Obstetrics & gynaecology

UK to attempt first womb transplants

Britain will attempt to carry out its first womb transplants after a clinical trial enabling 10 women to undergo the procedure was approved, doctors said Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Saudi bans hajj camel slaughter

Saudi Arabia on Friday banned the slaughter of camels during this year's hajj pilgrimage, after a surge in deaths from the MERS virus linked to the animals.

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MERS virus kills 19 in week in Saudi: ministry

Deaths from the MERS coronavirus have surged in Saudi Arabia ahead of the hajj pilgrimage, with 19 fatalities recorded in a week, according to health ministry statistics.

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Saudi MERS infections soar ahead of hajj pilgrimage

MERS coronavirus infections have soared in Saudi Arabia ahead of the hajj pilgrimage, killing three people and forcing a Riyadh hospital to close its emergency ward, officials and newspapers said Thursday.

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Photodynamic Tx viable for paget's disease on scalp

(HealthDay)—Extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) on the scalp can be successfully treated with photodynamic therapy (PDT), according to a case report published online July 31 in the International Journal of Dermatology.

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Two patients in Britain test negative for MERS

Two patients in Britain have tested negative for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), officials said Tuesday, after a hospital wing was shut down as a precautionary measure.

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Normality returns to hospital at centre of Korea MERS crisis

The hospital at the epicentre of South Korea's deadly MERS outbreak started to resume normal operations Monday, as officials moved closer to declaring a formal end to a crisis that triggered widespread panic and choked the ...

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S. Korea reports 36th MERS death

South Korea Friday reported its 36th death from MERS, although it has had no confirmed new cases of the virus in the past five days.

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Philippines confirms second MERS case (Update)

A foreigner who flew to the Philippines from the Middle East has become the second confirmed case of MERS in the country, the health department said Monday, as a deadly outbreak in South Korea spreads alarm across Asia.

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