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Chinese capital closes parks due to 10,000 new COVID-19 cases
Beijing closed city parks and imposed other restrictions Friday amid a new wave of COVID-19 cases, even as millions of people in the west and south were under…
Global COVID-19 deaths have dropped by 90 percent since February
Globally, COVID-19 deaths dropped nearly 90% from nine months ago, but the World Health Organization chief urged vigilance against the pandemic as variants…
COVID outbreak escalating in Guangzhou, China, as more lockdowns loom
Guangzhou saw its most severe flare-up ever as COVID-19 cases escalated, official data show, as the global manufacturing hub tested its ability to avoid a…
COVID-19 count reaches six-month high in China
The number of new COVID-19 infections in China has reached its highest level in six months a day after health officials announced that they would not be easing…
WHO reports that tuberculosis cases are on the rise for the first time in…
According to a report released Thursday by the World Health Organization, the global number of tuberculosis cases has risen for the first time in years. In…
New COVID-19 infections rebound to over 15,000 in South Korea
Following the extended weekend, the number of COVID-19 cases in South Korea rebounded to over 15,000, though daily infections have been decreasing. According to…
38th World Congress of Sports Medicine to be held in Dubai
Dubai has been selected as the host city for the 38th edition of the World Congress of Sports Medicine in 2024 by the International Federation of Sports…
Early results of a study on an Alzheimer’s drug show promise
The shares of Biogen and other drugmakers researching Alzheimer's disease surged Wednesday after Japan's Eisai Co. Ltd.. reported its potential treatment…
Medical costs in Japan in FY 2021 reached a record 44.2 trillion yen
Health ministry figures show that the estimated costs of medical services in Japan in fiscal year 2021 rose 4.6 percent from the previous year to a record high…
COVID booster tweaked by Pfizer-BioNTech cleared by EU regulators
As countries try to bolster their immunization programs ahead of the winter, the European Medicines Agency has recommended that a tweaked booster dose of the…