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WHO Confirms Fatal Nipah Virus Case in Bangladesh Linked to Raw Date Palm Sap Health

WHO Confirms Fatal Nipah Virus Case in Bangladesh Linked to Raw Date Palm Sap

WHO confirms first Nipah virus death of 2026 in Bangladesh after woman consumes contaminated date palm sap; 35 contacts test negative as surveillance expands.

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New Nasal Spray Vaccine Shows Breakthrough Protection Against H5N1 Bird Flu Health

New Nasal Spray Vaccine Shows Breakthrough Protection Against H5N1 Bird Flu

Washington University researchers develop a nasal spray vaccine that outperforms traditional flu shots against highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, potentially preventing the next pandemic at its source.

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Toulouse Hospital Evacuated After WWI Shell Found in Patient Health

Toulouse Hospital Evacuated After WWI Shell Found in Patient

Bomb disposal experts were called to a Toulouse hospital after surgeons found a WWI German shell in a 24-year-old patient's rectum, triggering evacuation protocols.

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WHO Launches Nearly $1 Billion Emergency Appeal to Address 36 Global Health Crises Health

WHO Launches Nearly $1 Billion Emergency Appeal to Address 36 Global Health Crises

WHO seeks nearly $1 billion to respond to 36 emergencies including 14 Grade 3 crises, after reaching 30 million people in 2025.

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FDA Launches PreCheck Pilot to Boost Domestic Drug Manufacturing Health

FDA Launches PreCheck Pilot to Boost Domestic Drug Manufacturing

FDA begins accepting applications for PreCheck pilot program on February 1, aiming to bring pharmaceutical manufacturing back to the US and reduce reliance on overseas production.

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India Declares Nipah Virus Outbreak Contained as Asian Countries Ramp Up Health Screenings Health

India Declares Nipah Virus Outbreak Contained as Asian Countries Ramp Up Health Screenings

India confirms Nipah virus outbreak contained after two healthcare workers infected in West Bengal. Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Nepal implement heightened airport screening as region remains vigilant.

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US Life Expectancy Hits All-Time High of 79 Years, CDC Reports Health

US Life Expectancy Hits All-Time High of 79 Years, CDC Reports

American life expectancy reached a historic peak of 79 years in 2024, driven by declining deaths from COVID-19, heart disease, and drug overdoses, according to new CDC data.

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US Measles Crisis Deepens as South Carolina Hits 700 Cases Health

US Measles Crisis Deepens as South Carolina Hits 700 Cases

South Carolina reports 700 measles cases as the US faces its worst outbreak in three decades, with 416 cases nationwide in January and growing risk of losing elimination status.

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Stanford Scientists Discover How Alzheimer's Tricks Brain Into Erasing Memories Health

Stanford Scientists Discover How Alzheimer's Tricks Brain Into Erasing Memories

Stanford researchers discover that amyloid beta and inflammation both activate the LilrB2 receptor, triggering neurons to destroy their own synaptic connections and causing memory loss.

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Groundbreaking Fentanyl Vaccine Enters Human Trials in Historic Step Against Opioid Epidemic Health

Groundbreaking Fentanyl Vaccine Enters Human Trials in Historic Step Against Opioid Epidemic

A first-of-its-kind fentanyl vaccine has entered Phase I human trials in the Netherlands, training the immune system to neutralize the deadly opioid before it reaches the brain. The 40-participant trial could lead to a breakthrough treatment for opioid use disorder.

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Kaiser Permanente Pays Record $556 Million in Medicare Fraud Settlement Health

Kaiser Permanente Pays Record $556 Million in Medicare Fraud Settlement

Kaiser Permanente agrees to pay $556 million in the largest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement ever, resolving allegations of billing for conditions patients did not have.

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CRISPR Breakthrough Activates Genes Without Cutting DNA, Offering Safer Path to Treat Sickle Cell Health

CRISPR Breakthrough Activates Genes Without Cutting DNA, Offering Safer Path to Treat Sickle Cell

UNSW scientists develop CRISPR technique that reactivates genes by removing methyl tags without cutting DNA, offering safer sickle cell treatment path.

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