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Live poultry markets suspended in two Chinese cities due to bird flu fears
The eastern cities of Wuxi and Suzhou in the Jiangsu province in China have announced the suspension of live poultry trade due to fears of the recent bird flu outbreaks in the country. Wuxi will close live poultry wholesale markets, […]
Three cases of human bird flu infection confirmed in China
Two more cases of human bird flu infection have been confirmed by China this week. This raises the total number of cases to three as it follows the confirmation of an elderly man in Hong Kong being diagnosed with the […]
Eighth case of Zika virus in Malaysia confirmed
Malaysia has confirmed its eighth case of the Zika virus infection involving a 67-year-old man who showed the first symptoms in late November. According to an online statement released by Malaysia’s health director-general Datuk Seri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, during […]
UK becomes first country to license three-parent IVF treatment
The UK has become the first country to formally license a new type of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment designed to create babies from three people when the country’s Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) gave the final go-ahead. HFEA, the […]
London doctors lead campaign for ban on diesel engines in the city
Doctors, nurses, health professionals and medical students in London, UK are leading a campaign calling for all diesel engines to be banned in the city. The Doctors Against Diesel campaign claim that 9,400 Londoners a year die prematurely from breathing […]
Trump urged by WHO to ensure healthcare access for all with Obamacare
US President-elect Donald Trump was urged by the World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure that all Americans have access to healthcare and expand the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Taking the highest office in the nation, Trump previously […]
Bird flu outbreaks causing alarm across Asia, Europe
Public health officials across Asian countries are alarmed at the rising number of recent bird flu outbreaks in the region, reminiscent of the fatal H5N1 strain that has taken the lives of more than 450 people since the mid-2000s. For […]
S. Korea culls thousands of birds as H5N6 avian flu outbreak cases rise to four
Two more poultry farms in South Korea has reported confirmed cases of an outbreak of the highly pathogenic bird flu on November 22, according to the country’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, resulting in the culling of some […]
Non-profit volunteers help to fight tuberculosis in the slums of Peru
Home to the highest rates of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in the Americas, there are at least 30,000 people living in Peru infected with the ancient disease that killed 1.8 million globally last year – more than AIDS-related and malaria deaths […]
Terminally ill teen now cryogenically preserved after winning court case
A 14-year-old British girl, who was terminally ill with cancer, won a historic legal fight shortly before her death to have her body cryogenically preserved in the hopes that she will be cured and resuscitated in the future. Writing to […]
