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Acoustic features of healing music

December 20, 2023 There are three potentially unique acoustic features of healing music that transcend musical genres, suggests research published in the open access journal General Psychiatry.

New method paves way for new antibiotics against antimicrobial resistance

December 18, 2023 Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) researchers have developed a promising antibiotic candidate against MRSA.

Orbit Services Partners and Verily to release dengue fighting mosquitoes in Caribbean

December 16, 2023 Two private companies announced Friday a partnership to release mosquitoes across the Caribbean bred with a bacterium that blocks the dengue virus as the region fights a record number of cases.

Congo launches mass vaccination against cholera

December 14, 2023 Health authorities in the Congo and international health partners launched a vaccination campaign against cholera that is targeting more than 5 million residents in four provinces, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday.

Scientists identify key cause of female infertility

December 14, 2023 Infertility affects around 48 million couples worldwide.

Japan reports first death from mpox

December 14, 2023 Japan on Wednesday confirmed the nation’s first death from mpox.

For metastatic prostate cancer, immunotherapy may have unexpected potential

December 13, 2023 Immunotherapy has been disappointing as a prostate cancer treatment, but a new Columbia study suggests that the powerful treatments have potential when the disease starts to spread.

Experimental vaccine appears promising as preventive of rare HPV linked cancer

December 12, 2023 An experimental vaccine against human papillomavirus, HPV, appears to be safe, and most importantly, benefits patients who develop a rare airway cancer that manifests as recurrent obstructive growths requiring dozens, sometimes, hundreds of surgeries over a lifetime to keep the tumors at bay.

GSK endometrial cancer treatment gets Europe authorisation

December 11, 2023 GSK announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Jemperli, or dostarlimab, in combination with chemotherapy for certain endometrial cancers.

New compound could lead to therapeutics that selectively kill cancer cells

December 11, 2023 A team from Children\'s Medical Research Institute has discovered a new way to impair cancer cell growth, which could lead to the development of a new class of cancer therapeutics with minimal side effects on normal cells.

WHO warns of high risk of anthrax spread in Zambia, neighboring countries

December 9, 2023 The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates the risk of anthrax spread in Zambia and the surrounding area as high in its news bulletin released in Geneva.

Over 610,000 people contracted cholera in 2023

December 9, 2023 The number of people who contracted cholera between January 1 and November 15 worldwide has exceeded 610,000, the World Health Organization said, adding that the risk of the disease spreading was \"very high.\"