Health
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WHO Keeps Ebola Risk at Highest Level in DR Congo, Advises Against Travel Bans
WHO's latest assessment keeps the Ebola risk very high in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and high in neighbouring…
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France’s record-hot summer: at least 7,007 excess deaths counted across two heatwave periods
Two preliminary public-health estimates total at least 7,007 excess all-cause deaths, while Météo-France says the summer was the hottest on…
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FDA grants accelerated approval to Etcamah for ESR1-mutated advanced breast cancer
The ctDNA-guided approval allows an early treatment switch before imaging shows progression, while confirmatory evidence and important safety warnings remain.
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WHO validates Bhutan as South-East Asia’s first country to eliminate dog-transmitted human rabies
Bhutan has recorded no human deaths from dog-mediated rabies since June 2023 and passed a WHO evidence review, but vaccination…
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WHO moves to expand hydroxyurea access for children with sickle-cell disease
New WHO standards and procurement work aim to make evidence-based paediatric sickle-cell treatment easier to obtain, especially in high-burden countries.
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Semaglutide extended lifespan in older female mice—why that is not a human longevity result
A controlled mouse study found later-life semaglutide improved several ageing measures and median lifespan, but human longevity remains unproven.
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WHO updates dementia risk-reduction guidance: what the recommendations mean
The second edition stresses healthy behaviour, management of health conditions and reduction of environmental and social risks across the life…
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New global mpox vaccine stockpile will be open to every country during outbreaks
WHO, Gavi, UNICEF, MSF and the IFRC are establishing a permanent mechanism intended to speed equitable vaccine access during mpox…
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DRC Ebola outbreak passes 6,000 reported cases and 3,000 deaths, WHO says
WHO calls the Bundibugyo Ebola epidemic the fastest-moving it has recorded and says unknown transmission chains remain a central danger.
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ChatGPT can connect to Epic health records: access, safeguards and limitations
OpenAI has introduced an Epic EHR integration and a plugin for official healthcare datasets, but access is governed and the…
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