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    New cholera variants capable of causing large outbreaks could emerge, say scientists, recommending Constant monitoring of the evolving cholera bug to prevent outbreaks. The...
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    MIT Engineers Develop Stickers that can See Inside the Body

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    WHO Calls on India to Enhance Surveillance for Monkeypox

    The Director General of Health Services convened a high level meeting today as a fourth case of Monkeypox in the country was detected. WHO...
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    Under Attack, Global Sexual Health ‘Can’t Rely On US’

    For almost 40 years, the controversial US ‘global gag rule’ has been used by Republican presidents to block federal funding to non-US organisations that...
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    Protesters across the globe are facing a potent mix of pushbacks, with a growing number of laws and other measures to restrict the right...
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    Blistering heat across Europe is taking a huge toll – wildfires across the southwest of the continent have caused hundreds of deaths, and seen...
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