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Pfizer Offers to Sell Medicines at Cost to Poorest Countries

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Wednesday said it would sell its patented drugs on a not-for-profit basis to the world's poorest countries, as part of a new initiative announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos. "The time is now to begin closing this gap" between people with access to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Save your breath: traditional Kyrgyz dance helps ease chronic lung disease

Exercise to help COPD hospital patients is being rolled out across Kyrgyzstan and to neighbouring countries

The Guardian - UK

Twitter fined $150 million over misuse of user data

Social media giant Twitter has agreed to pay US authorities $150 million as part of a settlement over allegations that it misused private information for targeted ads, while telling users the data was collected for security reasons. Plus, we see how a startup in Ghana is helping with cancer research…

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Monkeypox patients 'will be told to avoid stroking their pets'

New advice expected from Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Wales Online

Beekeepers put on alert as deadly disease is found in Perthshire

An outbreak of American Foulbrood (AMF) was discovered in a hive near Blairgowrie by inspectors

Daily Record

This bacterial disease can be deadly for your pet. Researchers are using AI to catch it early

Veterinarians and researchers at the University of California, Davis have developed a new way to detect leptospirosis, a life-threatening bacterial disease, in dogs using artificial intelligence.

Tribune News Service

Key Facts About Monkeypox: What You Need To Know

With 47 confirmed cases of the virus across six states, human-to-human transmission is a growing concern.

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Pet owners with monkeypox to be advised to stay away from animals amid fears of virus spreading

There have been 78 confirmed cases of the virus in the UK since May 7, and now it is reported that pet owners may have to stay away from their beloved pets

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More than 200 Cases of Monkeypox Worldwide, Says EU Disease Agency

The number of confirmed cases of monkeypox worldwide has reached 219 outside of countries where it is endemic, according to an update released by the European Union's disease agency. More than a dozen countries where monkeypox is unusual, mostly in Europe, have reported at least one confirmed case, the European…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dad has double hand transplant in 'world first' and wants to go back to work

Steven Gallagher said he laughed when a top Glasgow doctor suggested the radical surgery as a way of ending his years of suffering as a result of an autoimmune disease.

Glasgow Live

NHS performs world’s first double hand transplant for scleroderma

Roof tiler whose hands were left unusable by autoimmune disease says surgery gave him ‘new lease of life’

The Guardian - UK

Three meningococcal disease cases confirmed in Cairns, connected to St Mary's Catholic College

Two people are receiving treatment for the disease in hospital and Queenslanders have been urged to watch out for signs and symptoms, including rashes, fevers and headaches.

ABC News

Dementia warning signs as these food cravings could be symptoms

Dementia is the UK's biggest killer with thousands dying each year from the disease

Liverpool Echo

COVID-19 in babies – here's what to expect

Parents are understandably worried about what would happen if their infant caught COVID-19. Babies may be considered vulnerable due to immature immune systems, and are also not eligible for most of the treatments and vaccinations available for older children and adults.

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Reuters

Hemmed in by COVID curbs, Beijingers seek respite in urban outdoors

On a hot, sunny day, children and adults splashed in the cool run-off of the Yongding River in a park on the western outskirts of Beijing, a city under near-lockdown in China's head-on battle with COVID-19.

Daily Mirror

Monkeypox patients must 'keep away from pets' amid fears virus could spread to animals

Pet owners who are suffering from monkeypox will reportedly be warned to keep some distance from their beloved animals by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Bangkok Post

Govt ups monkeypox alert level

Monkeypox is now classified as a communicable disease that requires close surveillance.

Daily Mirror

Brit with unusual rash is first in the world to cure it with DOUBLE hand transplant

Steven Gallagher, 48, had the surgery after he was was diagnosed with scleroderma, an autoimmune disease that causes scarring of the skin and internal organs 13 years ago

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Father undergoes ‘world first’ double hand transplant

Steven Gallagher hails his new ‘amazing’ organs that have transformed his life after he was devastated by autoimmune disease scleroderma

Los Angeles Times

Sex, rashes and outbreaks: A rational guide to the monkeypox risk

LOS ANGELES — California marked its first suspected case of monkeypox Tuesday, in a person in Sacramento County.

The Conversation

Avian influenza: How bird flu affects domestic and wild flocks, and why a One Health approach matters

A strain of avian flu virus is spreading in domestic poultry flocks in Canada, but is not a risk to humans at this point in time.

Daily Record

'Inspirational' woman whose skin grew too fast for her body in rare condition tragically dies

Tributes have been paid to Hannah Betts who suffered from a very rare skin disease which only one in every 300,000 people suffer from.

Irish Mirror

Full list of people who can claim €500 hair loss benefit from this week

Those who are eligible for the payment will receive up to €500 and will be available once every calendar year

Asharq Al-Awsat

Roche Develops Test Kits to Detect Monkeypox Virus

Roche on Wednesday said the company and its unit have developed three test kits to detect the monkeypox virus, as the disease spreads in regions outside Africa, where the virus is not normally found. There have been more than 200 suspected or confirmed cases in Europe and North America of…

Daily Record

Monkeypox halts Scots trial as 'crown witness' believed to have caught disease

The trial at Inverness Sheriff Court was postponed on Wednesday.

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