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France records 5,764 excess deaths during June heatwave
France's public health agency said 21,674 people died from all causes during a June 17 to July 2 heatwave, versus 15,910 expected, producing 5,764…
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Over 1.5 million eggs recalled over salmonella risk
Federal regulators and Midwest Poultry Services said a voluntary recall covers 1,589,577 dozen white and brown cage-free shell eggs after routine…
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FDA clears Johnson & Johnson OTTAVA robotic surgical system
Johnson & Johnson announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted De Novo authorization for the OTTAVA robotic surgical system…
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Study finds global variation in dementia risk factors
Researchers analysed more than two lakh people across 14 countries using long-running aging surveys collected between 2009 and 2023 to compare 12…
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Oxford launches human trial of Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine
The University of Oxford has started the first human trial of a vaccine against Bundibugyo ebolavirus, called BD-Ebov, to help accelerate efforts…
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Alamar launches national proteomics initiative for Alzheimer's biomarkers
Alamar Biosciences announced a partnership with leading research universities to launch a national-scale proteomics initiative using its NULISAseq…
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AFC/M23 declares Ebola outbreak over in rebel-held Congo areas
Congo's AFC/M23 rebels declared a small Ebola outbreak over in territory they control after a 21-day monitoring period with no new cases, reporting…
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Guggenheim listed among buildings with Legionella-positive cooling towers
New York City health officials reported preliminary PCR screening found Legionella in cooling towers at 31 Upper East Side properties, including the…
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Holy See urges renewed global commitment to end AIDS
Speaking at the 2026 United Nations High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in New York, the Holy See acknowledged declines in new HIV infections since 2010…
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Stanford team releases AI agent to assist biomedical research
A Stanford-led team published an open-source biomedical AI agent called Biomni that can turn plain-language requests into full research workflows…
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MSF trains health workers for Ebola deployments
Health charity MSF has opened a simulation training centre on the outskirts of Nairobi to prepare doctors, nurses and clinicians for deployments to…
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Turkey fines doctors for caesarean sections
Turkey’s health ministry has fined, suspended and ordered training for more than 100 obstetrician-gynaecologists after concerns about high caesarean…
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Meta appeals verdict in social media addiction lawsuit
Meta has filed a notice of appeal in Los Angeles County Superior Court after a jury found that Meta and Google-owned YouTube were negligent and…
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U.S. worker tests positive for Bundibugyo Ebola in DRC
A U.S. citizen working for a humanitarian organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has tested positive for the Bundibugyo Ebola virus…
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Cyclospora outbreak sickens U.S. produce consumers
Health officials are investigating a large cyclospora outbreak that has sickened scores of people in the United States, with more than 1,500…
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Nigeria reports rise in Lassa fever cases
Nigeria recorded 31 new confirmed Lassa fever cases in epidemiological week 26, up from 22 the prior week, the NCDC said. The agency reported 221…
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VNVC and Sanofi advance vaccine manufacturing in Vietnam
Vietnam and France reinforced plans to localize vaccine manufacturing as VNVC and Sanofi advanced their cooperation at a July 9 high-level conference…
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Dengue cases rise 34.8% in Malaysia
Dengue cases in Malaysia rose 34.8% to 42,848 as of July 9, with dengue-related deaths up 78.9% to 34 compared with the same period last year, the…
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WHO warns cholera outbreak spreads in Sudan
World Health Organization officials warned that a cholera outbreak in Sudan declared on June 27 has killed at least 114 people and infected more than…
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Teva licenses Polpharma biosimilar to ocrelizumab for global commercialization
Teva Pharmaceuticals International GmbH and Polpharma Biologics International AG signed a global licensing agreement giving Teva exclusive…
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Germany records over 5,000 heat-related deaths in June heat wave
The Robert Koch Institute estimated that 5,120 people in Germany died from heat from the start of this summer through June 28, surpassing the recent…
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South African regulators warn over unregistered GLP-1 injections
South African regulators SAHPRA, SAPC and HPCSA jointly warned that recalled iDEXIS semaglutide, tirzepatide and combined products pose a severe…
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Johnson & Johnson receives FDA approval for dual energy ablation catheter
Johnson & Johnson won U.S. FDA approval for the Dual Energy THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Platform, an ablation catheter that can deliver both…
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Toronto centre launches trial testing blood for residual cancer
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre researchers, led by Dr. Lillian Siu, have launched the SHERLOCK trial to enroll 7,000 patients who finished…
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