AIR POLLUTION MAY IMPAIR BRAIN HEALTH IN OLDER ADULTS: STUDY

Wed 26 March 2025: Air pollution may impair brain health in older adults, according to new research from Taiwan. A new study released by National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University found that air pollution may stimulate the immune system through smell, triggering inflammation, the Taipei-based Central News Agency reported on Tuesday. This inflammation could damage […]

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SUDDEN US AID WITHDRAWAL RISKING MILLIONS OF LIVES: UNAIDS CHIEF

Tue 25 March 2025: The sudden halt to US foreign aid funding has been “devastating“, the UNAIDS chief said Monday, warning that without more funding, millions more will die and the global AIDS pandemic will resurge. The United States has historically been the world’s largest donor of humanitarian assistance, but President Donald Trump has slashed international aid […]

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VAPING HITS ALARMING LEVELS AMONG SOUTH AFRICAN TEENS – NEW STUDY OF FEE-PAYING SCHOOLS

Sat 22 March 2025: It’s become common to see kids, some in their school uniforms, puffing on a vape. The World Health Organization points to the enticing flavours and targeted marketing to young people as the key reasons behind this trend. In the US, e-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among middle and high school students […]

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SCIENTISTS IN CHINA DEVELOP CANCER TREATMENT THAT MAKES TUMORS MIMIC ‘PORK’

Tue 18 March 2025: Chinese scientists have developed a pioneering cancer treatment that modifies tumors to resemble “pork,” effectively triggering the body’s immune system to attack them, according to a report by the South China Morning Post on Monday. The researchers have engineered tumors to mimic pig tissue, prompting the immune system to recognize them […]

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WHO URGES ACTION AS EUROPE SEES RECORD MEASLES SURGE

Mon 17 March 2025: The nearly 130,000 cases of measles reported in Europe in 2024 are unacceptable and require “immediate action,” the technical lead for measles at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European Office said Friday. Dragan Jankovic was referring to a report recently released by the WHO and UNICEF, in which 127,350 measles cases […]

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ARTIFICIAL HEART KEEPS AUSTRALIAN PATIENT ALIVE FOR 100 DAYS

Thu 13 March 2025: A patient diagnosed with heart failure in Australia made medical history by surviving 100 days with a fully artificial heart transplant, marking a world first in medical history. Following the successful operation in Sydney, the patient regained health through a real heart transplant from a donor. The BiVACOR artificial heart, developed by Queensland-born Dr. Daniel Timms, […]

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COVID-19 CLAIMS OVER 7 MILLION LIVES GLOBALLY

Thu 13 March 2025: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a “pandemic” on March 11, 2020, and since then, over 7 million people have lost their lives worldwide. Although the disease was removed from the “International Public Health Emergency” category in 2023, fatalities continue. The first cases of COVID-19 emerged in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, when patients […]

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USAID’S DEMISE RAISES FEARS FOR MILLIONS OF LIVES ACROSS THE GLOBAL SOUTH

Thu 13 March 2025: US President Donald Trump’s administration has abolished 83 percent of aid agency’s humanitarian programmes. Taipei, Taiwan – Until recently, Southeast Asia’s Mekong sub-region seemed to be on track to reach its goal of eliminating malaria by 2030. Named for the 4,900-kilometre (3,000-mile) river that runs from southwest China through Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, […]

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BIONTECH REPORTS $721M LOSS IN 2024 AS COVID-19 VACCINE DEMAND DROPS

Tue 11 March 2025: German biotech firm BioNTech reported a loss of €665.3 million ($721 million) in 2024, as demand for its COVID-19 vaccines fell, according to the company’s financial results report on Monday. The company, which posted a €930.3 million profit in 2023, failed to make a profit in a fiscal year for the […]

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