Health

SHC orders formation of committee to probe HIV outbreak among children at Karachi hospital

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SHC orders formation of committee to probe HIV outbreak among children at Karachi hospital

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the provincial government on Thursday to constitute a committee for an “independent, impartial and comprehensive” inquiry into the HIV outbreak among children at Karachi’s Kulsum Bai Valika…

Chinese yeast factory boosts cancer drug production speed 1,000 times

South China Morning Post

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Chinese yeast factory boosts cancer drug production speed 1,000 times

A research team at Zhejiang University has cracked a molecular puzzle, turning ordinary yeast into a powerful factory for an expensive cancer drug and boosting its production by a thousand times. The anticancer drug vinblastine has long…

South China Morning Post

Insecurity affecting revenue generation – Customs

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Insecurity affecting revenue generation – Customs

The Nigeria Customs Service said insecurity is negatively affecting its revenue generation. The Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs and Zonal Coordinator, Zone B, Kaduna, Nsikak Patrick Umoh, disclosed this on Wednesday during a tour…

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18 people die in Niger road crash

Eighteen people have lost their lives in a road crash involving a heavy-duty truck at Wuya village along the Bida-Mokwa Road in Gbako Local Government Area of Niger State. A resident of the village, Abdulrahman Mohammed, told Daily Trust…

2 killed, 6 abducted in Katsina community

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2 killed, 6 abducted in Katsina community

Bandits have attacked the Unguwar Aminu community in Kandarawa Ward of Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing two people, abducting six others and shooting four residents. The attack, which occurred on Tuesday night, also…

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Rescued Brahminy kite dies despite urgent care in Northern Samar

Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Rescued Brahminy kite dies despite urgent care in Northern Samar

TACLOBAN CITY — A Brahminy kite (Haliastur indus) rescued from a village in Silvino Lobos, Northern Samar, died hours after it was brought to a veterinary hospital in Catarman, ending efforts to save the injured bird and return it to the…

ABC News

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Man died amid 'systemic failings' of 'overworked' health system, inquest finds

Petar Josipovic, who died in the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 2023, could have survived if his high-priority cardiac surgery was performed on time, a coroner finds.

ABC News

US senators demand inquiry into conditions aboard aircraft carrier deployed in Middle East

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US senators demand inquiry into conditions aboard aircraft carrier deployed in Middle East

Congressional Democrats demanded answers on Wednesday about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, following reports of food shortages, broken plumbing and mental health crises during the aircraft carrier’s record-setting deployment…

Gates Foundation donates $540m grant to University of Washington

Times of India

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Gates Foundation donates $540m grant to University of Washington

The Gates Foundation has granted $540 million to IHME for global health data. This funding will expand disease research coverage to nearly 5,000 locations worldwide. Governments will receive more detailed local health data for policy…

Times of India

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