Hing Pal Singh is among dozens of patients with daily appointments at the Oriental Chinese Herbal Clinic in Nairobi. Singh, 85, has been suffering from spinal problems for five years and …
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Austria Set to Make COVID Shots Compulsory After Bill Clears Parliament
Austria’s lower house of parliament passed a bill Thursday making COVID-19 vaccinations compulsory for adults as of Feb. 1, bringing Austria closer to introducing the first such sweeping coronavirus vaccine …
your ads here!Superbugs Deadlier Than AIDS, Malaria, Study Shows
More than 1.2 million people are dying every year directly from bacterial infections that are resistant to several antibiotics, according to a new study, making multiresistant bacteria far deadlier than …
your ads here!Multi-Resistant Superbugs Deadlier Than AIDS and Malaria, Study Shows
Over 1.2 million people are dying every year from bacterial infections that are resistant to antibiotics, according to a new study. That makes multi-resistant bacteria far deadlier than HIV/AIDS or …
your ads here!Will Afghanistan be Polio-Free in 2022?
International health workers say the end of the war in Afghanistan brings new hope to efforts to rid the country of the crippling disease polio. For many years, efforts to …
your ads here!CDC: Prior Infection Plus Vaccines Provide Best COVID Protection
A new study in two states that compares coronavirus protection from a prior infection and vaccination concludes that getting the shots is still the safest way to prevent COVID-19. The …
your ads here!Global Health Experts Weigh In on Biden’s Pandemic Performance
It’s been a year since U.S. President Joe Biden took the oath of office on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. He inherited a global coronavirus pandemic that, from the …
your ads here!US Government to Distribute 400 Million High-Quality Face Masks
U.S. news outlets said Wednesday that the Biden administration will distribute 400 million high-quality face masks free of charge to the American people beginning next week. A White House official, …
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The U.S. government quietly conducted a soft launch Tuesday of its website where Americans can request free rapid coronavirus tests — a day ahead of the scheduled rollout. Covidtests.gov quickly …
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A large asteroid is expected to pass within 1.93 million kilometers of Earth on Tuesday, according to NASA. The asteroid known as 7482 (1994 PC1), which was discovered in 1994, …
your ads here!Somalia’s Capital Sees Influx of People Fleeing Drought
The worst drought in Somalia in decades has millions of people dependent on food aid and thousands flocking to cities to escape hunger. At makeshift shelters on the outskirts of …
your ads here!China Drops Plans to Sell Olympic Tickets as COVID Cases Rise
China on Monday canceled plans to sell tickets to the public for the Winter Olympics in Beijing, as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached its highest point …
your ads here!EXPLAINER: Scientists Struggle to Monitor Tonga Volcano After Massive Eruption
Scientists are struggling to monitor an active volcano that erupted off the South Pacific island of Tonga at the weekend, after the explosion destroyed its sea-level crater and drowned its mass, …
your ads here!New Zealand Begins Vaccinating 5-to-11-Year-Olds
New Zealand began inoculating 5- to11-year-old children Monday with Pfizer’s pediatric COVID vaccine. More than 120,000 vaccines have been delivered to 500 vaccination centers around the country, the health ministry …
your ads here!Millions Hunker Down As Storm Hits Eastern US
Millions of Americans hunkered down as a major winter storm hit the eastern United States with heavy snow and ice knocking power out for an estimated 130,000 customers as of …
your ads here!Third Blow for Millions in India’s Vast Informal Sector as Cities Impose Curbs
On a cold winter afternoon in the Indian capital, New Delhi, a group of auto rickshaw drivers huddled outside a metro station hoping to pick up passengers. Since the city shut …
your ads here!COVAX Delivers Billionth Vaccine
The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center said early Sunday 326.2 million people around the world have been infected with the coronavirus, while 5.5 million deaths have been recorded. More than …
your ads here!Djokovic Out of Australian Open as Court Upholds Deportation
Novak Djokovic’s hopes of playing at the Australian Open were dashed Sunday after a court dismissed the top-ranked tennis star’s appeal against a deportation order. Three Federal Court judges upheld …
your ads here!Australian Court Adjourns to Consider Djokovic Verdict
Novak Djokovic’s fate now lies in the hands of three Australian Federal Court justices, after his last-gasp appeal against deportation adjourned Sunday pending a verdict that is expected later in …
your ads here!China Tries to Contain Omicron Outbreak Ahead of Winter Olympics
Ahead of the February opening of the Winter Olympics in China, authorities are attempting to contain an outbreak of the omicron coronavirus variant in a southern city. Officials in Zhuhai …
your ads here!Manatee Feeding Experiment Starts Slowly as Cold Looms
An unprecedented, experimental attempt to feed manatees facing starvation in Florida has started slowly but wildlife officials expressed optimism Thursday that it will work as cold weather drives the marine …
your ads here!More Evidence Links a Virus to Multiple Sclerosis, Study Finds
There’s more evidence that one of the world’s most common viruses may set some people on the path to developing multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is a potentially disabling disease that …
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