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Run-up to Ottawa: Plastic may contribute to aggressive cancer spread, warns leading cancer scientist

New research comes ahead of INC-4 negotiations in Canada over Global Plastics Treaty

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Whooping cough cases outbreak reported around the world

China, Australia, Spain among countries with high number of patients with the respiratory …

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India had over 11% of global hepatitis burden in 2022, with 35.3 million cases

WHO’s Global Hepatitis Report shows deaths due to hepatitis increased since 2019 

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Tackling AMR: For LMICs, prevention is the best solution, say experts at CSE's international workshop

Recommendations from workshop to inform High-Level Meeting on AMR scheduled at UN General …

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Bird flu’s growing threat? After human case from infected cow in Texas, over 500 penguins found dead in Antarctica

The human patient had a mutation, PB2 E627K, which is linked to the virus adapting to …

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Lonely brains reach for comfort food: Study links loneliness and cravings in women

Paper finds social bonds key to eating unhealthy foods and impact cravings, mental …

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Global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years in the past three decades: Lancet study

COVID-19, however, was a dampener in many countries  

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Euthanasia for mental disorders: In a warming world, will eco-anxiety lead to more such appeals?

In most assisted dying appeals, people say it is the psychological suffering, rather than …