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Final talks begin on missing piece for pandemic treaty

Final talks begin on missing piece for pandemic treaty

An extra week of negotiations to complete an international agreement on handling future pandemics kicked off in Geneva on Monday, with sharp divisions holding up an accord. Wealthy countries and developing nations are at loggerheads in the talks at the World Health Organization over how the pandemic treaty, adopted last

'Natural' birth control risks unwanted pregnancy, experts warn

'Natural' birth control risks unwanted pregnancy, experts warn

After taking the pill for a decade, Elodie Monnier Legrand decided to try "natural" birth control, an increasingly popular trend that requires tracking fertility to avoid becoming pregnant. "I wanted my body to return to its natural state," the French 30-year-old business owner told

Children's lives at risk from US funding cuts to vaccine alliance: CEO

Children's lives at risk from US funding cuts to vaccine alliance: CEO

The head of a global vaccine organisation told AFP on Friday that aid cuts by the United States and other donors have forced it to slash its malaria programme in Africa, threatening tens of thousands of children's lives. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, brings together government and private donors

Child vaccine catch-up drive on course to hit target: UN

Child vaccine catch-up drive on course to hit target: UN

The United Nations on Friday said a three-year effort to immunise children who missed routine vaccinations due to the Covid-19 crisis was on course to reach the 21 million target. The pandemic, which swept around the world in 2020, severely strained health systems and disrupted vaccination campaigns, resulting

Rotavirus cases in children are rising – but a highly effective vaccine has slashed hospitalizations from the virus by 80% in 2 decades

Rotavirus cases in children are rising – but a highly effective vaccine has slashed hospitalizations from the virus by 80% in 2 decades

(LOS ANGELES) Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus that spreads easily and can make babies and young children very sick. This year, doctors have been seeing more cases earlier in the season than usual. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that almost 8 in 100 people

Iraq fish die-off leaves farmers mourning lost livelihoods

Iraq fish die-off leaves farmers mourning lost livelihoods

On the banks of Iraq's Tigris River, Haidar Kazem mourned 300 tonnes of the fish he had carefully raised in ponds wiped out by a flood of polluted water. Water supplies in Iraq, the eastern half of what is known as the region's fertile crescent and

New UM dashboard tracks health data across Montana

Researchers at the University of Montana created a dashboard to make health data more widely available, with the hope that state policymakers, health officials and other researchers can use it to inform their own work. A team at the School of Public and Community Health created an interactive online map