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14,200 individuals with HIV in Singapore illegally disclosed online

January 28, 2019
The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Singapore has ascertained that confidential information regarding 14,200 individuals diagnosed with HIV up to January 2013, and 2,400 of their contacts, is in the possession of an unauthorised person.

Gene-edited chickens could prevent future flu pandemic

January 28, 2019
British researchers are genetically engineering flu-resistant chickens in an effort to prevent the next deadly human flu pandemic.

Frenchmen to pay zero for glasses

January 25, 2019
People needing glasses in France will be able to get a free pair from January 2020 with costs fully covered by state healthcare and their insurance.

Scientists discover new blood vessels in bone

January 24, 2019
Researchers at University Duisburg-Essen, Germany have discovered new blood vessels in the long bones of mice, as well as similar new vessels in human long bones.

Genetic study reveals possible new routes to treating osteoarthritis

January 23, 2019
In the largest genetic study of osteoarthritis to date, scientists have uncovered 52 new genetic changes linked to the disease, which doubles the number of genetic regions associated with the disabling condition.

Swine flu death toll reaches 19 in Georgia

January 22, 2019
Nineteen people have died because of the swine flu (H1N1) in Georgia this winter, the Georgian National Disease Control Centre says.

1 in 4 US antibiotics may be inappropriately prescribed

January 22, 2019
Researchers from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Brigham and Women\'s Hospital in Boston, MA, and Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, analyzed prescription data on 19.2 million people.

Gene therapy promotes nerve regeneration

January 21, 2019
Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) and the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have shown that treatment using gene therapy leads to a faster recovery after nerve damage.

Albanian health ministry to offer free contact lenses to citizens in need

January 21, 2019
The Albanian Health Ministry will offer contact lenses to the citizens at public hospitals free of charge, Minister of Health and Social Protection Ogerta Manastirliu declared on Sunday.

UK Government calls for evidence on people who have variations in sex characteristics

January 19, 2019
The UK Government Equalities Office is launching a call for evidence on the experiences of people who have variations in sex characteristics.

Pioneering surgery restores movement to children paralyzed by acute flaccid myelitis

January 18, 2019
An innovative and complex surgery involving nerve transfers is restoring hope and transforming lives torn apart by a mysterious and devastating illness.

Breast cancer cells turned into harmless fat

January 17, 2019
A team of researchers managed to transform breast cancer cells into harmless fat, through an innovative therapeutic treatment, publishes today Cell magazine.
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