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New malaria treatment could fight growing threat of drug resistance

Drugmaker Novartis said it will move quickly to ask regulators to approve the new medicine.

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UK pledges £850 million to boost global health, down 15% from 2022

The UK’s diminished pledge comes amid cuts to global health from other major donors.

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Prevention: Europe’s untapped ally against antimicrobial resistance

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As we look toward World AMR Awareness Week, the conversation around antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has never been more urgent.

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Calisthenics are popular. Is body weight enough for a good workout?

There’s plenty of research to suggest that calisthenics can improve everything from muscle strength to aerobic conditioning.

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Could editing mosquitoes’ DNA help end malaria endemics?

A global health group breaks down exactly where the promise lies in using genetically modified mosquitoes to eliminate life-threatening diseases – and where they may fall short.

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Speaking more than one language may help slow down ageing, study finds

Forget snake-oil creams and supplements — learning more than one language is a powerful way to protect against ageing, according to a new study.

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Canada loses measles-free status as yearlong outbreak drags on

Canada was first declared measles-free in 1998.

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Diagnosing tuberculosis in four hours instead of three weeks

In partnership with the European Commission

In Lithuania, the number of people suffering from tuberculosis is among the highest in the European Union. Kaunas’ hospital has been modernised thanks to European funding and is aiming to curb the disease thanks in part to a new genetic test that can diagnose the disease in just four hours.

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In world-first, UK and US surgeons perform remote stroke operation

The doctors said the successful demonstration indicates that many more stroke patients could benefit from the potentially life-saving surgery.

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How vitamin D could cut the risk of a second heart attack in half

Targeted doses to raise vitamin D levels appear to lower heart attack risks for people who have already had one.

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Paracetamol still safe during pregnancy, major review finds

An in-depth review found no quality evidence of a link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and autism or ADHD diagnosis in children.

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Heart damage in midlife could raise dementia risks later, study warns

People with the highest levels of a protein called troponin in their blood were much more likely to develop dementia, the study found.

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How scientists are tackling the mysterious autoimmune condition lupus

Lupus, which is difficult to treat and on the rise, is part of the group of autoimmune diseases that affect millions of people worldwide.

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Child obesity reaches ‘alarmingly high’ levels in Europe, WHO warns

Child obesity rates have stabilised in some countries in recent years – but global health officials said they were still too high.

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Heavy drinkers at higher risk of brain bleeds in old age, study finds

Heavy drinkers were aged 64 on average when they had a stroke, compared to 75 among people who drank less alcohol.

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Rate of drug-resistant blood infections to rise in Europe through 2030

The uptick in infections will have a bigger impact on older adults, the study found.

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Common antibiotic may lower schizophrenia risks, study finds

The researchers said their findings were ‘tentative but exciting’.

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Deaths in pregnancy and childbirth have plummeted. Here’s why

There were about 260,000 maternal deaths in 2023, down 41 per cent from the turn of the century.

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How toddlers’ gut microbiomes may affect their mental health later on

The findings are the latest to shed light on how gut health affects overall wellbeing.

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First clinical trial of pig kidney transplants launches in US

The small trial is the latest step in the quest for animal-to-human transplants.