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Medical Miracle; Cancer vanishes from every patient’s body in drug trial

Editorial Bureau June 8, 2022

A new drug is here which may have a 100 percent success rate in treating cancer. London(UK)- A miracle drug to cure cancer may just be here but this is not the first time that science has found an effective treatment for something that was once considered incurable, deadly and some

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Africans see inequity in monkeypox response elsewhere

Editorial Bureau June 1, 2022

Osun(Nigeria)- As health authorities in Europe and elsewhere roll out vaccines and drugs to stamp out the biggest monkeypox outbreak beyond Africa, some doctors acknowledge an ugly reality: The resources to slow the disease’s spread have long been available, just not to the Africans who have dealt with it for decades. Countries including Britain, Spain, Portugal, […]

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Shanghai moves toward ending 2-month COVID-19 lockdown

Editorial Bureau May 31, 2022

Shanghai (China)- Authorities in Shanghai say they will take significant steps toward reopening China’s largest city following a two-month COVID-19 lockdown that has slowed the national economy and largely trapped millions of people in their homes. Full bus and subway service and rail connections to the rest of China will be restored, Vice Mayor Zong […]

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New clinical trials deal struck to better protect the world from future pandemics

Editorial Bureau May 28, 2022

UK – Argentina led resolution at World Health Assembly will protect the world from future pandemics and existing health threats. A resolution will help developing countries run their drug and vaccine trials. UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid calls the agreement a ‘landmark moment’ in the world’s journey to pandemic […]

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Spanish LGBTQ groups wary of monkeypox stigma as Pride nears

Editorial Bureau May 27, 2022

Madrid(Spain)- With one of Europe’s largest gay pride celebrations right around the corner, Spain’s LGBTQ community is worried that the outbreaks of monkeypox on the continent could lead to an increase in homophobic sentiment based on misunderstandings of the disease. Spanish health authorities said Thursday that there were now 84 confirmed cases in the country, […]

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US moves to make an antiviral drug more available against COVID

Editorial Bureau May 26, 2022

Washington(US)- The White House on Thursday announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season. The nation’s first federally backed test-to-treat site is opening Thursday in Rhode Island, providing patients with immediate access to the drug

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China’s bet on homegrown mRNA vaccines holds back the nation

Editorial Bureau May 25, 2022

Taipei (Taiwan)- China is trying to navigate its biggest coronavirus outbreak without a tool it could have adopted many months ago, the kind of vaccines that have proven to offer the best protection against the worst outcomes from COVID-19. As early as the spring of 2020, a Chinese pharmaceutical company, Fosun Pharma, reached an agreement […]

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Second term confirmed for WHO chief; No opposition

Editorial Bureau May 24, 2022

London (U.K.)- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is expected to be confirmed by the U.N. health agency’s member countries for a second five-year term on Tuesday. No other candidate challenged Tedros for the post amid the ongoing difficulties of responding to the devastating coronavirus pandemic. Tedros, a former government minister from Ethiopia, has directed

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The Lancet Infectious Diseases: Study reports first use of antivirals in monkeypox patients

Editorial Bureau May 24, 2022

Highlighting challenges in understanding and treating this rare disease An analysis of seven cases of monkeypox that occurred in the UK between 2018-2021 reports on the first instances of in-hospital transmission and household transmission outside of Africa. All patients in the study recovered following treatment in isolation in UK hospital units. Researchers observed

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Monkeypox was likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe

Editorial Bureau May 23, 2022

London (UK)- A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox in developed countries as “a random event”. Explained by risky sexual behaviour at two recent mass events in Europe. Dr David Heymann, who formerly headed WHO’s emergency department, said the leading theory. Which explains the spread of the disease was sexual