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Nutrition

Introducing infants to peanuts can help prevent allergy, study finds

The new findings provide evidence that introducing peanuts to infants could prevent peanut allergy in adolescence.

Health news

Global life expectancy drops nearly 2 years due to COVID pandemic

Improvements in global life expectancy were eliminated during the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

Health news

Better infection controls could prevent 750,000 superbug deaths a year

A new four-part series in the Lancet details how so-called superbugs are impacting global health and how preventing bacterial infections in the first place could reduce drug resistance.

Tech News

Tech companies join to make commitment to safety at AI Seoul Summit

The agreement by 16 tech companies comes as a second AI safety summit is being held this week in South Korea.

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Health news

Europe's 'silent killer': Experts on how to lower high blood pressure

Hypertension, while common, can lead to heart disease and stroke if unmanaged, leading medics to often refer to it as a "silent killer".

Healthcare

As drug shortages worsen, French NGOs call for more transparency

Pharmaceutical companies’ lack of transparency leads to rising drug prices and less control over public resources, the group of health organisations say.

Health news

New dengue vaccine approved by WHO as mosquito-borne virus spreads

Cases of dengue - which is transmitted through bites by infected mosquitos - are expected to rise globally due to climate change.

Health news

Ozempic found to cut heart disease and keep weight off for four years

New analyses of a large trial presented at the European Congress on Obesity showed the clear benefits of the popular weight-loss drug.

Health news

Man who received world’s first pig kidney transplant dies

The hospital said that there was “no indication” that the man’s death was the result of the transplant.

Health news

3-year-old child dies in cholera outbreak on French island of Mayotte

A child died of the diarrhoeal disease amid an ongoing outbreak in the French territory of Mayotte.

Health news

What is the Malta hospital scandal engulfing former PM Joseph Muscat?

A former prime minister has become the first in Malta to have criminal charges brought against him over a corruption scandal.

Health news

Personalised screening could better predict risk of pre-eclampsia

A new study compared guidelines for who is at risk for dangerous hypertension during pregnancy with a personalised screening algorithm.

Tech News

Telegram to be monitored by Belgian authorities over EU law compliance

New EU regulations require online platforms, for instance, to be transparent about their decisions regarding the removal of illegal content.

Health news

What are the most frequent and serious causes of child poisoning?

A new report from a French health agency highlighted the top causes of poisoning in children, which most commonly occurs in young kids.

Space

New discovery under Atacama desert could help search for life on Mars

The scientists said the finding of microbes in sediments that resemble those on Mars could have implications for the search for life on other planets.

Health news

‘People are scared’ as rising cholera cases grip France’s Mayotte

Cases of the highly infectious disease cholera rose in the last week in the poorest French region located off the coast of Africa.

Culture news

Love, sex, or tennis? Lack of emotion renders 'Challengers' shallow

Counter point: While Euronews Culture's resident film critic enjoyed Luca Guadagnino’s new film, some disagree. In 'Challengers', you come expecting a story about love, sex, and relationships and receive one that while sleek, feels empty.

Health news

3 HIV cases linked to 'vampire facials' at US spa, CDC says

Three patients had HIV cases that were linked to facials at a spa in New Mexico.

Health news

RSV antibody prevents 5,800 hospitalisations in France

French health authorities released two studies following their rollout of the new preventive antibody Beyfortus.

Tech News

Dutch government should only use Facebook if data protected - watchdog

The Dutch Data Protection Authority said the government must be able to guarantee that data processing complies with the law.

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