Pig kidney removed from US transplant patient, but she set record
Washington, United States - Doctors have had to remove the pig kidney implanted in an American woman after her body...
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Trump’s aid freeze could cause millions more AIDS deaths: UN agency
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - President Donald Trump's decision to suspend US overseas funding could result in millions more deaths from AIDS,...
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WHO claims 13-16 million people died due to Covid in 2020-21
The WHO declared Covid an international public health emergency on January 30, 2020, after cases of the new coronavirus spread...
- The figures give a more realistic picture of the worst pandemic in a century, which killed around one in 500 people worldwide.
- The figures are extremely sensitive due to how they reflect on the handling of the crisis by authorities around the world.
Sandstorm leaves more than 1,000 Iraqis in hospital
More than 1,000 Iraqis were rushed to hospital with respiratory ailments on Thursday due to a sandstorm, the seventh to...
- Authorities in Al-Anbar and Kirkuk provinces, north of the capital, urged people to stay indoors
- Hospitals in Al-Anbar province had received more than 700 patients with breathing difficulties
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Saudi Arabia lifts ban on poultry and eggs from Denmark
Saudi Arabia had stopped the imports as reports of avian influenza, or bird flu, emerged from across the world.
- Food products have a significant role in Denmark’s economy
- Two-thirds of his country’s exports are mainly food products
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Turkey partially lifts COVID-19 mask mandate
The move follows similar actions by European countries, which lifted the mask mandate partially or entirely.
- Mask use would still be in place in mass transit and hospitals
- It would go when the number of daily cases ‘drops below 1,000’
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China expands mass testing as lockdown fears grow
Under its zero-Covid policy, China has used strict lockdowns, mass testing and severe travel restrictions to stamp out infections. But...
- China is struggling with a new wave coronavirus infections, and it reported 52 new Covid deaths on Tuesday
- Officials ordered people in 12 central districts to undergo three rounds of PCR testing
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UN says Lebanon child vaccination rates drop 30%
Child vaccination rates in Lebanon have dropped by more than 30 percent, compounding a health crisis marked by drug shortages...
- Since 2019, Lebanon is grappling with a financial crisis that the World Bank says is of a scale usually associated with wars
- The currency has lost more than 90 percent of its value and in excess of 80 percent of the population now lives below the poverty line
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China economy grows 4.8% in first quarter as virus bites
The world's second-biggest economy was already losing steam in the latter half of last year with a property slump and...
- China's GDP growth was better than expected at 4.8 percent on-year in the first quarter
- But the data did not take in the gnawing impact of a weeks-long lockdown in Shanghai
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Gulf Biotech Company becomes second drug producing firm in Bahrain
The licensed plant will manufacture a variety of injectable human healthcare formulations such as vials, ampoules and prefilled syringes.
- National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) announced that it had licensed the medical firm.
- The injectable drugs will be subjected to final inspection to be granted a Good Manufacturing Practices.
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Unvaccinated citizens can travel if they present negative PCR: UAE
The UAE will allow unvaccinated individuals to travel on April 19 if they present a negative PCR test result taken...
- Unvaccinated individuals aged under 16 is exempt from presenting a negative PCR test result upon arrival
- The policy is aimed at achieving sustainable recovery and the return to normalcy to boost the economy
Business
Pfizer plans new Covid jab
It has said a shot for multiple variants is coming by 2022-end.
- Chairman Albert Bourla said Pfizer was also working on a vaccine that could provide good protection for a whole year
- This means people would come back annually for boosters, as with influenza shots currently given out in the US
Pig kidney removed from US transplant patient, but she set record
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EU wants to renew herbicide glyphosate for next 10 years
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The European Commission is proposing to renew the use of the controversial and widely used herbicide glyphosate in...
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UN agencies warn of disease threat in Libya’s Derna city
UN agencies warned that Libya's flood-stricken city of Derna, where thousands were killed a week ago, faces the threat of...
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EIH buys stake in Al Ain Pharmacy
Move aligns with EIH's aim to diversify sources of investment.
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California sues oil giants, alleges environment, climate-risks deception
The US state of California sued five of the world's largest oil companies, alleging the firms caused billions of dollars...
- The suit follows numerous other cases brought by US cities, counties and states against fossil fuel interests over the impact of climate change.
- The suit seeks the creation of an abatement fund to pay for future damages caused by climate disasters in California.
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Immunologist wins ‘Breakthrough Prize’ for cancer treatment
The Breakthrough Prize awards "the world's most brilliant minds" in fields including life sciences, fundamental physics and mathematics
- The French and Canadian scientist was announced as a winner of the prestigious Breakthrough Prize for his pioneering work in CAR T-cell therapy.
- The Breakthrough Prize awards "the world's most brilliant minds" in fields including life sciences, fundamental physics and mathematics.
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ChatGPT diagnoses ER patients ‘like a doctor’
During a study in Netherlands, the chatbot outperformed doctors in some cases. At the same time, it showed some limitations.
- The chatbot's reasoning was "at times medically implausible or inconsistent, which can lead to misinformation or incorrect diagnosis, with significant implications".
- The findings -- published in the medical journal Annals of Emergency Medicine -- will be presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress (EUSEM) 2023 in Barcelona.