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New threat to privacy? Scientists sound alarm about DNA tool
The traces of genetic material that humans constantly shed wherever they go could soon be used to track individual people, or even whole ethnic groups, scientists said on Monday, warning of a looming "ethical quagmire".
Peru fumigation effort aims to curb dengue outbreak
Health personnel in protective suits are going door to door in Peru, fumigating homes to eradicate mosquitos spreading the dengue-causing virus that has already killed 79 people in the country this year.
WHO declares mpox no longer a global health emergency
The World Health Organization declared that mpox no longer constitutes a global health emergency on Thursday, almost exactly a year after the disease formerly known as monkeypox started spreading globally.
US panel recommends nonprescription use of contraception pill
A US panel of health experts voted Wednesday in favor of making birth control pills available without a prescription, a move backed by reproductive rights advocates especially in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling overturning the national right to abortion.
Five figures on Covid-19 in the United States
Though daily life has long returned to near-normal for many in the United States, the official end of the Covid-19 health emergency Thursday night still marks a new post-pandemic era for the country.
No longer a death sentence: Four decades of living with HIV
Forty years after the discovery of HIV, AFP looks at how far we have come in fighting a deadly virus that was once shrouded in fear and shame but is now treated as a manageable chronic condition.
'Lucky to still be alive': Living with HIV for over 30 years
When people were diagnosed with HIV more than three decades ago, it was considered a death sentence.
New study finds prehistoric migration from China to Americas
As the last continents to be settled by humans, the question of how and when people first came to the Americas has long intrigued scientists.
Mammograms should start at 40, says US task force
All women should get mammogram screening for breast cancer starting from age 40, rather than 50, an influential US health body announced Tuesday, a move it said could save thousands of lives.
Half of Chicago residents have been exposed to gun violence: study
Half of the residents of Chicago have witnessed a shooting by the age of 40 with Blacks significantly more likely to have done so than whites, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Influential US health body recommends mammograms from age 40
All women should get mammogram screening for breast cancer starting from age 40, rather than 50, an influential US health body announced Tuesday, a move it said could save thousands of lives.
New study finds prehistoric migrations from China to Americas
As the last continents to be settled by humans, the question of how and when people first came to the Americas has long intrigued scientists.
UK unveils pharmacies plan to ease NHS pressure
Britain's pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe drugs that were previously only authorised by doctors, under government plans unveiled Tuesday to ease pressure on the state-run National Health Service.
Iraqi Kurdish bodybuilder breaks down gender barriers
As a young girl, Iraqi Kurd Shylan Kamal would help her mother knead bread until one day she realised the work was a way to build up muscles -- and she liked it.
Wounded soldiers treated at night as Bakhmut battle rages
Deep inside the wound, the Ukrainian soldier's heart is beating. It is 9:00 pm and he has just been brought into a field hospital from the battle for Bakhmut.
Head of top US public health agency resigns
The head of the main US public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control, announced on Friday that she will step down from her post at the end of June.
Covid no longer a global health emergency: WHO
The Covid-19 pandemic, which killed millions of people and wreaked economic and social havoc, no longer constitutes a global health emergency, the WHO said Friday, warning that the threat remained.
Nigerian politician jailed after landmark UK organ trial
A UK court on Friday jailed Nigeria's former deputy Senate president for nine years and eight months, following his landmark conviction for plotting to harvest a man's kidney for his sick daughter.
Nigerian politician faces sentencing in landmark UK organ plot
Nigeria's former deputy Senate president faces up to life in jail in Britain on Friday when he is sentenced for plotting to harvest a man's kidney for his sick daughter.
Covid returns to strike peloton ahead of Giro
Two days before the start of the Giro d'Italia, Covid-19 has returned to haunt the peloton, causing several riders to withdraw after testing positive, including three from the Jumbo-Visma team of Primoz Roglic.
Branson feared he would 'lose everything' during pandemic
British entrepreneur Richard Branson defended his Virgin empire's request for government support during the coronavirus pandemic, telling the BBC in an interview to be aired Thursday that he feared he would "lose everything".
US becomes first country to approve RSV vaccine
The United States on Wednesday approved the world's first vaccine for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), the culmination of a decades-long hunt to protect vulnerable people from the common illness.
US issues world's first approval of RSV vaccine
The United States on Wednesday approved the world's first vaccine for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), the culmination of a decades long hunt to protect vulnerable people from the common illness.
US approves world's first RSV vaccine
The United States on Wednesday approved GSK's Arexy vaccine against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), which can cause severe pneumonia and bronchiolitis in infants and the elderly.
'Remarkable' Alzheimer's drug reduces cognitive decline, study shows
US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly on Wednesday announced its experimental Alzheimer's drug significantly slowed cognitive and functional decline, results hailed as "remarkable" by experts despite some patients experiencing serious side effects.
'Remarkable' Alzheimer drug reduces cognitive decline, results show
US drugmaker Eli Lilly on Wednesday announced its experimental Alzheimer's drug significantly slowed cognitive and functional decline, results hailed as "remarkable" by experts.
Australia targets Big Tobacco in crackdown on vaping
Australia announced a sweeping crackdown on vaping Tuesday, accusing tobacco companies of hooking the next "generation of nicotine addicts" by deliberately targeting teenagers.
Senegal opposition head says police sprayed him with deadly gas
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko said Monday that foreign laboratories have revealed that a gas that police sprayed at him in March was "toxic and deadly", accusing them of trying to assassinate him.
Covid vaccine requirement for international travelers ends May 11: W.House
The White House on Monday announced a May 11 end to Covid-19 vaccine requirements for travelers to the United States and for government employees across the world's biggest economy.
Japan approves abortion pill for the first time
The abortion pill will become available in Japan for the first time after the health ministry approved the drug used to terminate early-stage pregnancy.
Combative Erdogan returns from three-day campaign absence
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday appeared in public for the first time in three days after a stomach infection kept him off the campaign trail before key polls.
Ailing Erdogan spends third day away from campaign trail
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stayed home for a third day Friday following a stomach ailment that has interrupted his campaign to extend his rule to beyond 20 years.