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Why malnutrition can go unnoticed, and what that means for our health
More than 2 billion people worldwide experience nutrient deficiencies without knowing it, according to reporting by DW News. The condition, known as m…
French blood banks targeted by refrigerator cyberattack
A cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems at French blood banks on Sunday and Monday, attempting to raise storage temperatures to 110 Celsius (230 …
Ethnic minorities in England less likely to get breast cancer diagnosis from routine screening
Ethnic minority women in England receive breast cancer diagnoses through routine screening at rates up to one-third lower than their white counterpart…
India slashes cost of cancer drugs after court rules mark-ups are ‘extortion’
India's government will cap prices on 137 cancer drugs starting next month, following a supreme court ruling that found pharmaceutical markups amounte…
Mystery over source of Ebola infection in Nigeria fuels concern about spread of virus
Nigeria's first confirmed Ebola case in more than a decade has heightened alarm across Africa about the virus spreading beyond its current footprint. …
Shamonda virus detected in human for first time in France
A man in France has tested positive for Shamonda virus, marking the first known human case of infection with a virus normally found in livestock. Inve…
Majority of Australians who report penicillin allergy not truly allergic
Australia's peak immunology body has updated clinical guidelines after finding that up to 90 percent of people who report penicillin allergies do not …
Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa
Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case after a woman who travelled from Uganda tested positive for the virus in the capital, Abuja, according to the h…
Guinea-Bissau denies it has approved controversial vaccine trial in newborns
Guinea-Bissau's health minister said on Tuesday that the government "did not authorize" a controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in newborns, contrad…
Abortion pill access jumps almost 50% after Australia eases restrictions for pharmacies
Australia saw pharmacy access to an abortion pill jump nearly 50 percent after the Therapeutic Goods Administration relaxed prescribing restrictions i…
Kenya confirms first Ebola case as virus ‘surges’ in DR Congo province
Kenya reported its first-ever Ebola death on Tuesday, according to the country's health minister. The patient was a citizen who arrived from the Democ…
Lebanon: One in five children goes to bed hungry, says UNICEF
Lebanon's humanitarian crisis has deepened to the point where one in five children regularly goes to bed hungry, according to UNICEF. Four in five hou…