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#Nigeria, #Vaccination, #Cancer, #CervicalCancer IBNS: Nigeria introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation system on Tuesday, aiming to reach 7.7 million girls in the largest single round of HPV vaccinations …
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#Chocolate, #Lead, #Cadmium, #ChocolateProducts, #HeavyMetals, #ConsumerReports IBNS: Consumer Reports, a non-profit advocacy group, has conducted a study revealing high levels of lead and cadmium in a third of the tested chocolate products, media reports said. …
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#BirdFlu, #Antarctica IBNS: A lethal strain of bird flu has been detected in Antarctica, a region known for being the key breeding ground for many birds. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) …
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#WHO, #TedrosAdhanomGhebreyesus, #ArtificialIntelligence The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday issued a call for better regulations over the use and potential mis-use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare industry. Its new …
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#Diabetes, #DiabetesType2, #RedMeat People who eat just two servings of red meat per week may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to people who eat fewer servings, and …
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#MentalHealth, #MentalHealthCare, #UN IBNS: Three in four people suffering from a mental health condition receive inadequate treatment – or none at all – UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, as he …
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#Child, #Preterm, #NewBorn New York: An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from preterm complications, UN agencies and partners said in a new report …
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#Karabakh, #KarabakhConflict The humanitarian response to the Karabakh crisis continued apace on Tuesday as UN agencies and partners warned of urgent health needs among the more than 100,000 refugees who have …
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#WorldHabitatDay, #Habitat Priming cities to become drivers of economic growth and recovery in the aftermath of crises such as conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic is the focus of World Habitat Day, …
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#COVID19, #mRNAVaccine, #COVID19Vaccines, #Nobel, #NobelPrize, # KatalinKariko, #DrewWeissman IBNS: Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman got the Nobel Prize for Medicine for developing effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 since the pandemic started in 2020. “Through their groundbreaking …
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