COP29 hosts "ATACH Day" on climate and health issues
Baku has hosted the "ATACH Day" today as part of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ( …
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Russia creates Marburg virus vaccine
The Russian Consumer Watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, announced the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology Vector has created a vaccine for Marburg fever, which has successfully completed preclinical trials, demonstrating its …
Kazakh Health Ministry issues statement on Marburg virus
The Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan is tightening control due to Marburg virus due to the WHO warning on a new dangerous infection, chief …
Dangerous Marburg virus: WHO warns of new epidemic
Rwanda is currently battling an outbreak of the Marburg virus, but it may have already reached Europe, the World Health Organization said. …
Japan approves drug to treat Alzheimer's disease
Japan's health ministry has officially approved the domestic production and sale of a new drug for Alzheimer's disease. Donanemab was developed by U.S. pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly. The ministry gave the greenlight on October …
Monkeypox virus detected in Asia for the first time
Pakistan's health ministry has confirmed at least one case of the monkeypox virus in a patient who had returned from a Gulf country. A health …
Risk of oropouche fever spreading in Russia ruled out
The risk of the oropouche fever, which has already killed two in Brazil, in Russia is ruled out, the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights …
Child in Israel contracted brain-eating amoeba
The Israeli Ministry of Health reported a new case of a brain-eating amoeba contraction
Biden diagnosed with coronavirus infection
U.S. President Joe Biden has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. …
WHO: more and more people at risk of illness due to lack of exercise
Almost 1.8 billion adults are at risk of diseases such as cancer, stroke, dementia and diabetes due to a lack of exercise - and the situation is getting worse, according to a report. The new study from World Health Organisation (WHO) …
New Deputy Health Minister appointed in Georgia
Giorgi Tsagareishvili had been appointed as the new Deputy Health Minister of Georgia, the ministry said. Tsagareishvili …
Tourists visiting Georgia required to have health insurance starting 2026
Tourists entering Georgia will be required to have health and accident insurance starting January 1, 2026, the Georgian Parliament said in its announcement of amendments to the domestic law on tourism. Originally set to …
First fatal human case of new bird flu strain identified
A person with prior health complications who had contracted bird flu died in Mexico in April and the source of exposure to the virus was unknown, the World …
Netanyahu recovering after hernia surgery
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is recovering after undergoing hernia surgery on March 31, which was successful, a hospital spokesperson said. Netanyahu’s office said the hernia was discovered during a routine checkup. …
Cancer rates rise among young people
The media reports that the incidence of cancer among young people is increasing worldwide. In the United States, the cancer diagnosis rate has increased by almost 13% over 20 years. It is not yet possible to name the exact reason for the increase.
Armenia reports detection of a new Omicron subvariant
Armenia's health authorities have recorded a case of infection with a subvariant of Omicron - acrux, the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Health reported. As of September 12, some 71 cases of coronavirus infection were …
Unidentified disease outbreak: Russia clamping down on flights from Egypt
Russia’s sanitary watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said that it has enhanced security protocols for flights from Egypt following the outbreak of an …
Billionaire, 45, trying to biohack his way to 18-year-old body
U.S. billionaire biohacker Bryan Johnson, a 45-year-old tech developer who lives in California, has dedicated his life to following a rigorous daily routine which he says has given him the heart of a 37-year-old, the skin of a …
Woman who woke up at her funeral in Ecuador dies
A woman who spent a week in intensive care after waking up at her own funeral has died this time. Bella Montoya, 76, had been declared dead a week ago at a hospital in Ecuador. Her relatives were shocked during her funeral when the …
WHO: pandemic ‘even deadlier’ than COVID is coming
The World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the world must prepare for the next pandemic, which could be “even deadlier” than the COVID-19 pandemic. In a meeting of the World Health …
