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WHO ramps up response in Eastern Africa amid looming health crisis
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday it's intensifying its operations to the looming health crisis in eastern Africa amid acute food insecurity.
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South Korea: Seegene develops diagnostic reagent for monkeypox
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Seoul [South Korea], June 29 (ANI/Global Economic): Seegene, a South Korean molecular diagnosis company, said on June 28 that it has developed the diagnostic reagent for monkeypox "NovaplexTM MPXV Assay."
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Doctors prescribe fewer painkillers during nightshifts than during the day
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Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): According to a new study, physicians were 20 to 30 per cent less likely to prescribe an analgesic during nightshifts (compared to daytime shifts) and prescribed fewer painkillers than were generally recommended by the World Health Organization.
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Monkeypox presently not a global health emergency: WHO
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 26 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) after convening a meeting said on Saturday that the Monkeypox presently does not amount to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
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Research reveals breast cancer spreads at night
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Zurich [Switzerland], June 22 (ANI): Unexpectedly, circulating cancer cells that later form metastases primarily emerge during the sleep phase of the affected individuals, according to a recent study by scientists at ETH Zurich, the University Hospital Basel, and the University of Basel.
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Nearly one billion people have a mental disorder, says WHO
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 17 (ANI): Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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8 African countries report confirmed monkeypox cases: WHO
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Brazzaville [Congo] June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Eight African countries have so far reported confirmed monkeypox cases, with several more countries reporting suspected cases, announced the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti Thursday.
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EPIC India believes UP residents can increase their life expectancy by 8 y
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New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): The air pollution study at the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago in India (EPIC India) on Wednesday said that more than 63 per cent of India's population lives in areas that exceed the national air quality standard of 40 micrograms per
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WHO to convene emergency meet next week over 'unsual and concerning' Monke
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI): Terming the monkeypox outbreak "unsual and concerning", World Health Organization has decided to convene an emergency meeting next week, to assess whether this outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern.
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India, WHO discuss working together for global health, traditional medicin
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI): Secretary (West) Ministry of External Affairs, Sanjay Verma had a warm, fruitful meeting with Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday.
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COVID-19: China hits back at WHO, calls 'lab leak' probe a 'lie'
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Beijing [China], June 12 (ANI): After the World Health Organization (WHO) strongly recommended a deeper investigation into whether the COVID outbreak was a result of a leak from a Chinese laboratory, the country has hit back at the UN health organization and called the theory "politically mo
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China's Wuhan played role in amplifying COVID-19 pandemic, further investi
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): An early investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus by a World Health Organization (WHO) advisory group suggested that the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan, China played an important role in the amplification of the pandemic; however, further in
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