Psychology & Psychiatry
Depressed, pregnant women receive inconsistent treatment, have longer hospital stays
Pregnant women who screen positive for depression are unlikely to receive consistent treatment, researchers say.
Jun 16, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Detecting germs in the air, room by room
What if you could stop germs at the door? Or know within minutes if a virus was in the air?
Jul 12, 2024
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Addiction
US government says it plans to go after legal goods tied to illegal fentanyl trade in new strategy
As overdose deaths continue at a record pace, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a new government-wide strategy Thursday involving scores of agencies that will target the precursor materials used by traffickers ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Addiction
Scottish officials approve UK's first drug consumption room intended for safer use of illegal drugs
Scottish authorities on Wednesday approved a 2.3 million-pound ($2.8 million) pound drug consumption room, the first government-backed place in the U.K. where users can take illegal drugs such as cocaine and heroin under ...
Sep 27, 2023
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Vaccination
Cash deal for Africa's innovative mRNA vaccine
The UN-backed global Medicines Patent Pool on Thursday signed a 39-million-euro ($45 million) grant with South African biotech firm Afrigen to fund work on new mRNA COVID jabs.
Feb 3, 2022
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Vaccination
US tycoon opens Africa's first start-to-finish COVID-19 jab plant
US biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong on Wednesday opened a plant in Cape Town that will be the first in Africa to produce COVID-19 vaccines from start to finish.
Jan 19, 2022
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Vaccination
Vienna to start vaccinating young kids in pilot project
Young children in Vienna can start getting coronavirus vaccinations next week as part of a pilot project, Austria media reported on Saturday.
Nov 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Swiss to host global virus hub laboratory
Switzerland signed a deal with the World Health Organization on Monday to host a global repository for viruses with pandemic potential to bolster international defences against emerging threats.
May 24, 2021
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Vaccination
Trust is key as Estonia tests global vaccine passports
Could a QR code open up the world? That is the question in Estonia as it takes a lead in global efforts to develop digital vaccine passports.
Feb 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Canada extends international travellers ban
Canada on Friday extended a restriction on non-essential international entries until the end of November as COVID-19 cases rise, while easing quarantine rules for some cut-off Canada-US border communities.
Oct 31, 2020
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