Source: Bayer Fri 22 November 2024: Bayer, a multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, has recalled faulty Yaz Plus birth control pill packs. The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has reported a quality issue concerning batch WEW96J, which was distributed between 9 and 24 November 2023. The issue involves an incorrect arrangement of […]
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Wed 20 November 2024: Nigeria records at least 15,000 deaths related to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) every year despite efforts by the government to curb the spread of the deadly disease in the most populous African country, a local official said Thursday. Temitope Ilori, head of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), […]
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Wed 20 November 2024: The UK’s National Health Service hopes the drug will help reduce the cost of treating serious, tobacco-related illnesses. The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is rolling out a free antismoking pill called varenicline for British smokers. Research has shown that varenicline is more effective than traditional nicotine-replacement therapies such as gum […]
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Wed 20 November 2024: Measles cases surged 20% worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In joint estimates with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the WHO said Thursday in a statement that inadequate immunization coverage globally is driving the surge in cases. Noting that […]
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Tue 19 November 2024: As the G20 Leaders’ Summit takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for decisive global action to eliminate cervical cancer, a preventable disease that claims the lives of over 350,000 women annually. In an op-ed published ahead of the summit, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom […]
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Sun 17 November 2024: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for a multi-sectoral action plan among all relevant Bangladesh ministries to respond to lead poisoning and strengthen laboratory capacity in the health and environment sectors to test heavy metals. Globally, Bangladesh ranks fourth in the number of children affected by lead pollution, and […]
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Sun 17 November 2024: California has reported the first US case of mpox – formerly known as monkeypox – that is part of a new outbreak. The state’s department of health, the CDPH, said the new case was from the Clade I strain – different from the Clade II strain that has been in circulation […]
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Sat 16 November 2024: US pharmaceuticals group Eli Lilly is to conduct trials of its weight-loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound in the UK. The United Kingdom will study whether the use of weight loss drugs could get people back to work. UK Health Minister Wes Streeting announced last month that US drug manufacturer Eli Lilly […]
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Fri 15 November 2024: Amid growing concern over one of the world’s most urgent health threats, Saudi Arabia is hosting the fourth high-level ministerial meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) to confront a “silent pandemic.” The gathering brings together health leaders and experts worldwide to confront what officials are calling a “silent pandemic” that claims more […]
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Fri 15 November 2024: The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has recommended the first locally manufactured real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for mpox from Morocco. The Africa CDC, in a statement issued Tuesday, said the approval underscored the test’s reliability and efficacy, potentially boosting Morocco’s role in global health initiatives. […]
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