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Gates eyes partnership with South Korea over global health
Bill Gates on Tuesday called for South Korea to further step up to prevent infectious diseases like COVID-19 as he stressed the need for the world to be better prepared for the next pandemic.
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Polio vax boosters offered to children in London: Here's what experts say
In June, the UK Health Security Agency reported that polio virus had been detected in sewage in north and east London post which vaccine boosters were offered.
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Wockhardt initiates phase-III clinical study of new antibiotic candidate
Pharmaceutical firm Wockhardt Ltd on Tuesday said it has initiated a global Phase III clinical study of its new antibiotic candidate WCK 5222, which will be completed in 18 months
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Govt spending on health, education can't be freebies: M K Stalin
He also took an apparent swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for opposing freebies but said he did not want to talk much about it as "it will become politics."
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What is Langya virus and what are its symptoms: Here's the full detail
Langya virus has affected at least 35 people in Henan and Shandong provinces of China. What is its origin? What are its symptoms? How to protect yourself from it? Know everything in detail.
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Amrapali Group ex-CMD gets interim bail from SC on health grounds
A bench of Justices U U Lalit and Bela M Trivedi had told Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati to file a status report by August 6 and posted the matter for hearing on Monday.
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SC grants interim bail to Amrapali Group ex-CMD on health grounds
On Monday, the top court granting interim bail, asked Sharma to surrender after expiry of four weeks.
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Samples from Telangana's first suspected Monkeypox case sent to NIV
Samples collected from a man with suspected symptoms of Monkeypox were sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune
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Covid-19 crisis: Tracking the coronavirus footprint across the world
Follow the expanding footprint of the coronavirus pandemic across the world in this interactive map built by Johns Hopkins University
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Covid-19: Experts bat for mixing vaccines in the wake of BA.2.75 variant
Senior research fellow at Oxford say BA.2.75 has several mutations in the spike protein, two of which are unique to it when compared to its parent strain BA.2
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Education, health and personal care ads worst offenders: ASCI report
Regulator processed over 5,500 ads for its 2021-22 complaints report, 62% more than previous year
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Monkeypox not a global emergency 'at this stage', says WHO panel
The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency
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G20 aims to collect $1.5 bn to prevent, prepare for future pandemics
The G20 expects to collect no less than $1.5 billion by the end of this year to build infrastructure to prevent and prepare for potential pandemics in the future, said Indonesian Health Minister
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Yoga Day 2022: Sarvesh Shashi explains how Yoga can prevent diabetes, PCOS
On the occasion of the International Day of Yoga, Business Standard spoke with Sarvesh Sashi, Founder of SARVA. Watch the video to find out how Yoga can prevent diabetes, heart disease and a lot more
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1 in 8 people globally live with mental disorder: WHO
About one in eight people in the world live with a mental disorder, said the WHO in a landmark report released on Friday calling for urgent action on transforming mental healthcare
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NTAGI members agree on reducing Covid booster dose gap; discuss monkeypox
NTAGI members agreed on reducing the gap between the second and precaution doses of Covid-19 vaccines from the current nine to six months, official sources said
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What is Ramsay Hunt syndrome, the condition affecting Justin Bieber?
Justin Bieber has had to cancel future concert dates because of a viral infection that has paralysed one side of his face
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WHO set to decide next week if monkeypox represents health emergency
There have been 1,600 confirmed and 1,500 suspected cases of monkeypox this year and 72 deaths, WHO said, in 39 countries
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Monkeypox only spreads via air during 'sustained' face-to-face contact: CDC
Amid the rising cases of monkeypox, the US CDC has revealed that it can spread through the air but only through 'sustained' face-to-face contact with an infected person
