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Novo Nordisk's obesity drug Wegovy goes on sale in China
Novo Nordisk's blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy is now available for use in China, the company confirmed to AFP on Tuesday, as the Asian nation battles high rates of obesity.
Djibouti experiments with GM mosquito against malaria
Tens of thousands of genetically modified mosquitos are being released every week in Djibouti as the tiny Horn of Africa state experiments with a new weapon against an unprecedented malaria surge.
Anger, pain in Turkey as 'newborn deaths gang' trial opens
Dozens of suspects went on trial in Istanbul Monday over the deaths of at least 10 newborn babies as part of a vast social security fraud scheme in Turkey's worst health scandal in years.
McDonald's feast undercuts Trump health pledge
US President-elect Donald Trump's pick for health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been pictured sharing a McDonald's meal with his future boss, days after they promised to "make America healthy again."
Gay, trans people voicing -- and sometimes screaming -- Trump concerns
At a popular LGBTQ cabaret in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood, Lisa Frankenstein wasn't about to let the topic of Donald Trump go without mention.
Biden administration touts record drop in overdose deaths
President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday celebrated new data showing the largest recorded year-over-year drop in US overdose deaths, attributing the success to its policies including expanding naloxone access and intensifying efforts against illicit fentanyl.
European watchdog partially approves new Alzheimer's drug
Europe's medicines watchdog on Thursday partially approved a marketing request for a long-awaited new treatment for Alzheimer's disease, reversing an earlier decision not to give it the green light.
Chile's 'transplant' footballers champion organ donation
With his team's 5-1 win over Spain, Hector Sanchez could truly say he was an international football champion -- though not in the way he dreamed of as a child.
WHO members' pandemic accord talks to spill into 2025
Talks between WHO member states on a landmark global accord on handling future pandemics will roll into 2025 after countries decided Monday there were too many gaps to seal a deal this year.
Reeking mud sparks health fears in Spain flood epicentre
The sea of mud and stagnant water submerging Spanish towns more than 10 days after the country's worst floods in decades has sparked a sickening stench and health fears.
Climate crusader to vaccine skeptic RFK Jr to 'Make America Healthy Again'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime conspiracy theorist and opponent of vaccines, now has the ear of President-elect Donald Trump to promote what he's calling the "Make America Healthy Again" agenda.
Smog sickness: India's capital struggles as pollution surges
The toxic smog season in India's capital has just begun, but those unable to escape cancer-causing poisonous fumes say the hazardous impact on health is already taking its toll.
Pandemic accord deal in sight as talks resume
After over two years of talks, the World Health Organization's 194 member states reconvened on Monday to secure a deal on tackling future pandemics amid new outbreaks of mpox and other diseases.
Chinese slimmers trim down at weight-loss camps
Yang Chi'ao takes her place next to gym equipment and waits to be called by an instructor at a weight-loss camp in China, where over half of adults are overweight.
WHO says strike on Gaza vaccination centre wounds four children
The World Health Organization said four children were among six people wounded Saturday in a strike on a polio vaccination centre in northern Gaza.
Strike on Gaza polio vaccine centre wounds four children: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said six people including four children were hurt Saturday in a strike on a polio vaccination centre in northern Gaza.
Trump says RFK Jr will have 'big role' in health care if he wins
Republican candidate Donald Trump announced Friday that Kennedy family scion and notorious vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would play a "big role" in his administration if he wins next week's election.
Mpox is not under control, warns Africa CDC
The African Union's health watchdog on Thursday warned that mpox outbreak was still not under control and appealed for resources to avoid a "more severe" pandemic than Covid-19.
France court jails ex-doctor in latest Rwandan genocide trial
A French court on Wednesday jailed a former doctor to 27 years for his role in the Rwanda genocide, in the latest trial in France over the African country's massacre three decades ago.
First case of latest mpox variant detected in UK: health authority
An infection with the latest mpox variant, clade 1b, has been detected in the United Kingdom for the first time, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced on Wednesday.
Tuberculosis cases hit record high: WHO
A record 8.2 million new tuberculosis cases were diagnosed worldwide last year, the World Health Organization said -- the highest number since it began global TB monitoring in 1995.
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.