health

Zimbabwe reports first two mpox cases of unspecified variant

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, the health ministry said on Sunday, without specifying…

Mpox is not under control in Africa, warns Africa CDC

DAKAR (Reuters) - The mpox outbreak in Africa is still not under control, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and…

‘Loving and being loved’: UK’s Princess Kate says she is grateful after finishing chemotherapy

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, said on Monday she had finished her course of preventative…

Israel recovers six hostage bodies in Gaza as polio vaccinations start

By Ari Rabinovitch and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel recovered the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in southern…

Cuba faces uphill battle as Oropouche virus spreads

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban health authorities launched small-scale fumigation efforts in Havana on Friday to fight the spread of the…

One case of clade 2 mpox detected in Pakistan, new strain not detected

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - One case of the mpox virus has been detected in Pakistan of the clade 2 variety, the…

‘Hong Kong’s Dr Fauci’ sounds alarm on next pandemic

By Xinqi SU HONG KONG, July 19, 2024 (AFP) - Hong Kong microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung has done battle with some…

‘Constant blood’: Ukraine’s frontline medics battle exhaustion

By Maryke VERMAAK Ukraine, June 15, 2024 (AFP) - When Vitaliy signed up to join the Ukrainian army as a…

UK’s Princess of Wales makes first public appearance since cancer diagnosis

By Sylvain PEUCHMAURD, Joe JACKSON LONDON, June 15, 2024 (AFP) - Catherine, Princess of Wales, on Saturday tentatively returned to…

WHO confirms first fatal human case of H5N2 bird flu

GENEVA, June 5, 2024 (AFP) - A person died of bird flu in Mexico in the first confirmed case of…

Morocco says eight dead after drinking bootleg alcohol

RABAT, June 5, 2024 (AFP) - Eight people in Morocco have died and dozens of others were hospitalised after drinking…

Sweden orders review after ‘explosion’ of ADHD cases

  STOCKHOLM, May 24, 2024 (AFP) - Sweden is seeing "an explosion" of ADHD cases among children that has put…

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