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Ophthalmology

Glasses can change the future of a billion people

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, so the saying goes.

Oct 9, 2020

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Spanish court rejects lockdown as Europe faces virus surge

Madrid's top court struck down virus restrictions on millions in the Spanish capital on Thursday, while France put four more cities on its highest alert as European governments battled to control a sustained surge in virus ...

Oct 8, 2020

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Vaccination

Swiss regulator looking at AstraZeneca/Oxford virus vaccine

Swiss authorities said Tuesday they had begun assessing AstraZeneca and Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine—the first such treatment submitted for authorisation in the country.

Oct 6, 2020

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EU regulator starts review of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine

European regulators are evaluating early data from a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Germany's BioNTech and US giant Pfizer, the firms said Tuesday, under a fast-track procedure aimed at speeding up the approvals process.

Oct 6, 2020

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Chinese company targets global sales with quick COVID-19 tests

A Chinese company is entering the global race to help defeat the coronavirus, promising its testing machine will return results faster than a lab and more reliably than at-home screening kits.

Sep 29, 2020

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Global coronavirus death toll passes one million

More than one million people have died from the coronavirus, according to an AFP toll, with no let-up in a pandemic that has ravaged the world economy, inflamed diplomatic tensions and upended lives from Indian slums and ...

Sep 28, 2020

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO warns 2 million virus deaths possible, Australia urges vaccine-sharing

Coronavirus deaths could more than double to two million without collective action against the pandemic, the World Health Organization has warned, as Australia's prime minister urged any nation that develops a vaccine to ...

Sep 26, 2020

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Vaccination

Rich nations snap up vaccine stocks in global race for jab

Rich nations representing a fraction of the global population have already bought up over half the promised Covid-19 vaccine stocks, a study showed, as US President Donald Trump pledged to begin inoculating Americans within ...

Sep 17, 2020

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

India virus cases soar as EU warns against 'vaccine nationalism'

Coronavirus infections in India soared past five million on Wednesday, as the EU's chief warned against "vaccine nationalism" in the frantic global race to battle the disease.

Sep 16, 2020

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