Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nipah virus kills at least three in India, sparks alert
A deadly virus carried mainly by fruit bats has killed at least three people in southern India, sparking a statewide health alert Monday.
May 21, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bacteria outbreak kills 36 in S.Africa
An outbreak of food-borne listeria bacteria has claimed 36 lives and infected almost 600 people in South Africa, the health minister said Tuesday, warning that newborns and the elderly are particularly vulnerable.
Dec 5, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Plague kills 19 in Madagascar
An outbreak of plague in Madagascar has killed 19 people and may have infected 85 others in just two months, the Indian Ocean island nation's health minister said Thursday.
Sep 28, 2017
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Health
Reform on the menu as WHO votes for new chief
The World Health Organization's 194 members on Tuesday choose among three candidates to replace Margaret Chan as global health supremo, with each pledging to reform an agency under scrutiny.
May 23, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Outgoing WHO chief says world 'better prepared' for health crises
The World Health Organization's outgoing chief Margaret Chan defended her legacy Monday, insisting the world had become better prepared to face health emergencies like Ebola on her watch.
May 22, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
700 dead as malaria 'epidemic' hits Burundi
About 700 people have died from malaria in Burundi so far this year, the health minister said, with the authorities having registered 1.8 million infections in a rising epidemic.
Mar 14, 2017
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Medications
Canada authorizes new drug consumption rooms
Canada's health minister on Monday approved opening North America's first new drug consumption rooms in more than a decade, in an effort to contain the opioid overdose crisis.
Feb 6, 2017
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Finalists named to lead under-fire WHO
The World Health Organization on Wednesday picked three finalists for the role of its next director-general, a high-stakes choice for the powerful agency described as facing an "existential crisis".
Jan 25, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Teenagers who access mental health services see significant improvements, study shows
Young people with mental health problems who have contact with mental health services are significantly less likely to suffer from clinical depression later in their adolescence than those with equivalent difficulties who ...
Jan 18, 2017
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Health
Winter crisis shows UK health service at 'tipping point'
Britain's NHS public health service has been the country's pride since 1948, but is currently gripped by a "humanitarian crisis" due to alleged "third world" conditions that are piling pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May.
Jan 14, 2017
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