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Death of a Korean man caused by brain-eating Amoeba – Naegleia…
In Korea, a man died after being diagnosed with Naegleria fowleri, also known as a brain-eating amoeba. Naegleria fowleri has made headlines before. This…
New COVID model predicts one million deaths in China by 2023
Over a million deaths could result from China's sudden lifting of COVID-19 restrictions through 2023, according to the latest projections from the Institute of…
Studies link COVID-19 vaccination status with higher car crash risk
Science presents actual facts and connects dots you might never have noticed before. Suppose, for instance, that traffic accidents are associated with people…
Vaping trend grows in New Zealand amid tobacco sales ban for next…
The New Zealand Parliament passed a historic anti-smoking bill on Tuesday, banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born after January 1, 2009. As part of a…
Africa prepares for the next crisis as COVID-19 becomes routine
African countries are strengthening their health systems to prepare for the next health crisis based on the experience of fighting COVID-19, WHO's Africa…
Polio cases spike in Pakistan, as country launches a new anti-polio…
An increase in the number of new cases of polio among children has prompted Pakistani authorities to launch a nationwide anti-polio drive on Monday. This is the…
Rise in COVID cases in China prompts Beijing to shut down parks and…
Parks, shopping malls, and museums were closed in Beijing and more Chinese cities resumed mass testing for COVID-19 on Tuesday, as China fights a fresh spike in…
City testing cuts lead to COVID numbers rising in China
After authorities announced measures last week aimed at easing the impact of the country's heavy Coronavirus curbs, COVID cases in China rose further, including…
Bird flu outbreak reported on a small farm in South Africa
An outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 bird flu has been reported on a farm in the eastern part of South Africa, the Paris-based World Organization for Animal…
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…