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SGU urges risk-based breast cancer screening in Africa

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– St. George’s University has called for risk-based breast cancer screening across Africa after a study found that 21.9% of women diagnosed with the disease...
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WHO launches 2030 plan for 24-hour health threat detection

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– The World Health Organization has launched a five-year strategy to strengthen global outbreak detection. The plan aims for every country to detect and understand...
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EU announces investment in health of almost €170M plan

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European leaders confirmed substantial financial commitments to strengthen medical infrastructure across the African continent ahead of the World Health Summit in Berlin. Official reports detail...
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak reaches 8,376 confirmed cases

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– The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded 8,376 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,042 deaths, according to the latest figures from national health authorities....
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Study links appendectomy to 58% lower colorectal cancer risk

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WASHINGTON, D.C. / RankWire.AI / – Patients who underwent appendix removal for acute appendicitis had fewer later colorectal cancer diagnoses than patients treated only with...
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Rare EGFR mutation raises lung cancer risk 60 times in data

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A rare inherited genetic mutation increases a person's overall risk of developing lung cancer by approximately 25 times and by roughly 60 times among non-smokers,...
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WHO reports Ebola progress as DR Congo outbreak continues

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The World Health Organization says Ebola transmission is declining in some of the hardest-hit areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The improvement is most...
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NYC finds Legionella DNA in Yankee Stadium cooling tower

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New York City health officials detected Legionella DNA in a Yankee Stadium cooling tower during an investigation into a South Bronx outbreak. The city had...