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Climate change driving 'record threats to health': report

Climate change poses a growing threat to human health in a variety of record-breaking ways, a major report said Wednesday, the experts warning that "wasted time has been paid in lives".

A rare rehab centre fixes victims of Ethiopia's war

Aregawi Mezgbe limped and grimaced as he finished his exercises at a rehabilitation centre in Mekele, the capital of Ethiopia's war-ravaged Tigray region.

Three moments from King Charles Pacific tour

King Charles III wrapped up an 11-day tour to Australia and Samoa on Saturday, his first major foreign trip since being diagnosed with cancer eight months ago.

75 sickened as McDonald's severe E. Coli outbreak expands

A severe outbreak of E. Coli linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers has expanded to 75 reported cases, mainly in the western United States, authorities said Friday.

French mass rape victim tells court she is 'broken' but determined

Gisele Pelicot, whose ex-husband and dozens of other men are on trial in France accused of raping her while she was drugged, told the court Wednesday she was "broken" by her ordeal, but also determined to "change society" for sex assault victims.

'I'm broken', mass rape victim tells French court

Gisele Pelicot, whose ex-husband and dozens of other men are on trial in France accused of raping her, said Wednesday she was "broken" by her ordeal, but also "determined" to help other women.

WHO says 'intense bombardment' halts Gaza polio vaccinations

The World Health Organization said it was forced to postpone the last phase of the polio vaccination drive in Gaza on Wednesday due to "intense bombardment" and "escalating violence" in the north.

McDonald's linked to one death, dozens of food poisonings in US

One person has died and dozens have fallen sick following a severe E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday.

McDonald's linked to dozens of food poisonings, one death in US

One person has died and dozens have fallen sick following a severe E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday.

Six-time Olympic champion Chris Hoy says he has terminal cancer

Six-time Olympic cycling champion Chris Hoy revealed Saturday that he has terminal cancer and has been told by doctors he has "two to four years" to live.

Nicotine pouches rise in popularity as US youth tobacco use hits 25-year-low

Nicotine pouches have overtaken cigarettes in youth popularity, as tobacco product use among US middle and high schoolers dropped to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, according to official data released Thursday.

'Innocent' British nerve agent victim caught in global murder plot: inquiry

A British woman who died after being exposed to the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok was unwittingly caught up in an "illegal and outrageous international assassination attempt", a public inquiry was told on Monday.

Public hearings start into death of Brit by Russian nerve agent

Public hearings begin on Monday at a British inquiry into the 2018 death of a woman who was exposed to the nerve agent Novichok used in an attempt to kill a Russian double agent, which plunged relations between London and the Kremlin to new lows.

Nobel scientist uncovered tiny genetic switches with big potential

Harvard geneticist Gary Ruvkun vividly remembers the late-night phone call with his longtime friend and now 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine co-laureate Victor Ambros, when they made their groundbreaking discovery of genetic switches that exist across the tree of life.

US breast cancer rate rising sharply even as deaths fall: study

Breast cancer rates are rising sharply in the United States, driven by increases among younger women and Asian Americans, a study said Tuesday.

Rwandan ex-doctor goes on trial in France accused of genocide

A former doctor goes on trial on Tuesday accused of genocide in Rwanda, three decades after the massacre of the African country's Tutsi population by the Hutu majority.

Gaza children 'extremely impacted' by war: UNICEF

Nearly a year of devastating war has left Gaza's 2.4 million people enduring a humanitarian tragedy, with children in the besieged territory the most vulnerable, a UNICEF official told AFP in an interview.

Ukraine says nine killed in Russian strikes on hospital

Russian strikes on a hospital in the Ukrainian border city of Sumy killed nine people Saturday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Moscow for "waging war on hospitals".

'It can happen to anybody': Survivors of drug-resistant superbugs

It can start during the most commonplace of incidents, such as slipping in the bathroom or injuring a shoulder playing baseball.

EU appointment shows up Hungary's struggling health service

The European Union's decision to name a Hungarian as its health commissioner has raised eyebrows in his country, which itself has crumbling hospitals and no health minister.

NFL legend Favre reveals Parkinson's diagnosis

NFL legend Brett Favre revealed Tuesday he has recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease following a 20-season career in which he estimates he may have sustained "thousands" of concussions.

Jill Biden announces $500 million for women's health research

US First Lady Jill Biden on Monday announced the Pentagon will spend $500 million annually to advance women's health research, as part of a broader White House push.

Austria's far right woos anti-vaxxers with fund for vaccine 'victims'

Anti-vaxxer Martin Rutter is delighted he has been able to apply for public funds for "vaccination victims" from his far-right allies who run the province around Vienna.

Feminist author warns of abortion disaster if Trump wins US election

For feminist writer Jessica Valenti, what began as a personal effort to track the torrent of bans and horror stories after the US Supreme Court overturned long-standing abortion rights in 2022 has evolved into a bigger mission.

No doctor necessary: US okays nasal spray flu vaccine for self-use

No doctor? No problem.

French mayor sorry for 'no one died' remark over mass rape trial

The mayor of the French town where a man for over a decade brought strangers to rape his wife apologised on Friday for remarks that were criticised for playing down the ordeal of the victim.

Revolution or mirage? Controversy surrounds new Alzheimer's drugs

Two new drugs, the first capable of slowing down the debilitating progression of Alzheimer's disease, have become embroiled in one of the biggest medical controversies in recent years.

New study reinforces theory Covid emerged at Chinese market

A study on the origin of Covid-19 provided new evidence on Thursday supporting the theory that humans first caught the virus from infected animals at a Chinese market in late 2019.

'Something was wrong', defendant in French mass rape tells court

One of dozens of men accused of raping a Frenchwoman drugged unconscious by her husband told a court Thursday he realised something was wrong during their encounter that he now concedes was sexual assault.

Mpox vaccines administered in Rwanda, first in Africa

Mpox vaccines have been administered in Africa for the first time, with several hundred high-risk individuals vaccinated in Rwanda, the African Union's disease control centre said Thursday.

The winding, fitful path to weight loss drug Ozempic

Half a century of advancements in biomedical science paved the way for today's powerful weight-loss drugs like Ozempic -- so what was that journey like for the scientists involved?

Lebanon doctors tell of horror after pager blasts

Doctors in Lebanon spoke Wednesday of horrific eye injuries and finger amputations, a day after Hezbollah paging devices exploded across the country, killing 12 people and wounding up to 2,800.

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