A Dutch court ruled that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates could face trial in the Netherlands, following a case filed by seven individuals claiming to have suffered injuries from COVID-19 vaccines. The case,
In a medical breakthrough, scientists in China have transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a human for the first time. The recipient, a 39-year-old man who was brain dead, survived with
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No doubt there are, and will be, diverse opinions expressed by many about drug shortages in Sri Lanka. The writer too expressed his views as noted in articles published in December 2022
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Philippine medical officials have issued a stark warning about a looming public health emergency as new HIV infections in the country have surged sharply this year, disproportionately affecting young males. Data from
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AstraZeneca has announced promising late-stage trial results for a new breast cancer treatment, Camizestrant, which it claims can stop aggressive, mutating tumours before they begin to grow. Presented at the prestigious annual
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From the infamous skunk cabbage to corpse flowers that reek of rotting meat, foul-smelling flora have long fascinated botanists and repelled unsuspecting hikers. Now, a groundbreaking study published in Science reveals the
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A groundbreaking study published today in Nature has upended long-held assumptions about the Phoenicians, the ancient seafaring civilization known for spreading culture and commerce across the Mediterranean for over a millennium. While
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A decade after Vincent Stenberg made medical history in Sweden as the world’s first baby born from a transplanted womb, Britain has now celebrated its own historic moment with the birth of
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In the wake of egg shortages and soaring prices caused by a recent bird flu outbreak, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have unveiled a promising new technology that could help
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A recent study examining Syrian refugee families suggests that the trauma of war may leave genetic imprints that persist across generations. As Nature reports, this research contributes to the ongoing debate about
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A groundbreaking study has provided the most detailed picture of the physiological changes that women’s bodies undergo during and after pregnancy. Published in Science Advances recently, the research involved analyzing over 300,000
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