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30Apr

India, World

Explainer: Amid Lawsuits, AstraZeneca Admits Its Covishield Vaccine Causes “Side Effects In Very Rare Cases”

British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has finally admitted to a rare side effect associated with its Covid vaccine, known as Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS). This admission, made public for the first time, emerged in court documents amid ongoing legal proceedings where AstraZene...

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21Apr

Food

India’s Poultry Giant Venky’s Marketing Antibiotics For Growth Promotion In Farms: Report

India’s major poultry producer Venky’s is marketing antibiotics to be used by farmers in ways that contribute to the spread of drug-resistant infections, reports The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. The report states that the company is selling products aiming at speeding up poultry growth whi...

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25Jan

West Asia

US, EU, And WHO Condemn Israel Over UN Shelter Attack In Khan Younis

Israel has ordered thousands of Palestinians from the southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, with no where else for them to go, and reportedly bombed UN shelters in the region killing many. The move has been condemned largely by US, EU and WHO. Responding to the attack, Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA (U...

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24Jan

Health

Alarming Rise In Measles Cases In Europe: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning that comparing to last year, there was an "alarming" rise in measles cases in Europe close to 45-fold. Health chiefs are warning that as cases are rising, to prevent acceleration "urgent measures" need to be adopted. Compared to 941 cases repor...

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21Jan

Health

‘Disease X’: WHO Warns Countries To Be Prepared For Pandemic Deadlier Than Covid 19

Director General of World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus asks nations to endorse WHO’s pandemic treaty to be prepared for the potential threat of “Disease X”. While talking at the World Economic Forum, Gebreyesus made comment on his aspiration for countries to finalize a pandem...

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17Jan

Health

Video Gamers May Be Risking Permanent Hearing Loss Or Tinnitus: Study

According to the new research published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Public Health, video gamers all over the world might be at the risk of permanent hearing loss or persistent ringing in their ears or tinnitus. “Gamers who are listening at high-intensity sound levels and for long periods...

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23Dec

Health

Number Of New Covid Cases Surged 52 Percent Globally In Past One Month, Says WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that the number of new COVID cases increased by 52 percent during the past four-odd weeks. In the latest press release, WHO said that during the 28-day period from November 20 to December 17, 2023, 105 countries reported COVID-19 cases and 50 countries report...

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22Dec

West Asia

‘Carnage Must Stop’ In Gaza, Says WHO Chief

The turbulent battle between Israeli occupation force and Palestinian fighters are raging on in most of the Gaza Strip, while the civilians are forced to flee towards the south of Rafah. The latest situation report from UN says that the entire population of Gaza Strip is at the brink of famine. The ...

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11Dec

West Asia

Palestinian Activists Call For Global Strike On Monday

Palestinian activists and groups representing a unified political front has called for an international strike in solidarity with Gaza demanding an immediate ceasefire. The coalition of major Palestinian factions, the National and Islamic Forces, called out all the Palestinians across the West Ba...

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6Dec

West Asia

Row Between IDF And WHO Over Israel’s Warning To Evacuate Medical Warehouse

After Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Israeli Defence Force has issue notice to “remove our medical supplies from our medical warehouse in southern Gaza within 24 hours” on his X (formerly twitter) account, IDF reacted by demanding a UN official “to be more accurate”. Earlier, on Monday, the ...

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