Category: News
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US agency says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. So what does?
Pseudoephedrine-containing versions of Sudafed, Claritin D and other products remain available without a prescription
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CDC says bird flu virus likely mutated within a US patient
Scientists believe mutations may allow virus to better bind to receptors in upper airways of humans — something they say is concerning but not cause for alarm
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Five years on, WHO urges China to share COVID origins data
The WHO recounted how on Dec. 31, 2019, its country office in China picked up a media statement from the health authorities in Wuhan concerning cases of ‘viral pneumonia’ in the city
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India rocket launches space docking mission
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced plans last year to send a man to the moon by 2040
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Record-breaking heat likely to continue in 2025, accelerating climate change
This year’s UN Environment Program’s Emissions Gap report warns that temperatures are likely to rise to 3.1 degrees Celsius by the end of the century if preventive action is not taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere
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Netanyahu ‘in good condition’ after prostate surgery, says hospital
Surgery takes place while Israel remains at war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip
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Abortions more common in US, as women turn to pills, travel
Pills — many prescribed via telehealth — are now at the center of battles over abortion access