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Rats, pigeons and water buffaloes massacred in world’s largest animal sacrifice
At least 200,000 animals were sacrificed at Gadhimai, dubbed the ‘world’s bloodiest festival’
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How to save a million lives a year – make the new obesity drugs available to the developing world
The benefits of GLP-1 drugs are so far largely limited to wealthy nations. Expanding global access could bring transformative effects
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Imported malaria cases soar in UK as travellers warned to take care abroad
More than 2,000 people brought malaria into Britain in 2023
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UK buys 5 million vaccine shots to prepare for H5N1 pandemic
The jabs are being stockpiled in case H5N1 adapts to spread between humans
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Ukraine needs more help to beat ‘superbugs’, says chief doctor
Soaring cases of drug-resistant bacterial infections in Ukraine have caused alarm among public health officials
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‘I couldn’t hug or touch my mother’ – EU launches major push to tackle antimicrobial resistance
More than 35,000 people die of antibiotic-resistant infections in Europe every year, and cases have risen across the region since 2019
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Surge in ‘walking pneumonia’ cases hits Japan, sparking mask warnings
The country typically sees a spike in mycoplasma pneumonia every five years, but the severity of the current outbreak is worrying experts
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World leaders commit to radically scale-up efforts to fight the superbug threat
Countries at New York’s United Nation General Assembly agree to head off threat that could unwind a century of medical progress
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US orders national milk supply to be tested for H5N1
Almost a year after H5N1 began spreading among dairy cattle in the US, samples are to be collected on a weekly or monthly basis
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UK may be unable to produce enough vaccines in next pandemic, government told
Britain is falling behind other countries that are better prepared for future threats, Baroness Brown has warned
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UK buys 5 million vaccine shots to prepare for H5N1 pandemic
The jabs are being stockpiled in case H5N1 adapts to spread between humans
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We are closer than ever to a future without HIV – our leaders must rise to the occasion
As World Aids Day approaches – 40 years after HIV’s discovery – experts urge world leaders not to pull back from the forgotten pandemic
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Four years on from the pandemic and long Covid’s inequalities have only worsened
Fatigue, cognitive difficulties, and breathlessness are still a daily reality for many. It is particularly acute in poorer communities
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Starlink roll-out across Africa could transform digital health services
Elon Musk’s satellite internet offering is now in 15 African nations, bringing reliable connectivity to previously offline remote areas
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The tech startup boom promising to revolutionise healthcare in Africa
Huge gaps and great funding shortages plague the continent’s health systems – but digital innovation could bring much-needed solutions
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H5N1 found in raw milk – the same drink promoted by America’s next health chief
Robert Kennedy Junior and Gwyneth Paltrow are big fans of unpasteurised milk and have continued to promote it despite the health risks
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UK considering ring-vaccination campaign to tackle new mpox outbreak if more cases emerge
Four cases of the fast-moving clade 1b variant are have been reported and health authorities will move quickly to vaccinate if more emerge
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Ukraine needs more help to beat ‘superbugs’, says chief doctor
Soaring cases of drug-resistant bacterial infections in Ukraine have caused alarm among public health officials
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Europe tightens H5N1 surveillance as winter flu season looms
The risk of H5N1 combining with other influenza viruses is predicted to soar by five-fold this winter
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South Africa declares ‘national disaster’ over spate of food poisonings
Investigators are trying to narrow down the cause of the contamination, which initial reports suggest may be a common pesticide
