Ethel Caterham, a 115-year-old great-grandmother from England, has officially become the world’s oldest living person following the death of Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, aged 116. Living in a care home
An international team of archaeologists and scientists has uncovered the first direct chemical evidence of anaesthetic use on ancient surgical instruments, offering remarkable new insight into the sophistication of medical practices in
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A deadly outbreak of Ebola has returned to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where health authorities are now investigating a fast-moving chain of infections linked to a funeral procession in the
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Sri Lanka is confronting a serious shortage of specialist doctors capable of treating blood cancers and performing bone marrow transplants, according to senior medical experts who say the country’s healthcare system is
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A devastating fire swept through the pharmaceutical warehouse of Jaffna Teaching Hospital early Saturday morning, destroying medicines and medical equipment worth billions of rupees, including life-saving cancer treatment drugs and other critical-care
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Scientists have uncovered extensive differences in gene expression between male and female brain cells in a landmark study published in Science and reported by Nature, shedding new light on long-debated questions about
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For decades, bacteria have been waging microscopic battles against viruses, wielding molecular weapons that scientists barely understood—until now. Two groundbreaking studies published in Science reveal the vast, previously hidden diversity of bacterial
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A deadly outbreak of meningitis in Kent has jolted students, families and health officials, exposing the speed and severity with which the infection can spread through tightly knit communities. Two young people—a
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Sri Lanka is facing a renewed dengue concern with 13,416 cases reported so far this year, according to the National Dengue Control Unit. Health officials say the steady rise in infections signals
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Shares of Novo Nordisk dropped more than 16 percent on Monday, wiping out the remaining gains from its flagship weight-loss drug Wegovy, after the company reported that its next-generation obesity treatment, CagriSema,
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Several cases of the Nipah virus have recently been identified in the Indian state of West Bengal, raising regional concern, but the World Health Organization has not recommended any international travel restrictions.
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