Air pollution cuts life expectancy by more than two years
Chronic air pollution cuts average global life expectancy by more than two years per person, a study published on Tuesday showed, an impact comparab…
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Indonesia launching nationwide vaccinations for foot and mouth disease
Indonesia will this week launch a nationwide livestock vaccination programme, its agriculture ministry said on Monday, as the number of cattle infec…
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Ramsay Hunt, the disorder paralysing Justin Bieber’s face
Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS), which has forced singer Justin Bieber to cancel his world tour, is a rare and painful complication of the virus that cau…
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Pfizer COVID vaccines termed safe and effective for small children
US Food and Drug Administration staff reviewers on Sunday said Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines were effective and safe for use in children aged …
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Mass COVID testing announced for Beijing amid ‘ferocious’ outbreak
BEIJING: Beijing’s most populous district Chaoyang announced three rounds of mass testing to quell a “ferocious” COVID-19 outbreak that emerged at a…
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Beijing warns of ‘explosive’ COVID outbreak
SHANGHAI: China’s capital Beijing is experiencing an “explosive” COVID-19 outbreak connected to a bar, a government spokesman said on Saturday, as t…
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Monkeypox cases harder to detect, say experts
US health experts said Friday that cases of monkeypox that are being detected at the moment do not necessarily display the usual symptoms, making th…
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