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Luxembourg makes contraception free in April

March 28, 2023 Starting on 1 April 2023, a host of contraceptives in Luxembourg will become completely free, including the morning-after pill.

Legal cannabis markets linked to increased motor vehicle deaths

March 28, 2023 A new study from the University of Illinois Chicago has used death certificate data to compare mortality rates in states that legalized recreational cannabis dispensaries with states that only provided access to medical cannabis.

Effective treatment in rare but deadly form of cancer

March 26, 2023 An advanced surgical therapy has proved considerably more efficacious than conventional treatments for patients with melanoma in the eye (uveal) that has spread to the liver, a University of Gothenburg study shows.

Florida becomes first state in nation to collect cancer recurrence data

March 25, 2023 First Lady Casey DeSantis announced that Florida will be the first state in the nation to collect cancer recurrence data, the Cancer Connect Collaborative’s first action to remove data access barriers for easy and timely research.

RSV on the rise in South Africa, hospitals urged to prepare for paediatric admissions

March 23, 2023 The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has announced that the detection rate of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is rising sharply.

China OKs its first mRNA vaccine from drugmaker CSPC

March 23, 2023 China has approved its first domestically developed mRNA vaccine against Covid-19, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group said on Wednesday.

Tanzania confirms Marburg virus disease outbreak

March 22, 2023 Five people have died in Tanzania from the Marburg virus disease following an outbreak in the country’s north-west Kagera region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.

Shortage of nurses should be treated as global health emergency

March 21, 2023 The International Council of Nurses (ICN) on Monday warned of shortages of nurses at the global level, suggesting that the issue should be treated as a global health emergency.

WHO accuses China Of withholding data on COVID-19 origins after report about raccoon dogs

March 18, 2023 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has criticised China for withholding data related to samples taken at a market in Wuhan in 2020 that could have provided vital information about the Covid-19 pandemic\'s origins.

Wyoming first U.S. state to outlaw abortion pills

March 18, 2023 Wyoming on Friday became the first U.S. state to ban the use of abortion pills.

Tanzania launches investigations as strange disease kills 5 people

March 18, 2023 Tanzanian health authorities has said that they have launched investigations after a strange disease killed five people and two others were admitted to a health center in the country\'s northwestern region of Kagera.

WHO sees COVID posing similar threat to flu this year

March 18, 2023 The COVID-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu, the World Health Organization said on Friday.