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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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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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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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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Mon 10 March 2025: The Department of Health will observe World Obesity Day on Monday, 10 March 2025, to raise awareness about the global challenge of obesity and advocate for systemic changes that promote healthier lifestyles. This year’s World Obesity Day is celebrated under the theme: “Changing Systems, Healthier Lives,” which emphasises a need to […]
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Sat 08 March 2025: Australian researchers have created an innovative blood test that can identify pregnancy-related health issues at an early stage. The University of Queensland (UQ) team, behind the study released on Thursday, explained that their “nanoflower sensor” has the potential to lower the number of hospital stays for newborns. The test screens blood […]
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Fri 07 March 2025: A third of such people will be living in two regions – MENA and Latin America and the Caribbean, researchers warn. Nearly 60 percent of all adults and a third of all children in the world will be overweight or obese by 2050 unless governments take action, says a new study. […]
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Wed 05 March 2025: Scientists have identified the first cluster infection of the Zika virus in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, marking the first instance of multiple infections detected in one location. This development raises concerns for the densely populated city of 20 million, already grappling with high cases of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue. According to a […]
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Tue 04 March 2025: Scientists have discovered a natural compound that could stop the progression of serious diseases like cancer. This substance, derived from plants, has been shown to deactivate a significant enzyme in laboratory tests. Research is now underway to investigate its potential therapeutic effects. Researchers have discovered a natural compound that could halt the […]
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Mon 03 March 2025: US health secretary says he is ‘deeply concerned’ about outbreak in Texas. Robert F Kennedy Jr, the top health official in the United States who is known for his scepticism of vaccines, has backed the measles jab amid a deadly outbreak of the infectious disease in Texas. In an opinion piece published by […]
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