Doctors in England start longest strike in NHS history
LONDON, Jan 3, 2024 (AFP) - Hospital doctors in England on Wednesday began their longest consecutive strike in the seven-decade…
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Health
A whiff of tears reduces male aggression, says study
By Issam AHMED Watching someone cry often evokes an emotional response -- but according to a new study published Thursday,…
5 months ago
Mapping bedbugs: S. Korean blockchain engineer fights infestation with data
https://youtu.be/oUO-8Egu_Vk By Claire LEE SEOUL, Dec 19, 2023 (AFP) - When news broke about a bedbug outbreak in his native…
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‘Failure’ in psychiatric care of Paris attacker: minister
There was a clear failure in the psychiatric care of the radicalised Islamist suffering from mental troubles who stabbed a…
5 months ago
Life expectancy in the US ticks up, but remains below pre-pandemic levels
WASHINGTON, Nov 29, 2023 (AFP) - Americans' life expectancy rose in 2022 after two years of sharp decline, although it…
5 months ago
Australia to ban vape imports over child addiction concerns
https://youtube.com/shorts/S8bhpGEzr1c Australia will ban imports of disposable vapes from January 1, the government said Tuesday, slamming the devices as recreational…
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UK confirms first human case of swine flu strain H1N2
LONDON, Nov 27, 2023 (AFP) - UK public health officials on Monday said they had confirmed a first human case…
5 months ago
China reports no ‘unusual or novel pathogens’ in respiratory illnesses upsurge
By Ludovic EHRET BEIJING, Nov 23, 2023 (AFP) - China has reported no 'unusual or novel pathogens' in a respiratory…
6 months ago
WHO asks China for more data on respiratory illness
The World Health Organization has asked China for more data on a respiratory illness spreading in the north of the…
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AI use in Mozambique jails spawns new hope in TB fight
A programme using artificial intelligence to test inmates in a high security Mozambican jail for tuberculosis has spawned hope that…
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