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The word "COVID-19" is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
New COVID shots still hard to find for some Americans
Staff members install a sign reading "Nipah isolation ward, entry strictly prohibited" at a hospital where a ward is being prepared for suspected Nipah virus patients in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India, September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer
Over 700 people tested for Nipah virus after two deaths in India

The southern Indian state of Kerala closed several schools, offices, and public transportation in an effort to halt the spread of…

A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the Wuhan outbreak, shared with Reuters on February 18, 2020. NEXU Science Communication/via REUTERS
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England confirms 34 COVID cases linked to highly mutated variant

UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA) said on Friday that 34 COVID-19 cases linked to the highly mutated variant BA.2.86 had been…

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High screen time, lack of exercise linked to increased heart attack risk in kids! Doctor answers key questions

When children fail to participate in adequate physical activity, they deprive their bodies of the advantages that exercise offers. Consistent physical…

A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the Wuhan outbreak, shared with Reuters on February 18, 2020. NEXU Science Communication/via REUTERS/File Photo
Pandemic, inflation push 68 million more in Asia into extreme poverty — ADB

As of last year, the Asian Development Bank revealed that the combination of the coronavirus pandemic and the increased cost of…

FILE PHOTO: A nurse fills a syringe with malaria vaccine before administering it to an infant at the Lumumba Sub-County hospital in Kisumu, Kenya, July 1, 2022. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo
Turkish doctors in US develop vaccine to prevent breast cancer

A group of Turkish doctors based in the US has developed a vaccine aimed at halting the advancement of breast cancer…

A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the Wuhan outbreak, shared with Reuters on February 18, 2020. NEXU Science Communication/via REUTERS/File Photo
US CDC tracks new lineage of virus that causes COVID

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States announced on Thursday that it was tracking a new,…

Vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are seen at Apotex pharmaceutical company as Humber River Hospital's mobile vaccine clinic vaccinate employees as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
Moderna’s updated COVID vaccine effective against ‘Eris’ variant in humans

,Moderna (MRNA.O) announced that preliminary findings from a research showed that its modified COVID-19 vaccination was effective against the “Eris” and…

Multi can packs of Coca Cola and Diet Coke are seen for sale in a motorway services shop, Reading, Britain, January 25, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
Consumers, food-makers face choice as WHO cancer agency set to warn on aspartame sweeteners

As a leading global health organization prepares to label one of the world’s most used artificial sweeteners a probable carcinogen, consumers,…

Ecuador's Energy Minister Xavier Vera and Vice Minister Xavier Briz, present Intracampos oil round to U.S. investors, in Houston, Texas, U.S, October 10, 2022. REUTERS/Marianna Parraga
Ecuadorean authorities detain former energy minister in bribery probe

Ecuadorean officials detained a former energy minister on Monday as part of an investigation into alleged bribes tied to state oil…

A pack of Mifeprex pills, used to terminate early pregnancies, is displayed in this picture illustration taken May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/Illustration
U.S. FDA allows abortion pills to be sold at retail pharmacies

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow retail pharmacies in the United States to sell abortion pills for the first…

Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer attends a discussion at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Pfizer CEO tests positive for COVID for a second time

Pfizer Inc CEO Albert Bourla said on Saturday that he had tested positive for COVID-19. “I’m feeling good and free of…

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