Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Three countries have kept coronavirus in check; here's how they did it
Vietnam. South Korea. Taiwan.
Mar 27, 2020
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100 days without COVID-19: How New Zealand got rid of a virus that keeps spreading around the world
On Sunday, New Zealand will mark 100 days without community transmission of COVID-19.
Aug 7, 2020
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New gene that makes common bacteria resistant to last-line antibiotic found in animals and patients in China
A new gene (mcr-1) that enables bacteria to be highly resistant to polymyxins, the last line of antibiotic defence we have left, is widespread in Enterobacteriaceae taken from pigs and patients in south China, including strains ...
Nov 19, 2015
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WHO raises global virus risk to maximum level
The World Health Organization on Friday raised its global risk assessment of the new coronavirus to its highest level after the epidemic spread to sub-Saharan Africa and financial markets slumped.
Feb 28, 2020
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China confirms human-to-human transmission as WHO emergency group meets (Update)
A SARS-like virus that has spread across China and reached three other Asian nations is contagious between humans, a government expert said Monday, and the World Health Organization announced that a key emergency committee ...
Jan 20, 2020
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Medical research
Hydrogen sulfide: The next anti-aging agent?
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) may play a wide-ranging role in staving off aging, according to a paper published online ahead of print in the journal Molecular and Cellular Biology. In this review article, a team from China explores ...
Jan 29, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Surgery first for colon cancer? Not so fast, according to new study
New research in the January 2023 issue of Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that immunotherapy from immune checkpoint (PD-1) inhibitors prior to surgery was strikingly effective for patients with ...
Jan 11, 2023
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No new variants in weeks after China ended zero-COVID: study
No new variants of COVID-19 emerged in Beijing in the weeks after China ended its zero-COVID policy late last year, a new study said on Wednesday.
Feb 8, 2023
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South Korea tightens Seoul curbs after record death toll
South Korea banned gatherings of more than four people in the capital and surrounding areas Monday as the country recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll since the epidemic began.
Dec 21, 2020
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Coronavirus: latest developments worldwide
Shortage of masks, cancelled attendances at major trade shows, restricted access to cruise ships... here are the developments from around the world on the coronavirus over the past 24 hours.
Feb 8, 2020
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