Three deaths reported in Ugandan outbreak
Another outbreak was traced to the consumption and handling of meat…
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Deaths Prompt Clinical Trial Hold; $8,000 ‘Scorpion’ Bill; The Next COVID Vaccine
MedPage Today) — Note that some links may require registration or subscription. After patient deaths from interstitial lung disease in a lung cancer trial testing the antibody-drug conjugate ifinatamab deruxtecan, the FDA placed a partial hold…
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Cancer deaths expected to rise to over 18 million in 2050, nearly 75% more than in 2024
There has been a rapid increase in the global number of cancer cases and deaths between 1990 and 2023, despite advances in cancer treatment and efforts to tackle cancer risk factors over that same time period…
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‘Preventable deaths will continue’ without action to make NHS more accessible for autistic people, say experts
Life-saving opportunities to prevent suicide among autistic people are being missed because systemic barriers make it difficult for them to access NHS support during times of mental health crisis, according to new research…
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US infant deaths rise for first time in decades
For the first time in two decades, the infant mortality rate in the United States has risen, new government data shows…
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Two HUS-related deaths recorded in Argentinian province
Two children have died in a province in Argentina with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) so far in 2024. The Ministry of Health of Córdoba said that in the first four weeks of the year, seven cases of HUS and two deaths were reported, with no link between them…
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