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Jan 172 min read
Racing for Health or Chasing Wealth: A Personal Journey from Delhi to Amaravati
Author – Pankaj Belwariar, SRM University Amaravati, AP In the bustling corporate world of Delhi, the race for career growth and...


Dec 17, 20244 min read
Weight-loss drugs draw Americans back to the doctor
Powerful weight-loss drugs are expanding use of U.S. health care as patients starting prescriptions are diagnosed with obesity-related...


Dec 17, 20244 min read
Health advocates mount opposition to RFK Jr health job pick
An expanding coalition of health and consumer advocates is campaigning against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to the top U.S. health...


Nov 29, 20242 min read
Mali town at heart of July battle hit by disease and drone strikes
TINZAOUATEN, Mali - Residents of Mali's northern town of Tinzaouaten, caught in the crossfire of a fierce July battle between Tuareg...


Oct 4, 20242 min read
Fishing waste chokes marine wildlife, threatens human health in Argentina's Patagonia
VALDES PENINSULA, Argentina - Mountains of plastic waste from the fishing industry have covered the coast along the Valdes Peninsula in...


Oct 4, 20242 min read
WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use
The World Health Organization authorized Abbott Laboratories' mpox diagnostic test for emergency use on Thursday, the first such approval...


Sep 24, 20242 min read
Factbox-Pope Francis has long history of health problems
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis cancelled his appointments on Monday because of what the Vatican described as light flu symptoms. Below are...


Aug 23, 20242 min read
US FDA approves updated COVID shots ahead of fall and winter
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved updated COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna targeting a recent...


Aug 17, 20243 min read
Explainer-Why is mpox an emergency again, and how worried should I be?
LONDON - The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact,...


Aug 17, 20242 min read
More imported cases of new mpox strain in Europe expected, public health agency says
More imported cases of a new mpox strain will appear in Europe in the coming weeks but the risk of sustained transmission remains low,...


Aug 16, 20241 min read
China to monitor arrivals of people, goods for mpox virus
BEIJING - China will monitor people and goods entering the country for mpox for the next six months, a statement from its customs...


Aug 16, 20242 min read
WHO confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa as outbreak spreads
STOCKHOLM/CHICAGO - Global health officials on Thursday confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in Sweden and linked...
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