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Cell therapy shows promise in treating deadly childhood brain cancer

A clinical trial showed CAR-T cell therapy may shrink aggressive brain and spinal cord tumours in young patients.

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Pesticides: a health hazard for Europeans?

In Charente-Maritime, France, rising child cancer cases are suspected to be linked to pesticide exposure. Local residents are pushing for stricter national and EU regulations on pesticide use.

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UK's assisted dying bill: What does it propose?

The proposed assisted dying bill will be debated and voted on by the UK Parliament on 29 November.

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Bird flu: Canada teenager hospitalised with country's first human case

This marked "the first detection of a presumed human case" of H5 in Canada, authorities in British Columbia said.

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Sexually transmitted diseases syphilis and gonorrhoea fall in US

New data showed a fall in syphilis and gonorrhoea cases in the US.

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Mpox cases in Congo's epicentre may be 'plateauing,' WHO says

Mpox, a viral infection that was previously known as monkeypox, is spread primarily through close contact with an infected person.

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UK patients start promising lupus treatment in new trial

European patients had previously seen an improvement in their lupus symptoms after the therapy was tested in an earlier trial.

Radio Schuman

Trump and EU leader boycotts: What to expect from COP 29?

The climate summit begins today, in Azerbaijan's capital Baku, but many leaders will not attend the meeting.

Travel News

Cannabis: Thailand U-turns on legalisation after just two years

A new proposal drops plans to relist the plant as a narcotic - but upholds that weed should be restricted to medical uses.

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Study links preterm birth to lower income, employment, and education

Being born preterm could have lasting effects that extend into adulthood, impacting a person’s income and chances of employment and education, a new study suggests.

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UK confirms two new locally-transmitted mpox cases

The two cases mark the first known household transmission of the new mpox variant in Europe.

EuroVerify

Flu season: Common myths debunked

Can you catch the flu from exposure to cold temperatures? Is the flu the same as a cold? EuroVerify takes a look.

EU Decoded

EU DECODED: Governments may try to delay action on air pollution

In this episode we talk about air pollution, the biggest environmental risk to health in the European Union. The Ambient Air Quality Directive has just been revised with stricter limits, but some member states may ask to postpone it under the pretext of protecting economic activity.

Green News

UK apologises to mother of girl who died from air pollution

The child's mother says the apology puts the issue of air pollution ‘firmly on the map’.

Health news

EU countries clash with WHO over trans rights and access to healthcare

Nearly half of European Union countries consider ‘transsexualism’ a psychiatric diagnosis required for trans people to access specific healthcare, which goes against the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines.

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How Apple's new AirPods feature may help people with hearing loss

The hearing aid feature is available with AirPods Pro 2 models and requires an iPhone or iPad to set it up

Space

NASA astronaut with undisclosed medical issue released from hospital

The four NASA astronauts, who returned from the International Space Station last week, were initially hospitalised after splashing down on Earth.

Climate

Gas cookers are killing 40,000 Europeans a year, scientists warn

It is the first time that researchers have been able to accurately estimate premature deaths from gas cooker pollution.

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European Parliament softens stance on overhaul of medical device rules

Timetable for reforms of rules affecting medical devices not defined after calls for thorough impact assessment.

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