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Indonesia child deaths blamed on syrup medicines rise to 195
Indonesia said on Monday the number of child deaths from kidney failure or damage linked to harmful substances found in syrup medicines has risen to 195.
The South-east Asian country has seen a spike in cases of acute kidney injury (AKI)…
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Study shows new Covid-19 booster improves protection for older people, Pfizer says
A new study by Pfizer and BioNTech suggests that its updated Covid-19 booster is better than its predecessor at increasing the antibody levels of people older than 55 against the most common version of the virus now circulating.
Federal…
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Magic-mushroom drug can treat severe depression, trial suggests
A drug based on a compound in hallucinogenic mushrooms can improve the symptoms of severe depression for up to 12 weeks, a trial shows.
A 25mg tablet of psilocybin puts patients in a dreamlike state, making psychological…
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Monkeypox still global health emergency: WHO
The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that its emergency committee had determined that monkeypox should continue to be classified as a global health emergency.
Following a meeting on October 20 about the virus that suddenly…
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China Covid: Area around world’s biggest iPhone plant locked down
Chinese authorities have locked down a district in Zhengzhou city - which is home to the world's largest iPhone factory - under the country's strict coronavirus measures.
The lockdown started on Wednesday and is set to last…
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England orders all poultry and captive birds to be kept indoors
All poultry and captive birds in England must be kept indoors from November 7, the UK government said Monday in a bid to contain a devastating outbreak of avian influenza.
“We are now facing, this year, the largest ever outbreak of bird…
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Chinese workers flee Covid lockdown at iPhone factory
Workers have broken out of Apple's largest iPhone assembly factory in China after a Covid outbreak forced staff to lockdown at the workplace.
Video shared online showed about 10 people jumping a fence outside the plant, owned…
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‘Dark matter’ find could change cancer treatment
Scientists have discovered more about the mysterious role of epigenetics, the study of how genes change, in controlling the way cancers develop.
Often called "dark matter", it could alter the way cancer is detected and…
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Global Covid-19 cases will increase in coming months, but at a slower pace
Daily global Covid-19 infections are projected to rise slowly to about 18.7 million by February from the current 16.7 million average daily cases, driven by the northern hemisphere’s winter months, the University of Washington said in an…
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Pfizer expects to raise Covid-19 vaccine price to $157-$185 per dose
Pfizer expects to roughly quadruple the price of its Covid-19 vaccine to about US$110 to US$130 (S$157-S$185) per dose after the United States government’s current purchase programme expires, Pfizer executive Angela Lukin said on Thursday.…
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