Health
Germany to legalise medicinal cannabis: minister
Germany is to legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes early next year, the health minister said on Tuesday.
May 3, 2016
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Germany urges vaccine shots; warns of fall COVID-19 surge
Germany's top health official is urging more citizens to get vaccinated, warning Saturday that if the vaccination numbers don't go up the country's hospitals may get overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients toward the end of the ...
Sep 4, 2021
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Health
BAT challenges Australia cigarette packaging law
British American Tobacco on Thursday launched a High Court challenge against a law that will require plain packaging on cigarettes in Australia, claiming it infringes intellectual property rights.
Dec 1, 2011
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Vaccination
Russia says registers third coronavirus vaccine
Moscow announced Saturday it had registered its third vaccine against the coronavirus and promised to introduce the jab to the Russian population by March.
Feb 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Concern over rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in South Africa
There is growing concern that South Africa's hospitals may not be able to cope with the numbers of COVID-19 patients expected in the next two months.
Jul 21, 2020
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Coronavirus pandemic not over, German health minister warns
Germany's health minister warned Friday that the coronavirus pandemic isn't over yet, noting that the country is still seeing record infections and high numbers of deaths.
Feb 25, 2022
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Slovakia doctors threaten to leave over low pay
(AP) -- Slovakia has declared a state of emergency in more than a dozen hospitals to ensure that health care is not compromised after thousands of doctors resigned from public hospitals over low pay.
Nov 29, 2011
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Dutch group launch mobile mercy killing teams
Six specialised teams, each with a doctor, will criss-cross the Netherlands as of Thursday to carry out euthanasia on patients at home whose own doctors refused to do so, a pro-mercy killing group said.
Feb 29, 2012
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Vaccination
Greece expects coronavirus vaccine supplies from December
Greece's health minister on Tuesday said he expects a first batch of COVID-19 vaccines in December under an EU deal for some three million doses overall.
Aug 18, 2020
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Brazil's Bolsonaro rejects Chinese vaccine against COVID-19
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro rejected on Wednesday the announced purchase of 46 million doses of a potential vaccine against COVID-19 being developed by a Chinese company and tested in the state governed by his political ...
Oct 21, 2020
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