Bill Gates
Announcing a $1bn investment, Gates says AIs will have to learn hundreds of new languages and customs if they are to serve the world equally
@PaulNuki reports
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Asia on high alert as El Niño threatens new Dengue epidemic
Higher temperatures mean more mosquitoes, and with them will come a new surge in “break-bone” fever, say experts
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What an AI Armageddon might actually look like
AI could pose a threat like no other, surpassing even the nuclear race. Scenarios include a rogue agent creating a biological weapon
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West Nile virus hits Europe as temperatures climb
Mosquito-borne disease becomes entrenched across the continent following a record hot summer
@maeve_cullinan reports
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“The world has a new weapon to fight mpox,” writes Dr Sania Nishtar, CEO @Gavi @SaniaNishtar
The first ever strategic stockpile of mpox vaccines is a decisive step towards keeping the threat in check
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Israel’s forced displacement of more than 33,000 Palestinians in the West Bank could amount to a “crime against humanity” and involves “ethnic cleansing”, according to a report by @UNHumanRights
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Latest official figures say Congo’s Ebola outbreak has now killed more than 3,000 people out of over 6,100 confirmed cases.
Yet modelling by Airfinity, a health analytics firm, suggests the true toll of cases could be more than four times higher than reported. ⤵️
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