Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola drugs: A factfile
There is no licensed vaccine or treatment for Ebola, which has killed more than 8,600 people in West Africa out of more than 21,700 infected since the start of 2014.
Jan 23, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Report reveals why millions of people with osteoporosis remain undiagnosed and untreated
Nyon, Switzerland - Approximately 80% of those who have already suffered a broken bone due to osteoporosis remain unprotected against the risk of further disabling fractures, according to a new report issued by the International ...
Oct 10, 2016
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Other
Zurich children's hospital lifts ban on circumcision
A Swiss hospital announced Friday that it has lifted a moratorium on religiously-motivated circumcisions imposed in July in the wake of a court ruling in neighbouring Germany.
Aug 10, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Half of Swiss double-jabbed against Covid
More than 50 percent of the Swiss population has now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, statistics showed Tuesday, although immunisation rates are slowing even as cases and hospitalisations rise.
Aug 17, 2021
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Medications
More biosimilars marketed in Germany, Switzerland than U.S.
More biosimilars have been marketed in Germany and Switzerland than in the United States, but uptake has increased over time in all countries, according to a study published online Dec. 2 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 2, 2022
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Addiction
E-cigarettes boost tobacco use abstinence with smoking cessation counseling
The addition of electronic cigarettes to standard smoking-cessation counseling results in greater abstinence from tobacco use among smokers than smoking-cessation counseling alone, according to a study published in the Feb. ...
Feb 19, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cuba says Ebola doctor to leave Swiss hospital
A Cuban doctor infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone will soon be released from the hospital in Switzerland where he has been receiving treatment, the Cuban health ministry said Friday.
Dec 5, 2014
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Health
104-year-old Australian breaks into joyful song as he awaits death
A 104-year-old Australian scientist burst into song Wednesday as he told a roomful of journalists that he was looking forward to finally being allowed to end his life.
May 9, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola vaccine trials to start in Switzerland this week (Update)
Ebola vaccine trials are set to start in Switzerland this week after receiving the green light from the country's authorities, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.
Oct 28, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
World takes precautions against deadly Ebola outbreak (Update)
Nurses taking nervous passengers' temperatures at airports and isolation wards standing eerily empty waiting to receive anyone showing symptoms—the world was already on the lookout for Ebola victims before the WHO issued ...
Aug 8, 2014
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