Health

Bangladesh dengue deaths cross 1,000 in worst outbreak on record
At least 1,017 die and nearly 209,000 infected, making 2023 the deadliest year since first recorded epidemic in 2000.
Published On 2 Oct 2023
WHO recommends second malaria vaccine for children, rollout early next year
R21/Matrix-M vaccine, made by Serum Institute of India, is approved already for use in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Nigeria.
Published On 2 Oct 2023
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NHS strikes: What ails UK health service? Doctors’ protests or budget cuts?
UK doctors have begun a 72-hour strike to demand pay rise and better working conditions amid cost of living crisis.
Published On 2 Oct 2023
Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for mRNA vaccines
The duo win the prestigious prize for the research that led directly to the first mRNA vaccines to fight COVID-19.
Published On 2 Oct 2023

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