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French town offers 1,000-euro birth bonuses to save local clinic

A small French town is to offer expectant mothers 1,000 euros from next year to give birth at the local maternity ward in a bid to save it from closing.

In India's mining belt, women spark hope with solar lamps

Santosh Devi is proud to have brought light -- and hope -- to her hamlet in western India, taking up solar engineering through a programme for women like her whose husbands suffer chronic disease from mining work.

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Putin found 'morally responsible' for nerve agent death in UK

The UK Thursday sanctioned Russia's intelligence service and summoned Moscow's ambassador after an inquiry found President Vladimir Putin bore "moral responsibility" for the death of a British woman in a 2018 nerve agent attack.

Hepatitis B vaccine for newborns faces scrutiny in US

Experts appointed by the Trump administration's vaccine-skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr are expected to review newborn hepatitis B vaccines on Thursday, considering whether to delay the shots despite opposition from many doctors.

Sleepy Don? Trump's health under fresh scrutiny

He still mocks his predecessor as "Sleepy Joe" Biden. But it was Donald Trump who seemed to be fighting to stay awake at a cabinet meeting.

'HIV-free generations': prevention drug rollout brings hope to South Africa

Kegoratile Aphane did not flinch when the needle pierced the skin of her right buttock, injecting a yellow-coloured drug touted as a revolution that could end the HIV pandemic.

DR Congo says latest Ebola outbreak is over

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared an end to the latest outbreak of Ebola, which has caused at least 34 deaths since August.

Twice-a-year HIV prevention shots begin in Africa

South Africa, Eswatini and Zambia on Monday began administering a groundbreaking HIV-prevention injection in the drug's first public rollouts in Africa, which has the world's highest HIV burden.

WHO backs GLP-1 treatments to tackle obesity epidemic

A range of blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs could help shift the trajectory of the global obesity epidemic, which affects over one billion people worldwide, the World Health Organization said Monday.

Groundbreaking HIV prevention shots to begin in Africa

South Africa, Eswatini and Zambia were to begin on Monday administering a groundbreaking new HIV-prevention injection in the drug's first public rollouts in Africa, which has the world's highest HIV burden.

Bedbugs force closure of prestigious Paris cinema

The prestigious Cinematheque Francaise said Friday it would temporarily close over a bedbug infestation after sightings of the blood-sucking creatures, including during a master class with Hollywood star Sigourney Weaver.

Brazil approves world's first single-dose dengue vaccine

Brazilian authorities on Wednesday approved the world's first single-dose dengue vaccine, which they hailed as a "historic" achievement as cases of the mosquito-borne disease soar globally due to rising temperatures.

California affirms vaccine advice after US govt autism change

Liberal US states led by California on Tuesday said parents should continue to get their children immunized, contradicting what they said was "dangerous misinformation on vaccines and autism" issued by the federal government.

Scientists say most dogs have some wolf DNA - even chihuahuas

Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware -- they probably have some wolf in them.

Cuba battles virus outbreak despite shortages of food, medicine

Cuba has been gripped by an outbreak of the viral disease chikungunya, as it battles shortages of clean water, food, fuel and medicine, during its worst economic crisis in decades.

Covid inquiry finds UK inaction cost thousands of lives

About 23,000 deaths could have been prevented in England if the first Covid-19 lockdown had been introduced sooner at the start of the pandemic, a UK public inquiry found Thursday, also slamming a "toxic" and misogynistic culture at the top of government.

UK Covid inuiry says thousands of lives could have been saved

About 23,000 deaths could have been prevented in England if the first Covid-19 lockdown had been introduced sooner at the start of the pandemic, a UK public inquiry found Thursday.

US health agency edits official website to reflect anti-vax views

The US health agency has updated its official website to reflect the vaccine skepticism of a senior Trump official, backpedaling on its own years of efforts to combat misinformation on the topic.

UK PM posts heartfelt video letter to son on International Men's Day

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer published a heartfelt video letter to his son on Wednesday to mark International Men's Day, telling him how proud he was of him.

Ultra-processed foods a rising threat to health: researchers

Researchers warned Wednesday that rising global consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) poses a major threat to health, calling for countries to subject some products made by huge food companies to marketing restrictions and taxes.

Tonga's Katoa out of NRL season after brain surgery

Tonga forward Eli Katoa was Tuesday ruled out of the 2026 National Rugby League season after brain surgery following multiple head knocks during a Test against New Zealand.

Cervical cancer vaccine push has saved 1.4 million lives: Gavi

A three-year campaign to bring vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) to low-income countries has prevented 1.4 million cervical cancer deaths, the vaccine alliance Gavi said Monday.

'Bleak' future for seals decimated by bird flu, scientists warn

The world's largest species of seal has been devastated by bird flu, which has wiped out half of all breeding females at a key wildlife haven near Antarctica, scientists warned Thursday.

Trump signs bill to end record-breaking US shutdown

President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday to end the longest government shutdown in US history -- 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game.

'We're already living in science fiction': The neurotech revolution

From translating thoughts into words to allowing paralysed people to walk, the field of neurotechnology has been quietly surging ahead, raising hopes of medical breakthroughs -- and profound ethical concerns.

US to remove warnings from menopause hormone therapy

The US health regulatory agency on Monday said it would direct manufacturers to remove a bold warning on many hormone therapies used to alleviate menopausal symptoms, saying the risks have been exaggerated.

Deadly measles surge sees Canada lose eradicated status

Canada has lost its measles elimination status, health officials said Monday, a major setback caused by a year-long resurgence of the disease largely among unvaccinated groups.

Countries agree to end mercury tooth fillings by 2034

Countries agreed Friday to phase out the use of mercury-based dental amalgams in tooth fillings by 2034, in a move that will change how dentistry is done around the world.

MSF accuses powerful nations of weakening S.Africa's G20 health text

Powerful G20 nations are pushing back on efforts to promote global access for health at this month's summit in South Africa, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned Friday, calling the move disappointing.

Maldives begins 'generational ban' on smoking

The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational prohibition on tobacco, the Health Ministry said.

Panic across US as health insurance costs set to surge

Rachel Mosley, a Florida pre-school teacher, recently learned her family's health insurance premiums are set to nearly triple to a staggering $4,000 a month next year when US government subsidies expire.

Novo Nordisk launches bidding war with Pfizer for obesity drugmaker Metsera

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, maker of weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, announced Thursday an unsolicited bid to acquire obesity treatment maker Metsera, topping an offer from US rival Pfizer which called the move "reckless".

Resilient young woman leads fight for euthanasia in Mexico

Samara Martinez, a young Mexican woman who is sick and dying, smiles as she asks her many TikTok followers a difficult question.

Ecuador's president says he was target of attempted poisoning

Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa said Thursday that an unknown assailant had attempted to poison him with chocolate and a jam laced with chemicals, gifted to him at a public event.

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