‘Parkinson’s is a man-made disease’ – POLITICO
In the summer of 1982, seven heroin users were admitted to a California hospital paralyzed and mute. They…
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WHO pandemic agreement within striking distance – POLITICO
Still to be signed off on is contentious language governing the sharing of technology for pandemic-related products such…
Woman unknowingly gives birth to stranger’s child after embryo mix-up at Monash IVF
Monash IVF has apologised after a mix-up involving an embryo led to a woman giving birth to a…
3-year-old girl in Mexico dies of bird flu in country’s first human case
ADVERTISEMENT A 3-year-old girl in Mexico has died after getting the bird flu, in the country’s first confirmed…
Second child dies in US measles outbreak as new cases continue to soar
ADVERTISEMENT An 8-year-old child is the third person to die of measles in the United States since the…
Global health chiefs urge EU to step up amid US funding cuts – POLITICO
The Global Fund says it has contributed to cutting the combined death rate from AIDS, TB and malaria…
Nearly 3M HIV deaths due to foreign aid cuts, study forecasts – POLITICO
Over 10 million more people could be infected with HIV and nearly 3 million people could die by…
Bird flu detected in a sheep in England for first time – POLITICO
The government said it introduced livestock surveillance of infected premises because of the outbreak of avian influenza in…
Albo and Dutton’s bulk billing election promises slammed as unrealistic amid Australia’s GP shortage
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s $8.5 billion pledge for GP funding has been dismissed as unrealistic by local GPs,…
UN agency warns of ‘unprecedented’ bird flu threat as H5N1 virus jumps to mammals – POLITICO
The virus isn’t stopping at poultry barns. H5N1 has also surfaced in wild and domestic mammals, including zoo…
We’re all living longer, but Mediterraneans live longest in EU, says Eurostat – POLITICO
Regions with the highest expected life span are the Spanish capital Madrid with 86.1 years, followed by the…
Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia at highest level in over 25 years
A new report from global health authorities has warned about the rise of measles after a high number…
Australian cancer patients forced overseas as $500m proton therapy centre sits empty in Adelaide
Pressure is mounting on the federal government to fund a life-saving cancer treatment in Australia. Patients are currently…
Medicare to receive a $644 million boost for urgent care clinics if Anthony Albanese’s Labor Government is re-elected
The Prime Minister is promising that a re-elected Labor Government will build 50 new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics,…
Conservative victory could spell disaster for Germany’s health workforce – POLITICO
But Merz aligning his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) with the far right could exacerbate an existing shortage of…