Genetics
Experimental gene therapy allows kids with inherited deafness to hear
Gene therapy has allowed several children born with inherited deafness to hear.
Jan 28, 2024
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News tagged with existential threat
Health
Doctors and public health experts join calls for halt to AI R&D until it's regulated
An international group of doctors and public health experts have joined the clamor for a moratorium on AI research until the development and use of the technology are properly regulated.
May 9, 2023
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Medications
Public would obey major changes to antibiotic advice, research shows
The public would comply with major changes to medical advice—but would then be less likely to follow other new guidelines in the future, research shows.
May 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Italy sees signs of hope in 651 new virus deaths
Italian health officials voiced cautious hope Sunday after the coronavirus death toll edged down from the previous day's world record and the rate of infections slowed.
Mar 22, 2020
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Medical research
Artificial intelligence identifies 'kissing bugs' that spread Chagas disease
New research from the University of Kansas shows machine learning is capable of identifying insects that spread the incurable disease called Chagas with high precision, based on ordinary digital photos. The idea is to give ...
Jun 20, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More lockdowns in Europe as virus outbreaks grow
Austria and Greece on Tuesday will become the latest European nations to impose spirit-crushing curbs to combat the coronavirus surge, with a deadly terrorist attack in Vienna ahead of a partial lockdown compounding the misery.
Nov 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
France back in coronavirus lockdown as US surges to daily record
France was under a new virus lockdown on Friday, as the resurgent pandemic hit new heights in the United States with a daily record of more than 90,000 cases, just days before the presidential election.
Oct 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus an 'existential threat' to Africa's most vulnerable communities
The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned coronavirus poses "an existential threat to our continent." Evidence from past crises shows not everyone is affected equally; the ...
Apr 10, 2020
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