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South Africa: Over 40 students hospitalised for suspected food poisoning
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South Africa: Over 40 students hospitalised for suspected food poisoning

Johannesburg, Oct 23: A total of 43 students of a primary school in KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa, were admitted to hospital over suspected food poisoning, local authorities said. The provincial education department said that the learners from Ngaqa Primary School in Mtubatuba fell...
94pc Indian doctors demand specialised upskilling opportunities: Report
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94pc Indian doctors demand specialised upskilling opportunities: Report

New Delhi, Oct 22: In an era of rapid medical advancements and evolving healthcare challenges, a new report on Tuesday showed that 94 per cent of doctors in India are demanding specialised upskilling opportunities. The report reveals a pressing need for specialised training programmes that go beyond...
How Covid virus defeats body’s immune response
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How Covid virus defeats body’s immune response

New Delhi, Oct 22: Japanese researchers have discovered that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19, carries an enzyme that can act against a cell’s innate defence mechanism against viruses. This can answer why Covid-19 is more infectious than the previous SARS and MERS causing viruses, said...
South Korea, WHO to host World Bio Summit next month
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South Korea, WHO to host World Bio Summit next month

Seoul, Oct 21: The health ministry here said on Monday it plans to co-host an annual biotechnology convention next month with the World Health Organization (WHO), bringing experts together to discuss strategies for a stable global healthcare supply chain. Under the theme "Future investment for a...
TN: Public warning for Dengue, Malaria risks as northeast monsoon sets in
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TN: Public warning for Dengue, Malaria risks as northeast monsoon sets in

Chennai, Oct 21: The Tamil Nadu Health Department has advised the public to be cautious regarding the spread of diseases such as dengue, malaria, leptospirosis, and influenza as the northeast monsoon sets in. Since January 2024, Tamil Nadu has recorded 18,000 dengue cases.In response, the state’s...
Senegal launches national livestock vaccination campaign
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Senegal launches national livestock vaccination campaign

Dakar, Oct 21: Mabouba Diagne, Senegal's minister of agriculture, food sovereignty and livestock, officially launched the country's national livestock vaccination campaign for the 2024-2025 season. The announcement was made on Saturday during a ceremony in Dahra Djolof, a key livestock town in the...
Standards for safe listening must to save young people from hearing loss: Experts
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Standards for safe listening must to save young people from hearing loss:...

New Delhi, Oct 19: Over 1 billion young people are at the risk of hearing loss globally due to unsafe listening habits, and it is important for policy makers and regulators to develop global standards not only for device manufacturers but also for users and services, experts have stressed. At a...
Cancer patients nearly 5 times more likely to experience bankruptcy: Researchers
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Cancer patients nearly 5 times more likely to experience bankruptcy: Researchers

New Delhi, Oct 19: Cancer patients are nearly five times more likely to experience bankruptcy, as financial fallout can follow patients with cancer and their families in the form of lower credit scores and other forms of monetary challenges years after a cancer diagnosis. For patients with bladder,...
WHO delivers supplies for 2nd phase of polio vaccination campaign in Gaza: UN
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WHO delivers supplies for 2nd phase of polio vaccination campaign in Gaza: UN

United Nations, Oct 19: World Health Organization (WHO) teams have been on the ground delivering supplies to health facilities before the second phase of the polio vaccination campaign starts in southern Gaza, UN humanitarians said.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on...
Leptospirosis cases continue to rise in the Philippines
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Leptospirosis cases continue to rise in the Philippines

Manila, Oct 18: The Philippines continues to log more leptospirosis cases and deaths, data from the country's Department of Health (DOH) showed on Friday. From January to October 5, the DOH recorded 5,835 cases, 16 per cent more than in the same period last year. Meanwhile, 509 deaths have been...
Nigeria rolls out new malaria vaccine
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Nigeria rolls out new malaria vaccine

Abuja, Oct 18: In a historic step in the fight against the deadly disease that has killed thousands of children under the age of five in Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria has rolled out a new malaria vaccine that will be given free of cost. Nigerian Coordinating Minister of Health and Social...
Congress councillor in Bengal’s Purulia may have been poisoned, indicates post-mortem report
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Congress councillor in Bengal’s Purulia may have been poisoned, indicates...

Kolkata, Oct 18: The cause of death of Purnima Kandu, a Congress councillor in Jhalda Municipality in West Bengal's Purulia district, may be poisoning, as per the initial post-mortem report, sources said on Friday. Her body was recovered under mysterious circumstances at her residence on the night...
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