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WHO Declares Mpox Outbreak In Africa A Global Health Emergency

WHO declares global health emergency due to mpox outbreak in Africa. Deadlier strain spreading beyond initial containment, requiring international cooperat...

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What is mpox and why has WHO declared it a global health emergency?

The WHO has issued its highest level of alert for the viral disease as it spreads rapidly in Africa.

Al Jazeera

What is Neffy? FDA approves first nasal spray to treat severe allergies

Neffy, the first single-dose nasal spray approved to treat severe allergies, will hit the market in a matter of weeks

The Independent UK

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US study shows difficulty of finding lab test for long Covid: ‘The hunt will go on’

Four-year study of patients finds ‘markedly few’ differences in test results between people who have long Covid and those who do not

The Guardian - US

Human Parvovirus B19 Cases Surge, Certain Groups At High Risk, CDC Says

The CDC reports a surge in highly contagious human parvovirus B19 infections in the U.S., particularly among children.

Medical Daily

Pfizer CEO on moving beyond COVID vaccines to become a leader in cancer and obesity treatments

Pfizer's CEO Albert Bourla is trying to reposition the global pharmaceutical giant for a post-pandemic world

The Independent UK

WHO to convene experts on mpox virus as cases surge in East Africa

The head of the World Health Organization has said he will convene an expert group to determine if the increasing spread of the mpox virus in Africa warrants being declared a global emergency.

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Q&A: Uncovering Pakistan’s fight against polio

Despite a heavy flow of funding and regular campaigns, Pakistan has been unable to eradicate polio.

Al Jazeera

Opioid painkillers put millions at risk of addiction or dependency – study

Research finds one in three people taking the drugs show signs of becoming dependent, and one in eight are at risk from misuse

The Guardian - UK

How opioid painkillers work, why they are addictive and how to avoid dependency

We look at the use of the drugs after a study found millions of people are at risk after being prescribed them

The Guardian - UK

Covid making worrying comeback amid summer surge and Olympics infections, WHO official warns

A new Covid-19 variant, KP.3.1.1, is becoming dominant in the US

The Independent UK

EU creates €32 million fund to boost drug and vaccine production in Ghana

The European Union (EU) has announced a 32 million euro initiative aimed at enhancing vaccine production in Ghana. The announcement was made during the Ghana-EU Business Forum held in Accra.

Radio France Internationale

Should we be taking precautions against the FLiRT Covid-19 variant?

Infections have risen this summer in the UK, according to health officials

The Independent UK

What is the FLuQE / KP3? FLiRT covid subvariant sweeping Australia now found in UK

UK Health Security Agency says it has found a number of subvariant cases overseas

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The Guardian - US

Covid surges in US as unequal access plagues vaccination and treatment rates

Data shows overall resistance to masks, but lower Paxlovid prescription and vaccination rates for people of color

The Guardian - UK

‘Dream come true’: study suggests drug could extend women’s fertility by five years

Co-lead says rapamycin can be repurposed to slow ovaries from ageing and is safe for younger women

The Guardian - UK

Vulnerable people with Covid struggling to access treatments in England, experts warn

Responsibility for prescriptions moving to 42 integrated care boards has led to patients having to work out how to get treatment, often when ill

The Guardian - UK

Girl, 11, died on her birthday after London neighbour used bedbug poison

Jesmin Akter left aluminium phosphide around Tower Hamlets flat to deal with infestation, killing Fatiha Sabrin

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The Independent UK

Government’s ‘fatal strategic flaws’ in Covid planning led to avoidable deaths and economic pain

Covid-19 public inquiry chair Baroness Hallett has demanded ‘radical reform’ of UK’s pandemic plans

The National (Scotland)

UK Government 'failed' public leading to more deaths, Covid-19 inquiry finds

THE UK Government and the civil service “failed” the public due to “significant flaws” in preparing for the Covid-19 pandemic, a public…

Evening Standard

Five key findings from the Covid Inquiry as first report published

Inquiry says Government failed to prepare for a pandemic in years leading up to Covid outbreak

The Independent UK

Government failed public by preparing for wrong pandemic, damning Covid inquiry report finds

Covid inquiry finds ‘groupthink’ led to failures in preparing the UK for the pandemic

The Independent UK

Revealed: The coronavirus outbreak plan ignored by the government during the pandemic

As the Covid Inquiry publishes its findings, The Independent reveals the ready-to-go pandemic plan that the government ignored

Radio France Internationale

Von der Leyen’s second term as EU president could be in jeopardy after Covid vaccine ruling

Ursula von der Leyen's attempt for a second term as European Commission chief has encountered a significant setback after a top EU court determined she was not sufficiently transparent with the public regarding Covid-19 vaccine contracts.

The Independent UK

UK Covid inquiry to finally lay bare failures of government and politicians during pandemic

Academics have said it is a question of ‘when not if’ another pandemic will hit

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